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Newton County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,225. [1] The county seat is Jasper. [2] Newton County is Arkansas's 46th county, formed on December 14, 1842, and named for Thomas W. Newton, an Arkansas Congressman. Newton County is part of the Harrison, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area.
(L-R back) newly elected Newton County Sheriff Matt Stewart, Jasper County Sheriff Randee Kaiser. (L-R front) Sen. Jill Carter, Outgoing Newton County Sheriff Chris Jennings ©Bethany Blankley for ...
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of Newton County, [3] Arkansas, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population is 547. [4] Jasper is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Arkansas.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 237 law enforcement agencies employing 6,779 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.
The former Newton County Jail is located at the junction of Spring and Elm Streets in Jasper, Arkansas. Built of local stone c. 1903–04, it served as a local lockup until 2009, when a new jail was opened. It is a two-story structure, located just off the courthouse square northwest of the county courthouse. Its main facade has a center ...
All except for Arkansas (and perhaps Mississippi) are named for Sgt. John Newton, a soldier of the American Revolutionary War who became a fictionalized hero. Many counties share a boundary with a Jasper County , named after Sgt. William Jasper , a similarly distinguished soldier.
Dec. 3—Jasper County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on Nov. 28 authorizing the distribution of $320,000 in unallocated American Rescue Plan Act funds to MercyOne Newton Medical Center to go ...
Old Logan County Jail listed on the NRHP in Paris, Logan County, Arkansas; Flippin City Jail listed on the NRHP in Flippin, Marion County, Arkansas; Prescott City Jail listed on the NRHP in Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas; Newton County Jail listed on the NRHP in Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas