AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Newton North Carolina. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/newton-nc 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/newton-nc https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:24:36 -0500 Marshall USA LLC, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom’s largest privately owned aerospace and defense business, will establish a major https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-announces-240-new-jobs-as-uk-aerospace-company-selects-greensboro-for-major-aircraft-maintenance-center-31567595-rocky-mount-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-announces-240-new-jobs-as-uk-aerospace-company-selects-greensboro-for-major-aircraft-maintenance-center-31567595-rocky-mount-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper urged state legislators to make major investments in public education following a report from the North Carolina Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-significant-student-learning-recovery-governor-cooper-urges-general-assembly-to-make-major-investments-in-public-education-31567596-huntersville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-significant-student-learning-recovery-governor-cooper-urges-general-assembly-to-make-major-investments-in-public-education-31567596-huntersville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Vecoplan, LLC, a manufacturer of industrial shredding equipment, will create 33 jobs in Guilford County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/industrial-shredding-company-adds-stateoftheart-facility-in-high-point-expansion-31568145-raleigh-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/industrial-shredding-company-adds-stateoftheart-facility-in-high-point-expansion-31568145-raleigh-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) published an Op-ed in Fox News shedding light on China’s influence over https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-murphy-publishes-oped-on-chinas-influence-over-universities-31568281-jacksonville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-murphy-publishes-oped-on-chinas-influence-over-universities-31568281-jacksonville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released a statement following tonight’s passage of the Limit, Save, and Grow Act. https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-releases-statement-on-passage-of-limit-save-grow-act-31568282-jacksonville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-releases-statement-on-passage-of-limit-save-grow-act-31568282-jacksonville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) hosted a Farm Bill Stakeholder Roundtable at Warren Farming Company in Newton Grove, North https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-rouzer-hosts-farm-bill-stakeholder-roundtable-31568292-bolivia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-rouzer-hosts-farm-bill-stakeholder-roundtable-31568292-bolivia-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington - Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act https://www.americantowns.com/news/mchenry-votes-to-limit-government-spending-save-taxpayer-dollars-and-grow-our-economy-31568297-hickory-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mchenry-votes-to-limit-government-spending-save-taxpayer-dollars-and-grow-our-economy-31568297-hickory-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington -Yesterday, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), sent a letter to Federal Housing https://www.americantowns.com/news/mchenry-demands-fhfa-reverse-changes-to-the-loan-level-pricing-adjustment-structure-31568298-hickory-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mchenry-demands-fhfa-reverse-changes-to-the-loan-level-pricing-adjustment-structure-31568298-hickory-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced that his congressional mobile office, the Carolina Cruiser, will be in Haywood and Swain counties https://www.americantowns.com/news/carolina-cruiser-to-be-in-haywood-and-swain-counties-31568300-hendersonville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/carolina-cruiser-to-be-in-haywood-and-swain-counties-31568300-hendersonville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) and Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) introduced H.R. 2830, the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License https://www.americantowns.com/news/edwards-pappas-introduce-veteran-improvement-commercial-driver-license-act-31568302-hendersonville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/edwards-pappas-introduce-veteran-improvement-commercial-driver-license-act-31568302-hendersonville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) issued the following statement today after voting for H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, House https://www.americantowns.com/news/edwards-votes-to-address-debt-rein-in-federal-spending-31568303-hendersonville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/edwards-votes-to-address-debt-rein-in-federal-spending-31568303-hendersonville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-offers-reward-for-information-on-halifax-county-murder-31568797-high-point-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-offers-reward-for-information-on-halifax-county-murder-31568797-high-point-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-offers-reward-for-information-on-guilford-county-murder-31568798-goldsboro-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-offers-reward-for-information-on-guilford-county-murder-31568798-goldsboro-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Select Genetics, a turkey breeder, will create 26 jobs in Wayne County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $58 million to https://www.americantowns.com/news/turkey-breeder-to-build-hatchery-with-58-million-investment-in-goldsboro-31568799-apex-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/turkey-breeder-to-build-hatchery-with-58-million-investment-in-goldsboro-31568799-apex-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Ahead of Mike Pence’s visit to UNC-Chapel Hill today, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton released the following statement: https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncdp-statement-on-mike-pences-stop-at-uncchapel-hill-31568850-mooresville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncdp-statement-on-mike-pences-stop-at-uncchapel-hill-31568850-mooresville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500