Newton City Hall
203 East Church Street
Post Office Box 300
Newton, MS 39345

City Budget: (FY 2005) $3,954,440

County: Newton

County Seat: Decatur

TAXES
Sales and Use Tax:
Retail 7%
Industrial 1.5%

State Income Tax:
3% on first $5,000 in excess of deductions
4% on next $5,000
5% on remainder

Counties and municipalities levy a property tax on real and personal tangible property.
Most property is assessed at 15% of true value.
Motor vehicles and utilities (excluding railroads) are assessed at 30%, and owned-occupied residential properties at 10% of true value.

Millage Rates(2005):
City Mills 32.00
School Mills 56.59
County Mills 56.32

UTILITIES AND SERVICES:
Water and Sewer-City of Newton
Garbage Pickup-City Crews (twice weekly)

UTILITIES AND SERVICES

Electricity:
Mississippi Power Company
Southern Pine EP Association

Telephone:
BellSouth
Residential
Business

Cable Television:
MediaCom(30 channels)

COMMUNICATIONS:
The Newton Record (weekly)
The Union Appeal (weekly)
The Clarion Ledger of Jackson (daily)
The Meridian Star of Meridian (daily)
The Wall Street Journal (weekdays)

BUILDING PERMITS:
Ron Davis, Building Inspector
Permit Department, City Hall

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
Newton County Bank
Union Planters Bank
BankPlus

MOTELS:
Days Inn
Thrifty Inn