First Annual Newton Courthouse Raid Reenactment . Saturday morning will see a reenactment on the site of the battle, in the center of town that will have Cavalry, home guard and infantry action. Saturday afternoon a larger battle will be held at the park north of town on State Highway 123. Sunday, a civil war era church service, and a second battle will be fought in the afternoon. Union and Confederate camps will be open to the public on all three days.
Visitors are welcome.
The event, which drew approximately 150 people consisted of instrumental and vocal selections, poetry recitations, history of Negro spirituals, gospel songs, local African-American artists art work and various individual's displays. Jocelyn Rayford, Genealogy, and Reference Librarian for the Ozark-Dale County Public Library gave the welcome. The Wiregrass Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has given the Ozark-Dale County Public Library a very special gift, a George Washington American Holly tree. When George Washington's years of service to his country were over, he returned to his home at Mt. Vernon and spent his days landscaping and gardening. During this time he planted American Holly trees and our tree grew from a cutting taken from those trees.