Another round of Red River Valley SWAT Team training is planned for Thursday. It will take place in the 1100 block of 2nd Avenue South from noon until 4 and in the 400 Block of 3rd Avenue North from 4 ...

SWAT team members may be seen carrying firearms and moving around the exterior of a building, but no live rounds will be used during the exercise, according to a news release.

Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office graduated 16 law enforcement officers from the agency’s Basic SWAT Training Course, held Feb. 9-13.