A MAYOR FOR THE PEOPLE
What are a few of Mayor Newton’s Accomplishments?
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Community Events
Numerous events have been provided to the public to increase community engagement. A few of those events are listed below…
- April 19, 2025 – Easter Spring Fling
- March 7, 2025 – Power Bill Assistance Clinic
- December 14, 2024 – Christmas Parade
- October 31, 2024 – Trunk or Treat
- October 19, 2024 – Helping Hands Giveaway
- September 28, 2024 – Helping Hands Giveaway
- July 13, 2024 – Popsicles with the Mayor
- March 30, 2024 – Easter Egg Hunt
- March 25, 2024 – Sports Camp for Spring Break
- February 24, 2024 – The Children Crusade: When The Youth Marched for Justice
- February 15, 2024 – Pothole Patching Challenge for 100 Days
- December 24, 2023 – Santa Run
- November 11, 2023 – Community Fun Day
- October 27, 2023 – Trunk or Treat
- October 9, 2023 – Amnesty Week
- September 29, 2023 – Fiesta
- September 23, 2023 – Silence the Violence
- January July 29, 2023 – Petting Zoo
- October 28, 2022 – Trunk or Treat
- May 23, 2022 – Hotdogs for Students & Staff at Tarrant Elementary
- February 28, 2022 – Black History Celebration
- December 18, 2021 – Christmas Parade
- October 31, 2021 – Trunk or Treat
- August 13, 2021 – Hawaiian Luau Block Party
- July 3, 2021 – Toy Giveaway
- June 27, 2021 – COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
- June 5, 2021 – City-Wide Yard Sale
- May 5, 2021 – Cakes delivered to Tarrant City Schools for Teacher Appreciation Week
- January 27, 2021 – Helping Our Fultondale Neighbors
- December 19, 2020 – Tarrant Farmer’s Market (Free Groceries)
- December 12, 2020 – Tarrant Farmer’s Market ( Free Groceries)
- November 27, 2020 – Tarrant Black Friday Pop-Up Shops
- November 24, 2020 – Turkeys for Tarrant
- November 22, 2020 – Tarrant Community Thanksgiving Dinner
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Community Clean-up & Improvement
Avenues to clean up our city have been implemented. A few of those clean-ups are listed below…
- May 30, 2025 – Department of Transportation Official Announcement for Coming Upgrades/Improvements to Hwy 79
- May 17, 2025 – May 23, 2025 – Spring Clean-up
- June 29, 2024 – City Clean-Up Day
- June 22, 2024 – City Clean-Up Day
- April 13, 2024 – Rushing Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
- February 21, 2024 – Pothole Palooza
- September 20, 2023 – City Clean-up Day
- November 6, 2023 – Demolition of 2227 Evergreen Street, 412 Fannie Avenue, 408 Fannie Avenue, 1409 Ford Avenue, 1150 Hall Street, 1920 Hoke Avenue, 925 Jackson Boulevard, 917 Jackson Boulevard, 700 Jefferson Boulevard, 1512 St. Joseph Street, 2047 Lane Avenue, 2077 Lane Avenue, 2116 Lane Avenue, 1341 Park Avenue, 1132 Thomason Avenue, 2021 Woodrow Drive.
- September 16, 2021 – Litter Gitter Installation at Five Mile Creek
- May 12, 2021 – Trash and Treasure Day
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Community Safety
Community safety is a top priority. Although we have a current chief of police, my office has worked to aid in public safety…
- 2024 – Flock Safety cameras and gun shot detection devices for community safety, fleet of new vehicles through Enterprise lease agreement, evidence locker setup to replace old temporary lockers, directing the re-opening of closed cases leading to over fifty criminal prosecutions
- 2023 – Remodel and update public safety dispatch center within the Tarrant Public Safety building
- 2022 – EForce Software for updated CAD, RMS, Jail, and Mobile software for Tarrant Police Department, new mobile tablet systems for law enforcement efficiency, large grants for additional
- 2021 – 42 cameras installed throughout the city and more being obtained and body cameras obtained
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Community Grants
Under Mayor Newton’s administration, the city has received numerous grants to cover needed resources. A few of those are listed below…
- 2024 – 2025 – Loxil Tuck Storm Shelter
- 2023 – $2,000 grant from Senator Coleman-Madison for Tarrant Public Library, $90,000 from Community Development Block for demolitions, $150,000 for police training initiatives from the federal government
- 2022 – $10,000 from TVA for sports complex, $42,000 from Jefferson County for CPR devices, $15,000 from Community Service fund for body cameras
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Working for the citizens of
Tarrant…
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✓ perseverance despite opposition