Court approves donated first-year subscription to sheriff’s office app

Jul 30, 2025

The court accepted a donated first-year subscription to a sheriff’s office mobile app (a $2,500 annual service) offered by NCIC Communications; the sheriff’s office said the app will provide inmate search, press releases and emergency push alerts.

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The presiding judge moved and the court approved accepting a donated one‑year subscription to the Newton County sheriff’s mobile app, a service the sheriff’s office said lists arrest logs, commissary and visitation information and sends emergency push alerts to residents. Colton of the sheriff’s office said the app “is an app that y'all see there” and that “Anyhoo, it's, it's $2,500 a year.”

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