Work on Lake Village ditch correction to begin next week, surveyor says

Sep 1, 2026

Surveyor Beau Watkins told the Newton County Drainage Board that correction work on the Lake Village ditch will start next week; the board asked him to coordinate seeding with the Highway Department to complete planting this month.

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Surveyor Beau Watkins told the Newton County Drainage Board that correction work on the Lake Village ditch will begin next week and that seeding is expected to follow. "Work will commence next week," Watkins said, asking the board to allow coordination with the Highway Department on seeding this month.

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