More photos of flood preparation today in Newton

Drove to Newton after Columbia. Some homes were already experiencing problems like Horace Hodges' home in Newton. Even though his home could be flooded tomorrow, Horace was in good spirits while digging a trench to divert water from under his house.



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Horace Hodges digs a trench to drain water away from his home in Newton on Tuesday afternoon. Hodges hopes the Choctawhatchee River, which is near his back yard, doesn't rise any more than it did on Saturday.



Jay Hare / jhare@dothaneagle.com.A truck splashes through a flooded street behind the Newton Library on Tuesday afternoon.