Although the Newton County School Board anticipates an additional $2.1 million from the tax digest this year, they elected to not include the sum in the budget they approved Tuesday night. According to an announcement made by Deputy Superintendent for Operations Dennis Carpenter at the June 7 board of education work session, Chief Tax Appraiser Tommy Knight recently announced that the county may have a less than expected loss in the tax digest. However, Knight urged caution, saying that tax appraisal appeals are pending, some from large commercial and industrial accounts.