Newton County Schools will be closed to students Friday.

All staff, with the exception of bus drivers and cafeteria, should report at 10 a.m., according to a press release from Sherri Davis-Viniard, Director of Public Relations for NCSS.

Cafeteria managers are asked to report at 10 a.m.

It is the third straight day schools will be closed due to the winter storm that moved into the area Tuesday night.