Articles By Author - Danielle Everson
BOE OKs $1.2 million fix at Fairview
A $1.2 million HVAC/roofing project for Fairview Elementary School has been approved, and Newton County Schools' contract with its natural gas supplier has been renewed.
Owens named AHS principal
Newton High School Assistant Principal Sandra Owens has been named the new principal of Alcovy High School.
School district honors retirees
The Newton County Board of Education held a retirement dinner on Thursday for employees. The event honored the many years of service of 54 retirees, who included teachers, administrators and personnel at a number of schools and departments in the county.
Ombudsman transportation may be cut
Student transportation to Ombudsman, Newton's alternative school, is one of the items being considered as a possible cut from the 2013-14 school budget as Newton County School System officials reviewed the tentative budget.
NCSS finds testing issues at Alcovy
"Miscommunication and human error" caused 170 students not to complete the coordinate algebra portion of the End Of Course Test - a state test taken by ninth through 12th-graders - at Alcovy High School, and other testing problems were reportedly found when the Newton County School System investigated concerns after receiving an anonymous email.
BOE appoints new director of testing
Clements Middle School Assistant Principal Allison Jordan has been named the new director of testing, research and evaluation for the Newton County School System.
NCSS releases preliminary CRCT results
The Newton County School System has released preliminary scores of its elementary and middle schools in the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test for the 2012-2013 school year, and according to NCSS officials, the results show positive increases.
Fuhrey named NCSS superintendent
The Newton County Board of Education has named Samantha Fuhrey, a current administrator in the Newton County School System, as its next superintendent.
State superintendent visits career academy
Students, faculty and staff were all smiles as they welcomed State School Superintendent John Barge to the Newton College and Career Academy for the first time Tuesday.
BOE to vote on supt May 14
The Newton County Board of Education is expected to choose a new superintendent next week and will also vote on a new director of research, testing and evaluation.
Anatomy of a teacher
Louise Harwell is packing up her brains, bones and microscopes.
Theme school’s middle school CCRPI scores
The Newton County School System has released the College and Career Readiness Performance Index score - the state's new accountability score - for the middle-school grades at the Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, after an oversight left the school off the initial report.
Theme school CCRPI scores released
The Newton County School System has released the College and Career Readiness Performance Index score – the state's new accountability system – for the middle school grades at the Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, after an oversight left the school off the initial report.
BOE to vote on new superintendent
The Newton County Board of Education is expected to choose a new superintendent next week and will also vote on a new director of research, testing and evaluation.
Rotary Club honors top 10 students
The Covington Rotary Club recognized 30 students and more than 25 teachers at its 48th annual Top 10 Banquet and Awards ceremony Tuesday night at Alcovy High School.
Archive By Author - Danielle Everson
Ride for Roxy continues to help others
A motorcycle poker ride that was started to raise money for a Covington woman diagnosed with breast cancer soon turned into an event to help others with the disease.
Early detection key to surviving cancer
Breast cancer survivor Dianna Galloway said early detection was the key to fighting and surviving the illness, which she and her mother were diagnosed with. The Newton County School System bus driver said 24 years ago, her mom Beverly Nelson was diagnosed with breast cancer and she passed away. She said after her mom was diagnosed, she decided to start having screenings and mammograms done for herself.
Walmart employees involved in bomb threat
Two local Walmart employees and a resident were arrested and charged with terroristic threats after reportedly being involved in two separate bomb threats that caused an evacuation of the Covington Walmart on Sept. 6 and 9.
Fall GPC graduates must wait to walk
Georgia Perimeter College students who were looking to graduate during a fall commencement ceremony in December will now have to wait until May 2013 to walk across the stage.
Crime Briefs - Sept. 28
$1,400 worth of electronics stolen from home A man said someone entered his home and stole electronics from him and his brother on Wednesday. A deputy with the Newton County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a burglary at a home on Green Commons Drive just before 3 p.m. The deputy spoke with a man who said he left his home around 9 a.m. and when he returned, he found a rear window at ...
Covington man tells hospital he was shot
A Covington man was admitted to the hospital after he told a nurse at the Rockdale Medical Center he was shot near Kirkland Road on Tuesday.
Hollywood Walk of Stars in works
Downtown Covington will soon have stars placed around the square to note where Hollywood made its mark while filming in the Covington and Newton County areas.
Construction continues at city airport
Construction will soon pick back up on two aprons at the Covington Municipal Airport after the city council voted unanimously at their meeting Monday night to proceed with Phase II and Phase III of construction.
County to study where water is used most
The Newton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve an agreement between the county, the city of Covington and the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority to fund a supervisory control and data acquisition system at their Sept. 18 board meeting.
Facebook threats leads to stolen phone
A parent of an Indian Creek Middle School student reported her child's phone stolen and that the unknown person who stole the phone was posing terroristic threats on the Internet.
Crime Briefs - Sept. 23
Trailers stolen from packaging facility on Alcovy Rd. Covington police responded to Rock-Tenn Corrugated Container located on Alcovy Road in reference to a theft on Wednesday. A police officer spoke with a man who said some time between Sept. 12-19, someone took two trailers that were parked at the annex warehouse on Industrial Boulevard. The trailers were white with the name Brown in blue lettering on the side. One of the trailer's had contained $11,356.69 ...
City offers industry incentive to stay
Covington council members voted unanimously to offer an existing industry a 10-year tax abatement worth $1.1 million to keep its business in the county.
Lake Varner to get two pavilions
Newton County residents will soon have another picturesque place to enjoy a picnic. The Newton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved for two new open-air pavilions to be constructed at Lake Varner Park at their board meeting on Tuesday night. Jason Nord with the county's water resource department requested that the board approve a bid for Paul Kent Construction Company to construct two pavilions for a total price of $40,977. According to the bid, the ...
Officials OK tree service operation
The Newton County Board of Commissioners approved for a tree service operation to start business at 126 Larue Road, a street located on Ga. Highway 162, at their meeting Tuesday night.
Two men burglarize a nursing home
A resident at a nursing home was reportedly woken up by burglars on Thursday morning. Covington police responded to West Street around 5:30 a.m. after receiving a call about a burglary in progress at Riverside Nursing Home. According to the report, personnel told police that two unknown men had entered a room through an unlocked window and they were unsure if the two suspects were still in the building. Police secured the area of the ...
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