Legals, May 22, 2013

Lowest gas price - May 24

The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.52 at Shell, located at 10700 Covington Road and Flat Shoals Road.

School system to begin summer hours

Newton County School System's county offices (the Board of Education Building and Service Center) will begin summer hours next week.

Memorial Day event to honor the fallen

The annual Memorial Day service will take place on the square at 10 a.m. Monday, with keynote speaker Max Vincent, senior pastor at Allen Memorial United Methodist Church in Oxford.

We hear you

A few years ago, we made a decision to stop the Sunday comics and cease publishing an evening TV guide.

Impressive improvement

It is gratifying to see the 2012 graduation rate in Newton County schools grow so rapidly from the low point it dropped to just three short years ago.

Hezekiah Walker to perform in Lithonia

Grammy-winning artist Hezekiah Walker will appear at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at The Mall at Stonecrest in celebration of his new CD, "Azusa the Next Generation." The appearance will be nationally televised.

Metro Atlanta jobless rate declines

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 7.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in March. The rate was 8.5 percent in April a year ago.

Lowest gas price - May 23

The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.52 at Shell, located at 10700 Covington Road and Flat Shoals Road.

Mrs. Sara Deason

Mrs. Sara Deason, age 79, a lifelong resident of Covington, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Abbey Hospice. She was born August 6, 1933 to the late Ermine and Josephine Cartledge Johnson. Mrs. Deason was a member of The Baptist Tabernacle and served the Lord her entire life. She taught Sunday school for many years and was a past president of the WMU. Mrs. Deason was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and ...

BOC approves new gun law and road projects. Watch it now, May 21, 2013

NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Lowest gas price - May 22

The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.42 at Marathon, located at Ga. Highway 142 and Dixie Road.

Defective government

"Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world."

Lloyd Madison Lyda Jr.

Mr. Lloyd Madison Lyda Jr., "Butch," 68, of Oxford, passed away May 19.

Barbara Mull Norman

Mrs. Barbara Mull Norman, 61, of Covington, passed away May 20. Mrs. Norman was preceded in death by her father Hoyt Mull.

Alleged drug deal killers go before judge

Two of the men charged in connection with the June murder of Kawasikis Ricks appeared in court Thursday for a bond hearing.

To transfer or not to transfer?

After the release earlier this month by the Georgia Department of Education of the results on Adequate Yearly Progress, three Newton County Schools must now provide the option of school choice because one sub-group of students at each of the schools did not meet or exceed standards on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests given in the spring.

BOC discusses Lake Varner drought plans

Despite the many brief afternoon rain showers Newton County has received over the last couple of weeks, the county is still in a drought, though not as severe as it was last week according to the county's water resources director.

New Wal-Mart officially open

Newton County's first Wal-Mart Supercenter, located on Ga. Highway 142 in Covington, opened to great fanfare and trumpeting Wednesday morning with a long line of shoppers queuing up hours before the store's opening at 8:30 a.m.

Protecting their turf

Game over. Let the championship begin. The Newton American All Stars outlasted the Troup County All Stars, 6-5, on Thursday night at City Pond Park, advancing to the Dixie Youth Minor League State Championship. Newton (5-1) will face Buford in a best-of-three championship series, which begins at 7 p.m. today at City Pond Park. Previously, the Norcross Southern All Stars were eliminated by Newton, 11-5, on Tuesday night. The ...

Vick to face a no-nonsense judge in 'rocket docket' court

By Hank Kurz Jr. RICHMOND, Va. - When Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick appears in federal court next week on dogfighting charges, he'll go before a judge not impressed by Vick's celebrity and in a court known nationwide for its speedy handling of cases. Legal experts describe U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson as a tough but fair jurist who, in five years on the federal bench, has become known ...

Tiger Rules come in handy in British Open

By Tim Dahlberg CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - The British Open is usually the most genteel of the major championships, run by stuffed shirts in dark blazers who make it their mission to protect the dignity of the game the same way their green-jacketed counterparts in Augusta try to uphold the teachings of Bobby Jones. It's a place where good shots are rewarded with polite applause, fans ...

Last call for Newton recreation youth signups

The last day to register for the Newton County Recreation Commission youth football and/or cheerleading programs is between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Newton complex.

Grizzly man

It's July, yet Dalton Knox is still excited about his hunting trip to Yakatak, Alaska with his father back in May.

THEY...

They moan about the 3000 dead Heroes in the Iraq War. Yet remain silent as 4000 babies are aborted each year. They claim that we have been in Iraq too long. Yet remain silent about the fact that we have been in Germany and Korea for 50 years. They speak of fixing illegal immigration. Yet refuse to secure our borders. They promise they will control their spending habits. But the entitlement budgets grow larger each ...

The life and times of my teammate

It has been one year since my teammate, brother and friend - Mandel Coleman - has been gone. And you'll have to excuse me because it's very hard talking about someone you care about who is no longer here.

Davies puts positive spin on his no-out start against Reds

By Charles Odum ATLANTA - Even though he failed to record an out and was lifted after facing only five batters, Kyle Davies said Tuesday his performance in Monday night's game wasn't as bad as it seemed. Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox didn't sound so certain. "Well, the fact is he was missing," Cox said. Davies' point is he wasn't missing by much. "I threw four pitches ...

Federal grand jury in Virginia indicts Michael Vick

By Hank Kurz Jr. RICHMOND, Va. - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges related to illegal dogfighting. Vick and three others are charged with competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for it and conducting the enterprise across state lines. The indictment alleges that Vick and his co-defendants began a grisly dogfighting operation in early 2001 in which dogs fought ...

Speaker of the house

The 179th Salem Camp Meeting began with a wonderful start Saturday, especially for the youth of Newton County and other surrounding areas.

Attend phone courtesy camp

I'm not a stickler for manners. I'm not going to object, or notice, if someone uses their salad fork for the wrong course of a meal - even soup. It's their lap. Why should I care? But, for some reason I can't fathom, I'm somewhat particular about telephone etiquette. Not my own, mind you, but rather people who call me. I find of particular annoyance the greeting of "Who ...