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County OKs new landscaping firm

The county's lawn maintenance contract mini-saga ended Tuesday night when the Newton County Board of Commissioners approved a low bid from Conyers-based G & G Landscape Management Group.

May 23, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


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.

May 23, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


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.

May 23, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


County official seeks budget priorities

Tasked with paring down an additional $5.47 million worth of budget requests in fiscal year 2014, County Manager John Middleton is leaning on department heads to tell him what they most need to move the county forward.

May 23, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


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.

May 23, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


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.

May 23, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Rocky Plains students bitten by fox

A fox bit two students at Rocky Plains Elementary School on Wednesday, and according to Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Key-Hoosen, the animal hasn't been caught.

May 22, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Lowest gas price - May 22

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

May 22, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


BOC tasks staff with cutting budget

The Newton County Board of Commissioners didn't make any major budget decisions Monday night, but asked the county manager and finance director to propose cuts and prepare two budgets for commissioners to study in two weeks.

May 21, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


County passes new gun-firing law

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May 21, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


OED unveils new high-tech office

The new Covington-Newton County Office of Economic Development had its grand opening Tuesday, unveiling a conference room with state-of-the-art technology that will play a role in the recruitment and retention of industries and efforts to improve the local workforce.

May 21, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


NCSO opens western precinct

A vision that started more than two years ago came to fruition with the official grand opening Tuesday of the Newton County Sheriff's Office's western precinct.

May 21, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


Owens named AHS principal

Newton High School Assistant Principal Sandra Owens has been named the new principal of Alcovy High School.

May 21, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


County passes new gun-firing law

Newton County has new laws on where people are allowed to fire guns recreationally.

May 21, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


IDA mulls potential Triple Horse deal

Triple Horse officials continue to work on putting together their planned $38 million studio complex, and the Newton County Industrial Development Authority continues to discuss a potential land deal for the company.

May 21, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


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Covington cruisers

The fastest set of wheels in town is washed and waxed and ready for show. The amazing details and effort each person takes to preserve a classic car are something very special. I was lucky enough to meet Ed Vosyka and Jim Fozzard, both from Newton County Tuesday. Vosyka said he brings his 2010 Mustang Shelby GT500 to at least one car show a weekend as a way to spend time with his wife and ...

March 19, 2013 | Darrell Everidge | LOCAL


Local student named Merit finalist

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has selected Rockdale County student Dylan Veneziano of Young American's Christian School as a 2013 Certificate of Merit Finalist.

March 19, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Superintendent spot has 34 applications

The Newton County Board of Education has begun its search for a new Newton County School System superintendent following Tuesday's news release stating 34 applications were submitted for the open position.

March 19, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Complaint by Meadors wont be investigated

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission has found no probable cause to investigate claims made against former Alcovy High School principal LaQuanda Carpenter by Newton County Board of Education member Jeff Meadors.

March 19, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


Final day to vote on E-SPLOST

Today is the final day for voting on E-SPLOST. Read up on education SPLOST by clicking the following links to previous stories.

March 19, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Lowest gas price - March 19

The lowest gas price for regular fuel in Covington is $3.48 at the Shell station, located at 10724 ByPass Road and Monticello Street.

March 19, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Newton County back to tornado watch until 10 p.m.

(7:10 p.m.) Rockdale, Henry and Newton are back under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. (6:30 p.m.) A tornado warning has been issued for parts of southern Rockdale, northern Henry and central Newton counties until 7 p.m. by the National Weather Service. A warning means a tornado has been sighted or picked up on radar in the area. (4:36 p.m.) A torndao watch has been issued for Newton County until 10 p.m. ...

March 18, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Lowest gas price - March 18

The lowest price for regular fuel in Covington is $3.49 at the RaceWay, located at 5148 U.S. Highway 278 NW near Piper Street.

March 18, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Working at the car wash

Meet Nick McWilliams, a 20-year-old guy who loves the car wash so much that he works at one. McWilliams, has been working at Four Seasons Auto Wash Express here in Covington for nearly three years, in which time he has endured rain, sleet, snow and 104 degree weather just to make sure your car is as clean as it can be.

March 16, 2013 | Darrell Everidge | LOCAL


Turner Lake looks good after spruce up

With spring just around the corner, many residents are making their way over to Turner Lake Park to walk the trails, and several have noticed it is looking good. The Newton County Recreation Commission said it recently went in with machines and cleared out much of the underbrush and limbs in order to keep the public safe and the park looking nice.

March 16, 2013 | By Alexis Duffy news@covnews.com | LOCAL


Strand of Norovirus sweeping country

Each year in the U.S., about 20 million cases of noroviruses are reported. These are a group of related viruses that cause gastroenteritis, which is inflammation of the stomach and kidneys.

March 16, 2013 | Madison Morganthall | LOCAL


Engelhardt defined by full life

Marlin Engelhardt was a man of strength in many ways, who thrived on overcoming adversity and used his perceived shortcoming to speak wisdom in the lives of others.

March 16, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


The News to record, show BOC meetings

The Newton County Board of Commissioners' meetings will now be recorded on video and placed on The Covington News' website, CovNews.com, where they can be viewed in their entirety for free by the public.

March 16, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


Local to compete in fashion week event

Design and fashion may be a dream for some people, but an evolving Social Circle designer will face reality as she participates in a competition for emerging designers during Charleston Fashion Week, in Charleston, S.C.

March 16, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Kimble: 4H'ers earn top honors

A seventh-grader stood on stage Friday night. He nervously looked at his note cards as nearly 400 pairs of eyes looked on.

March 16, 2013 | Terri Kimble | LOCAL


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