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Mansfield’s Sam Wolaver to be Featured During Young Harris College Fine Arts Season Finale

Young Harris College music education major Sam Wolaver, of Mansfield is one of five talented seniors in the YHC band program that will be featured during the YHC Concert Band's performance on Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium of the Clegg Fine Arts Building on the YHC campus. Wolaver is a graduate of Eastside High School.

April 16, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Lowest gas price - April 16

The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.28 at Citgo, located at 14625 Highway 36 and Willow Springs Drive.

April 16, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Lowest gas price - April 15

The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.29 at Kroger, located at 3139 U.S. Highway 278 NE near Pace Street.

April 15, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Bioscience center in Stanton Springs

The state is in negotiations to purchase 6.7 acres of property in Stanton Springs industrial park to build the previously-promised $14 million Georgia BioScience Training Center.

April 13, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


4-H summer camp spots are filling up

Spring fever has hit, and we're only weeks away from the long days of summer.

April 13, 2013 | Terri Kimble | LOCAL


Henderson named chair of Nelson Heights center board

County Commissioner J.C. Henderson was named chairman of the new Nelson Heights Community Center Board of Directors at its inaugural meeting Tuesday, while community activist Christine Young-Brown was named director.

April 13, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


BOE to purchase new math books

Elementary school students may be learning the basics of math from a new textbook next school year as the Newton County Board of Education is considering purchasing new textbooks for kindergarten through fifth-grade students.

April 13, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Tournament to benefit disaster relief

The Stone Mountain Baptist Association will host a Disaster Relief Benefit Golf Tournament Monday, April 15 at the Highland Golf Club, 2271 Flat Shoals Road, Conyers.

April 13, 2013 | Alexis Duffey | LOCAL


Crime: Underaged house party

An officer investigating a noise complaint Saturday night got more than he bargained for when the woman of the house reportedly became irate he had stopped by.

April 13, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


Newton Medical Center Births, April 14

Claire Elana Gray, March 7, Paula D. Griner; Alfred L. Gray III, Covington, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, 18 inches.

April 13, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


See School House Rock show today

The Arts Association in Newton County putting on a performance this afternoon of School House Rock Live Jr. featuring the Oxford Singing Children.

April 12, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Student fires BB gun on school bus

A student fired a BB gun on a Newton County School bus Thursday and local officials are investigating the incident.

April 12, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Lowest gas price - April 12

The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.33 at Marathon, located at Ga. Highway 11 and Ga. Highway 142.

April 12, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


2nd annual car show set for Saturday

Snapping Shoals EMC's second Annual Car Show will take place Saturday at the co-op's headquarters at 14750 Brown Bridge Road in Covington.

April 11, 2013 | Hayley Williams | LOCAL


Student to start teen Republican group

A local Newton County high school student is trying to urge his fellow teens to political action by forming a Newton County Teenage Republicans group.

April 11, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


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Special Olympics hosts Masters Program

The Newton County Special Olympics Masters Program, which is for graduates of high school, has had two gatherings to celebrate holidays and to help collect cans for the local food pantry.

January 29, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Meet the finalists: Leigh Anne Knight

By all accounts, Covington Finance Director Leigh Anne Knight has helped put Covington's financial house back in better order than her predecessor, but the question before the Covington City Council is whether she's ready to take on the much bigger challenge of city manager.

January 26, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


Meet the finalists: Craig Treadwell

Covington Police Capt. Craig Treadwell believes his 30 years with the city's police force have given him the leadership and management skills to lead Covington forward as the next city manager despite lacking practical experience outside of public safety.

January 26, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


Are our buses safe?

The bus accident Tuesday that sent dozens of students to local hospitals is still being investigated. But concerns for the safety of students riding school buses are still fresh in the minds of many parents, as is what exactly happened to cause the accident.

January 26, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


Meet the finalists: Oel Wingo

Oel Wingo is the only city manager finalist with city manager experience, having worked as city manager or assistant city manager for four cities in Florida, but she also comes with some concerns, including the fact she got caught up in a political mess in one city.

January 26, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Divided council to vote on next city manager

The Covington City Council is nearing a vote on its next city manager, which could happen as soon as Tuesday after the council's executive session meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

January 26, 2013 | Gabriel Khouli | LOCAL


Mother, daughter shoplift from store

Two women were charged with shoplifting from the Dollar General after store employees noticed the sticky-fingered duo reportedly shoplifting Thursday.

January 26, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


Porterdale takes out loan for gym

Porterdale plans to take out a loan with United Bank and pay it back with 2011 SPLOST funding for the construction cost associated with the renovations of the Porterdale Gym.

January 26, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Ga. Southern honoring NHS at conference

Newton High School is being honored as one of five "high-flying" schools, at a March conference at Georgia Southern University.

January 26, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


$8,000 in meth confiscated

The Porterdale Police Department made a meth bust Friday, netting approximately $8,000 of methamphetamine, according to Porterdale City Manager Bob Thomson.

January 26, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Kiwanis hosts pancake breakfast

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Covington will soon be serving up pancakes and invites the community to have a stack and support its organization.

January 26, 2013 | Staff Report | LOCAL


Two cities unite to preserve their past

This week, I spent a good bit of time wading through a ton of material to learn about historic preservation. This was after learning that Social Circle has received its designation as a Certified Local Government. The CLG Program is a federal-state-local program to promote historic preservation at the local level. The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources assists local governments in applying for a CLG designation, which also requires approval ...

January 26, 2013 | Madeline Burgess | LOCAL


Oxford Language Hall reopens

An original 19th century building in Oxford has had a full restoration fit with 21st century technology. Reopening for spring semester 2013, Oxford College's Language Hall is thought to be one of the oldest buildings in the county, built in 1874 by craftsmen believed to have been from Covington and Newton County.

January 26, 2013 | Amber Pittman | LOCAL


Ag scholarships available

High school seniors looking to attend college to study agriculture have an opportunity to earn extra money to do so with the assistance of the Georgia Farm Bureau.

January 26, 2013 | Danielle Everson | LOCAL


Alert issued for missing 16-year-old girl

Conyers Police have issued a runaway juvenile alert for a mentally challenged 16-year-old Conyers girl missing since Jan. 22.

January 25, 2013 | | LOCAL


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