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Gun ordinance work session tonight
NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
'Meth murder' trial set to begin this month
The murder trial for the four men charged in the 2009 death of 38-year-old Andrew Nichols is set to begin on April 22.
Lowest gas price - April 2
The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.41 at the RaceWay, located at 5148 U.S. Highway 278 NW near Piper Street.
Douglas ends bid for U.S. Congress
Newton County Commissioner John Douglas said Monday he is ending his bid for U.S. Congress, just shy of two months after it started.
Social Circle Man Charged with Possession of Child Porn
A Social Circle man, 40-year-old Allen Eugene Ensminger, has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography after images of child porn were found on his computer.
Former admin. charged in Atl. cheating
Christopher Waller, a former assistant principal at Cousins Middle School, is one of the 35 educators named in the Atlanta Public School cheating scandal.
Lowest gas price - April 1
The lowest price for regular fuel is $3.41 at the RaceWay, located at 5148 U.S. Highway 278 NW near Piper Street.
Alex Cooper ID'd in Ga. 36 fatality
A head-on collision between a school bus and a vehicle left one man dead Friday afternoon.
Committee discusses gun ordinance
County officials continue to work to find a compromise on a gun-firing ordinance that will satisfy hunters and sports shooters while giving the sheriff more support to crack down on unsafe firing in the county's more densely-populated areas.
Subdivision building is back in Newton
Subdivision building is back in Newton County.
Crime briefs: Drunk and disorderly
Covington police responded to a call for help made by a child at a home on Pineview Drive Tuesday evening and arrested a Covington man for disorderly conduct.
Bullritos to give free burritos Monday
It might be April Fool's on Monday, but it's no joke at Bullritos, where chicken burritos will be free that day.
Newton Citizen to leave local office
The Newton Citizen newspaper is moving out of its Covington office April 12 and will operate out of its Rockdale Citizen office in Conyers for at least a few months while the company seeks another building to lease in Newton County.
Chicken for Lions
The Covington Lions Club invites the public to their 41st Annual Chicken BBQ on Wednesday, April 10, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Academy Springs Park Clubhouse on Conyers Street.
Local dancer seeks help for NYC competition
At just 10 years old, Covington native Abby Boivin is headed to New York City to pursue her dance dreams.
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More meetings set for Salem overlay
Citizens either looking to give feedback about the Salem Overlay District project or who missed the public meetings in 2012, now have a chance to learn more about the project and voice their concerns at two additional meetings.
CPD starts neighborhood watch program
The Neighborhood Watch program is becoming a thing of the past in Covington. But in its place is a program that combines public safety from a variety of sources and community involvement that will hopefully work with the city's strategic action plan to promote Covington as a safe environment.
Salem Road widening top road priority
The county has a number of roads that need improving, but the widening of Salem Road tops the list of road projects that needs to be presented during the state legislative delegation.
Sen. Jeffares chair of Senate ethics
Sen. Rick Jeffares, R- Locust Grove, has been named Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee for the 2013- 2014 legislative term by the Senate Committee on Assignments.
Kroger gas station down for testing
The gas station at the Covington Kroger on U.S. Highway 278 will be down for the next four to five hours for required state compliance testing, according to store manager Horace McCullough.
Court to hold parents accountable
Newton County is kicking off a program that has become a popular alternative to jail for Georgia parents who are behind on their child support responsibilities.
BBB tells scam of the year
The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year, and this past year launched two websites to help consumers figure out which offers are real and which ones are possibly frauds:
Parents join brawl at Alcovy bball game
What should have been a Saturday enjoying basketball games turned into a fight at one high school and an all-out brawl at another school.
Hospital budget back in the black
For the first time since the 2008 calendar year, after years of budget deficits, Newton Medical Center finally expects to get back into the black thanks to increasing revenues and virtually no increase in expenses.
Local piano tuner gets training tune-up
Most piano owners are aware that their piano should be tuned every so often (every six months according to most piano manufacturers). They may not be aware, however, that pianos require other services such as regulation and voicing in order for the instrument to perform at its maximum potential.
Flying the All American
Mention All-American in Tuscaloosa or the remotest corner of Alabama and you'll hear names like running back Eddie Lacy or quarterback A.J. McCarron, two of the numerous young athletes instrumental in the Crimson Tide's most recent National Championship. Another young athlete, by every definition an All-American and 23 years old at the time, flew into aviation history on Feb. 1, 1943 as pilot of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber named All-American.
Annual MLK awards, celebration next Sunday
The annual 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Program will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, in Porter Memorial Auditorium at Newton High School.
Covington resident named to Leadership Ga.
Michael Geoffroy, partner in LaMalva, Geoffroy & Oeland PC, has been named to the Leadership Georgia class of 2013. Leadership Georgia is a prestigious 40-year-old organization of community and state leaders. Affiliated with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Georgia trains and builds a network of emerging young leaders from across the state. Past participants include a number of influential state and national leaders ranging from former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn to University of Georgia ...
BOC chair has to cast tie-break vote
The Newton County Board of Commissioners' first meeting with its newly elected board members on Thursday night had its moments of controversy as the board disagreed over who to appoint to the Joint Development Authority and new Chairman Keith Ellis had to cast a tie-breaking vote in his first meeting.
Newton reps in favor of lobbyist limits
The Georgia legislature is considering a couple of different measures to tighten lobbyist rules, and the state representatives for Newton County are in support of the efforts.
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