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Café ordinance passes in council
Porterdale may soon find a unique business niche in the area, as city council members approved a wine café ordinance at Monday night's meeting.
Long-time Porterdale dispatch debate settled
Porterdale's long dispute regarding paying for 911 dispatch services is nearing an end, as the Porterdale City Council narrowly approved a revised contract at Monday's meeting.
Porterdale gym closer to a new roof
The city of Porterdale is one step closer to seeing the restoration of the town's historic gym, which burnt in 2005. At a work session Thursday night, Tanya Richard of Richard Wittshiebe and Hand presented a preliminary drawing and space analysis for the gym/community center.
Porterdale council divided on wine café proposal
Porterdale City Council members are divided in support for the approval of a new ordinance that would allow a "wine café" to operate in the city.
Plane makes emergency landing
A single engine plane went down in Newton County Wednesday afternoon after running out of fuel on the way to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport from Virginia.
Veyance Technologies celebrates one year
365 good days: The management staff of Veyance Technologies doing business as Specialty Yarn & Converting was honored Thursday by Porterdale city officials for the company's first anniversary of operating in the town.
Porterdale reviews county rail proposal
At Monday night's Porterdale City Council meeting, councilman Lowell Chambers proposed the council sign a resolution in support of the Newton County Board of Commissioners' recent proposal to purchase a continuous strip of Norfolk Southern rail line for the purpose of creating a multi-use trail extending through the county. "I believe we're in the second wave of the greening of America," Chambers said of the country's renewed efforts in alternative transportation and conservation. Mayor Bobby ...
City questions 911 fees
Members of the Porterdale City Council remain unhappy with the five-year intergovernmental agreement between the city of Covington and Newton County, which would require the town to pay $45,649 to the Covington-Newton County 911 Communications Center for dispatch services.
Building spritely places
According to William Shakespeare, fairies come out to play at night and prefer not to be seen by human eyes. But the Friends of Newton Parks are hoping that fairies in Covington have evolved since Shakespeare's time and will make an appearance on May 2 to check out the new homes being built for them around the county.
Chambers elected to council
Lowell Chambers safely secured his seat as Porterdale's city council member for Post 5 in a landslide election Tuesday.
SIU busts 3 with drugs in home raid
Three people were arrested Thursday morning after Newton County's Special Investigation Unit and the Porterdale Police Department raided a home on Mulberry Street following complaints from concerned citizens.
Porterdale council adopts amended animal ordinance
The Porterdale City Council unanimously approved an amended animal ordinance Monday that requires residents to register their pets yearly by showing proof of rabies vaccinations. Registration fees are $5 per pet per year.
Porterdale city council warned of 2010 shortfall
Porterdale City Manager Tom Fox presented city council members a draft of the town's 2009 budget and warned the council at Tuesday's work session about future budget shortfalls if more expenditures were not cut or if revenue did not significantly increase in 2009.
Porterdale pares down cell phone plan
At the request of the Councilmember Linda Finger, Porterdale Public Works Director Robert Witcher presented city council with a cell phone service agreement Monday that will save the city roughly $189 a month.
Porterdale pet owners to face new regulations
The Porterdale City Council moved closer to adopting a new, stricter animal ordinance for the city at Monday night's council meeting.
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