Newton graduate gains experience and a paycheck

Timari Fears, a 2012 Newton County High School graduate, spent five weeks this summer working at the city of Porterdale. This opportunity was made possible by the Workforce Investment Act In-School Youth Program. Fears worked as an assistant to the city and court clerk of the city of Porterdale. Fears developed new skills, including effective interaction with the public and co-workers, presenting herself professionally in a government office, and valuable organizational skills.

August 11, 2012 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Pine Valley Mission gives school supplies

Six-year-old Myles Blackstock and his five-year-old sister Phoebe Blackstock received their school supplies at the Pine Valley Mission Thursday evening. Myles will be in their first grade and Phoebe in kindergarten at Middle Ridge. The mission gave out completed bookbags to more than 50 students with school clothes and shoes to follow at a later date. The mission is staffed by volunteers and furnishes school needs the entire school year. The mission is located at ...

August 07, 2012 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Emily Wyatt awarded scholarship by UGA

Emily Lucille Wyatt of Covington has been selected to receive the Southern States Cooperative Scholarship awarded by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for the 2011-2012 academic year. Each year the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences awards approximately $100,000 in scholarships to students studying in any of their 24 majors.

September 24, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Chick-fil-A awards Covington’s Amy Hill

Chick-fil-A's 38-year-old national Leadership Scholarship program has awarded Amy Hill, a restaurant team member from Covington, a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship was presented to Hill by Chick-fil-A franchise operator Chris Giella at the restaurant in Newton Plaza. Hill is the 20th team member from that location to receive the honor, and she is currently attending Georgia Perimeter College studying business administration.

September 24, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Chick-fil-A Scholarship Winners

Chick-fil-A's 38-year-old national Leadership Scholarship program has awarded the honor to its newest recipients Anna Phelps and Michelle Stuart from Covington.

August 13, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Miss Georgia Collegiate America

Kaitllyn Bruce, a native of Oxford and junior at the University of Georgia, was crowned 2012 Miss Georgia Collegiate America Aug. 6 in Macon. Bruce competed in interview, fun fashion, evening gown and on-stage question. She has won up to a $1,000 scholarship and will represent Georgia at the National Miss Collegiate America Pageant in San Antonio, Texas, in March. She will ...

August 13, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Local student earns GED

Local graduate: D'Mario Freeman graduated from DeKalb Technical College during its graduation ceremony on May 21. D'Mario started attending GED classes held at Nelson Heights Community Center in September 2010 when non-profit Newton County Reads started holding classes there. D'Mario attended classes each week and worked hard, officials said. D'Mario now plans to attend college or the military, options he did not have before he received his GED. He is the first graduate at the ...

June 18, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Mercer University President's List

Mercer University Frances K. Pinckney, of Porterdale, Ga., was named to the President's List of the College of Continuing and Professional Studies. Eunice Blackmon, <font face="Times ...

June 18, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Cousins Middle (3rd Nine Weeks)

All A Honor roll Emily Addison, Jamila Asker, Taylor Baggett, Savannah Baker, Ashley Bales, Destiney Becker, Benigheon Bonner, Travis Byrne, Brendon Chadwick, Ashlee Childers, Brianna Cowan, Caleb Day, Desirea Dennis, Addison Dutton, Jocelyn Elder, Kayla Ellis, Kathleen Fowler, Sydnea Germany, Alyssa Glenn, Jacob Gonzalez, Sydni Greer, Roman Hembree, Bryanna Henderson, Michael Hipps, Alyssa Huie, Justin Ingram, Victoria Jeske, Brigit Joyce, Skyler Keys, Zachary Kinnon, Alexis Kinsey, Graham Langford, Cassidy Ledbetter, Matthew Malcom, John Manowski, Olivia ...

April 16, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Emory University, Berry and Oxford colleges

Rae Ra of Oxford, daughter of Seong W. Ra of Seoul and Sook Lee of Lawrenceville, received an associate in arts from Oxford College of Emory University in Dec. 18.

April 07, 2011 | Staff Report | Academic Achievement

Ficquett Elementary School Honor Roll - Fall 2010

All A Honor roll Grade 4. Killien Glover, Devin Clower, Leila Goss, Rebecca Haygood, Kennedy Richard, Lauren Sanchez, Ansley White, Blair Woodall, Brooklyn Whorton, Reese Bales, Ellie Proffitt, Udhamroop Sunner, Matthew Swinson, Emma Camfield, Catherine Campbell, Luke Davis, Brooke Willis, William Hughes, Harrison Kaas, Haley Boogher, Caroline Grimaldi, Kinadi Skipper. Grade 5. Allen Miller, Landon Farill, Tanner Martin, Fatima Alarcon, Terrance Hughes, Matthew Nicholson, Nkai Johnson, Ralph Brown, Connor Cantrell, Tonasia Holloman, Sara Ann Hutchinson, ...