"My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. » Read More

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. » Read More

"The flag of the United States has not been created by rhetorical sentences in declarations of independence and in bills of rights. It has been created by the experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a history." » Read More

Even though not much notice was given, Covington Mayor Ronnie Johnston has set up a town hall meeting this afternoon to discuss recent happenings in the downtown district, primarily involving the Main Street program, the resignation of its director and the involvement of the Chamber of Commerce. » Read More

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones." » Read More

In Sunday’s paper, there were two stories that should be read because both affect your pocketbook. » Read More

The 13-year-old Newton County girl who was missing for a month has been found safe. See the story at CovNews.com. » Read More

Newborn is such a small town in Newton County that if you blink your eyes twice as you pass through, you will miss it. » Read More

There was a time, before the age of Facebook and Kindle and tweets, that public libraries were the pride and centerpiece of every thriving and growing community. » Read More

Even though there’s hope of finally seeing light at the end of our long, dark, economically-depressed tunnel, we know the county likely remains years away from significant improvement. » Read More

In Friday’s paper, there was an update on the construction progress at the Baxter International site on the Newton-Walton County border. » Read More

We are glad to see that the bypass around Social Circle is to be completed. (See our story at Covnews.com.) » Read More

The Covington City Council is giving itself a nice raise next year. » Read More

We said goodbye this past month to three very good civic leaders. » Read More

Where’s the transparency? » Read More

Many of us pay scant attention to international news. » Read More

A few years ago, we made a decision to stop the Sunday comics and cease publishing an evening TV guide. » Read More

It is gratifying to see the 2012 graduation rate in Newton County schools grow so rapidly from the low point it dropped to just three short years ago. » Read More

“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.” » Read More

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The Newton County Board of Commissioners has a tough task in front of them as usual, deciding how to make expenses meet revenues, but we’ll say what we’ve said for each of the past few years — this is still not the time to raise taxes. » Read More

Last week, two young lives were snuffed out on Interstate 20. A 19-year-old and a 7-month-old baby will never know what it’s like to grow old. » Read More

On Tuesday night, the Newton County Board of Education will choose Dr. Gary Mathews’ successor as superintendent of the Newton County School System. » Read More