Representatives of Newton County in the Georgia General Assembly attended the Newton County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night to hear what board members felt were the most pressing legislative issues regarding education in the state next year. State representatives Doug Holt (R-District 112) and John Lunsford (R-District 110) and state Senator John Douglas (R-District 17) attended the meeting to hear the board's concerns. "This meeting and the invitation of our legislators has been a long tradition here in Newton County," said Steve Whatley, NCSS superintendent.