By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Area restaurants receive low health scores
Businesses struggle with new, stricter health inspection rules
Placeholder Image
In the last month a number of popular restaurants in Covington have received very low scores from the Newton County Health Department. One venue - Stalvey's Restaurant - even went so far as to briefly close its doors in order to address health code violations. Stalvey's voluntarily closed its doors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving a health inspection score of 31 and reopened at 2 p.m. on Thursday with a new score of 93 said restaurant owner Jim Stalvey, whose family owns several popular restaurants in the county including Butcher Block Deli and Jimbo's Grill at the Mill.