COVINGTON, Ga. – The Newton County Solid Waste Management Authority (SWMA) elected a new chairman and gave final approval to a $25 million bond issuance at its regular meeting Thursday. Vice Chairman Phillip Wise, who served as acting chairman at the beginning of the meeting was formally elected to the post by unanimous vote after being nominated by SWMA and Board of Commissioners (BOC) member Nancy Schulz. Schulz was elected to serve as vice chairman.