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BOE remains mum on illegal meeting
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Amber Pittman
Published: Mar 30, 2012, 12:26 AM
The Newton County Board of Education remains largely silent following what Georgia law indicates was clearly an illegal executive session held March 20, that violated not only state code but several of the board's policies as well. According to co-chair and District 1 representative Jeff Meadors, what started as a legitimate executive session prior to the monthly board meeting quickly turned wayward when Chairman and District 2 representative Eddie Johnson reportedly asked Superintendent Gary Mathews to leave and BOE attorney Kent Campbell to come into the room. Meadors said none of the board
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Chandra Mitchell becomes inaugural Newton County Schools ‘HERO’
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(L-R) Board of Education Chair Abigail Coggin, HERO Award Winner Chandra Mitchell, Superintendent of Newton County Schools Dr. Duke Bradley III - photo by Evan Newton
Evan Newton
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 6:15 PM
History was made on Tuesday night when longtime Newton County Schools (NCS) employee Chandra Mitchell was named the inaugural Newton County Schools district-wide “HERO.”
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