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Performing Center officially opens
1009PORTER-opening
Dignitaries from throughout Newton County, including Newton County School Superintendent Samantha Fuhrey, second from Left, Almon Turner, chair of the Board of Education, fourth from left, Buncie Lanners, Executive Director of the Newton County Arts Association, with scissors, Nancy Schulz, District 3 Commissioner, and Ralph Staffins, President of the Covington/Newton County Chamber of Commers, far right.
A variety of elected officials and staff representing a number of organizations and governing bodies throughout Newton County gathered together for the ribbon cutting of the Porter Memorial Performing Arts Center Wednesday. A large number of people there to cut a piece of fabric was more than just a ceremonial gesture, it was representative of the collaborative effort that led to the realization of a 15-year-long dream. “The facility is a testimony to working together,” said Buncie Lanners, Executive Director of the Newton County Arts Association said during the ribbon cutting ceremony.