Last week this newspaper reported on the City of Covington's transactions and decisions related to East Georgia Correctional Services and the renewal of its contract as the city's probation service provider - outside of the scope of a formalized bid process. The fact this contract was renewed after all the problems that occurred under its watch was, as we previously said, reprehensible. Following that story The News' editorial board presented a hard-hitting editorial dealing with the whole issue and the councilmen who voted in favor of the renewal.