The Rockdale News will be shutting its doors and printing its last edition on Saturday, September 26, 2015.

Subscribers will receive a letter offering a choice of a refund on any unused portion of their subscription payment or donating that portion to a charity. For any questions on subscriptions, contact Circulation Director Amanda Ellington at aellington@covnews.com or 770-728-1414.

"After six and a half years, this paper, facing the changing media habits and economic tides that challenge most community newspapers today, has made the tough choices that many businesses have had to make," said Editor Michelle Kim.

The Rockdale News, sister paper to The Covington News in Newton County, started April 4, 2009 publishing weekly on Saturdays and covering Conyers-Rockdale County, Ga.

Check for the last edition on Saturday, September 26, 2015 in any Publix grocery store in Rockdale or on stands.