The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

COVINGTON — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Community Supervision will host their 13th Annual Sex Offender Halloween Shut-In on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6-10 p.m. This collaborative effort began when Sheriff Ezell Brown was working with the Sex Offender Unit. The goal…

Jeffrey L. Foster, a Monroe attorney, has announced his bid to succeed Superior Court Judge Eugene M. Benton in the May 19, 2020 non-partisan primary election.

CONYERS — Absentee in-person (early) voting for municipal elections in Covington, Oxford and Porterdale will begin Monday, Oct. 14, and run through Friday, Nov. 1.

Halloween is one of the most anticipated times of the year, for all ages. It includes, pumpkins, ghosts and of course candy.

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Piedmont Newton Hospital will hold its third annual free "drive-thru" flu shot clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

While it seems Georgia is finally seeing a break from the summer heat, the long hot summer, including a record-setting September, has already caused problems for many Georgia farmers.

Cheveda McCamy has announced her bid for a Superior Court judgeship in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit.

Robert H. Stansfield, a Covington attorney with more than 30 years of experience, announced Thursday he will run for judge of the Superior Court in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit.

COVINGTON — The driver who struck two women as they attempted to cross West Street at Cannon Street Monday night and then fled the scene could face a charge of vehicular homicide after one of the women died from her injuries. Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver.

A Medicare initiative aimed at reducing readmissions of discharged patients is penalizing 88 percent of Georgia hospitals evaluated in the program.

Two suspects are under arrest on multiple charges after a Covington Police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description of one seen at a vehicle break-in scene minutes earlier.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has identified the state’s second death from a vaping-associated illness.

This is all political theater and bad theater at that. Democrats are going through the motions of impeachment, hoping to thwart the president’s re-election.

In early October, an angler reported catching a northern snakehead, an aquatic invasive species, in a pond located on private property in Gwinnett County.

COVINGTON — Join the Southern Heartland Art Gallery for their second annual two-day Georgia Grown Artisan Gala.

The city of Covington has completed its seven-day air testing for ethylene oxide (Et0), but Mayor Ronnie Johnston said Monday night that the results may have been tainted.

COVINGTON — Piedmont Academy has had a great first part of the school year.

Gov. Brian Kemp recently announced that he has directed state agencies to cut 4% from this year’s state budget and an additional 6% next year.

COVINGTON — The Covington Police Department and Georgia State Patrol are investigating a hit-and-run accident that left a 39-year-old female pedestrian in critical condition.

COVINGTON – When compared to results from 2018-19, the state of Georgia, Newton County and Rockdale County schools saw a general decrease this year in composite as well as individual math and evidence-based reading and writing SAT scores.

COVINGTON — North Georgia is currently in a “flash drought,” according to the National Weather Service. A flash drought occurs when there are extended periods of heat and very little rain. These conditions create a drought scenario where dry conditions are likely to spread rapidly and intens…