The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of Investigator John Cole Haynie, who died Saturday after a month-long illness.

COVINGTON — Newton County school board members broke ground Tuesday afternoon on the site for the new high school to replace the current Eastside High School. The property is located on Ga. Highway 142 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 278.

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 —  Loucy Hay, Newton Education Foundation chairperson, announced the hiring of Pamela Byrd Consuegra as the Newton Education Foundation’s first director.

JACKSON — A Conyers man is behind bars in Butts County after allegedly ramming a Butts County Sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car during a chase. The driver and his female passenger were captured a short time later after a second deputy performed a PIT maneuver to end the chase.

State budget cuts could hit mental health services hard in Georgia, forcing behavioral health officials to pump more money into handling crisis situations instead of programs to prevent those situations, the state’s mental health chief said Thursday.

COVINGTON - The Newton County Sheriff's Office is looking for an armed robbery suspect with an appetite for pizza and wings.

COVINGTON — Expressing concern over the growing number of developers looking to build apartment complexes in Covington and a lack of restrictions on where they can build, the City Council approved a 90-day moratorium on applications for multifamily dwellings at its meeting Jan. 21.

COVINGTON — By unanimous vote, the Newton County Board of Education reappointed Shakila Henderson-Baker as chair and Abigail Coggin as vice-chair for 2020. They will continue to serve in that capacity through the school board’s January 2021 meetings.

Soaring homeowner insurance rates in portions of Districts 1 and 5 have prompted the Newton County Board of Commissioners to take steps toward building a new fire station in the area of Elks Club and Dixie Road, Starrsville or other site yet to be determined.

Trump's call to Ukraine's president, which is at the heart of the impeachment articles, does not meet the standard of seriously harming the public or compromising the president's ability to do his job as shown by the China trade deal and the USMCA trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, both signed and passed days after impeachment.

COVINGTON — Gov. Brian Kemp made his second State of the State address on Thursday, Jan. 16.

Protections are being sought by Georgia Senate Democrats against racial discrimination toward hair styles like braids, locks and twists.

A powerful trade association representing the chemical industry is testing the air in seven Georgia locations to measure ethylene oxide, a toxic gas used for sterilizing medical supplies.

The General Assembly does not need to pass another tax cut to grow Georgia’s economy, State Economist Jeffrey Dorfman said Tuesday.

Contractors constructing the roundabout at Ga. Highways 162 and 81 were expected to begin moving traffic into the roundabout pattern Monday and away from the four-way stop configuration.

For most of his life Alvin “AJ” Spitzner was a political observer. Now he is ready to be involved.

Frederick L. Johnson, a Newton County resident known for his willingness to help others and his ability to get the job done, was honored for his contributions to the community Sunday with the 35th annual “I Have a Dream Award.”

Newton County commissioners approved a one-year renewal of the county’s legal services contract with Jarrard & Davis earlier this month, with a stipulation that County Manager Lloyd Kerr evaluate and assess options for creating an in-house legal department.

The latest protests in Iran by people angry over the Iranian military's missile launch that "unintentionally" downed a Ukrainian jetliner killing many Iranians, Canadians and others, is different from past protests over rigged elections, rising gas prices, and what Americans like to call "voter suppression."

The years of lobbying, campaigning and waiting for an expanded Senior Services Center marked a milestone Friday with the groundbreaking for an addition to the Josephine B. Brown Senior Center at Turner Lake Park.

The Covington-Newton Chamber of Commerce honored several businesses and individuals at the Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner held Thursday night at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center.

COVINGTON — Drivers traveling on Interstate 20 through Newton County in vehicles that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) may soon see signage directing them to the city of Covington’s CNG fueling facility on City Pond Road. The City Council unanimously approved a bid on Jan. 6 to build a pe…

COVINGTON — The Newton County Chamber of Commerce hosted an informal panel Monday afternoon allowing elected officials, including the Board of Education and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, to present their concerns to local legislators.

COVINGTON — A group of student leaders at Oxford College is ready to help continue a program that in its inaugural year has already had an important impact on leadership education at Oxford.