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This custom-built home at 2801 Bonds Lake Road in Conyers sits on approximately 3 acres overlooking a private lake. The home has six bedrooms and five baths and is offered at $825,000.
Pots de creme are a perfect do-ahead dessert.
Contentment is focused on the inner circumstances, and it has to be learned.
Miles Nimmons, 21, of Covington was arrested and booked in Gwinnett County Jail on Thursday on charges of Theft by Receiving Stolen Property, Altered VIN and Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony.
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COVINGTON — After three months of installation and renovation, the city of Porterdale reopened the B.C. Crowell Park playground late Friday morning.
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Cooper had a hard time trusting people, especially men, but with his mom’s guidance and love he’s slowly coming out of his shell!
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Months after pleading guilty in federal court to fraud, former GBI inspector Sandra Putnam has been sentenced.
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A 38-year-old Monroe woman died early Sunday morning and two others are in critical condition following a two-car wreck outside the Kroger on Athens Highway in Loganville.
These past weeks we have listened to and chanted the verses of The Farewell Discourse of Jesus as recounted in the Gospel of John.
Looking over some of the famous works of history, one finds some interesting facts.
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Over 600 Americans disappeared in Laos, many known to have been alive on the ground.
The writer of Ecclesiastes calls our attention to God’s creation when noting, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.”(3:11a) The wildflower on which we focus today is a perfect example of this truth.
We sometimes use the term “wannabe” to refer to someone who tries to be like somebody else.
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The city of Conyers and Rockdale County governments are partnering to bring back Independence Day fireworks to the heart of Olde Town Conyers
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For many years I have been on the mailing lists of top New York publishing houses to receive books that deal with Southern life or its people.
Simply stated, I cannot over-emphasize the critical nature of listening to the building of authentic relationships.
The Children's Museum of Atlanta's newest offering, "Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit" opened June 8 and runs through Sept. 8.
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I have long been an admirer of Rogers, a native Oklahoman with Georgia roots — his ancestors were Cherokee Indians.
In the new book “In West Mills” by De’Shawn Charles Winslow, there’s virtue in hushing up.
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.
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Conyers City Councilman John Fountain has announced his intention to seek re-election to the Post 4 seat this fall.
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Ascension Program Management of Monroe has been awarded a $64,800 contract to oversee construction of Newton County’s new Animal Control facility and expansion of the Senior Services facility at the Turner Lake Complex.
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JONESBORO — Clayton County Police say an off-duty reserve deputy from South Carolina allegedly opened fire on another driver on June 19 after the two brandished weapons at each other.
The Free Community Dance Camp was held at Grace United Methodist Church and Veteran’s Middle School.
I get frustrated by the church.
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Atlanta Magazine recently named 162 physicians who practice at Piedmont Healthcare to its annual list of Top Doctors.
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Quick work by a Porterdale Police officer led to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect two minutes after police arrived at the scene.
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The Porterdale City Council recently approved the appointment of Mallory Q. Minor as thee new city clerk.
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Oxford College students in the Global Connections program spent part of their summer in New York City to immerse themselves in the variety of art culture the city has to offer.
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The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the request submitted on behalf of Marion Wilson Jr., who was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
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Trees crash onto truck, block roadway on Ga. Highway 142 west of Newborn.
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Two suspects were in custody Wednesday after allegedly robbing United Bank in Jackson.
A suspect identified as William Minter is brought into the Butts County Jail Wednesday afternoon following an alleged bank robbery at United Bank in Jackson.
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A plan by District 4 Commissioner J.C. Henderson to add 1.91 acres to the footprint for Nelson Heights Community Center was put on hold by the Board of Commissioners Tuesday night after questions were raised about the amount of money to be paid for the property.
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Retired businesswoman and community activist Fleeta Baggett has announced she will run for Covington City Council Post 2 Eas
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College has invited all prospective students to their second Open House of the summer at the Newton Campus this Saturday, June 22
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Newton County commissioners approved a $68.9 million M&O budget Tuesday night.
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The Covington City Council has approved a bid of $478,572 to renovate the current Planning and Zoning building for a new council chambers/courtroom.
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Covington joined the city councils of Mansfield, Oxford and Porterdale in approving at separate meetings Monday night a new one-year agreement on water service with Newton County.
In 2018 the Georgia Legislature enacted legislation entitled the Strengthening Families Act.
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Georgia State's Perimeter Newton Campus introduced the Academic Community Engagement program in 2018. Since then, students have uncovered statistics and facts including the effect of the local poverty rate and how many families suffer from food instability.
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The Newton County Board of Education has been recognized as a Georgia School Board Association 2019 Quality School Board.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Metro Atlanta, Athens and Northeast Georgia is warning consumers of the business practices of PupSocks, a company that offers the online sale of socks with custom prints such as dogs, cats, faces and more.
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The Lord will be working at Camp Meeting this year.
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The Celebrate Community Parade is set for Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m.
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COVINGTON— McLeRoy Inc. of Zebulon was unanimously selected as the site contractor for Eastside High School during the Newton County Board of Education's Tuesday work session.
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Rockdale County Clerk of Courts Ruth Wilson has announced she plans to retire and will not seek re-election in 2020.
This Sunday we celebrate again our fathers and those who have been father figures in our lives.
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