COVINGTON - A man has been arrested in Charlotte County, Florida, in connection with a child pornography investigation in Covington, and Ontario, Canada.

CONYERS - The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects involved in an armed home invasion of a elderly man on Nov. 9. The suspects also stole the victim’s car and later abandoned it following an accident at Ga. Highway 20 and Hi Roc Road.

CONYERS — By votes of 2-1 Tuesday morning, the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners denied each of two ordinances regulating short-term vacation rentals (STVR) in the county. Chair Oz Nesbitt Sr. and Post 1 Commissioner Sherri Washington voted in favor of denial, and Post 2 Commissioner Dr…

OROVILLE, Calif. — A Conyers man is among three people arrested after Butte County deputies recovered guns and more than $164,000 in cash during an Oroville traffic stop Wednesday evening, according to a report from CBS13 in Sacramento. Oroville is approximately 65 miles north of Sacramento.

Newton County Sheriff Ezell Brown hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house for the new, expanded West Side Precinct Thursday morning.

CONYERS — A 66-year-old Conyers man who allegedly shot and killed one man and wounded another Thursday afternoon was later himself killed after he allegedly opened fire on Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office SWAT deputies and they returned fire.

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.

CONYERS - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting following a standoff with a shooting suspect in the Milstead community Thursday evening. Two men were shot early Thursday afternoon, which eventually led to the standoff. One of…

CONYERS — The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will have the second reading of two short-term vacation rental (STVR) ordinances and vote on the ordinances at its meeting Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Rockdale County Sheriff Eric J. Levett has announced he is running for re-election in 2020 for a third term in office.

CONYERS — Rockdale County Chief Financial Officer Roselyn Miller presented the proposed 2020 budget to the Board of Commissioners (BOC) at a public hearing Monday morning. The proposed budget is $74,912,728, a 9% increase over the 2019 budget.

CONYERS - The Conyers Police Department is partnering with the Conyers Walmart to help make this Christmas brighter for local children.

CONYERS — The proposed 2020 budget for Rockdale County is $74,912,728. That is a 9% increase over the 2019 budget of $68,720,084. For the second year in a row, the county will not have to go into its reserve fund to balance the budget.

COVINGTON — A Stockbridge man is facing charges including armed robbery and aggravated assault after he and a female acquaintance allegedly robbed a man in the parking lot of a local motel. The victim was not injured in the incident.

CONYERS — Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, when clocks need to be moved back one hour to standard time. It is also a good opportunity to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and make sure they are working properly.

CONYERS — The principal partners in Rockdale County’s Protecting our Elderly and At-Risk with Resources for better Living (“P.E.A.R.L.”) program held a town hall meeting Oct. 24 to discuss the purpose of the program and answer questions.

ATLANTA - Halloween is one of the deadliest days of the year for pedestrians. AAA - The Auto Club Group is reminding evening commuters and other motorists to expect more pedestrians on the road, as millions of children and families across the country will be trick-or-treating through neighbo…

CONYERS - With a 100% chance of rain forecast for Halloween, the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is canceling its Trunk or Treat Thursday evening, but children and their parents can still receive treats from both the Sheriff’s Office and the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners.

CONYERS - The first of two days of the New Rock Gun Buy Back program proved to be a success, with 70 firearms being turned in for cash.

CONYERS — Conyers will not be closing certain residential streets Thursday evening for Halloween trick-or-treating this year, and the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office will host its annual Trunk or Treat celebration Oct. 31.

COVINGTON — Reactions to a consent order agreed to by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and Becton, Dickinson (BD) Monday morning in Newton County Superior Court concerning BD’s medical sterilization facility in Covington and its use of ethylene oxide are mixed. Covington M…

COVINGTON — A consent order agreed to by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and Becton, Dickinson (BD) on Monday morning in Newton County Superior Court concerning BD’s medical sterilization facility in Covington will close the plant from Oct. 30 through Nov. 6. It also requ…

Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Newton County Sheriff Ezell Brown to the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board (SORRB) on Oct. 24 at the state Capitol in Atlanta.

ATLANTA - Sen. Brian Strickland, R–McDonough, supports the actions taken by Gov. Brian Kemp, Attorney General Chris Carr and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to file a lawsuit seeking the temporary closure of the Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) plant in Covington after report…

Three local churches and the Newton County Ministers Union, along with the Rockdale and Newton sheriff’s offices and district attorneys, are sponsoring the New Rock Gun Buy Back program this Saturday and next Saturday.

CONYERS — The Conyers Police Department carried out another pandering sting on Oct. 10, arresting seven men who arrived at a local motel allegedly expecting to have sex with a prostitute.

An Oct. 28 court date has been set for a judge to hear arguments in the state's motion for a temporary halt to sterilization operations at the BD plant in Covington.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is beginning a public health assessment to study the ethylene oxide levels in the air in Covington, to determine if those levels could impact people’s health, and then provide conclusions and recommendations.

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.

CONYERS — No children were on board a Rockdale County school bus involved in a multi-vehicle accident at the intersection of Honey Creek Road and Ga. Highway 20 Friday morning.

CONYERS — Corey K. Hambrick Sr. has announced his candidacy to be the next Rockdale County sheriff.

CONYERS - Following complaints from citizens and repeated code violations, Rockdale County suspended and revoked the business license Wednesday afternoon of the Family Dollar store at 2460 Salem Road.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, Wednesday released a statement on Georgia’s filing of a temporary restraining order against BD’s medical device sterilization plant in Covington, Ga.

Rockdale County Fire Rescue celebrated the naming of Firefighter Donis Hodges as the Georgia State Firefighters Association Rookie of the Year.

CONYERS — The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners heard from both sides Tuesday in the debate over whether or not the county should establish ordinances governing the use of short-term vacation rentals (STVR). The BOC held a zoning public hearing on the ordinances Tuesday morning in the c…

COVINGTON — Mayor Ronnie Johnston announced Monday night that the state has filed a complaint seeking to stop operations at the BD medical sterilization plant in Covington, citing a “lack of diligence and prolonged operator error” in a release of cancer-causing ethylene oxide in September.

COVINGTON — The Newton County Chamber of Commerce and the Covington-Newton County 911 Communications Department had a large turnout for the new 911 Emergency Call Center ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning.

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.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has opened an investigation into a leak of ethylene oxide (EtO) in mid-September at the Becton Dickinson (BD) sterilization facility in Covington.

CONYERS — With the recent rainfall, the statewide ban on outdoor burning has been lifted.

COVINGTON – City of Covington officials recently received preliminary air testing results for ethylene oxide (EtO) from Montrose Air Quality Services and after reviewing the data, have called for the Becton Dickinson (BD) sterilization facility in Covington to temporarily cease operations ut…

COVINGTON - While the city of Covington is requesting that the BD plant in Covington temporarily shut down until further emissions control equipment can be put in place, BD is stating that its own air testing does not “indicate short- or long-term health risks.”

CONYERS – Homeowners and other citizens have a chance to hear a presentation on the two proposed short-term vacation rental (STVR) ordinances at the fourth and final meeting of 2019 for the Rockdale Coalition of Homeowners and Civic Association on Thursday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m. at J.P. Carr Commu…

CONYERS — Rockdale County Probate Court Judge Clarence Cuthpert Jr., District Attorney Alisha Johnson, and Sheriff Eric J. Levett invites the community to join them at their P.E.A.R.L (Protecting our Elderly and At-Risk with Resources for better Living) Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24…

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…

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

CONYERS — Citing concerns over the county lacking enough resources to enforce the ordinances and the feeling that residents would rather see a total ban, Thursday night the Rockdale County Planning Commission recommended denial of two proposed ordinances that would regulate short-term vacati…

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.