Newton County, GA

MANSFIELD, Ga. — Keelyn Harper says she does not know why she chose County Hwy. 213 rather than her usual route home from her job in Mansfield last week. When she saw a fire off the side of the road that turned out to be a woman trapped in a burning vehicle, she knew she had to help when other passing motorists chose not to.

COVINGTON, Ga. — Newton County is repairing and resurfacing pavement on parts of 34 roads this summer and fall with money from local and state sources. The county government received $1.25 million from GDOT’s annual Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) program after providing a 30% match — about $375,000 — to receive the funds, according to information from GDOT.

COVINGTON, Ga. — A plan for a convenience store and fast-food restaurants at I-20 and Georgia Hwy. 11 will be delayed for at least two months after developers said they had problems with conditions and area zoning requirements. Questions about an ongoing appeal of a previously rejected rezoning of the...

COVINGTON, Ga. — The newest national holiday, Juneteenth, was to be celebrated in Covington this weekend for the 10th time since 2011 with pageants, music, vendors and a traditional parade. Longtime organizer Terri James said this year’s event on Saturday, June 19, moved to Legion Field on Mill Street after...

Open congressional seats are treated almost as valuable as gold here in Georgia. Each of the state’s 14 congressional districts are so treasured that when an election has no incumbent then you can bet there will be a large number of contenders, whether serious or not. Such will be the case next year when the 10th Congressional District, covering part of Newton County, will have numerous contenders vying for a spot in Washington, D.C.

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 Pardons and Parole. German Demetrius Brown♦ , 29, Pine Street, Porterdale; criminal damage to property, theft by taking. Frank Childers Jr.♦ ,...

COVINGTON — Construction of a new E-911 communications system got underway Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony at Fire Station No. 9 for the first of three new communications towers. The new system, a project that has been in the works since 2017, will cost about $14 million and improve radio...

COVINGTON, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol is investigating after a Newton County woman was killed when a truck struck her vehicle on U.S. Highway 278 recently. The state patrol reported that on Friday, June 11, at about 9:35 a.m. troopers investigated the wreck on Hwy. 278 near Deerfield Road east of Covington.

Austin Antonio Albino, 22, Stone Creek Drive, Covington, was arrested June 11 and charged with Theft of Lost/Mislaid property. Jerry Lee Buckhault, Riverbend Drive, McDonough, was arrested June 11 and charged with Theft of Lost or Mislaid property. James Henry Bass, Jr, 39, Brownell Ave, Macon, was arrested June 15...

COVINGTON, Ga. — From Covington Town Center to Neely Farms, several projects centered on bringing new housing and retail options are headed to the city. In order to achieve transparency, city leaders have decided to host a town hall event to go over various developments with residents and allow them the chance to ask questions and voice concerns.

COVINGTON — A controversial convenience store permit stalled Tuesday night after the developer introduced changes not previously discussed and could not guarantee that a lawsuit related to development of a truck stop on adjacent property would be dropped. Newton commissioners voted to table a vote on a Conditional Use Permit...

COVINGTON, Ga. — Newton County has some work to do before it can reach "herd immunity" against COVID-19. As of Wednesday, only 31,200 residents had been fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health, which equates to just 29% of Newton County’s population. Nearly 36,000 had received at least one dose (33%).

OXFORD, Ga. — Next summer, public safety radio dead spots across Newton County will be no more. County officials and first responders gathered outside Newton County Fire Station No. 9, located at 176 Mt. Zion Road in Oxford, on Thursday to break ground on the construction of the first of three towers that will help take the county’s public safety communications system to new heights.

COVINGTON, Ga. — One commissioner recently criticized the county's practice of quietly including funding for one nonprofit in the 2022 county budget while telling others they would need to apply for their funding. The Newton County and Covington governments are among the sponsors of the annual Fourth of July fireworks...

COVINGTON, Ga. — Newton commissioners will see a new version of the proposed 2022 budget after the county manager asked for a month's delay Tuesday night to make enough cuts to preserve across-the-board pay increases. The Board of Commissioners approved scheduling a first public hearing on a revised budget for...

Public school system officials from metro area counties joined Sen. Jon Ossoff Monday at a press conference where they pledged to reopen their classrooms to full-time in-person learning this fall with the help of more than $4 billion in federal funding for Georgia schools. Newton County Superintendent Samantha Fuhrey and...

NEWTON COUNTY, GA – District 1 Commissioner Stan Edwards and the Newton County Bicentennial Committee, along with Keep Newton Beautiful, are hosting a community cleanup in District 1 providing service to the community during the 200th year of Newton County. Throughout the year, each District Commissioner is hosting a cleanup...

County Commissioner Alana Sanders, the Newton County Bicentennial Committee and Keep Newton Beautiful hosted a community cleanup in commission District 3 Saturday, June 12, beginning at the Newton County Sheriff’s Office Westside Precinct on Salem Road. The cleanup for District 3 targeted the sides of Brown Bridge, Kirkland, Jack Neely,...