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Summer of fun
Abigail Sincher prepares to get relief from Wednesday's sweltering heat as she braces for a landing in the Covington Family YMCA's swimming pool.
Budget gets nod based on rollback
COVINGTON -- County commissioners approved a $46.3 million budget based on a rollback millage rate of 10.9 Tuesday night.
Social Circle tightens its belt
SOCIAL CIRCLE -- The city is preparing for another year of declining revenue and budget cuts, as well as another round of water and sewer rate hikes.
BOE honors Whatley at last meeting
COVINGTON -- Members of the Newton County Board of Education said good-bye to their leader Tuesday night, as Superintendent Steven Whatley presided over his last school board meeting.
Jury: Men guilty of assault, not robbery
CONYERS -- A Rockdale Superior Court jury returned a not guilty verdict Wednesday afternoon in an armed robbery case stemming from an incident in which two men were accused of robbing an elderly man at gunpoint last summer. The two defendants were convicted on other charges in connection with the incident.
ON THE BEAT: Woman's ad leads to being scammed out of money, furniture
On the Beat is an occasional reporting of various crimes and complaints confronted by law enforcement personnel in Newton County in the course of their duties.
Schulz, Simmons complete ACCG certification
COVINGTON -- Newton County Commissioners Nancy Schulz and Earnest Simmons are among more than 100 county officials from across the state recently recognized by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia for completion of the Commissioners Training Program and the Certified Commissioners Advanced Program at the association's 96th annual Meeting held in Savannah.
ON THE BEAT: Woman's ad leads to being scammed out of money, furniture
On the Beat is an occasional reporting of various crimes and complaints confronted by law enforcement personnel in Newton County in the course of their duties. It is compiled by News Editor Barbara Knowles, who can be reached at barbara.knowles@newtoncitizen.com.
