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Creative expression
Rising first- through six-graders are at Oxford College this week learning about music and art.
Covington will vote on Sunday alcohol
COVINGTON -- Residents in the city of Covington will have the chance to vote on whether alcohol should be sold on Sundays.
State justice speaks to city civic groups
COVINGTON -- Georgia Supreme Court Justice Harris Hines touched on several topics during his address to a joint meeting of the Covington Kiwanis and Covington Rotary Clubs on Tuesday. His most important point he saved for last.
New coach bringing fast-paced game to Eastside basketball
COVINGTON -- Gregory Freeman is bringing his aggressive style of defensive basketball to Eastside's boys program, where he hopes he'll have the same success he had at Class AA Lamar County.
County nixes purchase of rail line
COVINGTON -- The Newton County Board of Commissioners reached a decision Tuesday night not to pursue the purchase of the unused Norfolk Southern rail line in Newton County.
NCSS cautious about more tax revenues
COVINGTON -- The Newton County School System could receive about $2 million more in revenues than previously expected next school year, but system officials remain cautious until they actually see the money.
Newton Blotter - 06-10-11
The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff's Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department and Porterdale Police Department:
John Manning, Jr.
John William Manning, Jr., age 80, of New Orleans, LA, died June 5, 2011, at Abbey Hospice in Walton County. Dr. Manning, a beloved Professor of Physiology at Emory University ...
