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Gingrich coming to Covington

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will bring his campaign to Covington Wednesday.

Prep under way for Walmart opening

Employees at the new Walmart are busy preparing for a March opening.

P-dale Explorers to give gazebo facelift

The Portedale Police Explorers are raising funds to refurbish the town gazebo.

Newton Pre-K registration starts next week

NCSS will hold registration for the system's Georgia lottery funded Pre-K programs from Monday through Friday at the elementary school children are zoned to attend next school year.

Social Circle delays vote on annexation of Newton land

The Social Circle City Council declined to vote on an annexation petition for 112 acres in Newton County.

Man gets death penalty in 2008 murder

A New Jersey man found guilty of murder Friday has been sentenced to death.

LETTER: Pick charter schools over hopelessly broken system

Now is the time to be bold. Embrace the new productive way to spend tax dollars and look to a better educated workforce to lure national and international companies to Georgia.

Doug Holt: House achieves consensus on several measures

The fifth week of the legislative session continued at a steady pace, with 12 bills and resolutions reaching the floor of the House for a vote.

Darrell Huckaby: Our first president set strong precedent for those who followed

Washington was perhaps the perfect person to serve as the first president, because of his lack of ambition and his high character and sense of duty.

Postal building deemed safe after toxic scare

The Newton County Sheriff's Office investigated a powder found in a package at the U.S. Post Office on the Covington Bypass on Tuesday.

Woman's life transformed by service in Marines, Iraq

Rockdale County native Katherine Davis admitted to being a "spoiled brat" growing up, but her life changed after high schoo whenl she became a Marine.

Probation services contract approval delayed

The City Council wil delay approval of a new probation services provider until the city attorney reviews the RFP to make sure it passes legal muster.

Post office powder scare false alarm

A toxic substance scare at the U.S. Postal Service Annex at ByPass Road Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a false alarm.

Superintendent meets with recent Newton grads

NCSS Superintendent Gary Mathews met with some recent Newton County high school graduates to gather information to help future graduates.

Attempt to recycle stolen items leads to arrests

Two people were arrested after they allegedly tried to recycle stolen items.

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