Newton school board to pay Carpenters nearly $70K
The Newton County Board of Education will pay a top school official and a high school principal nearly $70,000 as part of a settlement.
Fight Like Jonah! Elementary student lives dream of going to middle school
Cousins Middle School welcomed Jonah Barnett as its newest student on Friday, 11-year-old Barnett, who is fighting an inoperable brain tumor.
Heard-Mixon Elementary School Honor Roll
Heard-Mixon Elementary School — First Semester Honor Roll
Press attorney questions school board vote
The board won't decide until later this month how to fill a void for a deputy superintendent position and a high school principal position.
Carpenters to leave Newton schools this week
A top school official and a high school principal are leaving the Newton County School System this week.
50 students headed to region science fair
Newton High students sweep high school fair
Nearly 50 Newton County students are headed to the regional science fair next month.
School board asks for community input on next superintendent
The Newton County Board of Education is asking the public to complete a community survey, which it will use in its search for the next superintendent.
Snapping Shoals scholarships available
Deadlines for Snapping Shoals EMC's 2013 scholarships are quickly approaching.
Challenge Charter Honor Roll
Challenge Charter Academy — Second Quarter Honor Roll
School system names co-chairs for SPLOST election
Bea Jackson, director of the Washington Street Community Center, and Danny Stone, manager of Economic Development for Snapping Shoals, are the co-chairs for the upcoming education SPLOST IV election.
NCSS: Bus had no mechanical defects; disciplinary action, charges pending
A bus involved in a traffic accident earlier this week that sent more than 40 students and staff to the hospital had no mechanical defects.
Hightower Trail gives gifts to families in need
Hightower Trail Elementary School sponsored its annual Gift of Loving Tree in which parents, students and business partners chose a gift listed on a tree ornament and purchased and wrapped the gift for a family in need at the school.
NCCA opens lounge for students, community
The Newton College and Career Academy recently opened The Lounge.
Students to compete in reading
The fifth annual Newton County Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Newton College and Career Academy
Two Newton schools part of state charter report
An annual charter schools report from the Georgia Department of Education mentions two Newton County Schools.