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Glad to be a grad

Newton and Rockdale county high schools held their 2013 graduation ceremonies this week.

Newton Citizen Poll for May 26, 2013

Newton Citizen Poll for May 26, 2013

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Franklin 50th Anniversary

Bennie Franklin Jr. and Nancy Brewer Franklin celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today.

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Piedmont Academy class raises butterflies

Students in Mary Ramsdell’s K3 class at Piedmont Academy learned about the life cycle of the butterfly by hatching four painted lady butterflies from caterpillars.

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Conyers Pilot Club hosts fashion show for charity

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Honey Creek names Good Citizens for May

Honey Creek's Good Citizens for the month of May

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Seniors enjoy world-class cuisine

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Newton County Jail Blotter for May 24, 2013

The Newton County Jail Blotter for May 24, 2013

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Birds hatch at Career Academy

Students in Shelley Yeatman's prekindergarten class in the Early Learning Center at the Newton College and Career Academy got to witness their baby bluebirds hatch before school let out.

Jackson Lake records first boating fatality of season

Michael Davis. Special to the Citizen. JACKSON -- A Conyers man has died after a boating accident on Jackson Lake Tuesday evening.. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Capt. Bob Lynn identified the victim as 58-year-old Joseph L. Baker.. Lynn said Baker was a passenger on a boat operated

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Up, up and away

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Church Calendar

Church Calendar

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Charlie and Binx would like to find new homes

There are a variety of dogs and cats available for adoption at the Newton and Rockdale animal shelters this week.

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Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma

A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Health reports for Newton, Rockdale counties for May 21, 2013

Health reports for Newton and Rockdale counties for May 21, 2013.

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Alcovy's Palo signs with Andrew College

Staff photo: Manny Fils. The 2012-13 Alcovy basketball team had another signing with Kaci Palo heading to Andrew College. The Lady Tigers leader will be playing the shooting guard position. Palo led the Lady Tigers in 3-point shots taken and 3-point shots made.. "I'm extremely excited for her

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Barge visits Newton academy

State Superintendent John Barge visited the Newton College & Career Academy Tuesday.

Newton Citizen Poll for May 19, 2013

The Newton Citizen Poll for May 19, 2013.

Rockdale/Newton Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Area Students -- College

Area Students -- College new for May

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Griffin-Murphy Engagement

Ed and Mary Griffin of Conyers announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Ann Griffin, to Brent Drennan Murphy, son of Phil and Carole Murphy of La Vergne, Tenn.

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Keeping the K-9's safe

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School Crime Report for May 17, 2013

School Crime Report for May 17, 2013

Newton County Jail Blotter for May 17, 2013

The Newton County Jail Blotter for May 17, 2013.

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Blackwell signs with Piedmont

Being No. 1 has paid off for Eastside's top single player Amanda Blackwell after committing to play tennis for DIII program Piedmont College. Blackwell was given honorable mention honors on the Region 8-AAAA team, was given the MVP award for the Eastside girls tennis team and served as a

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Sam, Dougal looking for new homes

There are a variety of dogs and cats available for adoption this week at the Newton and Rockdale animal shelters.

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Fun on the farm

Farm Day at Berry's Tree Farm

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Local woman turns 102

Annie Maud Maddox celebrates 102nd birthday.

Health reports for Newton, Rockdale counties for May 14, 2013

Editor's Note: Restaurant health inspection reports published in the Citizen newspapers include only the restaurant's name, address, score and date of inspection. This is due to the length of violations included in the reports. Readers who would like to know more about a restaurant's score may go online at www.eastmetrohealth.com

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Discount Tire opens in Conyers

Special Photo Discount Tire, a tire and wheel retailer, announced the opening of its new store at 1665 Ga. Highway 138 S.E. in Conyers, near the crossroads of Ga. 138 and Old McDonough Road. It’s operated by 10 employees and is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The store is closed on Sundays.

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RMC employee honored by United Way

Special Photo At Philips Arena. Rockdale Medical Center employee Vanessa Dameron is congratulated by Milton J. Little Jr., president of United Way, for her outstanding leadership in coordinating Rockdale Medical Center’s annual United Way campaign. Out of the 1,000 Atlanta area organizations that participated in the 2012 annual campaign, only five volunteer leaders, including Dameron, were honored as Be Greater Atlanta Outstanding Employee Campaign Manager/Leadership Chairs. In 2012 under Dameron’s leadership, through fundraisers and employee donations, Rockdale Medical Center raised just more than $35,000 in support of the United Way, representing a 50 percent increase over last year’s result.

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Local photography club invites new members

Members of the Conyers-based Sharp Shooters photography club contributed these photographs to the Citizen images page.

Newton Citizen Poll for May 12, 2013

Newton Citizen Polll for May 12, 2013

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Jacobi - Faust Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Jacobi of Oxford announce the engagement of their daughter, Leah Rachael Jacobi, to James Corey Faust of Dawson., son of Melanie and Todd Kegler and Jim and Valerie Faust, all of Dawson.

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Wilbanks-Bennett Wedding

Wilbanks-Bennett Wedding

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Brockman - Brado Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. James Brockman of Conyers announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Nicole Brockman, to Mark Allen Brado, son of Daniel Brado of Sacramento, Calif., and Cindria Brado of Monroe.

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KCNB names Trash to Treasure winner

Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful recently congratulated 2013 Trash to Treasure art contest winner.

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Principal, coach raise money for Relay for Life

Porterdale Elementary School recently raised money for Relay for Life.

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Risk Management wins Citizen drawing

Special Photo Risk Management Associates owners, from left, Ben Payne and Jason Payne display the new iPad they won at a drawing sponsored by the Citizen newspaper for local business owners who attended a free marketing presentation by NRS Media.

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Apollo Staffing honored

Apollo Staffing, Inc. employees, from left, Connie Price, Kelsey English, Melissa Nash, Flora Tillman and Jamie Cummings pose with the 2013 Atlanta Business Chronicle's Pacesetter Award, an honor the business earned as one of Atlanta's fastest-growing companies.

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Quartet of Patriots sign

Four Heritage football players signed college scholarships recently.

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Movin' to the Music

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Newton County Jail Blotter for May 10, 2013

Newton County Jail Blotter for May 10, 2013.

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Sneed signing

Newton’s Micah Sneed is heading to West Georgia Tech in Carrollton.

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Publix donates to United Way

John Clark, district store manager for Publix and Joe Bonner, manager of the Brown Bridge store, present a corporate gift check of $14,541 to Covington-Newton County United Way Administrative Assistant Pierrette Hall. The check was in addition to the $20,000 raised by the 100 employees of the Brown Bridge

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Reading renovation

Children's area at Covigton library is undergoing renovations.

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Twinkles and Samantha are looking for new homes

There are a variety of dogs and cats available for adoption this week at the Newton and Rockdale animal shelters.

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Thanks for the help

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Catch of the Day

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