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ArticleCounty accepts fed­eral grant for West­side Youth Facil­ity

COVINGTON — A fed­eral grant that has been in limbo for more than three years has finally got­ten the go-ahead from the New­ton County Board of Com­mis­sion­ers. Com­mis­sion­ers voted unan­im­ously Tues­day to accept a $4 mil­lion grant to help fund...

ArticleSuit chal­lenges rule against fire­arms in parks

COVINGTON — A New­ton County man has filed suit in Super­ior Court, claim­ing that the county is improp­erly enfor­cing Geor­gia’s Safe Carry Pro­tec­tion Act. Javance McCray filed the law­suit Sept. 8, chal­len­ging enforce­ment of a county...

ArticleCounty Chief Pro­bate judge to step down

COVINGTON — New­ton County Chief Pro­bate Court Judge Melanie Bell has announced she will resign at the end of the year due to med­ical reas­ons. Bell said she has been dia­gnosed with Men­iere’s dis­ease, a rare dis­ease of the inner ear that affects...

ArticleDairy Queen scores 100

COVINGTON — One week after fail­ing a health inspec­tion, a local fast-food res­taur­ant has more than made up for the low mark. Dairy Queen — loc­ated at 3125 U.S. 278 — scored a per­fect 100 on its Sept. 11 fol­low-up visit by the Gwin­nett, New­ton...

ArticleSPORTS: Flag foot­ball kicks off Monday; catch our team pre­views!

Article43rd annual Cov­ing­ton Fuzz Run

The 43rd annual Cov­ing­ton Fuzz Run was held Sat­urday, Sept. 12. All pro­ceeds from the race bene­fit the Police Who Care Inc. (PWC), which was star­ted in 1974 by Officer Frank Hilton and provides com­munity sup­port for those in need. The run is...