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Newton County Schools announces new elementary principals for 2025-26

Covington, Georgia · Covington

Newton County Schools announces new elementary principals for 2025-26

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The Newton County Board of Education approved the appointments of Dr. Matt Body and Dr. Laurie C. Weaver as principals of Rocky Plains Elementary School and South Salem Elementary School, respectively, at its Tuesday, June 17, 2025, board meeting.Read Article

Newton County Schools releases findings of Weapons Detection System Pilot Program

Covington, Georgia · Covington

Newton County Schools releases findings of Weapons Detection System Pilot Program

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NEWTON COUNTY — At the Tuesday, June 17 Newton County Board of Education meeting, Dr. Michael Barr, chief operations officer, provided the board with an overview of the findings from the weapons detection system pilot program.Read Article

Georgia Piedmont Technical College awarded funding to open $9.55 million simulated training hospital in Covington

Covington, Georgia · Covington

Georgia Piedmont Technical College awarded funding to open $9.55 million simulated training hospital in Covington

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COVINGTON, Ga. — With an additional $9.55 million earmarked for Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the State of Georgia, the College hopes to double the number of healthcare-related program students it serves through a new simulated training hospital environment in Newton County.Read Article

Newton County Schools releases Q3 report

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NEWTON COUNTY — At the Newton County Board of Education meeting last Tuesday, June 17, Newton County Schools released the district’s quarter three (Q3) report.Covington, Georgia · Covington Read Article

Piedmont Oncology recognizes Newton County’s Michelle Baird

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COVINGTON, Ga. – Piedmont Oncology recently hosted their inaugural Physician and Staff Recognition Awards in which they recognized 30 recipients in eight award categories, including Newton County’s very own Michelle Baird.Covington, Georgia · Covington Read Article

House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures announces 2025 Covington meeting

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ATLANTA – State Representative Tim Fleming (R-Covington), chairman of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures, has announced the dates and locations for the 2025 meetings. One of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures meetings is set to be held in Covington on Thursday, Oct. 2.Covington, Georgia · Covington Read Article

Neighbors complain landfill has been releasing foul odor for months in Newton County

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The landfill is in Covington on Lower River Road.Covington, Georgia · Covington Read Article

Alvin ‘Woody’ Wood, was ‘so much for so many people’ - Plymouth Independent

Alvin Edward Wood, better known as “Woody,” of Covington, GA, passed away on Sunday, June 15. Woody was born on July 3, 1934, in Plymouth to the late Chester Alvin Wood and Elva Paoli Wood. Woody graduated from Plymouth High School in 1951 and joined the United States Air Force as a mechanic in 1953. After leaving the Air Force he joined IBM (International Business Machines), where he spent many of his professional years. In 1956, Woody married …Covington, Georgia · Covington Read Article

Covington initiates zoning amendment prompted by applicant seeking to open cigar lounge

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COVINGTON, Ga. — In the months to come, a new kind of establishment could be appealing to professional clientele just off the Covington Square.Covington, Georgia · Covington Read Article

Newton County passes final FY26 budget

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NEWTON, COUNTY – The Newton County Board of Commissioners passed the 2026 fiscal year (FY26) budget on Tuesday night. Four of the commissioners voted to pass the budget, while District 4 Commissioner J.C. Henderson opted to abstain from the vote.Newton County, Georgia · Newton County Read Article

Newton County Board of Education considers next steps in school safety plan

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The Newton County Board of Education is considering next steps in its school safety program after completion of a weapons detection system pilot program during the 2024-25 school year.Newton County, Georgia · Newton County Read Article

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