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    • TOWN SQUARE PODCAST: Travis Moore clears the air on Cinelease and…

      Eastside football can win its first Newton Cup with victory against…

      Newton outlasts Eastside in typical ‘back-and-forth-rivalry’ fashion

      TREY BAILEY: Millage Rate Debate — Strong Schools, Fair Taxes, and…

      BREAKING: BOC Chairman Marcello Banes, incoming District 3 rep Stephanie Lindsey…

  • NEWS
    • TOWN SQUARE PODCAST: Travis Moore clears the air on Cinelease and…

      Eastside football can win its first Newton Cup with victory against…

      Newton outlasts Eastside in typical ‘back-and-forth-rivalry’ fashion

      TREY BAILEY: Millage Rate Debate — Strong Schools, Fair Taxes, and…

      BREAKING: BOC Chairman Marcello Banes, incoming District 3 rep Stephanie Lindsey…

  • EDUCATION
    • SMITH: My chronicle of trials and triumphs have prepared me for…

  • SPORTS
    • Newton County Schools names Carl Green as first-ever full-time district athletic…

      WASHINGTON: Why sports journalism and Covington gets my sportswriter blood pumping

      Three quick takes on Newton alum Stephon Castle’s NBA Draft selection…

      Mixture of new, old helps Newton Lady Rams basketball rediscover winning…

      Q&A With Auburn freshman, former Newton High softball standout Kyla Stroud

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    • SMITH: My chronicle of trials and triumphs have prepared me for…

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    • Breaking News

      TOWN SQUARE PODCAST: Travis Moore clears the air on Cinelease and cemetery controversy

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      When Facebook Turns into City Hall Every community has those moments when social media explodes and rumors outpace reality. For Covington, Georgia, that moment came...
      Breaking News

      Eastside football can win its first Newton Cup with victory against Alcovy

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      By Gabriel Stovall COVINGTON, Ga. — By now, it’s a well-worn storyline.  Eastside football is 2-0 for the first time since 2018.  Eastside football defeated in-county rival...
      Breaking News

      Newton outlasts Eastside in typical ‘back-and-forth-rivalry’ fashion

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      COVINGTON, Ga. — A revenge-minded Newton upended Eastside 39-24 in a see-saw battle Friday night to kickoff the 2025 high school football season in...
      Breaking News

      TREY BAILEY: Millage Rate Debate — Strong Schools, Fair Taxes, and the Need for a Better Way

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Two things are certain in life: death and taxes.” While I can’t help with the first, I can help you understand...
      Breaking News

      BREAKING: BOC Chairman Marcello Banes, incoming District 3 rep Stephanie Lindsey face federal grand jury indictment

      Reed McDow - June 27, 2024 0
      Marcello Banes, Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, and Stephanie Lindsey, incumbent District 3 commissioner, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to money laundering through a wire fraud. 
  • NEWS
    • Breaking News

      TOWN SQUARE PODCAST: Travis Moore clears the air on Cinelease and cemetery controversy

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      When Facebook Turns into City Hall Every community has those moments when social media explodes and rumors outpace reality. For Covington, Georgia, that moment came...
      Breaking News

      Eastside football can win its first Newton Cup with victory against Alcovy

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      By Gabriel Stovall COVINGTON, Ga. — By now, it’s a well-worn storyline.  Eastside football is 2-0 for the first time since 2018.  Eastside football defeated in-county rival...
      Breaking News

      Newton outlasts Eastside in typical ‘back-and-forth-rivalry’ fashion

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      COVINGTON, Ga. — A revenge-minded Newton upended Eastside 39-24 in a see-saw battle Friday night to kickoff the 2025 high school football season in...
      Breaking News

      TREY BAILEY: Millage Rate Debate — Strong Schools, Fair Taxes, and the Need for a Better Way

      Gabriel Stovall - November 7, 2025 0
      Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Two things are certain in life: death and taxes.” While I can’t help with the first, I can help you understand...
      Breaking News

      BREAKING: BOC Chairman Marcello Banes, incoming District 3 rep Stephanie Lindsey face federal grand jury indictment

      Reed McDow - June 27, 2024 0
      Marcello Banes, Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, and Stephanie Lindsey, incumbent District 3 commissioner, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to money laundering through a wire fraud. 
  • EDUCATION
    • Education

      SMITH: My chronicle of trials and triumphs have prepared me for this

      Reed McDow - June 26, 2024 0
      Hello, Newton County, and all others following this very intentional, introductory column.  Let me invite you into the mind and thinking of Gabriel Stovall and...
  • SPORTS
    • Sports

      Newton County Schools names Carl Green as first-ever full-time district athletic director

      Gabriel Stovall - December 2, 2025 0
      By Gabriel Stovall COVINGTON, Ga. — For the first time in the district’s history, Newton County Schools will have a full-time athletic director. And his...
      Sports

      WASHINGTON: Why sports journalism and Covington gets my sportswriter blood pumping

      Reed McDow - July 11, 2024 0
      My name is Evan Washington, and I am so excited to cover the Covington/Newton County sports community.
      Sports

      Three quick takes on Newton alum Stephon Castle’s NBA Draft selection to the San Antonio Spurs

      Reed McDow - June 27, 2024 0
      Stephon Castle made history on Wednesday night as the 19-year-old Covington native catapulted from freshman national champion to the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
      Sports

      Mixture of new, old helps Newton Lady Rams basketball rediscover winning ways

      Reed McDow - June 26, 2024 0
      What a difference a year makes.
      Sports

      Q&A With Auburn freshman, former Newton High softball standout Kyla Stroud

      Reed McDow - June 26, 2024 0
      Once a great softball player at Cousins Middle School and former Newton Rams standout, Kyla Stroud is nothing short of a Hometown Hero.
  • OPINION
    • Education

      SMITH: My chronicle of trials and triumphs have prepared me for this

      Reed McDow - June 26, 2024 0
      Hello, Newton County, and all others following this very intentional, introductory column.  Let me invite you into the mind and thinking of Gabriel Stovall and...
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Newton County Schools names Carl Green as first-ever full-time district athletic director

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Newton County Schools names Carl Green as first-ever full-time district athletic director

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WASHINGTON: Why sports journalism and Covington gets my sportswriter blood pumping

My name is Evan Washington, and I am so excited to cover the Covington/Newton County sports community.
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TOWN SQUARE PODCAST: Travis Moore clears the air on Cinelease and cemetery controversy

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