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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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. 

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

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.

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