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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...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...BREAKING: BOC Chairman Marcello Banes, incoming District 3 rep Stephanie Lindsey face federal grand jury indictment
Reed McDow - 0Marcello 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.
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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...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...BREAKING: BOC Chairman Marcello Banes, incoming District 3 rep Stephanie Lindsey face federal grand jury indictment
Reed McDow - 0Marcello 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.
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SMITH: My chronicle of trials and triumphs have prepared me for this
Reed McDow - 0Hello, 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
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...WASHINGTON: Why sports journalism and Covington gets my sportswriter blood pumping
Reed McDow - 0My name is Evan Washington, and I am so excited to cover the Covington/Newton County sports community.Three quick takes on Newton alum Stephon Castle’s NBA Draft selection to the San Antonio Spurs
Reed McDow - 0Stephon 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.Mixture of new, old helps Newton Lady Rams basketball rediscover winning ways
Reed McDow - 0What a difference a year makes.Q&A With Auburn freshman, former Newton High softball standout Kyla Stroud
Reed McDow - 0Once a great softball player at Cousins Middle School and former Newton Rams standout, Kyla Stroud is nothing short of a Hometown Hero.
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SMITH: My chronicle of trials and triumphs have prepared me for this
Reed McDow - 0Hello, 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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