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One sought in murder The Georgia Bureau of Investigation along with Newton County Sheriff’s Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspected murderer by the name of Brandon Hambrick. Hambrick has active arrest warrants for the crime of murder in reference to the death of Alvin Hall. Hall’s body was found in his burned vehicle the evening of December 30 on McGiboney Lane in Newton County near the Rockdale County line.
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Execution date set for Ford The Newton County Superior Court has ordered the execution of convicted murderer Melbert Ford. The Court ordered the Department to carry out the execution on a date between February 23 and March 2. The execution is scheduled to take place at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23. |
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Construction co. owner and barbers donate to Washington St. Doug Vason and some of his friends recently donated more than $600 to the Washington Street Community Center, but Vason hopes to gather 10 times that much in donations next year. |
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Trials of a teen mom For most girls, their junior year in high school is when they start planning which colleges they want to apply to, figuring out what type of dress they’d like to wear to the prom and hanging out with friends. For Chantrail Moody, it was when she first found out she was pregnant. 
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Eagle Scout honor a family tradition Boy Scout Law demands that scouts are loyal and kind, trustworthy and courteous, four words that define the Crowe family perfectly. And for three generations, the family’s men have taken part in the time-honored tradition of Scouting.
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Alcovy HS adds new expansion Alcovy High School recently added a new wing to benefit the growing student population. However, this addition is not currently in use by the school. |
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Phantom noise angers resident Just after midnight officers from the Covington Police Department answered a noise complaint on Bohannon Street but when they arrived, heard only the complaints of the caller. |
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Construction co. owner and barbers donate to Wash St. Doug Vason and some of his friends recently donated more than $600 to the Washington Street Community Center, but Vason hopes to gather 10 times that much in donations next year. |
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Campout of the Century planned at Bert Adams For almost 50 years, Boy Scouts have camped and created cherished memories at Bert Adams Scout Reservation in Newton County. Feb. 8, 2010 also marks 100 years of Boy Scouts of America. |
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Athletic Club remains vacant The beloved Covington Athletic Club is in the process of foreclosure and all of the exercise equipment has been sold. |
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Scout Central On my honor: Boy Scout troops in Newton and Rockdale counties came together on Saturday for a centennial scouting expo. Different troops had booths set up, displaying various scout activities. Bean bag tosses, fire-making classes, a rope course and more were offered. The event was held at the Parker Road Government Center in Rockdale.
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Bridgestone asks for refund after tax error Bridgestone Golf is asking Newton County for a tax refund of $108,000, because some of Bridgestone’s equipment was incorrectly assessed on its tax filings in 2006 and 2007. |
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Execution order signed for Ford Newton County Superior Court Judge Horace J. Johnson Jr signed a warrant Friday for the execution of Melbert Ray Ford Jr who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her niece in 1986.
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Newton County Jail Log - Feb. 7 o Ronald Bruce Gresham Jr., 33, 30 Kendall Lane, Covington, Jan. 22. Family Violence Act battery, second degree cruelty to children. |
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Search is on for Ga. senior poet laureate Entries are now being accepted for regional winners in the 18th annual National Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition for American poets age 50 and older, in which the Georgia Senior Poet Laureate is sought. Deadline is June 30. |
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There are no small things "Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things." ~Bruce Barton |
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$12 million widening of 278/142 begins Pittman Construction Company began work on the $12 million widening and reconstruction of the U.S. Highway 278, Ga. Highway 142 intersection. |
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Newton County Jail Log - Feb. 5 • Jason Warren McMullen, 37, 20 Oak Grove Road, Covington, Jan. 22. Court sentenced to work release. |
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Friday Scrapbook Through the eyes of the community: Trevor Cargile takes a picture of the ominous sky above his home. A bull throws it’s rider off at a rodeo held at the Georgia Horse Park in Conyers. The walking path at the Newton County Recreation Department is peaceful. A frog sits on a rock in Michelle Simpson’s pond. A hummingbird gets ready to land on the feeder on Simpson’s front porch.
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Newton Medical Center auxiliary celebrates 50 years of service The Newton Medical Center Auxiliary’s theme for 2010 is "volunteers are golden treasures." During its 50 years in existence, volunteers have logged more than half a million hours of service and have helped raise more than $2 million for hospital equipment.
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Shelter finally signs lease with housing authority The Garden of Gethsemane homeless shelter has been open in Covington since June, but it finally signed a lease last week. |
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InVest in the NCSO - Feb. 5 The parents of recently injured Deputy Wesley Atha have organized a fundraising campaign to purchase these vests for every county deputy. Their fundraising goal is $113,000. Each vest costs between $500-$700, depending on the size. Each Friday The Covington News will publish a list of individuals, businesses and civic groups who have donated to the cause that week as well as the total amount raised. Donations are tax deductible. ... |
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4-H 4-Ever: 4-H can take you anywhere I love my job in 4-H, but I must admit to reading stories of the Zoo Atlanta employee accompanying Atlanta’s panda to China and thinking, "Wow, I wonder how she got that job?"
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Returning the Appreciation A soldier's gratitude: CW5 Robert Tadlock with the Ga. Army National Guard in Macon presents Virginia Pearson, co-founder of Operation Sandbox a plaque in appreciation for outstanding service and support of the 48th IBCT. If you would like to support our troops, please visit www.operationsandboxga.com.
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'We are one people'! Roy Barnes has seen integration and the advancement in racial equality in Georgia’s schools firsthand, but the Newton High School students he spoke to Thursday weren’t alive for many of those changes.
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Crime Briefs: Driver’s story changes several times A 20-year-old woman was arrested after officers reportedly noticed her driving erratically and found that the vehicle had no insurance on it.
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Pet of the Week... Feb. 5 Take me home: The Newton County Animal Shelter’s pet of the week is a border collie/Aussie mix, very nice. Also available for adoption are three shepherd mix puppies; a black and white mixed breed named Corey; a black chow mix; an adult German shepherd; an adult chocolate Lab mix with docked tail and metal studded collar; a birddog mix, black and white; a yellow Lab, adult with a blue collar; a brown ...
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fall dean's list Darton College Kafuba Donzon of Covington made the Deans List at Darton College for the Fall 2009 semester. To qualify for the Deans List, a student must be full time and have earned a 3.4 or higher grade point average. For their academic performances during fall semester 2009, the following students were named to the North Georgia College & State University Dean's List. Students achieving a 3.5 grade point average, with no grade below a ... |
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school fall honor rolls 2009 Oak Hill Elementary announces its honor roll for fall semester. All A's. Grade 5. Amber Bagley, Autumn Bagley, Nikki Betancourt, Mollie Cady, Natalie Carter, Alex Daniel, Abner Elliparambil, Michael Gray, Hannah Hinton, Kristian Hopson, Jessica Kilpatrick, Rebecca Kilpatrick, Julia McCartney, Destiny Stinehelfer, Trent Whitmire. Grade 4. Dakota Baker, Seth Carpenter, Madeline Doyle, Savannah Gonzalez, Gavin Grindle, Brittney Horn, Destiny Jackson, Morgan Hunter. Grade 3. Tiffany Albino, Kristopher Beveridge, Kaiya Bolton, Miranda Brunn, Braxton ... |
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Here and Dow: Newton High School students win Stock Market Game In the fall, when the 2009 session of the Stock Market Game started on September 28, the Dow stood at 9,789. When trading ended on December 4, the Dow had climbed to 10,389. Along the way, Stormy Kage, Kalyn Spurley, Julian Truitt, and Brianna Williams led by their teacher Aaron Robinson at Newton High School used reading, math, analytical skills, and teamwork to win the Stock Market Game for Newton County Schools with a winning ... |
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Porterdale approves interim city manager's work contract The Porterdale City Council narrowly approved (3-2) the contract for an interim city manager at the regular monthly meeting Monday. |
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Covington considers changing electric rates Covington has been over-charging some of its commercial customers for electricity and under-charging some residential customers — a situation it plans to correct. 
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Saltines and Solzhenitsyn TELLICO PLAINS, TENN. -- I had been days without a newspaper, locked away in a careless world of mountains, rivers, dirt roads, and a supply of Vienna sausage and sardines and a gift for which we can never offer enough gratitude: the saltine cracker. |
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Social Circle applies for DCA city revitalization The Social Circle City Council approved a motion on Monday night that would allow the city to apply to the Department of Community Affairs to be part of the redevelopment fund program. |
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Newton County Jail Log - Feb. 3 • Carlos Rodriguez, 25, 95 Oak Ridge Court, Covington, Jan. 7. Driving without license. |
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Dream Achiever When Janet Goodman thinks about Black History Month, her mind immediately goes back to the local civil rights battles of the 1960s and 70s. She grew up during the time when blacks in Covington were fighting for equality, whether it was the right to eat in the same restaurants, work in the same stores or attend the same schools.
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NCSO seeks suspects in 5 car break-ins Investigators from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help in locating the person(s) responsible for breaking into five cars in the Eastwood Forrest subdivision between late-Monday night and early-Tuesday morning. |
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Library celebrates black history month For more than three decades, Black History Month has been recognized in the United States, and throughout the month of February, the Newton County Library will display a timeline of history from the 1600s through today.
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Telling It Like It Is. . . . Sounding Off and Speaking Up My last column was about moving back to my hometown of Social Circle, so, I wanted to expand on that a little. My little hometown has found itself in the center of a very heated debate over a proposed drag strip. I'm not going into my stand on that issue, but, suffice it to say that you can draw your own conclusions by reading between the lines. Now, if you really want to know what I think, I might be bribed into telling with the right offer, say a nice steak dinner. |
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Two arrested in burglary On Friday January 29, at approximately 11:15 a.m. Newton County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a burglary in progress on Shenandoah Court. When deputies arrived they heard movement inside the residence and were attempting to surround the house when two males ran out of the back door toward the woods as an alert deputy gave chase. A NCSO K-9 tracking ... |
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