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Elks Aidmore recently finalized its contract with the state to provide therapeutic foster care in the Conyers, Covington, Athens area with an expansion into Valdosta in late spring. Read More

	Teen robbed by 10 people A Newton County teen was hospitalized after reportedly being beaten and robbed by nine females and one male after a party. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 7:12 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 03, 2012 6:00 a.m.
	Oxford landlord no-show at hearing Caretakers for a property owned by a deceased Oxford man missed a Covington hearing last month for failing to secure a vacant property. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 5:39 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 03, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Pets of the Week Come visit the Newton County Animal Shelter at 210 Lower River Road, open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They would love for you to see what great animals they have for adoption. Call (770) 786-9514 for more information. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 5:46 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 03, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Man arrested for alleged molestation » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 6:41 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 03, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Newton County GOP to vet candidates The Newton County Republican Party wants to make sure this year’s crop of Republican candidates is truly conservative. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 6:47 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 03, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Romney leads race, but Gingrich popular locally » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 6:53 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 03, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	10-year-old girl beats student on bus A 10-year-old girl was charged with simple battery Monday after reportedly assaulting a fellow student on the school bus Jan. 25. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 7:11 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 02, 2012 10:30 p.m.
	Rockdale officer, student investigated IN BRIEF: A Rockdale County Sheriff's School Resource Officer working at Heritage High School has been placed on administrative leave during an investigation into accusations of an "inappropriate relationship" with a student. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 7:21 p.m.
	Covington Sears to close March 27 Covington's Sears will close March 27 because of underperformance and is discounting prices in an effort to move its inventory. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 5:34 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 02, 2012 7:12 p.m.
	Police seek man for shooting Authorities are searching for the men who reportedly shot a Newton County man in the butt Monday night. » Read More Posted: feb. 02, 2012 7:10 p.m.
	Man fights with wife’s boyfriend Charles Cory Williams was arrested early Sunday morning after reportedly getting in a fight with his wife’s boyfriend. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 8:12 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Landlord hit with 10 citataions » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 7:57 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Man charged with child molestation A 23-year-old Social Circle man remains in the Walton County jail after being charged with molesting a juvenile female Sunday night. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 7:43 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	No charges yet in fatal car accident Charges have yet to be brought against Eastside High School senior McKenzie Crowe in the Saturday morning accident that took the life of 56-year-old Alison (Bell) Campbell, but according to a spokesman from the Georgia State Patrol, they are still pending. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 7:44 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Water tank to hold emergency reserve The county is about halfway done with a massive water storage tank on Kirkland Road near Salem Road, a move that officials said will maintain stability in the water system in the heavily-populated western portion of the county. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 7:47 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	A new habitat Sequetta White and her family needed a new home. Six women can only live for so long in a house with one bathroom, no central heating and black trash bags over the moldy windows. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 7:42 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Newton County Jail Log » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 7:29 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Antique roadshow hits Covington » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 6:14 p.m. \| Updated: feb. 01, 2012 12:00 a.m.
	Man arrested for sexual exploitation A Alabama man has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and electronically furnishing obscene material to a minor. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 9:12 p.m.
	Broken coffee table leads to arrest A family fight ended with the arrest of one man on charges of cruelty to children and criminal trespass early Sunday morning. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 9:10 p.m.
	Rockdale home invasion suspect arrested Authorities in Gwinnett County have arrested a man suspected in a Rockdale County home invasion that took place in February of 2011. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 3:49 p.m.
	Honor Roll for Fall 2011 Newton Schools Fairview Elementary School Honor Roll » Read More Posted: jan. 19, 2012 2:48 p.m. \| Updated: jan. 31, 2012 2:33 p.m.
	Home burns down on Tucker Mill Road A blaze destroyed the home and the posessions of a mother and two young children Monday night on Tucker Mill Road. » Read More Posted: jan. 31, 2012 12:39 p.m.
	Mentor turns youth's life around John McCammon's mother was far away, his father was dead, his brother was in trouble and he was left alone in a foreign country he barely knew. He was 14. » Read More Posted: jan. 28, 2012 10:47 p.m. \| Updated: jan. 29, 2012 5:00 a.m.
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