New requests for data centers and convenience stores will not be accepted by Newton County for at least the next six months.

A man accused of going on a shooting spree in the Spring Hill area has been formally charged with 10 felonies.

Some of y’all can’t drive. In recent days, I’ve spent some time driving across Covington, and I have a message for my fellow ...

In a quirk of timing, the Social Circle City Council got a look Thursday at requested annexation, rezoning, special-use ...

If you are looking at how oil at $110 per barrel and gas approaching $5 per gallon will Make America Great Again, I refer you ...

NEWTON COUNTY — A shooting at the Walmart on Salem Road Saturday night left one man injured. According to a statement by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO), an altercation occurred inside the ...

The Newton County STEAM Academy Math Team earned 1st Place in Division I at the 2026 Griffin RESA Regional Elementary School Math Contest.

The first annual Badges vs Boots game was played on Saturday, March 14, at the Miracle League fields at City Pond Park. The game served as an awareness event for Miracle League as well as law ...

Social Circle’s track and field team put their skills to the test this past Wednesday as they battled multiple local rivals ...

The City of Covington is officially pulling the plug on charging its customers a disconnection fee for unpaid services.

Twenty-one elementary students from Newton County Schools took their curiosity, creativity and problem-solving skills to the ...

A pair of drive-by shootings in late March has led to the arrests of two local teenagers. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office ...