With three seats on the Covington city council up for grabs in just four months, one major domino in the election has ...

Last Saturday, families and friends from all around Newton County withstood the summer heat to indulge in a night of savory ...

Ahead of what is going to be her junior season, Newton’s Raegan McKnight has her eyes set on taking the Lady Rams back to the ...

Whether it is a 7-on-7, a padded camp or just a regular practice in the heat, the Eastside Eagles have stayed busy as they ...

Former Georgia Bulldog Asa Newell will remain in Georgia to begin his professional career in the NBA.Newell was selected by ...

The Youth Action Team (YAT) — a youth-led program of Newton Community Partnership (NCP) — has had a powerhouse spring, ...

The Newton County District Attorney’s Office announced today that Carey Donovan Clark will serve 30 years in prison, followed ...

A pair of old business items were handled at the June 3 Newton County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting. During the ...

By the time you read this, I’ll be in Pennsylvania, taking a short vacation with family up there. I have been looking forward ...

The Covington News recently won seven awards in the 2025 Georgia Press Association (GPA) Better Newspaper and Advertising ...

While it seems like an eternity ago, if I try hard enough I can almost remember the muted moment as I stood on my high school ...

Throughout the last 31 years, the makeup of Newton County Government has changed and shifted in more ways than one. The ...