The Newton County Youth Action Team (YAT) has been busy this fall serving their schools and community through volunteerism, peer leadership and prevention education.

Nov. 1 marks my official two-year anniversary with The Covington News. Yes, you’ve been stuck with me for two whole years now.

As Halloween creeps closer, more and more homes can be found displaying all manner of spooky sights. From skeletons to ...

LOGANVILLE, Ga. – The Alcovy Tigers were defeated on Friday by the then-winless Loganville Red Devils.

Well, the Citizen’s Police Academy had officially ended. Though we’ll still be going before the city council on Monday for our graduation recognition, the instructional portions have all wrapped up.

Hundreds of Newton County residents took to Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) on Thursday in the spirit of economic ...

Crescent Communities, a real estate investor, developer and operator of mixed-use communities, announced the opening and lease-up of RENDER Turner Lake, a 300-unit multifamily community in Covington.

The Eagles surged in the second half of the season as a once 2-3 team finished the regular season with a 6-4 and comfortably ...

After a two-game losing streak, the Social Circle Redskins returned to the win column on Thursday night. The Redskins ...

A Saturday night showdown between the Newton Rams and the Rockdale County Bulldogs was never close. Once again, Newton scored ...

The Covington Police Department (CPD) is investigating a shooting in Magnolia Heights Apartments that left an intruder dead.

On Oct. 21, the Social Circle City Council unanimously approved the city’s first formal policy for handling adjustments to water and sewer customers’ bills in the event of leaks resulting in ...