In an apparent upset, Bruce Carter has secured the Post 4 seat on Porterdale’s City Council by just two votes.

LIVE UPDATES: 2025 Local Election Results The Covington News will be updating this thread tonight with live election updates ...

COVINGTON, Ga.– Piedmont Newton Hospital has received Primary Stroke Center certification from Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, ...

In what was a long day of softball, the Eastside Lady Eagles put it all together to claim the Class AAAA Championship.Three ...

Sights from week 12 football for county-area teams.

Last Thursday, Oct. 30, Matthew Bruce Burley submitted a guilty plea to charges of involuntary manslaughter, distributing fentanyl and trafficking fentanyl. The charges stem from the Dec. 30, 2022 ...

The Newton County Board of Education met on Oct. 29 for a combined work and regular session, focusing on academic updates, ...

I am totally in favor of tipping. I always have been and always will be. Those in the service industry who meet or exceed our expectations deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.

The USA Concerned Citizens of Newton County in Covington will be canvassing neat the downtown Covington Square on Election Day, TUesday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will take place near the Town ...

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

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

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.