With college graduation coming around the corner, I would like to take this time and space to congratulate all of the upcoming 2024 college graduates that will be walking across the stage in the coming weeks ..read more

This July, the price of first class postage goes up a whole nickel, from 68 to 73 cents, another step toward the inevitable demise of the Christmas card. I remember the national outcry when stamps went up a penny, from five to six cents. Eventually the shock wore off, and a few dozen rate hikes later, here we are ..read more

As the Master’s tournament has come and gone, so will the gorgeous flowers of the iconic azaleas and that is your indicator of azalea time! I get many questions about when to fertilize or prune azaleas. The message of today’s article is - it is azalea time. It is now time to prune, fertilize and care for azaleas ..read more

Ag Day is back on the downtown Covington Square to kick off the 2024 Farmers Market season. The event will take place on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m ..read more

The city of Social Circle held its Social Circle Day festival on Saturday, April 20 in its downtown area ..read more

Council members with the city of Covington voted to purchase The Charles Christian Tuller House at the April 15 city council meeting ..read more

Newton County Schools (NCS) announced that Dr. Catrina Pollard, an agriculture instructor at Eastside High School, has been honored as the 2024 Agriculture Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE ..read more

A new face has been making his way around Newton County the last few weeks. Jeffrey Burke began his role as a University of Georgia (UGA) Archway professional on March 11 while his first, full-time day in the community was March 25 ..read more

Social Circle’s playoff games against Elbert County on Tuesday at Burks Field were vastly different. Nevertheless, the Redskins reigned victorious in each contest ..read more

With the school year nearing the end, members of the Newton County Board of Education are beginning to shift their focus to the FY25 budget. Tuesday’s meeting saw the first public steps being taken to establish next year’s budget with presentations of organizational priorities from superintendent Dr. Duke Bradley III and the FY25 budget overview from chief financial officer, Erica Robinson ..read more