The 2026 Legislative Session is officially underway, and we’ve wrapped up our first full week of work under the Gold Dome. It ...

The need for improvements to the county’s efforts to provide transparency and accessible information to its residents was a ...

Many joined Keep Newton Beautiful for their annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Cleanup on Monday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m ...

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Social Circle Mayor David Keener have banded together in opposition to a rumored Immigration and ...

On Thursday, Jan. 22, The Covington News received the 2025 Legacy Business Award from the Newton County Chamber of Commerce.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced a state of emergency for all Georgia counties Thursday ahead of a winter storm expected to dump ...

At the Jan. 20 Covington City Council meeting, council members once more broached the topic of data centers in the city.

Governor Brian Kemp has suspended District 113 State Representative Sharon Henderson from her seat in the state legislature.

In the spirit of my father’s legacy, and guided by the values he passed down to me, I am proud to announce my candidacy for ...

Rep. David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District in Congress, passed three Community Project Funding ...

Carol Veliotis is a local columnist for The Covington News. She can be reached at carol.veliotis@gmail.com.