Tom Spigolon

State and local officials helped Ascend Elements celebrate the ceremonial grand opening of the company’s first commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington Wednesday, March 29.

Investigators are asking for any available video footage from the public to help finding the suspect after a 20-year-old Covington man was found shot and killed in a south Newton subdivision Monday, April 3.

Some Newton County residents are hoping for some justice after they say two Labrador retrievers knocked one of them down during a recent daily walk in their neighborhood and mauled their Yorkshire terrier to death.

A motorcycle driver died early today, April 17, following a collision between the victim's vehicle and a Ford F350 truck on Georgia Hwy. 142 at I-20 in Covington.

Covington City Council has voted unanimously to allow open containers of alcoholic beverages in the downtown Square area on a three-month trial basis beginning in early May.

Newton County's annual population growth slowed slightly in the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates but still showed it was growing at almost double the rate this decade compared to last decade.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Stonecrest, last week was among a group of lawmakers and activists who publicly called on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign.

Three teens were jailed after being charged with simple battery and the victim charged with a series of crimes after an incident caught on a now-viral video showing the three allegedly savagely beating the man at a park and ride lot in Covington Friday as a group of people watched.

The Covington News honored the county’s retiring school superintendent with the top award during its 2023 Visions ceremony Thursday, April 27.

This reporter is leaving The Covington News this week for a new opportunity. I’ve already thanked people I believe made my job a little easier in my efforts to inform the public about local goings-on.