A top-ranking official with the Covington Police Department (CPD) was taken into custody for allegedly driving under the ...

Throughout the last 31 years, the makeup of Newton County Government has changed and shifted in more ways than one. The ...

The Covington News recently won seven awards in the 2025 Georgia Press Association (GPA) Better Newspaper and Advertising ...

While it seems like an eternity ago, if I try hard enough I can almost remember the muted moment as I stood on my high school ...

David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his latest book is “I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat,” available from his website, ...

A Covington man faces multiple charges after he allegedly threatened to kill police officers in South Carolina.

It had been 44 races since Georgia native Chase Elliott went to victory lane in the NASCAR Cup Series. But that all changed ...

The Sergeant Newton Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has announced the newest ...

For the first time in several years, The Covington News is bringing back the Patriotic Pet Contest! Starting Friday, June 27, ...

Without knowing it, the residents of Oxford were the first in the country to be graced by a “fireball” in the summer sky on ...

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) “may be” offering an award of up to $8,000 to anyone who provides information that ...

The Covington Police Department (CPD) is investigating a shooting that took place at the Wellington Ridge Apartments on ...