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Some key Republican state senators appeared cool to legislation separating the Newton and Walton judicial systems despite the pleas of two prominent Covington residents.

In 2019 Cortney Bell was found guilty by a jury in Newton County of several charges, including second-degree murder for the death of her 2-week-old daughter.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is blaming the August death of its K9 Officer Tom-Tom on faulty air conditioning equipment, with Sheriff Ezell Brown calling it an “unfortunate and unintentional

Students are back on campus this week, looking forward to a new semester that's more normal than the last. Still, one campus in Schuylkill County is masking up.

Marilyn J. Dittman, age 65, of Baldwin, WI, died suddenly on June 29, 2021 in Rochester, MN, as a result of a horse riding accident. Marilyn was born on August 24, 1955 in St. Paul, MN to Willard and Marie (Krueger) Ott. Her family later moved from North St Paul to Wisconsin, where she went to school and graduated from River Falls High School, the class of 1973. She went on to obtain her Nursing Degree from Mounds-Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul, graduating in 1977. She had a successful ca...

Jun. 13—The Portland Bach Experience returned for in-person concerts on Saturday with "A Suite Ride Through Portland," a series of outdoor performances of Johann Sebastian Bach's cello suites. John Ott performed Suites No. 3 and No. 4 at the Payson Park farmers market, following a 9 a.m. rendition of the first two on the Western Promenade. At Payson Park, children held their parents' hands and ...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. SECOND LOOK: Court to hear appeal of ruling allowing Covington statue removal Inscription on one side of the memorial statue in a park in the middle of the Covington Square. - photo by Tom Spigolon For more information and to watch the hearing live, visit https://www.gaappeals.us....

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Save the Statue Peace Rally set for Sunday at Covington Square Local group opposed to Confederate monuments removal aims to educate public, raise money for legal expenses Women encircle the nearly 115-year-old "The Confederate Dead of Newton County" statue on the Covington Square during a...

Candice Branche COVINGTON — Candice Branche has been selected to serve as Newton County Juvenile Court judge for the next four years. The selection was announced Dec. 24. Every four years, the Superior Court judges in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit are tasked with appointing a Juvenile Court judge in each county in the circuit — Newton and Walton. In Walton County, the judges reappointed Judge Stan Rhymer, who has served as Juvenile Court judge there for the past 16 years. Branche succee...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Foster sworn in as newest Newton County Superior Court judge Veteran judges Ott and Wynne also take oaths to join 2020 appointees Zon and McCamy on Alcovy Judicial Circuit bench Jeff Foster takes his oath to become the newest Superior Court judge for Newton and Walton counties as wife Kre...