Local residents donate $100,000 to Animal Shelter

The Newton County Animal Shelter will have a little more space when it opens its doors on new renovations and an expansion next year thanks to a generous gift from a local supporter.

The Newton County Board of Commissioners (BOC) accepted a $100,000 donati...

Dogs and Cats for adoption

To find out how to adopt dogs and cats from Newton County's Animal Shelter click https://www.co.newton.ga.us/387/Adopt-A-Pet.

• Click here for Newton County dogs and cats on Adopt a Pet
• Click here for Newton County dogs and cats on Pet Finder

Newton County awarded certificate of achievement for financial reporting

NEWTON COUNTY, GA - Newton County was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) r...

Newton hosts Strategic Planning Implementation update

Newton County hosted an information session on the implementation of its Strategic Plan Monday, Oct. 14.

The session, held at Turner Lake, was attended by more than 50 residents. 

The plan, which began in July of 2019, after more than a year of pla...

NCSO 2019 Law Enforcement Leadership Conference

The Newton County Sheriff's Office hosted its second annual Local Law Enforcement Leadership Conference on September 17-19, 2019. Dean Crisp was the guest speaker.

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Landfill Improvement Project

Newton County began its Landfill Improvement Project in January of 2019 and as of October is about 25 percent completed. The entire project is expected to take around three years and will result in Site 1 Municipal Solid Waste landfill being completely li...

Fall Festival

Newton County Parks and Recreation will host a Fall Festival Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Turner Lake.

This will be a free vent featuring live music, delicious food, inflatables, a train ride, rock wall, crafts and vendors and much more.

Information on ethylene oxide and Covington

In August of 2018 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) identifying ethylene oxide (ETO) as a cancer causing chemical and identified Covington as an area of concern due to the use of ETO in a facility o...

Dogs and Cats for adoption

To find out how to adopt dogs and cats from Newton County's Animal Shelter click https://www.co.newton.ga.us/387/Adopt-A-Pet.

• Click here for Newton County dogs and cats on Adopt a Pet
• Click here for Newton County dogs and cats on Pet Finder

Code Red

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Code Enforcement Complaint

File an online complaint with the Code Enforcement Department. You can remain anonymous while detailing your issue.

Animal Shelter Accepting Donations

Newton County Animal Control is collecting donations to directly help animals in our shelter.

Trash & Recycling

Newton County offers trash collection convenience centers to its residents in the form of 6 collection centers.

Home Meal Delivery

Home meal delivery is available for all qualified seniors who are 60 and older and live in Newton County.

Local residents donate $100,000 to Animal Shelter

The Newton County Animal Shelter will have a little more space when it opens its doors on new renovations and an expansion next year thanks to a generous gift from a local supporter.

The Newton County Board of Commissioners (BOC) accepted a $100,000 donati...

Four Newton County educators receive Chairman's Medals

Newton County Chairman Marcello Banes presented the Chairman’s Medal to four educators who epitomize the mission of OneNewton and serving their community during Tuesday evening’s Board of Commissioners Meeting.

“It is...

Newton County awarded certificate of achievement for financial reporting

NEWTON COUNTY, GA - Newton County was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) r...

Newton County moves to Minor Water Condtion

As you well know, it has been some time since Newton County has had any significant rainfall.

Thanks to the dry conditions, Newton County is in a Stage 1, or “Minor Water Condition”, according to our Drought/Emergency Contingency Plan. Lake Varner is at a ...

Hugh Steele Retires as Elections Board Chairman

Hugh Steele, who was a member of Newton County's original election board retired, effective Oct. 1, 2019.

Steele was recognized for his work of 21 years, leading the County's election board during a reception in the Newton County Historic Courthouse Tuesda...

Barbara Dingler retires as Tax Commissioner

Residents of Newton County,

I will be retiring as Newton County’s Tax Commissioner effective Oct. 1, 2019. Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner, Dana Darby will be sworn in to be Tax Commissioner to fulfill my term, which ends Dec. 31, 2020.

It has been my honor t...

Rep. Johnson Accepting Applications for U.S. Military Academies

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is now accepting applications for Fourth District congressional nominations to the military service academies – U.S. Military Academy (West Point, NY), the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD), the U.S. Air For...

City of Covington provides Air Quality Testing Update

Release from City of Covington 10/2/19

--City of Covington Air Quality Testing Update--

Montrose Environmental, the company contracted by the City of Covington to test the air quality in Covington and several surrounding areas intends to complete the proces...

Senior Center, Animal Control expansions to begin

Newton County voters approved the expansion of the Josephine Brown Senior Center, new Animal Control Facilities and an upgrade to facilities within the Recreation Department in 2017.

All three of these items were deemed important enough to Newton County re...

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Newton County moves to Minor Water Condtion

As you well know, it has been some time since Newton County has had any significant rainfall.

Thanks to the dry conditions, Newton County is in a Stage 1, or “Minor Water Condition”, according to our Drought/Emergency Contingency Plan. ...