Covington News

Authorities say a Lenior man faces 10 counts of assault with intent to kill after dragging a Myrtle Beach police officer during a traffic stop and ramming into other cars to try and get him to let go.

Funeral services were held Thursday for a man convicted of killing a 2-year-old and injuring her mother, aunt and two young cousins in an attack with a car at a McDonalda s restaurant three years ago.

"God knows how I feel," says Anita King, "His Son was murdered." Anita King made that comment after driving from Asheville, North Carolina for a Thursday afternoon funeral in Covington.

Authorities in Newton County Monday were investigating a triple shooting at a home south of Covington.

Newton County officials say a shooting at a residence near Covington left one man dead, and another man and a teenager were wounded.

COVINGTON, Ga. -- Three people were shot Monday morning at a house in Newton County, according to police Investigators said the victims were shot about 9:45 a.m. at the home on Appia Way in Covington.

A small plane made an emergency landing in a Newton County rock quarry Wednesday afternoon.

I was 18 years old, a freshman at the University of Georgia - and invincible. Huckaby: Every fatal wreck victim is somebody's child Story updated at 8:15 pm on 6/20/2009 I was 18 years old, a freshman at the University of Georgia - and invincible.

Cool off this summer with a chilling summer read. "Taking Three" by Mark McCallum offers a novel full of mystery and intrigue with twists that keep the plot moving and chills running down your spine.

Graveside services for Rosie Marie Duncan, 67, of Georgia, formerly of Cullman and Wichita Falls, Texas, will be at noon Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Friendship Methodist Cemetery on Old Corn Road, Bro.

An arrest has been made in the murder of a Newton County man whose body was found in a creek.

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Covington man for the slaying of a landscaper who was found in a Newton County creek.

Jay Milligan is one of my favorite folks in the world. He's a Covingtonian, by way of Social Circle and the U.S. Marine Corps and, like me, married up.

Why's the 2009 Audi Q5 the highest-rated compact luxury SUV here at TheCarConnection.com--and even so, why does it get different scores from its 2009 Audi A4 stablemate, when the two share a drivetrain combination, all-wheel drive and lots of other under-the-skin pieces? Answers to those questions come from our hands-on road tests.

Officials from across the county declared the groundbreaking for the city's new General Mills distribution center as the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

The Bryan County Commission agreed Tuesday to pay up to $30,000 to water two new synthetic playing fields to keep them cool enough for athletes to use.

With the nationwide digital television transition on June 12 quickly approaching, consumers can receive help at many locations within the Atlanta media market.

Thousands of dollars in counterfeit goods were seized at a Newton County flea market.

COVINGTON - A 64-year-old Florence woman pleaded guilty Monday to cashing her dead mother's Social Security checks for 13 years.

The GUCA Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce the scholarships awarded to GUCA members children.