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Newton School System to pay $2K for D.C. trip
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:43:01 -0800
The Newton County School System will pay nearly $2,000 for a school board member's special conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
Man faces death penalty following guilty verdict Newton murder trial
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:43:21 -0800
A New Jersey man was found guilty of murder in Newton County Superior Court late Friday. Sentencing in the death penalty case will begin Monday.
Man gets death penalty in 2008 murder
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:05:21 -0800
A New Jersey man found guilty of murder Friday has been sentenced to death.
Big third inning rockets Eastside baseball over Newton 9-3
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:12:23 -0800
COVINGTON -- A big inning and the ability to capitalize on errors played a difference in Eastside's 9-3 win over Newton at Georgia Perimeter College on Monday.
Trial opens in daycare shooting case
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:23:53 -0800
DECATUR, Ga., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- An admitted killer says he was visited by a demon and angel who looked like Barry White and Olivia Newton-John, a Georgia prosecutor said Tuesday.
Defense: Suspect Says Olivia Newton-John Angel Told Him to Kill
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:22 -0800
Prosecutors urged jurors Tuesday to dismiss a murder defendant's assertions that an angel who looked like Olivia Newton-John ordered him to fatally shoot a co-worker's husband outside a preschool. They say Hemy Neuman was not delusional or insane and had planned the killing for months.
State Patrol reports fatal crash in Newton County
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:16:52 -0800
The Georgia State Patrol is reporting there is one fatality in a two-vehicle crash on Ga. Highway 81 at Brown Road Thursday night. It involves a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle. The tractor trailer hit a utility pole. More details to follow.
Ga. man charged in slayings
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:37:15 -0800
COVINGTON - Authorities have charged a Georgia man with murder in the slayings of his disabled father and his great aunt at their home in Newton County. WSB-TV reported Saturday (http://bit.
Three cited for DUI
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:36:57 -0800
The following is a list of all DUI citations released from files of Georgia State Patrol for Emanuel County and Swainsboro Police Department this week.
Defense: Georgia suspect says angel told him to kill
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:41:37 -0800
DECATUR, Ga. - Prosecutors urged jurors Tuesday to dismiss a murder defendant's assertions that an angel who looked like Olivia Newton-John ordered him to fatally shoot a co-worker's husband outside a preschool. They say Hemy Neuman was not delusional or insane and had planned the killing for months.