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Mayors discuss SPLOST, railroad
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Covington News
The county is having a SPLOST work session at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Historic Courthouse, and Newton County’s mayors are preparing to make a united stand to make sure they receive their fair share of SPLOST dollars.
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Newborn hikes its water rates
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Newton Citizen
Newborn residents will see an increase in their water bills later this month following an increase to water rates approved by the Town Council Monday night.
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Newborn to hold contest for slogan
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Newton Citizen
What should be the slogan for the town of Newborn? That’s the question being posed to the public, and the one who comes up with the answer will be $100 richer.
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Railroad memorandum OK’d
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Rockdale Citizen
A memorandum of understanding regarding the Norfolk Southern rail line has now been approved by the cities of Oxford, Mansfield, Porterdale and Newborn and the nonprofit Newton County Trails-Path Foundation.
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Newborn, Porterdale join forces on railroad
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Newton Citizen
The town of Newborn and city of Porterdale have entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore the possibility of purchasing approximately 14 miles of the Norfolk Southern rail line, and officials are hoping their counterparts in Oxford and Mansfield will do the same.
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Railroad purchase debate still rages
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Covington News
Newborn Mayor Roger Sheridan continues to spearhead efforts to acquire the local Norfolk Southern rail line, and is in the process of forming a partnership with the Newton County Trail Path Foundation to facilitate an acquisition.
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Newborn to host bad weather preparedness presentation
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Covington News
The Newborn Neighborhood Watch Program launched three meetings in the month of June with more than 30 citizens participating. The Block Captains worked very hard to meet, speak and hand out information to as many citizens within Newborn as possible.
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Newborn neighborhood watch announces June meetings
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Covington News
The Newborn Neighborhood Watch Program will erect six more signs within Newborn’s city limits. These signs are visual indicators that our community is very interested and involved in providing a safe and secure environment to live and raise our families.
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Newborn neighborhood watch announces June meetings
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Covington News
The Newborn Neighborhood Watch Program will erect six more signs within Newborn’s city limits. These signs are visual indicators that our community is very interested and involved in providing a safe and secure environment to live and raise our families.
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Newborn backs rails to trails
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Newton Citizen
The Newborn Town Council has passed a resolution in support of the controversial proposed rails to trails project.
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County’s mayors discuss railroad at bi-monthly meeting
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Covington News
Though Newton County residents are split on their opinions toward purchasing the Norfolk Southern railroad, the mayors of Newborn and Mansfield appear to be in support of the idea and said Friday they’d like to see the rails converted to trails in their small cities.
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