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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Newton tax commissioner: Former county attorney’s experience needed to help taxpayers Tommy Craig fired in 2015 after 40 years amid controversies surrounding money spent on abandoned reservoir Tommy Craig addresses the board of commissioners after they moved to transition the county to an in-house attorney in 2015. - photo by File Photo
COVINGTON, Ga. Newton County s tax commissioner says he needed the experience of a former county attorney to help him fulfill campaign promises to collect past due property taxes and give homeowners tax relief.