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Newton County Schools: Celebrating 150 years in education


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Newton County Schools: Celebrating 150 years in education
The Covington News explores district’s history of growth, change
Students stand outside an old school building located in the Covington Mills area one of the first schools in the county’s history. (Special Photo | History of Newton County Georgia)
COVINGTON, Ga. Newton County Schools was established Feb. 7, 1871, but the county’s origin of public education has been traced back to years prior.
In celebrating the schools system’s 150th anniversary,
The Covington News recently spent time researching the district’s beginnings with aid from the Historical Society of Newton County among others. ....

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