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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Newborn s annual Hornyhead fish festival set for April 24
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NEWBORN, Ga. Organizers have scheduled the annual Hornyhead Fish Festival and Tournament for April 24 in Newborn after canceling last year s event due to the pandemic.
Times are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historic Newborn Schoolhouse on Georgia Hwy. 142 in the town on Newton County s eastern edge.
The event will be different from past years due to pandemic restrictions there will be no parade and a museum will not be open. The Historic Schoolhouse will be open for restroom use, but all festival activities will be outdoors, organizers said.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Four Newton organizations hosting trail-related events
Four local organizations will be co-sponsoring two free, family-friendly, trail-related activities April 17 through 24:
• The Bike Rodeo, set for April 24, 2 to 4 p.m. at Legion Field in Covington, will offer safety and other instructional stations, group cycle classes, and group trail rides. There will be giveaways as well as raffles for new bicycles.
• The Celebrate Trails Challenge, April 17 through 23, asks participants to explore at least three of Newton County’s many trails and spend at least 150 minutes doing so. Those who complete the Challenge will be entered into drawings for gift cards.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Donations could have ripple effect on Newton trail development Reaching funding goal allowing nonprofit to open two bridges, possibly five more miles of former railroad route to the public From left, Duane Ford of Newton Trails and John Keck of Covington Conyers Cycling Club are surrounded by members of both groups as they hold a facsimile of a $2,500 donation for Newton Trails work to continue development of the Cricket Frog Trail. - photo by Tom Spigolon
To make a donation, visit www.newtontrails.org/donations.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. SPIGOLON: Trails will benefit Newton County for years to come The Cricket Frog Trail - photo by File Photo
This is an opinion.
I stumbled onto a hopeful sign about Newton County’s future the other night, and it’s something that’s been working to help this county for quite some time already.
The volunteers with the nonprofit Newton Trails have been working for decades to create a series of trails countywide using natural or often abandoned, manmade resources already in place to create free recreation options at little to no cost to taxpayers though local governments have used some sales tax and other public funds for some paving and other work.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Council nods park master plan, downtown Covington traffic study firms Also approves company to renovate railroad bridge for Cricket Frog Trail The Dried Indian Creek Trestle Bridge is shown in this photo from 2018. - photo by Special to The Covington News
COVINGTON, Ga. Covington City Council has chosen the companies that will create a master plan for Central Park and recommend ways to improve downtown parking and traffic.
It also voted Monday, Feb. 15, to select a company to rebuild a former wooden trestle railroad bridge near Covington City Hall for use as part of the Cricket Frog Trail.