Sports & Recreation

Crazy About Cornhole

As the popular lawn game spreads its tentacles far and wide, it draws in players of various ages, backgrounds and skill levels through its raw simplicity and the family-friendly competition

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Arts, Education & Innovation

Music to Our Ears

The Covington-Conyers Choral Guild has touted itself as the east metro’s best-kept secret since 1984. Nearly devastated by a two-year pause during COVID-19, the internationally performing choral group now works

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Arts, Education & Innovation

Enrich Their Lives This Summer

Reading, writing and arithmetic still matter. Getting back to basics at a time when many children lose touch with what they have learned can give them a head start ahead

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Arts, Education & Innovation

A Better Tomorrow

Former Newton College and Career Academy students Esther Adewumi and Jennah Waters in 2018 brought the Environmental Pollution Pandemic Club and accompanying app to life in an effort to curb

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Living

A City Reborn

Porterdale not long ago appeared to be a community on the brink, but the tireless efforts of those who cherish the old mill town most have brought it back to

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Living

Forged in the Fire

Jobe Addison Allgood owned and operated the last-known blacksmith shop in Covington until his death in 1967. The memories that were made there remain ingrained in those who knew him

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Meet Your Neighbor

Tamara Wright

by Brian Knapp The nearly 2,500 miles that separate East Palo Alto, California, from Newton County were not enough to deter Tamara Wright from packing up her belongings, setting out

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Business Highlight

50 Years of Experience

Stone Sales and Service was founded in Indianapolis in 1949 under the leadership and vision of Paul S. Poynter Sr. His dedication to customer service and desire to provide superior

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On the Cover

An Enduring Season

Summer holds a special place in almost everyone’s heart, from unforgettable family vacations and momentous senior trips to blockbuster movie premieres, backyard cookouts and relaxing days on the water, perhaps

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