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Porterdale Mayor: Mismanagement, but no crime found in probe of alleged financial wrongdoing By TOM SPIGOLON 2018 after council mem- Interim District Attorney the council’s Budget Com- Graduation [email protected] bers were given inaccurate Randy McGinley said he mittee, approached Chap- Porterdale’s mayor says an budget numbers, officials was reviewing it with the man “regarding what she investigation into a former have said. Georgia Bureau of Inves- felt were some discrepancies ceremonies city manager’s spending is Former District Attorney tigation “as quickly as on the part” of Thomson, nearing its end after it found Layla Zon worked with city possible.” He wanted to do Mayor Arline Chapman this weekend he mismanaged the city’s officials on the case before so because he was not the said. finances but did nothing that Gov. Bri- district attorney when his “At my suggestion we Newton - Friday, 8 p.m. warranted criminal charges. an Kemp office originally reviewed it met with someone who had The “mismanagement” by appointed GET MORE: in 2019, he said. no personal interest but Alcovy - Saturday, 8 a.m. former city manager Bob her as a Residents react “I have the duty to make would be able to assess the Eastside - Saturday, 8 p.m. Thomson likely contributed Superior to proposed my own individual assess- information that she had,” to the city’s government Court tax increase ment,” McGinley said. Chapman said. “We were By TAYLOR BECK having unpaid bills with a judge in Porterdale The investigation began in advised to meet with the [email protected] variety of agencies totaling in early CovNews.com 2019 after Councilwoman district attorney.” COVINGTON, Ga. — Co- almost $1 million since June. Linda Finger, a member of The mayor said she and mencement ceremonies for See Probe | A2 Newton County Schools’ class of 2020 continue Satur- Seeking to serve day, Aug. 1, after the celebra- Newton BOC tion for Newton High School seniors was held Friday night, approves 6% July 31. Alcovy High School seniors budget increase will receive their diplomas Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. for 2021 at Sharp Stadium, located on By TOM SPIGOLON Williams Street NE. [email protected] Before COVID-19 took its COVINGTON, Ga. — toll, graduation was set for The county government will Alcovy on May 23. operate on a 2021 budget Eastside High School that is nearly 6% larger than graduates will take the field the 2020 document and in- at Sharp Stadium beginning cludes funding for new fire at 8 p.m. The Eagles’ original stations and employees. graduation date was supposed It also assumes a property to be May 22. tax rate that is 4% below last To follow safety protocol, year’s rate. each graduate was provided Newton County commis- two tickets for guests, ac- sioners voted Tuesday, July cording to Newton County 21, to approve a $104.6 Schools spokeswoman Sherri million budget for 2021 that Davis. She said every guest is 5.8% larger than 2020 — must have a ticket to enter the including a $3 million in- event — even small children. crease in the General Fund. Masks and social distanc- It includes $2.2 million in ing were also required for all funding for 69 new employ- graduates, ticketed guests and Special to The Covington News ees, including seven new staff, she said. When former Republican sheriff candidate Clay Ivey conceded to Ken Malcom after the Primary sheriff’s deputies and 18 In the event of rain, cere- Election in June, it didn’t mean he would stop serving the community. Thursday, July 23, he and “vol- new firefighters, according monies will be held Sunday, unteers from all over” came together at Prospect United Methodist Church in Covington and gave out to county officials and Aug. 2. more than 1,500 boxes of food to members of the community. — Read the full story online at CovNews.com. See Budget | A3 Local man charged in connection to recent church, business burglaries

By TAYLOR BECK gree burglary and one Breach Thrift Center, according to Porterdale and especially from the but Malcom said there [email protected] count of second-degree Tava’s Diner and Great- police. hard work of Detective could be more. COVINGTON, Ga. burglary as result of er Grace Church. A list Malcom said bur- Jeff Bruno,” Malcom “A lot of burglars are — A local man is be- an investigation led by of items stolen was not glaries that occur in said. “A serial burglar territorial, so it may be hind bars after alleged- Covington police. immediately available. the same vicinity is an who was focusing on that this arrest could ly burglarizing two Covington Police The two churches “obvious” sign they locations in Covington help Porterdale police businesses and three Capt. Ken Malcom said burgled in Porterdale were made by the same and Porterdale is now with some of its un- churches in Newton the incidents each took were identified as Rain- person or group, which off of our street.” solved burglaries” he County. place along Washing- bow Covenant Church helped investigators Shortly after being said. Torres Guinn, 27, ton Street. Three of the and Led By the Spirit locate the suspect. taken into custody, As of Friday, July 31, of Porterdale, was burglaries in Covington Baptist Mission. Guinn “This arrest is the authorities said Guinn Guinn was being held arrested Sunday, July were believed to hap- was believed to have result of a thorough admitted he was in- at the Newton County 26, and charged with pen July 20 and July stolen money, food, investigation by our volved with the five Jail. three counts of first-de- 21 at Repairers of the keys and other items, patrol and CID teams, burglaries reported,

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A special publication by SINCE 1865 Get breaking news updates, manage your subscription, place an advertisement and read the e-edition at CovNews.com A2 | Saturday-Sunday, August 1-2, 2020 The Covington News Ezammudeen talks run for Congress Judge extends deadline for Johnson only oper- by working for for- legal arguments on halting Republican candidate to ates one field office mer President George now off I-20 in south W. Bush’s election in challenge incumbent DeKalb County. Ezam- Florida in the 2000s, statue’s removal mudeen said she wants she said. By TOM SPIGOLON By TOM SPIGOLON name [email protected] [email protected] to operate up to four After moving to out field offices to make Georgia, she was COVINGTON Ga. — A Newton County judge Johsie Cruz Ezam- in an them more accessible part of a Atlanta-area is giving those supporting Covington’s Confeder- mudeen said she area in for more District 4 Latino group working ate statue another 30 days to make their case why stepped up when others which residents. for President Donald it should remain in the middle of the city’s down- would not do so to Johnson “People want to have Trump’s election in town area. challenge a sitting is well that direct contact,” she 2016. Superior Court Judge John Ott on Wednesday, congressman for one known Johsie Cruz said. She also worked to July 29, also ordered the county government not to of Georgia’s 14 U.S. after al- Ezammudeen A native of Vene- help Karen Handel get move the 114-year-old statue while the issue is still House seats. most 20 zuela, Ezammudeen elected to Congress in pending in the courts “except by further order of The House seat rep- years as immigrated to the U.S. 2017, and for Brian the court.” resents half of Newton a county commissioner at age 23 and eventual- Kemp’s 2018 cam- In the order, Ott extended his deadline 30 days County and the con- and congressman. ly became a citizen. paign for governor. for those on both sides of the issue to send him gressman is seven-term “I’ll go to their house She works in the Ezammudeen admits their legal arguments concerning the county gov- incumbent U.S. Rep. if I’m asked,” Ezam- health insurance indus- she is a political novice ernment’s planned removal of the statue from its Hank Johnson, D-Li- mudeen said. try and admits she can and has never run for location in Covington since 1906. thonia. She and her cam- empathize with people elected office. Ott said he was extending the deadline from Ezammudeen was paign also were very who have experienced “Just like Trump,” Aug. 3 to Sept. 2 to allow one of two plaintiffs in unopposed for the visible at a mid-July real-life financial chal- she said. the case, Newton County resident Tiffany Hum- Republican nomination event that raised funds lenges she faced after She said she wait- phries, time to hire an attorney to file legal briefs for Georgia’s 4th Con- for a legal fight against two divorces left her ed to see if any other telling why the judge should stop the county from gressional District seat Newton County’s with little money. Republicans would removing the statue. in the June 9 primary. planned removal of the She said she un- challenge Johnson The judge set his original deadline of Aug. 3 She will face Johnson Confederate memorial derstands the daily before announcing her for legal arguments during a July 20 hearing on in the Nov. 3 general statue from the cen- struggles her former candidacy. No one did separate requests from Humphries and the Georgia election. ter of the Covington countrymen are facing and she chose to chal- and Newton County Sons of Confederate Veterans The district includes Square. and opposes social- lenge Johnson for his groups for an injunction to halt the county’s plan to western Newton Coun- Ezammudeen said ist president Nicolas seat on the second day remove the statue. ty, all of Rockdale and she wants to work to Maduro, whose author- of qualifying March 3. They were seeking the judge’s intervention after parts of DeKalb and bring federal funding itarian leadership has The Republican then the Newton County Board of Commissioners vot- Gwinnett counties. to the district to assist left the oil-rich South tallied almost 23,000 ed 3-2 on July 14 for removal. The candidate said with everything from American country in votes despite no oppo- Ott had told both sides they needed to address she has visited city infrastructure and eco- economic turmoil and sition in the primary. such issues as Newton County’s possible sover- council meetings and nomic development to under U.S. sanctions. She openly admits eign immunity — the concept that governments churches and is using supplying police with Ezammudeen first she lives in Marietta cannot be sued for operating in their legal capacity Facebook to get her needed equipment. got involved in politics See Congress | A3 See Deadline | A3 Probe: Continued from A1 These kids hit it out of the park Finger met with city Zon said “very gener- assured him payments public works director with great check-ups! auditor Mark Hardison ally” the scope of the would be made. to interim city manager Keep it up! and Zon who “chose to investigation involved However, Thomson and the mayor and city contact the GBI for an the authorization of resigned the same day council are assisting Charlie Briggs Sam Rieger investigation.” spending of city funds. and the city remained Witcher “in the process Gracie Brown Anna Standard “A thorough investi- At the time, Porter- eight months behind on of putting Porterdale Emma Forde Jesse Standard gation took place, (Por- dale owed more than payments to the Au- back on the steady terdale City) Council $123,000 to the New- thority on Aug. 14. road to improvement,” Stefana Frost Joe Standard members were inter- ton County Water and Meanwhile, Chapman Chapman said. Viviana Frost Hunter Underwood viewed and a thorough Sewerage Authority said Zon finally deter- Under the city’s char- Levi Green Alexander Whisnant study of documents and the city of Coving- mined “that while funds ter, the city manager Kayla Jones Mary Lindsey Whisnant was made. This was a ton, according to Mike had been inappropriate- serves as chief execu- Torianna Losch Annistyn White lengthy process,” Chap- Hopkins, executive ly used by moving back tive officer rather than man said. director at NCWSA, and forth and violating the mayor, Chapman Nathan Mantle Gavin White The Covington and Covington Finance rules and regulations said. Mae Rieger News reported in Au- Director Randy Smith. for how funds are to be Council members gust 2019 the investiga- The Authority was appropriated, the city voted on July 13 to tion reportedly centered told to work with manager did not per- tentatively adopt a on allegations Thomson Thomson — who had sonally profit.” four-mill increase in the had signed Chapman’s served as city manager “State regulations 2020 property tax rate name on city checks. since 2010 — to ensure were not followed and that is more than 35% However, the GBI did Porterdale would make finances were in cha- above the full rollback 2104 Newton Drive NE • Covington, GA 30014 • 770-787-2828 not confirm that infor- payments and Hopkins os,” Chapman said. rate. They are expect- www.covingtonfamilydentist.com mation at the time and stated that Thomson “The Budget Com- ed to take a final vote mittee was only given Monday, Aug. 3. incomplete information On Monday, July as to how business was 21, they agreed to a being conducted.” three-year action plan The mayor said she, that includes requiring Finger and Hardison all city workers except met with a GBI investi- police officers to work gator and Zon again in 32-hour weeks — four- BULLSEYE April. fifths of their current “The district attorney pay — and increasingly ACCOUNTING SERVICES INC. informed us that she pay greater shares of believed that because their health insurance “Where Accuracy Counts” the city manager did premiums. not personally profit but The city has since had mismanaged (city worked to repay the funds), a grand jury water and sewerage au- would most likely not thority and city of Cov- indict,” Chapman said. ington but still owed Chapman said after more than $162,000 762.435.7002 | [email protected] | Monticello, Ga. the investigation ended to the two agencies on “the city began the task July 13, officials said. of righting the ship.” Thomson did not Accounting | Payroll Services | Tax Preparation The council then return a request for promoted Witcher from comment. 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Obituaries Franklin Delano Aiken served 23 years in the United States Ouida Mae (Peggy) Aiken Smith; Aiken was held Friday, July 31, Mr. Franklin Delano Aiken, age Army with two overseas tours of brothers, John Artryee Aiken, Jack 2020, at the Chapel of Caldwell & 87, of Oxford, passed away Sunday, duty in Korea, two overseas tours Reginald Aiken. Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access July 26, 2020. of duty in the Vietnam War, and two Survivors include his wife, Theresa Road, in Covington, with Pastor Mr. Aiken graduated from Conyers overseas tours of duty in Germany. Ann (Terry) Aiken; daughter, Mar- Jonathan Alvear officiating and inter- High School in 1950 and received After his retirement from the mil- garet Teresa Simmons and husband, ment following in Oxford Historical his bachelor of arts degree from itary service, he worked as senior David; son, Ronald Hartz and wife, Cemetery. the University of the State of New general manager of Stone Mountain Mary; stepchildren, Gina Rochelle Due to the current COVID-19, and York. He traveled extensively over Park and later for Gwinnett County Smith and husband, Troy, Anthony coronavirus pandemic, the family the world both as a civilian and as as manager of public utilities con- Charles (Tony) Foushi and wife, regrets the services must be private. a soldier in the military service. struction contracts, land acquisitions Adrienne; sister-in-law, Barbara As soon as the current public health As a civilian, Mr. Aiken worked and computer operations. Mr. Aiken Aiken; nine grandchildren; three crisis abates, a memorial service will on various jobs in Europe and on a was preceded in death by his parents, great-grandchildren; one niece; and be held for all who wish to honor the construction project near the Arctic Tyree Benjamin and Florence Viola four nephews. life of Mr. Aiken. Circle in Greenland. As a soldier, he Aiken; sisters, Janie Eleanor Aiken, A private funeral service for Mr.

Thomas Mark Burroughs He was an HVAC Service Tech- Burroughs and Patricia Neely (Fred- the First Baptist Church of Social Thomas Mark Burroughs, age 60 nician with Local Union 72 for 32 die); sisters-in-law and brother-in- Circle with the Rev. Jeff Clegg and of Social Circle, passed away on July years. He loved to hunt and was an law Mack and Deborah McKibben Pastor Mack McKibben officiating. 25, 2020. avid Georgia Bulldog Football fan. and Kathy Hall and several nieces The family asks that visitors please He was born on April 18, 1960, Surviving members of his family and nephews. He also had countless wear a face mask to the service and to the late Thomas Jack and Doris are his wife of 34 years, Donna Hall friends that he considered to be like practice social distancing. Poole Burroughs. Mark was preced- Burroughs; daughter and future son- his brothers. ed in death by his brother, Daniel in-law Misty Burroughs (James); A memorial service will be held Burroughs. sisters and brother-in-law, Debbie Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at 3 p.m. at

Amanda Louise Johnson dren and grandchildren and was and sons-in-law, Deborah and David son; 13 great-grandchildren; two Amanda Louise Johnson, of Cov- the best version of herself when in Hayes, Cindy and Mick Johnson; great-great-grandchildren; sister- ington, passed away Thursday, July their company. She found pleasure sons and daughters-in-law, Emo- in-law, Marina Coody; as well as 30, 2020, at the age of 86. in simple things like sitting quietly ry and Joanne Johnson, Hank and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Johnson was a caring nurse to read or enjoying nature’s scenery Janice Johnson; grandchildren, A graveside Service for Mrs. who worked alongside Dr. Callaway, while birdwatching. Mrs. Johnson Brent and Kim Johnson, Melissa Johnson was held Saturday, August in Covington, for many years. She was preceded in death by her par- and Steve Wilkins, Wesley Hayes, 1, 2020, 2 p.m., at Lawnwood Me- was strong in spirit and passionate ents, Fincher Newton Coody, Sr., and Jonathan and Angel Hayes, Nichole morial Park, 1111 Access Road, in for family. Mrs. Johnson shared a Ruth (Carroll) Coody. and Billy Lott, Jeremy and Brittany Covington. genuine connection with her chil- Survivors include her daughters Johnson, Jason and Jessica John- Deadline: Congress: Continued from A2 Continued from A2 — and statue support- while, needs to remain and not in the 4th Karen Handel in a ta, also does not live in believed she had a ers’ legal standing for in its current location, Congressional Dis- 2017 special elec- his district. chance to win because challenging the county’s the judge said. trict. However, she tion, while Republi- “I want to be honest she is a “new brand” plans before he would “The court … takes also pointed out that can Marjorie Greene — I didn’t want to hide for voters. rule. He also told them this opportunity to set the Constitution only moved into the 14th anything,” she said. “She’s had a lot of he hoped the losing side as an order the oral requires U.S. House Congressional District “When I get elected experience,” he said. would appeal his ruling consent and agreement candidates to reside only weeks before she I will move to the Johnson’s campaign so that all issues in the of the parties to main- in the state they are qualified to run this district.” did not respond to a case are fully discussed tain the status quo of seeking to represent, year and was the top Ezammudeen’s request for comment. in the courts. the Confederate statue not the district. vote-getter in a crowd- campaign manager, Ott said he confirmed that is the subject of Democrat Jon Ossoff ed field seeking the Cat Fletcher, said he that both sides had petitioners’ petition for did not live in the 6th seat June 9. agreed to the request. injunctive relief and Congressional District District 13 U.S. Rep. 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Upfront fees may apply based on credit qualication. Road in northern New- a $105.6 million budget Lloyd Kerr and Finance ton County, and Big in June. Director Britney White Woods Road in Starrs- The June budget then cut $1.07 million NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ON ville in eastern Newton; assumed a property tax planned for purchase of and a renovated station rate that was unchanged a new computer server PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET No. 2 in southern New- from last year’s 13.43 and other items. The Newton County Board of Education will hold a public meeting ton. mills but that would However, when the on the proposed annual operating budget on August 11, 2020 at It also includes step have amounted to a tax digest numbers 7:00 p.m. A link will be posted on the school district’s website level raises for some tax hike because of were released early this of the county’s 700 the increased revenue month, they showed for those interested in joining the meeting via the internet. The employees totaling produced from rising that more revenue proposed annual operating budget is available online at www. $1.6 million; and a property values since would potentially newtoncountyschools.org. A copy of the budget is also available health insurance pre- 2019. come in from property for public inspection in the business office of the Newton County mium increase of about County commission- taxes than originally $618,000. ers said they had con- believed, White said. Board of Education. The meeting will be held in the Board Room The budget has a 24% cerns about approving That allowed finance at the Newton County Board of Education Administrative Offices increase in the animal a budget that included officials to recommend located at 2109 Newton Drive, Covington, Georgia. services department; a tax increase at a time a revised budget that and 13% increase in senior services. It con- TENTATIVE BUDGET tains a 22% increase for NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION the district attorney’s JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021 ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES office and 26% increase for the Probate Court. General Other Special Capital Debt School Food School Principal After School It also has $370,000 Fund State Grants Revenue Funds Projects Funds Service Funds Service Fund Accounts Program for new vehicles for the ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS: sheriff’s office. District 3 Commis- Beginning Balance $ 41,689,626 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,598,960 $ 13,619,907 $ 771,469 $ 900,000 $ 0 Local Revenue - Ad Valorem Taxes 60,054,622 sioner Nancy Schulz, Local Revenue - All Others 650,000 12,411,944 12,000 1,533,616 2,850,000 980,000 who was considering Other Sources - Transfer from Other Funds 8,185,438 650,000 150,000 her final budget before State and Federal Revenues 116,788,417 4,608,428 17,172,905 1,172,238 8,637,110 leaving office in De- Total Receipts $ 219,182,665 $ 4,608,428 $ 17,172,905 $ 14,010,904 $ 22,989,583 $ 11,592,195 $ 3,900,000 $ 980,000 cember, said the board had to compromise ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES: after seeing an orig- Instruction $ 123,503,648 $ 4,137,049 $ 6,879,038 $ 300,000 $ 1,170,370 inal budget that “not Pupil Services 10,004,340 2,834,675 all were comfortable Improvement of Instructional Services 8,102,850 10,000 488,452 Instructional Staff Training 204,363 443,109 4,913,814 with.” Educational Media Services 2,718,974 “I do not believe General Administration 1,480,812 632,645 compromise is bad at School Administration 13,470,901 300 Business Services 1,368,311 120,000 all,” she said. “I think it M&O of Plant Services 15,733,472 1,204,000 shows strength.” Student Transportation 11,171,779 18,270 160,496 50,000 District 1 Commis- Central Support Services 2,688,103 17,360 270,000 Other Support Services 135,472 42,125 $ 980,000 sioner Stan Edwards Facilities Acquisition & Improvements 3,486,502 had favored fewer new Other Uses (transfers to other funds) 650,000 8,185,438 150,000 hires but said he had School & Community Nutrition $ 10,702,980 Enterprise Operations 1,679,630 been willing to compro- Debt Service $ 6,900,135 mise. Ending Balance 27,949,639 0 0 1,598,964 16,089,448 889,215 900,000 0

“This won’t be Total Expenditures & Reserve $ 219,182,665 $ 4,608,428 $ 17,172,905 $ 14,010,904 $ 22,989,583 $ 11,592,195 $ 3,900,000 $ 980,000 District 1’s personal favorite,” he said. “But I believe it’s a budget A copy of the Tentative Budget for all governmental fund types is available to review in the office of the Board of Education, 2109 Newton Drive, N.E., Covington, we all can live with.” Georgia. A final budget will be adopted at the regular meeting of the Board of Education at the above address on August 18, 2020. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. OPINIONS Saturday-Sunday, August 1-2, 2020 | A4 The Covington News David Carroll’s News and Notes

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We have to start vironmental indices as On the farm where They didn’t have TV to but didn’t entice the million, we struggle somewhere. arable farmland, potable I grew up most trash run negative ads, and masses. to find two people we water, and breathable was thrown into a gully there was no Twitter What if, he said, we really trust with the air, which it determined downslope from the to smear one another, have a good guy and nuclear football. We David Carroll is acted as obstacles to house. Over time, the so they wrote a song a bad guy? We will cre- can somehow weed a Chattanooga news progress in all nations. metal cans have rust- about it, which spread ate animosity, we will out the weak links in anchor. He may Rampant develop- ed away, paper items across the nation. “Ma, pit good versus evil, “Dancing with the be reached at ra- ment and short sighted rotted. But glass may- Ma, where’s my Pa?” and each competition Stars” and “American diotv2020@yahoo. exploitation of resourc- onnaise jars and whis- was the refrain. Cleve- will have a story line. Idol,” but we often end com. es has significantly key bottles remain and land won the election In many towns with a up with two presiden- affected human health numerous blue plastic and prospects for bromo-seltzer bottles — Have your say! improved standards of necessitated by abuse living (which today’s of the latter — are still We welcome your letters to the editor on issues of public concern. • Mail: Editor: The Covington News, P.O. Box 1249, Covington, GA globalist adherents pristine, though their Please include your full name, hometown and phone number (for 30015 claim to have addressed bright blue dye has verification purposes). Only names and hometown will be published. • In person: Stop by 1166 Usher St. NW in downtown Covington successfully) according faded. Editors’ decisions are final. Letters must be submitted by noon • Email: [email protected] to Bruntland. Multiply the contents Wednesday for publication in the weekend edition. “Our Common Fu- of this gully a million ture” is the theme of the times and add more mammals and fish. recast. cial innovation had to polluting items wanting report — generated by recent items, and you Nano particles are All our plastic should have an environmental immediate action, oth- written submissions and have a typical third used in various process- be like this. impact statement? ers might come about expert testimony from world landfill. Often the es, chemicals and med- What if no items What if this could more slowly. Compost- scientists, corporate and recipients of castoffs icines. They are now were marketed — no actually trigger cease ing yard waste, reuse business experts, senior from first world cul- found in the biosphere. bottles, caps, bags, and desist orders if dis- of construction debris, government officials, tures who load barg- Folks, we don’t have cellophane wraps, cups carded waste potential etc. can be adopted as industrialists, NGOs es and ship it to less to tolerate this situation. or plates (anything seemed likely? popular practice before and comment intervals fortunate areas, these When confronting the plastic) — that could Quality of life is a codification. for the general public. landfills have evolved “cost effective” agen- not be ground up and factor in sustainability. There is a phenom- Essentially, it stresses into formidable trash das of corporations, recycled? Hog farms in eastern enon called “ground- the interrelated nature dunes where whole municipalities and other What if the same ap- NC produce such nox- swell”, very potent of life among world subcultures of desper- entities responsible plied to metals, plastic ious odors that people in our culture. Where cultures and between ate people seek items (including of course, impregnated paper and in nearby farms and it exists, sea changes flora and fauna around to recycle or sell. They ourselves; end users all items that if tossed communities are driven happen. the planet. often have toxic levels and prime movers) for will not break down in indoors. Were such When all household I picture sustainabili- of carcinogens and this profligate dump- a day or two? an operation set up in trash is sorted into ty, applied successfully, rank poisons absorbed ing of stuff, we must What if all construc- say, The Hamptons, it separate bins by end as using all resources in from years of toiling ask them to consider tion debris recycled; would be quickly shut users — saving the cost a manner that renews there. Their children — the long view. What metal to forges, paper down. of municipalities hiring them. Obviously some when not put to labor may seem cheap now back to manufacturers, What if this applied someone to do this after resources — rare earths themselves — play may ultimately cost far concrete chunks to everywhere as a stan- collection-sea change like coltran and lithium, freely among the debris, more decades later. And buttress roadways and dard of sustainability? will be well under- iron and copper ores — incurring future health while we may not live beach jetties? What if no one could way. Sustainability is are finite and subject tragedies in adulthood. to see the results of our What if all toxic ‘waste’ clean, fresh air not a liberal concept-if to mining limitations. Is this the gift we extravagance, our chil- chemicals, such as in the pursuit of profit? anything, it’s truly Once used up, they’re wish to bestow on those dren (or their children) those used in fracking The drive for sustain- conservative. Conser- gone. unfortunate areas? Does will, guaranteed. and pesticides, couldn’t ability must needs be vation of resources is as And the search is on this enhance our “great- “Tossing out” must penetrate ground water organic-that is, adopted natural as breathing air for replacements. Hu- ness” by doing so? How become an archaic levels? as popular practice and — clean air — and the man ingenuity has been long may we ignore term, so that nothing What if all organic widely accepted before time for NIMBY (not in able thus far to stay such festering sores passes through consum- waste were composted codification into law. my back yard!) is long ahead of the curve, re- before they erupt? ers’ hands that does not and the end product(de- Just as building codes past. placing scarce resources An area of trash ultimately return to its pending on pathogen have evolved, through My back yard and with innovations that double the size of Texas source. content) made available trial and error and yours are part of the either use them more exists in the Pacific. I once worked in for landscaping and occasional catastrophe problem. efficiently or substitute Plastic bags, milk jugs, a factory that made gardening? into relatively sophisti- other materials. old toys, chunks of plastic canisters. 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LICENSE SPECIALIST known as E-Verify, or any subsequent Responses to questions will be issued objections must be in writing and filed 2020 or 30 days after legal service of the CITY OF Covington, Georgia replacement program, to verify the work by Addendum and will be made available with this Court on or before August 17, Notice pursuant to OCGA 48-4-45 et Public Notices eligibility information of new employees. on the Procurement Portal by August 7th, 2020 at ten o’clock, a.m. seq., whichever date is later: PUBLIC NOTICE #117070 In order for a Bid to be considered, it is 2020. ALL THAT tract or parcel of land lying 8/2 mandatory that the Bidder’s Affidavit of MELANIE M. Bell, Judge and being in the City of Covington, Abandoned Vehicles Bids Compliance with O.C.G.A. §13-10-91 be JULY 19TH, 2020 BY: DANYELL Thomas in Land Lot 234, 9th District, Newton completed and submitted with the Bid. LLOYD KERR, County Manager CLERK, PROBATE Court County, Georgia, and being shown ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE 1.9. FUNDING SOURCES NEWTON COUNTY Board of NEWTON COUNTY, Georgia as Lot 1, containing .243 acres and ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FUNDING IS to be provided by USDA, Commissioners Lot 1A containing .138 acres, on that (TOWING OR STORAGE COMPANY) OWNER: CITY of Porterdale Rural Development. All Bidders must PUBLIC NOTICE #117085 plat of survey prepared for Kenneth comply with 41 CFR 60-4 in regard PUBLIC NOTICE # 17049 8/2,9 McGore and Annette McGore by John 2008 HONDA Odyssey ADDRESS: 2800 Main Street, to affirmative action, to ensure equal 7/26,8/2 Elwin Knight, GA R.L.S. No. 1945, dated 4FNRL38238B010363 Porterdale, GA 30014 NOTICE PROJECT: FY 2015 USDA Sewerage opportunity to females and minorities. THE CITY of Covington is accepting November 28, 1997, which plat is by 1.10. RESERVATION OF reference thereto incorporated herein YOU ARE hereby notified, in accordance System Improvements bids for the purchase of self-contained TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ALL RIGHTS and made a part hereof and being with OCGA 40-11-19 (a) (2), that the 1.1. COMPETITIVE COST breathing apparatus (SCBA) and related INTERESTED PARTIES OWNER RESERVES the right to more particularly described as follows: above-referenced vehicle is subject to a SEALED BIDS components as specified in “Exhibit A” - reject any or all Bids, including without Beginning at a point on the westerly right lien and a petition may be filed in court to SEALED BIDS for the construction of specifications for the City of Covington BE NOTIFIED THAT: Carol Belgrav has limitation, the rights to reject any or of way line on Ford Court (50 foot right foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the FY 2015 USDA Sewerage System Fire Department. Sealed bids must be filed a Petition for the court to determine all nonconforming, nonresponsive, of way) 153 feet northerly as measured the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order Improvements, will be received, by the received by the Purchasing Department, the right of disposition of the remains of unbalanced or conditional Bids and to along the westerly right of way line of the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. City of Porterdale, at the office of the Attn: Scott Cromer in City Hall by the Eddie L. Floyd, Deceased. A hearing 2800 Main Street, Porterdale, GA 30014, reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 10:00 am has been set by the Court on August, 17, Ford Court from the intersection of the believes that it would not be in the westerly right of way line of Ford Court THE VEHICLE is currently located at until September 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM local at which time the bids will be opened. 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Probate Courtroom, best interest of the Project to make an with the northerly right of way line of 3195 Hwy 81 South, Covington, GA time at which time the Bids received will REQUEST FOR Bids and additional Newton County Judicial Center. All heirs award to that Bidder, whether because Thrash Street (50 foot right of way); 30016. Anyone with an ownership be publicly opened and read. No bid information may be obtained at City or interested persons may be and appear the Bid is not responsive or the Bidder thence north 79 degrees, 49 minutes, interest in this vehicle should contact the may be withdrawn after the closing time Hall or by accessing the request for before the Court at such hearing and be is unqualified or of doubtful financial 19 seconds west 114.03 feet to an iron following business immediately. for the receipt of bids for a period of sixty proposals/bids on the City’s website at heard concerning the right of disposition (60) days except specifically as may be ability or fails to meet any other pertinent https://www.cityofcovington.org/index. of the remains of the Decedent. pin found; thence north 03 degrees, 27 standard or criteria established by the minutes, 42 seconds west 24.60 feet BUSINESS NAME: King’s 24 Hour provided in the Instructions to Bidders php?section=business-opportunities Owner. to an iron pin found; thence south 88 Towing and Repair, LLC and/or by State Law. MELANIE M. Bell, degrees, 10 minutes, 34 seconds west ADDRESS: 3195 Hwy 81 South BIDS WILL be received for a single THE CITY of Covington reserves the JUDGE OF the Probate Court OWNER: CITY of Porterdale 60.19 feet to an iron pin set; thence north prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump right to reject any and all bids. BY: MARCIA Wynne BY: MR. Robert 88 degrees, 10 minutes, 34 seconds east COVINGTON, GA 30016 sum and unit price basis, with additive CLERK OF the Probate Court Thomson 99.61 feet to an iron pin set; thence north TELEPHONE#: 770-787-6243 alternate bid items as indicated in the PUBLIC NOTICE #117079 1132 USHER Street Bid Form. TITLE: INTERIM City 8/2,9 COVINGTON, GA 30014 83 degrees, 20 minutes, 35 seconds 1.2. SCOPE OF WORK Manager east 86.26 feet to a point on the westerly PUBLIC NOTICE #117035 THE CITY of Covington is seeking bids 770 784 2045 THE WORK to be completed shall DATE: [DATE of initial cul-de-sac of Ford Court; thence in a 7/26,8/2 from approved manufactures, for the consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, publication of Advertisement] PUBLIC NOTICE #117082 generally southerly direction along the purchase of Three Phase Pad Mounted ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE and materials not provided by the Owner 8/2,9 cul-de-sac of Ford Court and following transformers as specified in exhibit “A” of PETITION ADVERTISEMENT necessary to install approximately PUBLIC NOTICE #117078 the curvature thereof an arc distance the bid packet 16,000 L.F. of sewer mains complete with 8/2,16 Corporations of 47.80 feet to a point (said arc having a chord bearing south 36 degrees, 17 103 manholes, roadway replacement, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE IS given that articles of YOU ARE hereby notified, in accordance SEALED BIDS must be delivered minutes, 23 seconds east 46.01 feet); earthwork, bypass pumping, soil erosion incorporation that will incorporate with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that to City Hall, 2194 Emory Street NW, thence south 03 degrees, 12 minutes, and sediment control measures, and THE CITY of Covington is soliciting Saperia Dreams Organization, Inc. have petitions were filed in the Covington, GA 30014, Attn: Scott 36 seconds east 77.83 feet to an iron appurtenances necessary to provide proposals to furnish a full set of working been delivered to the Secretary of State MAGISTRATE COURT of Newton Cromer no later than 10:00am on pin and the point of beginning. Said tract complete installation. The bid will allow drawings, contract documents, and for filing in accordance with the Georgia COUNTY TO foreclose liens against the Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Bids will containing a total of 0.381 acres. both open cutting and pipe bursting to specifications for the upgrade of Nonprofit Corporation Code. The initial vehicles listed below for all be opened and read aloud at that time. THAT PROPERTY known as 9152 obtain the most cost effective solution. approximately 1.3 miles of Industrial registered office of the corporation is AMOUNTS OWED. If a lien is Note the Owner will provide certain FORD STREET S.W. according to the Boulevard located within the City of REQUEST FOR Bids and additional Located at 190 Bramble Bush Trail, foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale 1.3. PLANS, SPECIFICATION present system of numbering homes and Covington. information may be obtained at City Covington, GA 30014 and its initial of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS having tax parcel identification number present location of the vehicles is: Hall or by accessing the request for registered agent at such address is THE ISSUING Office for the Bidding PROPOSALS MUST be delivered C032000020022000. 125 OLD Hwy 138 Loganville, GA proposals on the City’s website at Patricia Sykes. Documents is: Carter & Sloope, Inc., to City Hall, 2194 Emory Street NW, THE TAX deed to which this notice 30052-4814 https://www.cityofcovington.org/index. relates is dated July 2, 2019, and is 1031 Stonebridge Parkway, Watkinsville, Covington, GA 30014, Attn: Brian Yoder PUBLIC NOTICE #117071 ANYONE WITH an ownership interest in php?section=business-opportunities recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Georgia 30677. Please contact Heather no later than 10:00 AM on August 25, 8/2,9 a vehicle listed herein may file an answer Cash at 706-769-4119 or email at the Superior Court of Newton County, 2020. THE CITY of Covington reserves the to the petition on or before: 08/14/20 [email protected]. Prospective NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Georgia in Deed Book 3879 Page 405. right to reject any and all bids. Bidders may examine the Bidding THE RFP may be obtained accessing THE PROPERTY may be redeemed ANSWER FORMS may be found in the NOTICE IS given that articles of Documents at the Issuing Office on the city’s website at http://www. on or before the time and date stated Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: PUBLIC NOTICE #117043 incorporation which incorporate White Mondays through Fridays between the cityofcovington.org/Business/Bids. For above by payment of the redemption 1132 Usher St Room Covington, GA 7/26,8/2 Oak Flooring & Design, Inc.. have been hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and may more information, contact Brian Yoder at price as fixed and provided by law to the delivered to the Secretary of State for obtain copies of the Bidding Documents [email protected] THE CITY of Covington is soliciting undersigned at the following address: FORMS MAY also be obtained online at from the Issuing Office as described sealed bids to furnish all labor, filing in accordance with the Georgia LENA HOLDINGS, LLC c/o www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com. Business Corporation Code. The initial below. PUBLIC NOTICE # 117050 material and equipment for 3.12 miles CAROLINA D. Bryant, Esq. registered office of the corporation 7/26,8/2 of Asphaltic Concrete Patching & AYOUB, MANSOUR & Bryant, LLC VEHICLE MAKE, Year, Model, Vehicle BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be Resurfacing and 2.07 Asphalt Milling on is located at 1118 Conyers Street, 675 SEMINOLE Avenue, Suite 301 REAL ESTATE for Sale ID# Vehicle License # State, Magistrate obtained from the Issuing Office during various streets in the City of Covington. Covington, Georgia 30014 and its initial ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30307 Court Case No. the hours indicated above. Bidding registered agent at such address is 404.892.2599 THE CITY of Oxford will accept bids for Documents are available on compact SEALED BIDS must be delivered Robert H. Stansfield. PLEASE BE governed accordingly. a 0.44-acre lot at 101 Longstreet Circle, FORD 2015 Focus disc (as portable document format to City Hall, 2194 Emory Street NW, zoned single-family residential (R-15). 1FADP3F22FL250831 (PDF) files) for a non-refundable charge Covington, GA 30014, Attn: Scott PUBLIC NOTICE #117009 The lot is more particularly described 20-1987AV of $100.00, including shipping UPS Cromer no later than 10:00am on BY: ROBERT H. Stansfield 7/12,19,26,8/2 as follows: All that tract or parcel of land BUICK 2002 Park Ground. Alternatively, printed Bidding Thursday, August 20, 2020. Bids will be GREET STANSFIELD & Turner, LLP lying and being in Land Lot 289 of the 9th NOTICE OF Sale Under Power 1G4CW54K224153457 Documents may be obtained from the opened and read aloud at that time. A PO BOX 1617 District, Newton County, Georgia, being GEORGIA, NEWTON County 20-1988AV Issuing Office either via in-person pick- mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30015 FORD 2018 Mustang Lot 41 of Emory Village Subdivision, up or via mail, upon Issuing Office’s on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 10:00 UNDER AND by virtue of 1FA6P8CF0J5116345 Unit I as per plat thereof recorded in Plat receipt of payment for the Bidding am at the Council / Court room located the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to 20-1989AV Book 14, Page 175, Newton County, Documents. The non-refundable cost of at 2116 Stallings Street, Covington, GA Secure Debt given by Deatra M. Royal CHEVROLET 2 0 0 4 Georgia Records, which recorded in plat Debtors Creditors printed Bidding Documents is $200.00 30015. A 5% Bid Bond will be required nka Deatra M. Alexander to Mortgage Venture 1GNDX03E34D180844 is incorporated herein by reference and per set, payable to “Carter & Sloope, with bid. A Payment and Performance NOTICE TO Debtors and Creditors Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. 20-1990AV made a part of this description. Inc.”. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of Bond in the amount of 100% will be (“MERS”) as nominee for Accredited VOLKSWAGE 2 0 1 1 payment, printed Bidding Documents required from awarded contractor. ALL CREDITORS of the estate of Herrol Home Lenders, Inc., dated December CC WVWHN7AN6BE710646 SEALED BIDS should be submitted to: will be sent via UPS Ground. If you Patrick Lewis late of Newton County, 5, 2006, and recorded in Deed Book 20-1991AV City Clerk, 110 W. Clark Street, Oxford, choose to have them shipped overnight REQUEST FOR Bids and additional deceased, are hereby notified to render 2378, Page 454, Newton County, AUDI 2009 A6 GA 30054 by 12 PM Tuesday, August 11, or by another carrier, please submit information may be obtained at City in their demands to the undersigned Georgia records, as last transferred to WAUSG74F39N016668 2020. Bids received after the due date your FedEx overnight or UPS Express Hall or by accessing the request for according to law, and all persons Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 20-1992AV and time will not be accepted. Faxed and account number. The date that the proposals on the City’s website at indebted to said estate are required to as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the DODGE 2014 Avenger emailed bids will not be accepted. Bids Bidding Documents are transmitted by https://www.cityofcovington.org/index. make immediate payment. holders of the Accredited Mortgage 1C3CDZAB3EN227607 must be submitted in a sealed envelope the Issuing Office will be considered the php?section=business-opportunities. THIS 26TH day of June, 2020 Loan Trust 2007-1 Asset Backed Notes 20-1993AV and clearly marked 101 Longstreet Circle prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of NAME: LOURANZO Lewis c/o Broel by Assignment recorded in Deed TOYOTA 2011 Corolla Lot Bid on the outside of the envelope. the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of THE CITY of Covington reserves the Law, LLC Book 3787, Page 115, Newton County, JTDBU4EE1BJ102753 The City of Oxford reserves the right to Bidding Documents will not be available right to reject any and all bids. TITLE: EXECUTOR Georgia records, conveying the after- 20-1994AV reject any and all bids. For questions, from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner ADDRESS: 331 N. Marietta Pkwy., described property to secure a Note KIA 2012 Soul contact the City Manager at 770-786- PUBLIC NOTICE #117025 nor Engineer will be responsible for full Marietta, GA 30060 of even date in the original principal KNDJT2A54C7464566 7004. 7/19,8/2 or partial sets of Bidding Documents, amount of $111,600.00, with interest at 20-1995AV including Addenda if any, obtained from PUBLIC NOTICE #116972 the rate specified therein, there will be DODGE 2012 Avenger PUBLIC NOTICE #117017 Citations sources other than the Issuing Office. 7/12,19,26,8/2 sold by the undersigned at public outcry 1C3CDZCB8CN144698 7/12,19,26,8/5 1.4. BID BOND CITATION to the highest bidder for cash before the 20-1996AV NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND BID SECURITY shall be furnished in REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Courthouse door of Newton County, DODGE 2005 Magnum CREDITORS accordance with the Instructions to FOR TO: AMANDA HOWELL & RYAN Georgia, within the legal hours of sale 2D8GV58275H116433 Bidders. BREECE. on the first Tuesday in September, 2020, 20-1997AV NOTICE IS hereby given to the debtors BIDS SHALL be accompanied by a RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION to wit: September 1, 2020, the following VOLKSWAGE 2 0 1 4 and creditors of the Estate of DIANE bid bond or certified cashier’s check SERVICES PATRICIA HOWELL has filed Temporary described property: Passat 1VWAT7A32EC108734 MARY HART, deceased, late of Newton in an amount not less than 10% of the Letters of Guardianship of the Person(s) ALL THAT tract or parcel of land lying 20-1998AV County, Georgia. You are required to base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF KAI BREECE minor(s). All objections and being in Land Lot 69 of the 10th TOYOTA 2010 Prius render your demands and/or make company licensed in Georgia with an “A” COMMISSIONERS must be in writing and filed with this District, Newton County, Georgia, being JTDKN3DU8A0154272 payments to the undersigned estate minimum rating of performance and a RFP #21-03 Court on or before August 17, 2020 at Lot 10, Block A, Unit II of Lakeside 20-1999AV representative according to law. financial strength of at least five (5) times ten o’clock, a.m. Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded NISSAN 2009 Altima THIS THE 27th day of JULY, 2020. the contract price as listed in the most in Plat Book 22, Page 111, revised at 1N4AL21E79N438537 current publication of “Best’s Key Rating THE NEWTON County MELANIE M. Bell, Judge Plat Book 24, Page 7, Newton County, 20-2000AV ALANNA JEANNE HARRIS Guide Property Liability”. Performance Board of Commissioners (NEWTON BY: DANYELL Thomas Georgia Records, which recorded plat CHEVROLET 2 0 0 6 25 CROOKED CREEK WAY and Payment Bonds, each in an amount COUNTY) is soliciting Proposals from CLERK, PROBATE Court is incorporated herein by reference and Express 1GCGG25V061260329 COVINGTON, GA 30016 equal to 100% of the contract price shall qualified firm(s) to provide Right of Way NEWTON COUNTY, Georgia made a part of this description. 20-2001AV be required of the successful bidder if Acquisition Services for the projects THE DEBT secured by said MERCEDES- 2 0 0 0 PUBLIC NOTICE #117081 contract is awarded. Each Bond shall be listed below: PUBLIC NOTICE #117083 Deed to Secure Debt has been and is S-Class WDBNG75J6YA119638 8/2,9,16,23 accompanied by a “Power of Attorney” 8/2,9 hereby declared due because of, among 20-2002AV NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind PI # 0015095 – ACCESS ROAD @ I-20 other possible events of default, failure KIA 2014 Rio CITATION CREDITORS the surety and certified to include the FROM EAST OF CROWELL RD. TO to pay the indebtedness as and when KNADM4A34E6392844 date of the bond. WEST OF HAROLD DOBBS RD. due and in the manner provided in the 20-2003AV TO: JERRELL Russell & all interested NOTICE IS hereby given to the debtors 1.5. CONTRACTOR LICENSE Note and Deed to Secure Debt. The FORD 2005 Taurus parties. and creditors of the Estate of RICHARD THE SCOPE of Work as described PI # 0015096 – CR511/BROWN debt remaining in default, this sale will be 1FAFP53245A285728 M GRAY, JR., deceased, late of Newton herein is defined as “utility contracting” BRIDGE RD. @ YELLOW RIVER made for the purpose of paying the same 20-2004AV KRISTINA AND Andrew Momon has County, Georgia. You are required to in accordance with O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) BRIDGE REPLACEMENT and all expenses of this sale, as provided KIA 2015 Optima filed Temporary Letters of Guardianship render your demands and/or make so the Contractor performing the work in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, 5XXGM4A73FG416363 of the Person(s) Tristan Jeter minor(s). payments to the undersigned estate must provide proof of a valid license PI # 0015097 - CR 511/ including attorney’s fees (notice of intent 20-2005AV All objections must be in writing and filed representative according to law. by the State of Georgia as a “Utility BROWN BRIDGE RD. @ SNAPPING to collect attorney’s fees having been FORD 2011 Fusion with this Court on or before August 10, THIS THE 28th day of JULY, 2020. Contractor” and must also employ a SHOALS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT given). 3FAHP0JG6BR320586 2020 at ten o’clock, a.m. “Utility Manager” certification holder SAID PROPERTY is 20-2006AV who will have oversight of all the work. DONNA K. GRAY MELANIE M. Bell, Judge commonly known as 130 Lakeside See Instruction to Bidders for additional FIRMS THAT respond 150 GRAYSTONE DR PUBLIC NOTICE #117040 BY: DANYELL Thomas Drive, Covington, GA 30016, together bidding requirements. to this RFP, and are determined by COVINGTON, GA 30014 7/26,8/2 CLERK, PROBATE Court with all fixtures and personal property 1.6. PERMITS NEWTON COUNTY to be sufficiently NEWTON COUNTY, Georgia PUBLIC NOTICE #117080 attached to and constituting a part of Alcoholic Beverage qualified, may be deemed eligible 8/2,9,16,23 said property. To the best knowledge THE STATUS of Federal, State, and / and invited to possibly present and/ PUBLIC NOTICE #117046 and belief of the undersigned, the party NOTICE – APPLICATION or Local permits for this project are as or interview for these services. All 7/26,8/2 Foreclosures (or parties) in possession of the subject ALCOHOL LICENSE follows: respondents are subject to instructions property is (are): Deatra M Royal nka PERMITS/AGENCIES communicated in the RFP document CITATION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF Deatra M. Alexander or tenant or tenants. NOTICE IS hereby given that an STATUS and are cautioned to completely review RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID PROPERTY will be application has been made to the Mayor A. LAND the entire RFP and follow instructions TO: UNKNOWN Father & all interested [REF. O.C.G.A., Section 48-4-5 et seq.; sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad and Council of the City of Covington Disturbance Permit Approved carefully. NEWTON COUNTY reserves parties. 48-4-45 & 48-4-46] valorem taxes (including taxes which are to obtain a license to sell alcoholic B. NPDES the right to reject any or all Proposals, and a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) beverages for on-premises consumption GAR 100002 (Stormwater) T o to waive technicalities and informalities at DANIEL CAMP & JACLYN BAKER has TO: any matters which might be disclosed only for: be Submitted by Contractor its discretion. filed Temporary Letters of Guardianship US HOME OWNERSHIP, LLC by an accurate survey and inspection of C. G A of the Person(s) VENUS BAKER CITY OF COVINGTON, Mayor Steve the property, and (c) all matters of record MS. TONYA’S Soul Food LLC Environmental Protection Division PROPOSALS WILL minor(s). All objections must be in writing Horton superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first 8105 WASHINGTON St Approved be received by Newton County and filed with this Court on or before OCCUPANT OF 9152 FORD STREET set out above, including, but not limited D. GEORGIA electronically until 2:00 pm, local time, on August 17, 2020 at ten o’clock, a.m. S.W., COVINGTON, GA 30014 AND ALL to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, APPLICANT’S NAME: Tonya Reddings Department of Transportation Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Proposals PERSONS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN zoning ordinances, easements, Approved must be submitted through the County’s MELANIE M. Bell, Judge HAVING ANY RIGHT, TITLE INTEREST restrictions, covenants, etc. THE APPLICATION will be heard on 1.7. EASEMENTS & RIGHTS- Procurement Portal. BY: DANYELL Thomas IN, OR LIEN UPON, 9152 FORD THE SALE will be August 3rd, 2020 at 6:30 PM at City of OF-WAY CLERK, PROBATE Court STREET S.W., COVINGTON, GA conducted subject to (1) confirmation that Covington Council Room, 2116 Stallings ALL EASEMENTS and rights-of-way THE PROCUREMENT NEWTON COUNTY, Georgia 30014, NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Street, NW, Covington, GA. This notice for permanent installations have been Portal and full RFP document can be Bankruptcy Code; (2) O.C.G.A. Section is published pursuant to the provisions obtained or will be obtained by the Owner accessed using the following link: PUBLIC NOTICE #117084 RE: FORECLOSURE OF 9-13-172.1; and (3) final confirmation of Section 5.12.080(C), Covington prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed. 8/2,9 EQUITY OF REDEMPTION FOR TAX and audit of the status of the loan with Municipal Code. 1.8. GEORGIA SECURITY HTTPS://CO- CITATION SALE DEED (REF. O.C.G.A. § 48-4-45, the holder of the security deed. AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE NEWTON-GA.BONFIREHUB.COM/ 46) PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. ATTEST: ACT AFFIDAVIT PORTAL/?TAB=LOGIN TO: UNKNOWN Father & all interested Section 9-13-172.1, which allows JENNIFER HISE, PERMITTING AND ALL QUALIFYING Contractors and parties. TAKE NOTICE that: for certain procedures regarding the Subcontractors performing work with QUESTIONS ABOUT any rescission of judicial and nonjudicial the City of Porterdale must register aspect of the RFP, Procurement Portal, or JODY WITHROW has filed Temporary THE RIGHT to redeem the following sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed and participate in the federal work the projects, must be submitted by email Letters of Guardianship of the Person(s) described property, to wit will expire Under Power and other foreclosure authorization program commonly to Randi Fincher at [email protected]. CARMINA MATA minor(s). All and be forever foreclosed and barred documents may not be provided until ga.us by 5:00 pm on August 4th, 2020. as of five o’clock (5 p.m.) on August 20, The Covington News Saturday-Sunday, August 1-2, 2020 | A7

FINAL CONFIRMATION and audit of contained in a Security Deed given Security Deed. The debt remaining in during the legal hours of sale before ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL declared due because of, among other the status of the loan as provided in the by David Bailey to Argent Mortgage default, this sale will be made for the the door of the courthouse of Newton BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. - possible events of default, non-payment preceding paragraph. Company, LLC dated 1/21/2005 and purpose of paying the same and all County, Georgia, on September 1, 2020 18-027682 A-4725634 08/02/2020, of the monthly installments on said loan. PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. recorded in Deed Book 1836 Page 171 expenses of this sale, as provided in the following described real property 08/09/2020, 08/16/2020, 08/23/2020 The debt remaining in default, this sale Section 44-14-162.2, the entity that has Newton County, Georgia records; as the Security Deed and by law, including (hereinafter referred to as the “Property”): will be made for the purpose of paying full authority to negotiate, amend and last transferred to or acquired by Wells attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF PUBLIC NOTICE #117054 the same and all expenses of this sale, modify all terms of the mortgage with the Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Park attorney’s fees having been given). LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND 8/2 including attorney’s fees (notice of intent debtor is: Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed SAID PROPERTY is commonly known LOT 91 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF to collect attorney’s fees having been SELECT PORTFOLIO Servicing, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005- as 25 Pebble Lane, Covington, GA NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, Newton given). ATTENTION: LOSS Mitigation WHQ2, conveying the after-described 30016 together with all fixtures and BEING LOT 30, MILLCREST NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER THE INDIVIDUAL or entity Department property to secure a Note in the original personal property attached to and SUBDIVISION, UNIT THREE, AS PER that has full authority to negotiate, 3217 S. Decker Lake Drive principal amount of $178,500.00, with constituting a part of said property, if PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 30, PURSUANT TO the power of sale amend, and modify all terms of the loan SALT LAKE City, Utah 84119 interest at the rate specified therein, any. To the best knowledge and belief of PAGE 230- 231, NEWTON COUNTY, contained in the Security Deed executed is PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, 1-888-818-6032 there will be sold by the undersigned the undersigned, the party (or parties) GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS by DWAYNE WILLIAMS to BANK OF 1 MORTGAGE WAY, MT LAUREL, NJ THE FOREGOING at public outcry to the highest bidder in possession of the subject property is INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE AMERICA, N.A. in the original principal 08054; (800) 746-2936. notwithstanding, nothing in OC.G.A. for cash before the Courthouse door (are): Patrick Louis and Kathleen Louis or A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE amount of $133,200.00 dated August 15, SAID PROPERTY will Section 44-14-162.2 shall be construed of Newton County, Georgia (or such tenant or tenants. FOR A MORE PARTICULAR AND 2007 and recorded in Deed Book 2497, be sold subject to any outstanding ad to require the secured creditor to other area as designated by Order of the RUSHMORE LOAN Management COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. The debt Page 308, Newton County records, said valorem taxes (including taxes which negotiate, amend or modify the terms Superior Court of said county), within Services, LLC is the entity or individual secured by the Security Deed and Security Deed being last transferred to are a lien, whether or not now due and of the Deed to Secure Debt described the legal hours of sale on September designated who shall have full authority evidenced by the Note and has been, U.S. Bank National Association, not in payable), the right of redemption of herein. 1, 2020 (being the first Tuesday of said to negotiate, amend and modify all terms and is hereby, declared due and payable its individual capacity but solely in its any taxing authority, any matters which THIS SALE is conducted month unless said date falls on a Federal of the mortgage. because of, among other possible events capacity as Indenture Trustee of CIM might be disclosed by an accurate on behalf of the secured creditor Holiday, in which case being the first RUSHMORE LOAN Management of default, failure to make the payments Trust 2018-R4 in Deed Book 3839, survey and inspection of the property, under the power of sale granted in the Wednesday of said month), the following Services, LLC as required by the terms of the Note. The Page 480, Newton County records, the any assessments, liens, encumbrances, aforementioned security instrument, described property: PO BOX 52708 debt remaining is in default and this sale undersigned will sell at public outcry to zoning ordinances, restrictions, specifically being IRVINE, CA 92619 will be made for the purposes of paying the highest bidder for cash, before the covenants, and matters of record DEUTSCHE BANK National Trust ALL THAT tract or parcel of land lying 888.504.7300 the Security Deed, accrued interest, Courthouse door in said County, or at superior to the Security Deed first set out Company, as Indenture Trustee, on and being in the Town of Mansfield, and all expenses of the sale, including such other place as lawfully designated, above. behalf of the holders of the Accredited Newton County, Georgia, containing attorneys’ fees. Notice of intention to within the legal hours of sale, on August THE SALE will be Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1 Asset one (1) acre, more or less, and being the NOTE, HOWEVER, that such entity collect attorneys’ fees has been given 04, 2020, the property in said Security conducted subject (1) to confirmation Backed Notes Earnest M. Hays homeplace (formerly A. or individual is not required by law to as provided by law. To the best of the Deed and described as follows: that the sale is not prohibited under the AS ATTORNEY in fact for B. Thompson home place), said property negotiate, amend or modify the terms of undersigned’s knowledge, the person(s) ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final DEATRA M. Royal nka Deatra M. being conveyed to Earnest M. Hays by the loan. in possession of the property are The LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND confirmation and audit of the status of Alexander the National Bank of Athens on April SAID PROPERTY will be sold subject Estate of Paul Holfeld, The Estate of LOT 161 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF the loan with the holder of the Security RICHARD B. Maner, P.C. 7, 1933, and recorded in Deed Book to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes Barbara A. Holfeld, The Unknown Heirs NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA AND Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 180 INTERSTATE N Parkway, Suite 200 26, Page 136, Clerk’s Office, Newton (including taxes which are a lien, but not of Paul Holfeld, The Unknown Heirs of BEING LOT 49, BLOCK A OF BROWNS 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain ATLANTA, GA 30339 Superior Court and bounded now or yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water Barbara A. Holfeld. The property, being BRIDGE CROSSING SUBDIVISION, procedures regarding the rescission of 404.252.6385 formerly as follows: On the Northwest by or sewage bills that constitute a lien commonly known as 30 Creekstone AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A Armstrong Street; on the Northeast by against the property whether due and Court, Covington, GA, 30016 in Newton BOOK 23, PAGE 245, NEWTON of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING A. E. Hays; on the East by Otis Spillers; payable or not yet due and payable and County, will be sold as the property of COUNTY, GEORGIA DEED RECORDS, other foreclosure documents may not TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY South by Guy Morgan and Southwest by which may not be of record, (c) the right The Estate of Paul Holfeld, The Estate of WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED be provided until final confirmation and INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE Doc Milton property; this being improved of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) Barbara A. Holfeld, The Unknown Heirs HEREIN AND MADE A PART audit of the status of the loan as provided USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. property known as Tax Parcel ID# M003- any matters which might be disclosed of Paul Holfeld, The Unknown Heirs HEREOF BY REFERENCE FOR A in the preceding paragraph. *Auction FC19-312 007. by an accurate survey and inspection of of Barbara A. Holfeld, subject to any MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE services to be provided by Auction.com the property, and (e) any assessments, outstanding ad valorem taxes (including DESCRIPTION, BEING PROPERTY (www.auction.com)* PUBLIC NOTICE #117055 THE DEBT secured by said Security liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, taxes which are a lien and not yet due KNOWN AS 9239 MELODY CIRCLE HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL 8/2,9,16,23 Deed has been and is hereby declared restrictions, covenants, and matters of and payable), any matters affecting title ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOTICE OF Sale Under Power due because of, among other possible record superior to the Security Deed first to the property which would be disclosed SYSTEM OF NUMBERING PROPERTY FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST GEORGIA, NEWTON County events of default, failure to pay the set out above. by accurate survey and inspection IN NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. 2005-D, MORTGAGE-BACKED indebtedness as and when due and in THE SALE will be conducted subject thereof, and all assessments, liens, SAID PROPERTY being known as: CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-D UNDER AND by virtue of the manner provided in the Note and to (1) confirmation that the sale is not encumbrances, restrictions, covenants, 9239 MELODY CIRCLE, COVINGTON, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT for the Power of Sale contained in a Deed Security Deed. The debt remaining in prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy and matters of record to the Security GA 30014 CHARICE COPELAND-GREENE to Secure Debt given by Lia M. Bostic to default, this sale will be made for the Code; and (2) final confirmation and Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A.Section TO THE best of the undersigned’s THANE GREENE HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, dated purpose of paying the same and all audit of the status of the loan with the 44-14-162.2, the name, address and knowledge, the party or parties in PHELAN HALLINAN Diamond & May 31, 2005, and recorded in Deed expenses of this sale, as provided in holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant telephone number of the individual or possession of said property is/are Jones, PLLC Book 1930, Page 280, Newton County, the Security Deed and by law, including to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which entity who shall have the full authority DWAYNE WILLIAMS or tenant(s). 11675 GREAT Oaks Way, Suite 320 Georgia records, as last transferred attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect allows for certain procedures regarding to negotiate, amend or modify all terms THE DEBT secured by said Security ALPHARETTA, GA 30022 to U.S. Bank National Association, as attorney’s fees having been given). the rescission of judicial and non-judicial of the above described mortgage is Deed has been and is hereby declared TELEPHONE: 770-393-4300 Indenture Trustee, in trust for Holders of SAID PROPERTY is commonly known sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed as follows: Compu-Link Corporation, due and payable because of, among FAX: 770-393-4310 the HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2005-4, as 32 North Ivy Street, Mansfield, Under Power and other foreclosure d/b/a Celink, 2900 Esperanza Crossing, other possible events of default, failure PH # 47536 Mortgage Backed Notes by Assignment GA 30055 together with all fixtures documents may not be provided until Austin, TX 78758, 512-691-1699 . The to pay the indebtedness as provided for THIS LAW firm is acting as a debt recorded in Deed Book 2664, Page and personal property attached to and final confirmation and audit of the status foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in in the Note and said Security Deed. The collector. Any information obtained will be 79, Newton County, Georgia records, constituting a part of said property, if of the loan as provided immediately O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall debt remaining in default, this sale will used for that purpose. conveying the after-described property to any. To the best knowledge and belief of above. require the secured creditor to negotiate, be made for the purpose of paying the secure a Note of even date in the original the undersigned, the party (or parties) U.S. BANK, National Association as amend or modify the terms of the same and all expenses of sale, including PUBLIC NOTICE #117015 principal amount of $166,800.00, with in possession of the subject property Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6 mortgage instrument. The sale will be attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect 8/2,9,16,23,30 interest at the rate specified therein, there is (are): Steven W. Jacques or tenant or Title Trust as agent and Attorney in Fact conducted subject (1) to confirmation attorney’s fees having been given). STATE OF GEORGIA will be sold by the undersigned at public tenants. for Patrick Louis and Kathleen Louis that the sale is not prohibited under SAID PROPERTY will be sold subject COUNTY OF NEWTON outcry to the highest bidder for cash PHH MORTGAGE Corporation is the ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP, 15 Piedmont U.S. Bankruptcy code and (2) to final to the following: (1) any outstanding ad NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER before the Courthouse door of Newton entity or individual designated who shall Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., confirmation and audit of the status of the valorem taxes (including taxes which County, Georgia, within the legal hours of have full authority to negotiate, amend Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) loan with the holder of the Security Deed. are a lien, whether or not yet due and BY VIRTUE of the power sale on the first Tuesday in September, and modify all terms of the mortgage. 994-7637. Albertelli Law Attorney for Finance of payable); (2) the right of redemption of of sale contained in that certain 2020, to wit: September 1, 2020, the PHH MORTGAGE Corporation 1208-3312A America Reverse LLC as Attorney in Fact any taxing authority; (3) any matters Deed to Secure Debt from GLADYS following described property: ONE MORTGAGE Way THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A for Paul Holfeld and Barbara A. Holfeld which might be disclosed by an accurate LOUIS-JEAN and PIERRE L. JEUDI ALL THAT tract or parcel of land lying MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 960 Atlanta, survey and inspection of the property; to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC and being in Land Lot 154 of the 10th (800) 750-2518 COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION GA 30339 Phone: (770) 373-4242 By: and (4) any assessments, liens, REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., District, Newton County, Georgia, NOTE, HOWEVER, that such entity OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT Cory Sims For the Firm THIS FIRM IS encumbrances, zoning ordinances, AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT being Lot 71, Block B, The Meadows or individual is not required by law to PURPOSE. 1208-3312A ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR restrictions, covenants, and matters of INVESTMENT & LOAN dated July 21, at Saddlebrook, Phase 2, as per plat negotiate, amend or modify the terms of ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. record superior to the Security Deed first 2005, filed for record July 27, 2005, and recorded in Plat Book 40, Page 210-214, the loan. PUBLIC NOTICE #117051 ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL set out above. recorded in Deed Book 1965, Page 266, Newton County, Georgia records, said SAID PROPERTY will be sold subject 8/2,9,16,23 BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. - SAID SALE will be conducted subject NEWTON County, Georgia Records, as plat being incorporated herein and made to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes NOTICE OF SALE 20-005361 A-4724974 07/26/2020, to the following: (1) confirmation that last transferred to U.S. BANK NATIONAL reference hereto. (including taxes which are a lien, but not STATE OF GEORGIA 08/02/2020, 08/09/2020, 08/16/2020, the sale is not prohibited under the ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE THE DEBT secured by said yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water NEWTON COUNTY 08/23/2020, 08/30/2020 U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final UNDER POOLING AND SERVICING Deed to Secure Debt has been and is or sewage bills that constitute a lien confirmation and audit of the status of AGREEMENT DATED AS OF hereby declared due because of, among against the property whether due and BY VIRTUE of a Power of Sale contained PUBLIC NOTICE #117038 the loan with the holder of the Security NOVEMBER 1, 2005 MASTR ASSET- other possible events of default, failure payable or not yet due and payable and in the Security Deed and Agreement 7/26,8/2,9,16,23,30 Deed. BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005- to pay the indebtedness as and when which may not be of record, (c) the right from Joshua Hodgins to Savvy STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF THE NAME, address, and telephone FRE1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH due and in the manner provided in the of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) Sisters, LLC., May 17, 2019, recorded NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER number of the individual or entity who CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FRE1 Note and Deed to Secure Debt. The any matters which might be disclosed May 23, 2019 in Deed Book 3843, Page POWER has full authority to negotiate, amend, by assignment recorded in Deed Book debt remaining in default, this sale will be by an accurate survey and inspection of 415, Newton County, Georgia records, and modify all terms of the mortgage is 2916, Page 534, NEWTON County, made for the purpose of paying the same the property, and (e) any assessments, given to secure a Promissory Note of UNDER AND by virtue of the power as follows: Georgia Records. Said Deed to Secure and all expenses of this sale, as provided liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, even date in the total original principal of sale contained with that certain FAY SERVICING, LLC 425 S. Financial Debt having been given to secure a in the Deed to Secure Debt and by law, restrictions, covenants, and matters of amount of Seventy Five Thousand Security Deed dated June 17, 2014, from Place Suite 2000, Chicago, IL, 60605 Note dated July 21, 2005 in the original including attorney’s fees (notice of intent record superior to the Security Deed first and No/100 ($75,000.00) Dollars with TERENCE HARRIS to MORTGAGE 1-800-495-7166 principal sum of ONE HUNDRED to collect attorney’s fees having been set out above. interest as provided therein on the ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION NOTE THAT pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44- TWENTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR given). THE SALE will be conducted subject unpaid balance until paid; there will SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR WR 14-162.2, the above individual or entity is HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS SAID PROPERTY is to (1) confirmation that the sale is not be sold at public outcry to the highest STARKEY MORTGAGE, LLP, recorded not required by law to negotiate, amend, ($126,400.00), with interest from date commonly known as 210 Meadowbrook prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy and the best bidder for cash before the on June 19, 2014 in Deed Book 3238 or modify the terms of the mortgage. at the rate stated in said Note on the Court, Covington, GA 30016, together Code; and (2) final confirmation and Courthouse door of Newton County, at Page 384 Newton County, Georgia THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A unpaid balance until paid, there will be with all fixtures and personal property audit of the status of the loan with the Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on records, having been last sold, assigned, DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO sold by the undersigned at public outcry attached to and constituting a part of holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant the first Tuesday in September, 2020, the transferred and conveyed to Caliber COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION to the highest bidder for cash before the said property. To the best knowledge to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which following described property: Home Loans, Inc.by Assignment and OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT Courthouse door at NEWTON County, and belief of the undersigned, the party allows for certain procedures regarding said Security Deed having been given PURPOSE. Georgia, or at such place as has or may (or parties) in possession of the subject the rescission of judicial and non-judicial ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL to secure a note dated June 17, 2014, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION be lawfully designated as an alternative property is (are): Lia M. Bostic or tenant sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN in the amount of $176,739.00, and said NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY location, within the legal hours of sale on or tenants. Under Power and other foreclosure ROCKY PLAINS DISTRICT, NEWTON Note being in default, the undersigned BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS the first Tuesday in September, 2020, the SAID PROPERTY will be documents may not be provided until COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING will sell at public outcry during the legal INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF CIM following described property: sold subject to (a) any outstanding ad final confirmation and audit of the status LOT #64 OF RIVERSIDE PARK hours of sale before the door of the TRUST 2018-R4, ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF valorem taxes (including taxes which are of the loan as provided immediately SUBDIVISION AS PER PLAT BY courthouse of Newton County, Georgia, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT for DWAYNE LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) above. ROBERT M. BUHLER, REGISTERED on September 1, 2020 the following WILLIAMS LOT 166 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT, any matters which might be disclosed WELLS FARGO Bank, N.A., as Trustee LAND SURVEYOR, DATED FEBRUARY described real property (hereinafter ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, Schneid & NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA BEING by an accurate survey and inspection of for Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset- 22, 1966, AND RECORDED IN DEED referred to as the “Property”): ALL Crane LLC 10700 Abbott’s Bridge Road LOT 144, PRINCETON WOODS the property, and (c) all matters of record Backed Pass-Through CertificatesBOOK 4, PAGE 56 OF THE NEWTON THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND Suite 170 Duluth, GA 30097 Phone: SUBDIVISION, PHASE FOUR, AS superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first Series 2005-WHQ2 as agent and COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOTS 13 470.321.7112 PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT set out above, including, but not limited Attorney in Fact for David Bailey WHICH PLAT IS INCORPORATED AND 14 OF THE 8TH DISTRICT OF FIRM FILE No. 19-271807 - AmE BOOK 34, PAGES 124-126, NEWTON to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP, 15 Piedmont HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING COUNTY, GEORGIA, WHICH PLAT IS zoning ordinances, easements, Center, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., BY THIS REFERENCE. BEING THE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT PUBLIC NOTICE #116973 BY REFERENCE INCORPORATED restrictions, covenants, etc. Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) SAME PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN 59, WEATHERFORD, AS SHOWN 7/5,12,19,26,8/2 HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF. 994-7637. THE SALE will be WARRANTY DEED FROM ALLIED ON A PLAT OR SURVEY MADE OF STATE OF GEORGIA TO THE best of the knowledge and conducted subject to (1) confirmation that 1017-4420A PROPERTIES, INC. TO HOWARD WEATHERFORD OF RECORD AT belief of the undersigned, the party in THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A COUNTY OF NEWTON the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. A. MARSHALL AND NELLIE E. PLAT BOOK 40, PAGES 166, 167, 168, NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER possession of the property is GLADYS Bankruptcy Code; (2) O.C.G.A. Section DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO MARSHALL DATED DECEMBER 5, 170, 171, 172 AND 173, NEWTON LOUIS-JEAN and PIERRE L. JEUDI COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION 9-13-172.1; and (3) final confirmation 1972, AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS. THE BY VIRTUE of the or a tenant or tenants. Said property and audit of the status of the loan with OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 120, PAGE 235, NEWTON COUNTY, DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY may more commonly be known as: 25 PURPOSE. 1017-4420A power of sale contained in that the holder of the security deed. GEORGIA RECORDS. AS CONTAINED ON SAID PLAT IS certain Deed to Secure Debt from HAMPSHIRE COURT, COVINGTON, PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. FOR INFORMATION purposes only: INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS CHARICE COPELAND-GREENE and GA 30016-7675. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows PUBLIC NOTICE #117030 MAP/PARCEL ID Number: 0033A REFERENCE AND MADE A PART THE DEBT secured by said Deed to 8/2,9,16,23,30 THANE GREENE to MORTGAGE for certain procedures regarding the 00000 060 HEREOF. The debt secured by the ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION Secure Debt has been and is hereby rescission of judicial and nonjudicial NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, THE DEBT secured by said Security Security Deed and evidenced by the SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR declared due because of, among other sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed NEWTON COUNTY Deed and Agreement has been and is Note and has been, and is hereby, FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN possible events of default, non-payment Under Power and other foreclosure hereby declared due because of, among declared due and payable because of, dated July 27, 2005, filed for record of the monthly installments on said loan. documents may not be provided until PURSUANT TO the Power of Sale other possible events of default, non- among other possible events of default, August 5, 2005, and recorded in Deed The debt remaining in default, this sale final confirmation and audit of the status contained in a Security Deed given by payment of the monthly installments on failure to make the payments as required Book 1973, Page 385, NEWTON County, will be made for the purpose of paying of the loan as provided in the preceding Patrick Louis and Kathleen Louis said loan. The debt remaining in default, by the terms of the Note. The debt Georgia Records, and as modified by that the same and all expenses of this sale, paragraph. to Mortgage Electronic Registration this sale will be made for the purpose of remaining is in default and this sale will certain Loan Modification Agreement including attorney’s fees (notice of intent PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee paying the same and all expenses of this be made for the purposes of paying recorded in Deed Book 2871, Page 571, to collect attorney’s fees having been Section 44-14-162.2, the entity that has for Home America Mortgage, Inc., sale, including attorney’s fees. the Security Deed, accrued interest, NEWTON County, Georgia Records, given). full authority to negotiate, amend and its successors and assigns dated THE PROPERTY will be sold subject to and all expenses of the sale, including as last transferred to HSBC BANK THE INDIVIDUAL or entity modify all terms of the mortgage with the 1/25/2007 and recorded in Deed Book any outstanding ad valorem taxes, any attorneys’ fees. Notice of intention to USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS that has full authority to negotiate, debtor is: 2374 Page 2 and modified at Deed Book assessments, and any liens superior to collect attorneys’ fees has been given TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING amend, and modify all terms of the loan SELECT PORTFOLIO Servicing, Inc. 2667 Page 464 Newton County, Georgia the Security Deed and Agreement first as provided by law. To the best of the AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ATTENTION: LOSS Mitigation records; as last transferred to or acquired set out above. Savvy Sisters, LLC. is the undersigned’s knowledge, the person(s) DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2005, 1 MORTGAGE WAY, MT LAUREL, NJ Department by U.S. Bank, National Association as entity with the full authority to negotiate, in possession of the property is Terence FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 08054; (800) 746-2936. 3217 S. Decker Lake Drive Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6 amend and modify all terms of the Note Harris By Ava Harris, Attorney-In-Fact. 2005-D by assignment recorded in SAID PROPERTY will SALT LAKE City, Utah 84119 Title Trust, conveying the after-described and the Security Deed. Savvy Sisters The property, being commonly known Deed Book 2646, Page 474, NEWTON be sold subject to any outstanding ad 1-888-818-6032 property to secure a Note in the original LLC’s address is 15 Plantation Avenue, as 45 Silverton Drive , Covington, GA, County, Georgia Records. Said valorem taxes (including taxes which THE FOREGOING principal amount of $163,881.00, with Carrollton, Georgia 30117 and may be 30016 in Newton County, will be sold as Deed to Secure Debt having been are a lien, whether or not now due and notwithstanding, nothing in OC.G.A. interest at the rate specified therein, reached at (404)226-1222. To the best the property of Terence Harris By Ava given to secure a Note dated July 27, payable), the right of redemption of Section 44-14-162.2 shall be construed there will be sold by the undersigned knowledge and belief of the undersigned, Harris, Attorney-In-Fact, subject to any 2005 in the original principal sum of any taxing authority, any matters which to require the secured creditor to at public outcry to the highest bidder Joshua Hodgens is in possession of said outstanding ad valorem taxes (including ONE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT might be disclosed by an accurate negotiate, amend or modify the terms for cash before the Courthouse door property. taxes which are a lien and not yet due THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS survey and inspection of the property, of the Deed to Secure Debt described of Newton County, Georgia (or such SAVVY SISTERS, LLC and payable), any matters affecting title ($128,000.00), with interest from date any assessments, liens, encumbrances, herein. other area as designated by Order of the AS ATTORNEY in Fact for to the property which would be disclosed at the rate stated in said Note on the zoning ordinances, restrictions, THIS SALE is conducted Superior Court of said county), within JOSHUA HODGENS by accurate survey and inspection unpaid balance until paid, there will be covenants, and matters of record on behalf of the secured creditor the legal hours of sale on September DAVID MARKOWITZ, LLC. Attorney at thereof, and all assessments, liens, sold by the undersigned at public outcry superior to the Security Deed first set out under the power of sale granted in the 1, 2020 (being the first Tuesday of said Law encumbrances, restrictions, covenants, to the highest bidder for cash before the above. aforementioned security instrument, month unless said date falls on a Federal 2002 SUMMIT Boulevard/ Suite 300 and matters of record to the Security Courthouse door at NEWTON County, THE SALE will be specifically being Holiday, in which case being the first ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319/ (404) 408- Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A.Section Georgia, or at such place as has or may conducted subject (1) to confirmation U.S. BANK National Association, as Wednesday of said month), the following 1427 44-14-162.2, the name, address and be lawfully designated as an alternative that the sale is not prohibited under the Indenture Trustee, in trust for Holders of described property: telephone number of the individual or location, within the legal hours of sale on U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final the HomeBanc Mortgage Trust 2005-4, PUBLIC NOTICE #117045 entity who shall have the full authority the first Tuesday in September, 2020, the confirmation and audit of the status of Mortgage Backed Notes ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF 8/2,9,16,23 to negotiate, amend or modify all terms following described property: the loan with the holder of the Security AS ATTORNEY in fact for LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF of the above described mortgage is ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section LIA M. Bostic aka LOT 136 OF THE 10TH DISTRICT OF NEWTON NOTICE OF SALE UNDER as follows: CALIBER HOME LOANS, LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain RICHARD B. Maner, P.C. NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND POWER 13801 Wireless Way, Oklahoma City, OK LOT 138 10TH DISTRICT, NEWTON procedures regarding the rescission of 180 INTERSTATE N Parkway, Suite 200 BEING LOT 64 OF PEBBLE BROOKE 73134, 1-800-401-6587 . The foregoing COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT judicial and nonjudicial sales in the State ATLANTA, GA 30339 SUBDIVISION, PHASE THREE, AS UNDER AND by virtue of the power of notwithstanding, nothing in O.C.G.A. 390, THE FIELDS OF ELLINGTON of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and 404.252.6385 PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT sale contained with that certain Security Section 44-14-162.2 shall require the SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT other foreclosure documents may not be THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A BOOK 35, PAGES 295-299 (BEING Deed dated January 30, 2018, from secured creditor to negotiate, amend RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 41, provided until final confirmation and audit DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED Paul Holfeld and Barbara A. Holfeld or modify the terms of the mortgage PAGES 138-152, NEWTON COUNTY, of the status of the loan as provided in TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ON PAGE 295), NEWTON COUNTY, to Mortgage Electronic Registration instrument. The sale will be conducted GEORGIA RECORDS, SAID PLAT the preceding paragraph. INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH PLAT IS Systems, Inc. as nominee for Finance subject (1) to confirmation that the sale BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE of America Reverse LLC, recorded on is not prohibited under U.S. Bankruptcy MADE REFERENCE HERETO. AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ASSET- FC18-381 A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE February 7, 2018 in Deed Book 3662 code and (2) to final confirmation and TO THE best of the knowledge and BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2005- FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND at Page 560 Newton County, Georgia audit of the status of the loan with the belief of the undersigned, the party in FRE1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH PUBLIC NOTICE #117056 PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. records, having been last sold, assigned, holder of the Security Deed. Albertelli Law possession of the property is CHARICE CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FRE1 8/2,9,16,23 transferred and conveyed to Finance of Attorney for Caliber Home Loans, Inc. as COPELAND-GREENE and THANE AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT for THE DEBT secured by said Security America Reverse LLC by Assignment Attorney in Fact for TERENCE HARRIS GREENE or a tenant or tenants. Said GLADYS LOUIS-JEAN Deed has been and is hereby declared and said Security Deed having been 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 960 Atlanta, property may more commonly be PIERRE L. JEUDI NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, due because of, among other possible given to secure a note dated January GA 30339 Phone: (770) 373-4242 By: known as: 35 CARRINGTON CIRCLE, PHELAN HALLINAN Diamond & NEWTON COUNTY events of default, failure to pay the 30, 2018, in the amount of $210,000.00, Cory Sims For the Firm THIS FIRM IS COVINGTON, GA 30016-1363. indebtedness as and when due and in and said Note being in default, the ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR THE DEBT secured by said Deed to PURSUANT TO the Power of Sale the manner provided in the Note and undersigned will sell at public outcry ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. Secure Debt has been and is hereby A8 | Saturday-Sunday, August 1-2, 2020 The Covington News

JONES, PLLC Georgia IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF relates to the Sale of Real Property as 336 686 1958 215) Extra Storage Rental Spaces is 11675 GREAT Oaks Way, Suite 320 NEWTON COUNTY follows: 210 River Hill Road, Murphy, hereby given that the under- signed self ALPHARETTA, GA 30022 PUBLIC NOTICE #117069 STATE OF GEORGIA recorded in Deed Book 1257, Page 952, ALL INTERESTED parties are invited storage units will be sold at a public sale TELEPHONE: 770-393-4300 8/2,9,16,23 records for Cherokee County, North to attend. For more information contact by competitive bidding, in their entirety FAX: 770-393-4310 IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF IN RE the Name Change of: Carolina. All property of interest of the Mary Darby, Director of Planning & to the highest bidder, on or after August PH # 47360 NEWTON COUNTY MARCUS WILLIAMS Estate of Brenda Kaye Ledford Estate Zoning at 770-385-2179, or mdarby@ 14, 2020 to satisfy the lien of the Lessor, THIS LAW firm is acting as a debt STATE OF GEORGIA PETITIONER file number: 19-E-29, Cherokee County cityofcovington.org. Extra Storage Terrell Management LLC, collector. Any information obtained will be CIVIL ACTION File Number: Clerk of Superior Court. for rental and other charges. The auction used for that purpose. IN THE INTEREST OF: 2020-CV-1383-1 CITY OF COVINGTON will be held at 11471 Brown Bridge Road TAKE NOTICE that you are required to NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Covington, GA 30016 and will begin PUBLIC NOTICE #117016 N.B. S E X : MALE NOTICE OF PUBLICATION file a written answer to such pleading on August 14, 2020 at 9:00 AM for the 8/2,9,16,23,30 DOB: 12/04/2008 Case #107-19J- 0751 no later than forty (40) days after the NOTICE IS hereby given, per the City following units: Gordon Lewis–unit 69, Juvenile Court A CHILD Under 18 Years of Age YOU ARE hereby notified that on the 20 date of the first publication of this Notice, of Covington’s Code of Ordinances Keirston Barlow-units 77 & 107, Kimisha day of July, 2020, Marcus Williams filed a exclusive of such date. Upon your failure Chapter 16.52 that applicant Chad Henderson-unit 66. The contents IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF SUMMONS AND PROCESS Petition to Change Name in the Superior to do so, the Petitioner will apply to the Frey has submitted a Certificate of consist of general household goods, NEWTON COUNTY Court of Newton County. Marcus Court for relief sought in the Petition. Appropriateness Application to be furniture, boxes, and miscellaneous STATE OF GEORGIA TO: TENNILLE SUTTON, Williams desires to change his/her from considered by the Covington Historic items. The terms of the sale will be cash Mother Marcus Terrill Williams to Marcus THIS THE 1st day of July, 2020. Preservation Commission to restore only and must be paid for at the time IN THE INTEREST OF: Terrill Singleton. Any interested party property to original “pre-storm” condition of sale. All goods are sold as is. Extra D.L. SEX: Female YOU ARE hereby notified that a Petition has the right to appear in this case and MARGUERITE E. Stricker modification to roof. THE PROPERTY Storage Rental Spaces reserves the DOB: 02/19/2019 CASE 107-20J- (Dependency) was filed in the Juvenile file objections within 30 days after the ATTORNEY FOR the Administrator of is located within the Covington Historic right to withdraw any or all units, partial 0283 Court of Newton County on November 5, Petition to Change Name was filed. the Estate District at 3155 Thompson Avenue. TAX or entire, from the sale at any time. All CHILD UNDER 18 Years of Age 2019, requesting that the minor child be ATTORNEY AT Law PARCEL C010 0005 003, Covington, contents must be removed completely placed in the care, custody and control SIGNED THIS 20 day of July, 2020. 102 HIWASSEE Street Georgia. THE COVINGTON Historic from the property within 48 hours or SUMMONS of the Georgia Department of Human MURPHY, NC 28906 Preservation Commission will hold a sooner of auction completion. Services, acting by and through the LINDA D. Hays (828) 835-7373 phone Public Meeting on September 2, at 6:00 TO: JOHN DOE, and any Newton County Department of Family CLERK OF Superior Court [email protected] p.m. at 2116 Stallings Street, Covington, PUBLIC NOTICE #117039 NEWTON COUNTY Georgia. 7/26,8/2 unknown, unnamed biological father or and Children Services. PUBLIC NOTICE #117019 other persons claiming to have a parental YOU ARE hereby commanded, 7/19,26,8/2,9 PUBLIC SALE/AUCTION interest in the minor child named above personally or by attorney, to be and MARCUS WILLIAMS DUE TO circumstances necessitated born to DANIELLA C. LESLIE on the appear at the Newton County Juvenile 180 SHENANDOAH Dr Public Hearings by emergency conditions involving NOTICE IS hereby given that Dixie Self date above-listed. Court, 1132 Usher Street, NW, COVINGTON, GA 30016 public safety and preservation of public Storage located at 1447 Access Road, Covington, Georgia 30014, for a hearing CORRECTION TO OFFICIAL ZONING services, public access to this meeting Covington, Ga. 30014. A PETITION to Terminate to be held on the 25th day of August, NOTICE #117068 DISTRICT MAP is limited to teleconference and video THE UNDERSIGNED intent to sell Parental Rights was filed in this Court on 2020, at 10:00 a.m., then and there to 8/2,9,16,23 GEORGIA, NEWTON County access. THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS household goods and personal property, July 14, 2020, by the Georgia Department answer why the prayers for relief as set IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THIS MEETING BY CALLING 1-929- to enforce imposed lien on said of Human Services, by and through the forth in the Department’s Petition should NEWTON COUNTY THE NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF 436-2866, use the following Meeting ID PROPERTY PURSUANT of the Georgia Newton County Department of Family not be granted. STATE OF GEORGIA COMMISSIONERS, PURSUANT TO Number: 336-686-1958: To view online Self Storage Facility Act, Georgia Code and Children Services, concerning the A COPY of said Petition (Dependency) CASE MC20-000002, WILL AMEND use the following link: https://zoom. Section 10-1-210 to 10-4-215. The above child(ren). In accordance with can be obtained from the Clerk of the IN RE the Name Change of: THE 2012 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP us/j/3366861958 with the Meeting ID: undersigned will sell at Public Sale to the O.C.G.A. §15-11-281, you are hereby Newton County Juvenile Court, at the MORGAN ECHOLS OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA 336 686 1958 highest Bidder on: notified that this proceeding and the aforementioned address. PETITIONER TO CONFORM WITH A MAP hearing(s) specified herein is for the CIVIL ACTION File Number: CORRECTION PETITION FROM ALL INTERESTED parties are invited AUGUST 24, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. purpose of terminating your parental READ CAREFULLY 2020-CV-1398-1 R3 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) to attend. For more information contact rights and to place permanent custody TO (CORRECTED) CH (HIGHWAY Mary Darby, Director of Planning & CASH ONLY, will be accepted at the time of said child(ren) with the Georgia THIS IS a very serious NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE COMMERCIAL) ZONING FOR THE Zoning at 770-385-2179, or mdarby@ of purchase. Department of Human Services, by and matter. This Summons requires you to NAME OF ADULT PROPERTY BELONGING TO: cityofcovington.org. through the Newton County Department be present at a formal hearing in the UNIT 1046, Ivan Richard Smith, of Family and Children Services, pending Juvenile Court. MORGAN BRIANA ECHOLS filed a SCOTT H HUBBARD CITY OF COVINGTON Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes, adoption. The Court shall mail a copy of THE CHILD and other petition in the Newton County Superior NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Toys said Petition to the last known address of parties involved may be represented by a Court on JUNE 22, 2020 to change WHOSE SUBJECT PROPERTY the above-named parent(s) within fifteen lawyer at all stages of these proceedings. the name from MORGAN BRIANA ADDRESS/LOCATION IS 1094 NOTICE IS hereby given, per the City SALE IS subject to cancellation in the (15) days of filing of the Order of Service IF YOU want a lawyer, you may choose ECHOLS to MORGAN BRIANA ACCESS RD, PARCEL 43-046. of Covington’s Code of Ordinances event of settlement between Owners and by Publication. This is a summons to hire your own lawyer. If you want to LAKES. Any interested party has the Chapter 16.52 that applicant Binkman, the obligated party. requiring you to be in Court. If you fail to hire a lawyer, please contact your lawyer right to appear in this case and file A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD LLC has submitted a Certificate of WE RESERVE the right to refuse any come to court as required, you may be immediately. objections within 30 days after Petition BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON Appropriateness Application to be bid. held in contempt of court and punished IF YOU want a lawyer but are not able was filed. THE: considered by the Covington Historic CALL 770-787-3039 accordingly. to hire a lawyer without undue financial Preservation Commission to 1) remove PUBLIC NOTICE #117072 hardship, you may ask for a lawyer to DATED 6/22/20 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2020 AT 7:00 PM wood overhang from façade and expose 8/2,9 NOW, THEREFORE, be appointed to represent you. The original brick and 2) add new awnings over windows, repair joints, brick and you, the party(ies) named above, are Court would inquire into your financial MORGAN ECHOLS AND Trade Names commanded to be and appear on the circumstances and if the Court finds 25 CINNAMON FERN CIRCLE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD paint . THE PROPERTY is located within the Covington Historic District at 1143 & date and time stated below, and to you to be financially unable to hire a COVINGTON, GA 30016 BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT remain in attendance from hour to hour, lawyer, then a lawyer will be appointed ON THE: 1149 Monticello Street. TAX PARCEL NOTICE #117062 TRADE NAME REGISTRATION day to day, month to month, year to year, to represent you. Please contact C026 0018 005, Covington, Georgia. 8/2,9,16,23 THE COVINGTON Historic Preservation and time to time, as said case may be immediately the Newton County Juvenile 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2020 AT 7:00 PERSONALLY APPEARED the Commission will hold a Public Meeting continued, and until discharged from Court at 770-784-2060 if you wish to PM undersigned who on oath despose Notice of Proceedings on September 2, at 6:00 p.m. at 2116 the court, and you are commanded to request a lawyer to be appointed to and says that: CLAIM REP. USA, LLC, Stallings Street, Covington, Georgia. lay any and all business aside and to represent you. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF IN LIGHT of the public health 2800 HIGHWAY 81 S. COVINGTON, be and appear in said Court at the time THE DAY OF COURT TO REQUEST NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF emergency, the meeting will be held GA 30016, is doing business in Newton DUE TO circumstances necessitated and place below stated, each of you then AN ATTORNEY. GEORGIA telephonically instead of at the above- County, Georgia under the name of by emergency conditions involving and there to make defense thereto and to WHETHER OR not you listed address – in which case, public PROCLAIM, 39.. HIGHWAY 81 S, public safety and preservation of public show cause why the said child(ren) and decide to hire an attorney, you have the ASFA WHYTE call-in information will be published in COVINGTON, GA 30016 and that the services, public access to this meeting all parties named herein should not be right to attend the hearing of your case, PLAINTIFF, advance of the meeting. The purpose nature of the business to be carried is limited to teleconference and video dealt with according to the provisions of to call witnesses on your behalf, and of the public hearing shall be for public on at such address is REAL ESTATE - access. THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS the law. to question those witnesses brought V. review. All Newton County residents PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.. THIS MEETING BY CALLING 1-929- against you. and any other affected and/or interested FRED METOYER 436-2866, use the following Meeting ID NOTICE OF EFFECT OF WITNESS THE Hon. Sheri C. Roberts, TAMARA A WHYTE persons are invited and encouraged Number: 336-686-1958: To view online TERMINATION JUDGMENT Judge of said Court, this 30th day of DEFENDANT. to attend. For more information on this PUBLIC NOTICE #117033 use the following link: https://zoom. June, 2020. case please contact Tracy Hernandez 7/26,8/2 GEORGIA LAW provides that you at 770-784-2018, Shena Applewhaite us/j/3366861958 with the Meeting ID: CIVIL ACTION No.: SUCV2017002413 NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT can permanently lose your rights as a JANELL GAINES at 678-625-1231 or Judy Johnson at 336 686 1958 TRADE NAME REGISTRATION parent. A Petition to Terminate Parental DEPUTY CLERK, NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 678-625-1656. Updated information will Rights has been filed requesting the NEWTON COUNTY Juvenile Court also be posted at the following link as it ALL INTERESTED parties are invited to attend. For more information contact PERSONALLY APPEARED the Court to terminate your parental rights TO: COURTNEY NEWMAN becomes available https://www.ncboc. PUBLIC NOTICE #117006 Mary Darby, Director of Planning & undersigned who on oath despose and to your child(ren). A copy of the Petition 5325 NELSON com/196/Development-Services 7/12,19,26,8/2 Zoning at 770-385-2179, or mdarby@ says that: JORDAN E. THOMPSON, to Terminate Parental Rights can be AVE obtained from the Clerk of the Newton PUBLIC NOTICE #117075 cityofcovington.org. 3143 STONE MOUNTAIN ST, NW. Name Changes 1ST FLOOR COVINGTON, GA 30014, is doing County Juvenile Court. A court hearing BALTIMORE, 8/2 PUBLIC NOTICE #117088 business in Newton County, Georgia of your case has been scheduled for the IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MD 21215 CORRECTION TO OFFICIAL ZONING 29th day of September, 2020, at 9:00 8/2 under the name of ShaiGal. 3143 STONE NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF DISTRICT MAP MOUNTAIN ST, NW, COVINGTON, GA a.m., at the Newton County Juvenile CITY OF PORTERDALE GEORGIA BY ORDER of the court for service by GEORGIA, NEWTON County 30014 and that the nature of the business Court, Newton County Judicial Center, publication dated JUNE 22, 2020 you NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING 1132 Usher Street, NW, Covington, to be carried on at such address is IN RE the Name Change of Child(ren): are hereby notified that onDECEMBER THE NEWTON COUNTY BOARD RETAIL STORE - ONLINE CLOTHING Georgia 30014. NOTICE IS hereby given to the general EMMALINE JEAN SNELLGROVE 7, 2017 (date of filing)ASFA WHYTE OF COMMISSIONERS, PURSUANT BOUTIQUE. (plaintiff) filed suit against Tamara TO CASE MC20-0001, WILL AMEND public that a ZONING VARIANCE IF YOU fail to appear, the Court can application has been submitted to City MISTY ALLISTON Whyte and you for PETITION FOR THE 2012 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP PUBLIC NOTICE #117066 terminate your rights in your absence. of Porterdale Zoning Commission PETITIONER, LEGITIMATION AND CUSTODY/ OF NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA 8/2,9 VS. VISITATION. TO CONFORM WITH A MAP for 30 Pine St. Parcel Number IF THE court at the trial finds that the TAYLOR MCKINNEY CORRECTION PETITION FROM AR P001000000174000. A Public Hearing for NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT facts set out in the Petition to Terminate RESPONDENT. YOU ARE required to file an answer in (AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL) TO the application for the Zoning Variance TRADE NAME REGISTRATION Parental Rights are true and that CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 2020-CV- writing within sixty (60) days of the date (CORRECTED) R1 (SINGLE FAMILY will take place on Monday August 17, termination of your rights will serve the 1277-4 of the order for publication with the clerk RESIDENTIAL) ZONING WITH 2020 at 7:00 PM at Porterdale City Hall, PERSONALLY APPEARED the best interests of your child(ren), the court of the Superior Court of Newton County CONDITIONS FOR THE PROPERTY 2800 Main Street Porterdale 30014. For undersigned who on oath despose can enter a judgment ending your rights NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE and to serve a copy of the answer BELONGING TO: inquiries call (770) 786-2217 or visit and says that: THE DINERS CLUB to your child(ren). NAME(S) OF CHILD(REN) upon the plaintiff (if pro se) or upon the Porterdale City Hall. LLC, 120 SPRING VALLEY TRACE, plaintiff’s attorney (if represented). AGUSTUS GUINN VAUGN TRUST U/W COVINGTON, GA 30016, is doing IF THE judgment terminates your parental MISTY ALLISTON filed a petition in the ITEM 7 PUBLIC NOTICE #117086 business in Newton County, Georgia rights, you will no longer have any rights Newton County Superior Court on JUNE WITNESS THE Honorable W. KENDALL 8/2 under the name of JUICED UP. 120 to your child(ren). This means that you SPRING VALLEY TRCE, COVINGTON, 26, 2020, to change the name(s) of the WYNNE, JR., Judge Superior Court of WHOSE SUBJECT PROPERTY NOTICE OF CALL OF ELECTION IN will not have the right to visit, contact, or GA 30016 and that the nature of the following minor child(ren) Newton County. ADDRESS/LOCATION IS IN NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA have custody of your child(ren) or make FROM: EMMALINE JEAN UNDERWOOD CROSSING business to be carried on at such any decisions affecting your child(ren) address is SELLING DRINKS AND SNELLGROVE to EMMALINE ROSE THIS, THE 24TH day of JUNE, 2020. SUBDIVISION, PARCEL 13-1. THE NEWTON COUNTY or your child(ren)’s earnings or property. OTHER ITEMS OUT OF HER HOME. MCKINNEY. LINDA D. Hays BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND Your child(ren) will be legally freed to be ANY INTERESTED party has the right CLERK OF Superior Court A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD REGISTRATION has called a special adopted by someone else. PUBLIC NOTICE #117067 to appear in this case and file objections BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON election (the “Election”) on the 3rd day 8/2,9 within the time prescribed in O.C.G.A. §§ PUBLIC NOTICE #117021 THE: of November, 2020 in all the election EVEN IF your parental 19-12-1(f)(2) and (3). 7/19,26,8/2,9 districts of Newton County, Georgia (the TRADE NAME rights are terminated: NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2020 AT 7:00 PM “County”). REGISTRATION PUBLIC NOTICE #117020 AT THE Election, there will be submitted AFFIDAVIT (1) YOU will still be 7/19,26,8/2,9 AND to the qualified voters of the County GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY responsible for providing financial TO: RANDY Lester, A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD for their determination the question of support (child support payments) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF the heirs of Eva McGiboney, and any BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS whether (i) a special one-percent sales TO WHOM It may Concern: for your child(ren)’s care unless and until NEWTON COUNTY STATE OF and all unknown persons claiming ON THE: and use tax shall be imposed in the PLEASE BE advised that DANETTE your child(ren) is/are adopted; and GEORGIA any interest in the real property known as 174 McGiboney Lane, Newton special district of Newton County for a WASHINGTON, whose address is 10 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2020 AT 7:00 period of time not to exceed five years STREAM GLEN COURT, COVINGTON, (2) YOUR child(ren) can still IN RE the Name Change of Child(ren): County, Georgia (Tax Parcel No. PM and for the raising of an estimated GA 30016 is/are the owner(s) of the inherit from you unless and until your LAILA SIMONE HENDERSON 0013000000069000). amount of fifty-six million, one-hundred certain business now being carried child(ren) is/are adopted. BRIYANAH RICHARDSON MILLER TAKE NOTICE THAT on IN LIGHT of the public health thousand dollars ($56,100,000.00) for on at 10 STREAM GLEN COURT, emergency, the meeting will be held funding transportation purposes; and (ii) COVINGTON, GA 30016 in the following PURSUANT TO statute, PETITIONER, March 20, 2020, Jahad Jones and telephonically instead of at the above- the County shall be authorized to issue trade name, to-wit: ELITE BUSINESS you are put on notice that as a biological VS. Tameyia Legette filed a Petition To Quiet listed address – in which case, public not more than eighteen million, nine- SOLUTIONS; and that the nature of said father you may lose all rights to your CHANCE LANE HENDERSON Title in the Superior Court of Newton call-in information will be published in hundred thousand dollars ($18,900,000) business is: OFFICE MANAGEMENT. child(ren) named above and will not RESPONDENT. County, Georgia, in conjunction with advance of the meeting. The purpose in aggregate principal amount of general THIS STATEMENT is made in conformity be entitled to object to the termination CIVIL ACTION NUMBER the above referenced parcel of property, of the public hearing shall be for public obligation indebtedness to be secured with O.C.G.A. §10-1-490 et seq. requiring of your rights to such child(ren) unless, SUCV2020001292 pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. §§ review. All Newton County residents first by the sales and use tax to finance the filing of such statement with the Clerk within 30 days of receipt of notice, you 23-3-60, et seq. For the specifics of such and any other affected and/or interested all or a portion of these purposes. of Superior Court of this county. file: NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE pleas for relief the, parties respondent NAME(S) OF CHILD(REN) must refer to the original petition and all persons are invited and encouraged THIS THE 15th day of July, 2020. to attend. For more information on this NEWTON COUNTY Board of Elections (1) A petition to legitimate such other pleadings filed with the court. case please contact Tracy Hernandez and Registration PUBLIC NOTICE #117063 child(ren); and BRIYANAH RICHARDSON MILLER filed a petition in the Newton County BY ORDER for Publication at 770-784-2018, Shena Applewhaite 8/2,9 at 678-625-1231 or Judy Johnson at Superior Court on JUNE 30, 2020, to entered in the Superior Court of Newton PUBLIC NOTICE #117054 TRADE NAME (2) NOTICE of the filing of the petition 678-625-1656. Updated information will change the name(s) of the following County, Georgia, on July 15, 2020, 8/2 REGISTRATION to legitimate with the Court in which the also be posted at the following link as it minor child(ren) the parties respondent are hereby NOTICE TO Voters in Newton County, AFFIDAVIT termination of parental rights proceeding becomes available https://www.ncboc. FROM: LAILA SIMONE HENDERSON notified that they are required to file any Georgia GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY is pending. com/196/Development-Services to LAILA SIMONE MILLER. response or answer with the Clerk of the OF INTENT to Tabulate Absentee THIS IS a very serious matter. A ANY INTERESTED party has the right above referenced Court, within 60 days PUBLIC NOTICE #117074 Ballots TO WHOM It may Concern: party is entitled to an attorney in the to appear in this case and file objections of the date of the Order for service by 8/2 PRIOR TO the Closing of the Polls PLEASE BE advised that DY’NEE proceedings. You should contact an within the time prescribed in O.C.G.A. §§ publication, with a copy of such response FOR THE August 11, 2020 CARSON, whose address is 2055 OLD attorney immediately so that you can be 19-12-1(f)(2) and (3). or answer to be sent to the Attorney Public Notice GENERAL PRIMARY/NONPARTISAN CONCORD DRIVE, COVINGTON, GA prepared for the court hearing. You have for the Petitioners: Burke B. Johnson, General Runoff Elections 30016 is/are the owner(s) of the certain CITY OF COVINGTON the right to hire an attorney and to have PUBLIC NOTICE #117052 Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC, 320 East business now being carried on at 2055 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: him or her represent you. If you cannot 8/2,9,16,23 Clayton Street, Suite 418, Athens, GA PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. 21-2-386(a)(3) OLD CONCORD DRIVE, COVINGTON, afford to hire an attorney, the Court will IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF 30601. (4), you are hereby notified that it is the GA 30016 in the following trade name, to- NOTICE IS hereby given, per the City appoint an attorney if the Court finds that NEWTON COUNTY intent of the Newton County Board of wit: ACCUFAST BILLING SERVICES; of Covington’s Code of Ordinances you are an indigent person. Whether STATE OF GEORGIA PUBLIC NOTICE #117034 Elections to begin tabulating the paper and that the nature of said business is: Chapter 16.52 that applicant John or not you decide to hire an attorney, 8/2,9,16,23 absentee ballots cast during the August MEDICAL BILLING SERVICES. Geoffrey has submitted a Certificate you have the right to attend the hearing IN RE the Name Change of: NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS 11, 2020 General Primary/ Nonpartisan THIS STATEMENT is made in conformity of Appropriateness Application to be of your case, to call witnesses on your LESLIE DENISE SPITLER BY PUBLICATION General Runoff Elections at 3:00 PM on with O.C.G.A. §10-1-490 et seq. requiring considered by the Covington Historic behalf, and to question those witnesses PETITIONER STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA August 11, 2020 at the Board of Elections the filing of such statement with the Clerk Preservation Commission to install a brought against you. CIVIL ACTION File Number: CHEROKEE COUNTY Office located at 1113 Usher Street, Suite of Superior Court of this county. 6 foot high wooden fence in the rear 2020-CV-1384-2 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF 103, Covington, Georgia. The process THIS THE 23rd day of June, 2020. yard area. THE PROPERTY is located IF YOU have any questions concerning JUSTICE for tabulating absentee ballots on the day within the Covington Historic District at this notice, you may call the telephone NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION of a primary, election, or runoff before the PUBLIC NOTICE #117065 5130 Hillcrest Drive, NW. TAX PARCEL number of the clerk’s office which is 770- NAME OF ADULT BEFORE THE CLERK closing of the polls shall be a confidential 8/2,9 C023 0002 009, Covington, Georgia. 784-2060. 19-SP-48 process to maintain the secrecy of all THE COVINGTON Historic Preservation LESLIE DENISE SPITLER filed a PETITION FOR POSSESSION, ballots and to protect the disclosure of Commission will hold a Public Meeting THIS IS a summons petition in the Newton County Superior CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF REAL any balloting information before 7:00 P.M. on September 2, at 6:00 p.m. at 2116 requiring you to be in Court. If you fail to Court on July 16, 2020 to change the PROPERTY on Election Day. Stallings Street, Covington, Georgia. come to court as required, you may be name from LESLIE DENISE SPITLER BY: MARGUERITE E. STRICKER, held in contempt of court and punished to DENISE MCKENZEY SPITLER. Any PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE FOR ADDITIONAL information you may DUE TO circumstances necessitated accordingly. interested party has the right to appear ESTATE OF BRENDA KAYE contact the Board of Elections Office at by emergency conditions involving in this case and file objections within 30 LEDFORD (770) 784-2055. public safety and preservation of public WITNESS THE Honorable days after Petition was filed. services, public access to this meeting Jenny S. Carter, Associate Judge of said TO: PATRICIA LANE NEWTON COUNTY BOARD OF is limited to teleconference and video Court, this 14th day of July, 2020. DATED JULY 16, 2020 ELECTIONS access. THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS TAKE NOTICE that a Second Amended THIS MEETING BY CALLING 1-929- PUBLIC NOTICE #117053 JANELL GAINES LESLIE DENISE Spitler Petition for Possession, Custody and 436-2866, use the following Meeting ID 8/2 (DEPUTY) CLERK 225 N. Johnson Street Control of Real Property was filed on Number: 336-686-1958: To view online JUVENILE COURT of Newton County, NEWBORN, GA 30056 December 20, 2019, with the Clerk of use the following link: https://zoom. Public Sales Auctions Superior Court for Cherokee County, us/j/3366861958 with the Meeting ID: NOTICE #117064 in Murphy, North Carolina, in the above NOTICE OF Public Sale of Personal 8/2,9,16,23 entitled Special Proceeding. The Petition Property Georgia Self Storage Act (210- SPORTS Saturday-Sunday, August 1-2, 2020 | A9 The Covington News Fall sports canceled in Newton By TOM SPIGOLON 1,423 total confirmed we have decided to can- [email protected] cases, including 28% cel all fall sports, which COVINGTON, Ga. of those — 405 — in includes Fall Baseball — COVID-19 has the last two weeks, the and Softball, Miracle prompted the newly re- Georgia Department of League Fall Baseball, formed Newton County Public Health reported. and Basketball. Parks and Recreation “Our first priority “We are extremely department to cancel all has been and contin- grateful to our parents, fall sports it offers. ues to be the safety who continue to support The county depart- and well-being of the our youth programming ment announced on youth participants in initiatives by allowing Facebook Tuesday, July our programs,” offi- your children to par- 28, it will not offer its cials wrote on Face- ticipate. We ask for fall baseball, softball, book. “The current your continued support Miracle League fall COVID-19 pandemic moving forward as baseball and basketball has caused recreational we ‘Return to Play’ in leagues this year due to authorities to take an 2021.” the recent increase in objective look at how Many Facebook COVID-19 cases. to safely and effectively users responding to “This was a tough implement a ‘Return to the decision to cancel decision and was made Play’ model for youth all fall sports were not with our kids and the athletics. This has been happy, but other parents SEC football to play conference-only community’s safety difficult for universi- agreed with the deci- Al Eckford | University of Georgia Athletics in mind,” department ties and professional sion. The move follows Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) puts pressure on Georgia Tech Yellow officials wrote on its sports teams to navi- the final action of the Jackets quarterback James Graham (4) at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Grant Field on Nov. Facebook page. gate, especially with former Newton County 30, 2019. The Southeastern Conference announced it would play a 10-game confer- COVID-19 numbers the increase in the rate Recreation Commission ence-only schedule for the 2020 season beginning Sept. 26 with the SEC Champion- as of July 28 showed of COVID-19 cases. on July 7 to cancel fall ship game set for Dec. 19. The Georgia-Georgia Tech game, played continuously since Newton County with Based on these factors, football and cheer. 1925, will not be played this year. Social Circle football suspends practices over COVID-19 By BRETT FOWLER all visitors, students, and staff to wear ees voted unanimously to delay the first The Walton Tribune masks, practice social distancing, and week of the high school football season SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — Football use hand sanitizers.” by two weeks, to Sept. 4. The season practice will start a week later in Social The case at Social Circle is the third will remain with 10 games over 12 Circle after officials shut down practice involving a football team in nearby weeks, with a five-round playoff. this week due to a positive COVID-19 Walton County. George Walton Acade- Mandatory football practices were case. my, in Monroe, suspended practice last allowed to begin Monday, as previously Head coach Rob Patton confirmed week after a player tested positive. The scheduled. The schedule for other fall there had indeed been a positive case Bulldogs are set to resume practice next sports is unchanged, with the first offi- late Tuesday afternoon, but did not dis- week.Walnut Grove had a coach test cial practices beginning this weekend. Mason Wittner | The Covington News close if it was a player or a coach. positive the last week of June prior to Some school districts like Atlanta Social Circle suspended practice “While our teams have been follow- the Georgia High School Association’s Public Schools might have ditched this week after one of its players ing GHSA (Georgia High School Asso- mandated “dead week,” resulting in just fall sports entirely without a two-week tested positive for COVID-19. The ciation) safety guidelines, we currently one practice being canceled while the delay for football, GHSA trustee Jasper Redskins are scheduled to open have several individuals who are quar- coach was in quarantine. Jewell said. Professional and amateur the season on Sept. 4 at George antined due to a confirmed exposure to The GHSA has allowed on-campus sports — including high school teams Walton Academy, which suspend- COVID-19,” Social Circle City Schools workouts since June with numerous — were given the green light by the ed its practice last week after Assistant Superintendent Carrie Boo- precautions. governor last month to resume training having a player test positive. her said in a statement. “We encourage Last week, the GHSA board of trust- and competitions.

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By TOM SPIGOLON rant owner, attorney [email protected] and a recently-divorced COVINGTON Ga. woman, in the fictional — The man responsible town of Serenity, South for bringing “Sweet Carolina. Magnolias” to Cov- Covington doubles ington says he looks as “Serenity” and such forward to beginning locations as the Craig production on the Net- law firm, the Lee-Porter flix series in early 2021. House, Mystic Grill Daniel Paulson also restaurant, Southview Special to The Covington News said he is “glad I’m Cemetery and The De- Left, the Lee Porter House in Covington has been used for outdoor scenes in the Netflix series “Sweet Magnolias.” not the first one out” pot Sports Bar & Grill Right, Jamie Lynn Spears and Chris Klein are among the series’ cast members. working to produce a have been used in the TV show under un- show. around COVID-19 is He said he chose said. cable and broadcast TV precedented conditions Paulson is president “indeed a new world” the city as the primary Filming in Covington films and such feature that governments and and CEO of Califor- for the longtime pro- outdoor location for the also works for the pro- films as “Passenger his industry are requir- nia-based Daniel Paul- ducer. show — it also uses lo- ducers “shooting wise” 57” starring Wesley ing in response to the son Productions that “Obviously, there will cations in McDonough because the logistics of Snipes and “Comes a COVID-19 pandemic. produces the series. be a new normal.,” he and Decatur — for a filming in a small town Horseman” starring However, he also He said preparations said. variety of reasons. are more easily man- Jane Fonda and James said he will do all in his for production are set He said he is glad Georgia’s gener- aged than in large cities Caan. Its 1996 film power to keep his staff to begin in January, others are working on ous film tax credit for like Atlanta, he said. “Sunset Park” included and actors safe during with principal photog- film productions now productions shot in the However, he consid- Rhea Perlman and a production in Coving- raphy beginning in late so he can see what state was a major factor ered other production then-unknown Terrence ton and Georgia. February. “somebody else can in the business deci- companies’ favorable Howard. “I’m a producer who “That looks like the do and kind of shake it sion, he said. experiences with Cov- In addition to “Mag- believes safety is No. timetable,” he said. down.” Covington’s abun- ington on such shows nolias,” it produces 1,” he said. Paulson said produc- “We’ll take it one dance of prime lo- as “Vampire Diaries” the popular Hallmark The show’s official tion schedules are “rel- step at a time,” Paulson cations, such as its but they were not a Channel original series Facebook page an- ative to where we are in said. “Obviously, there historic homes and major factor. “Chesapeake Shores” nounced July 23 that terms of COVID-19.” will be changes. We’re downtown area, also “I got a nice feeling which is shot in British Netflix renewed “Sweet “That’s going to not going to be able made it “just the best about the town — the Columbia, Canada. Magnolias” for a sec- dictate what we’re to go as fast as we did location” for a series way we were wel- “Magnolias” and past ond season. Netflix is doing and when we’re because there are a lot set in a small Southern comed,” Paulson said productions like “Dia- a subscription stream- doing it,” he said. “One of safety precautions.” town, Paulson said. of Covington. ries” have been a boon ing service that offers can only hope that the All those working on “I couldn’t be hap- “The police force, the to Covington simply original and classic TV pandemic will be miti- sets will wear masks pier,” Paulson said. various store owners, because of the exposure shows and movies. gated.” and observe other “The people are great. they welcomed us,” he it gives the city and the The first season of Showrunner and health standards, he They’re really receptive said. “Some places may tourism it helps gen- “Sweet Magnolias” executive producer noted. to the production, and not be as welcoming erate, said D.J. Waller, featured 10 episodes Sheryl Anderson said in “We’re going to have that’s important to us. and friendly — that film liaison and tourism and became one of a story on glamour.com to deal with it because “We want to be good happens.” director for the city of the hottest shows on that, “I don’t know how we don’t want anyone neighbors obviously Paulson founded his Covington. Netflix earlier this year, to do this show without getting sick,” Paulson but it’s nice when the company in 1994 after He noted one Face- according to ratings kissing, so we want to said. people appreciate our working in business book posting about a numbers reported by make sure everybody The company chose coming there,” Paulson affairs for NBC-TV film production on the industry publications. is safe and feels com- Covington after scout- said. and doing editing and Discover Covington The show is based on fortable returning to the ing locations in Savan- The company seeks production for 20th page reached tens of a book series by Sherryl passion of Serenity.” nah as well as Baton to be “good neighbors” Century Fox. thousands. Woods and centers on Paulson said filming Rouge, Louisiana, and while in production and His company has 40 “It’s bringing peo- the lives of three wom- the show under the state Charleston, South Car- works to contribute to productions to its cred- ple from all over the en, including a restau- and industry guidelines olina, Paulson said. the local economy, he it, including numerous world,” Waller said. Cutting edge experience Newton County unemployment comes to Covington drops to 8.4% in June By TAYLOR BECK and stay for several hours, and STAFF REPORTS [email protected] not just at our business… We [email protected] Unemployment Rate for June 2020 Unemployment Rate for June 2019 COVINGTON, Ga. — Cov- think bringing this type of rec- Newton County’s unem- U.S. — 11.1% U.S. — 3.7% ington will soon be home to an reational entertainment to town ployment rate decreased Georgia — 7.6% Georgia — 3.5% axe throwing venue. could help draw more people in for the second consecutive Newton County — 8.4% Newton County — 4.3% Monday, July 6, a special to shop and eat here.” month to 8.4% in June — permit was issued to owner Jen- Hartman said participants above the state average nifer Hartman by the Covington must be age 10 or older. Prior but below the national A year ago, the rate was month to show positive City Council for her to operate to picking up an axe, she said average, Georgia’s labor 4.3 percent. numbers in all major indi- an “axe throwing amusement participants would be required commissioner said Thurs- The labor force in- cators since the pandemic entertainment business” in the to watch an instructional video day, July 30. creased in June by 598 to started,” Butler said. Covington Square, located at about the sport, and coaches on Mark Butler, commis- 50,140 Newton County “Although it is nice to 1113 Church Street. staff will also demonstrate how sioner of the Georgia residents. That number is see the pendulum move In an exclusive phone inter- to properly and safely throw an Department of Labor, said down by 2,044 from the in the right direction, we view with The Covington News axe to hit the target. that due to the effects of total from June 2019. are not naïve to the fact on Tuesday, July 20, Hartman There will also be numerous COVID-19, all regions Newton County ended that we may see another said the venue would be named signs posted throughout the and counties continue to June with 45,912 em- tick up in claims over the Axe Town and hoped to open venue showcasing rules and see stinted yearly growth ployed residents which next few months. We will for business by Labor Day. guidelines of Axe Town. but monthly gains in near- was up by 1,311 compared continue to work unem- “It’s a unique activity that’s “If anyone violates our rules, ly all major sectors are to May but down 4,024 ployment claims both new fun and competitive,” Hartman they will be given an immediate beginning to spike. from June 2019. and continued to ensure said. “And currently, for some exit,” Hartman said. “June continued to show Initial claims for unem- all Georgians are being crazy reason, it’s really popu- While most axe throwing ven- positive growth across ployment decreased by taken care of during these lar.” ues are coupled with a bar and all regions and counties,” 30% in June. unprecedented times.” Axe throwing is a sport sim- grill, Hartman said only non-al- Butler said. “We saw By comparison, the The unemployment rate ilar to archery or darts where coholic beverages and snacks almost all major indicators statewide unemployment decreased by 1.8 per- competitors take turns throwing would be offered for now. head in the right direction rate decreased in June to centage points in June, axes at a target to hit the bull- Axe Town will operate Mon- but continue to work to 7.6%, which was 3.5% to reach 7.6 percent. A seye. Hartman said she’s seen day-Thursday from 5-9 p.m.; support Georgia business- lower than the national year ago, the rate was 3.5 the sport’s popularity grow Friday from 5-11 p.m.; Satur- es and get Georgians back rate of 11.1%. percent. across the country and even day from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. and to work.” June 2020 statewide la- Employ Georgia, the close to home in Atlanta, Ath- Sunday from noon-9 p.m. In Newton County, bor statistics also revealed GDOL’s online job listing ens and Monroe. Email axetown20@gmail. the unemployment rate over-the-month increases service at employgeorgia. “We just want to bring more com to learn more about Axe decreased in June to 8.4%, for the labor force, em- com, showed 346 active life to downtown,” she said. Town and potential job oppor- a decrease of 1.6% from ployment, and jobs. job postings in Newton “We want people to come here tunities. May and 4.1% from April. “June was the first County for June.