This is the second installment in a series featuring an inside-out view of the Cricket Frog Trail, a section at a time.

Unlike our last feature (Turner Lake Rd. to Emory St.), most readers need no introduction to the next segment.  If you’ve visited any part of the Cric...

This is the first in a series of articles looking at segments of the Newton County Rail Trail from the inside out. 

These are heady times for those who dream of a rail trail like the Silver Comet Trail in Newton County.  That vision took a huge leap forward, when Newton...

Calling all trail supporters! Newton Trails has an unexpected opportunity to pave a 1/2-mile section of rail trail at a reduced rate, but only if we can act quickly before concrete prices are expected to rise in February.

Newton Trails volunteers worked tirelessly for a...

Memories linger for Mrs. Loy Summers. A fixture in our Newton County community for many decades, she has wonderful memories of a childhood in Mansfield, Georgia; a childhood that depended on the train.  

Mrs. Summers' family owned an enormous peach farm for many years....

When Mayor Ronnie Johnston shares a vision for Covington, one word keeps coming up: “Connectivity.” It’s an idea central to the Newton Trails vision of “a healthy, vibrant, prosperous community connected to one another, to nature, to our history, and to daily life thro...

Mayor Jerry Roseberry has unfinished business, and it seems the citizens of Oxford are happy to have him attend to it.  Nearing the end of his second four-year term as Mayor, Roseberry was the only candidate to qualify for the November election, meaning he starts his...

Mansfield has just what you look for in a small town—rich history, charming architecture, thriving churches, good school, bustling park, and beloved family-owned businesses invested in the community. And yet, the citizens want more— a pavilion for holiday festivals and...

Porterdale Mayor Arline Chapman is seldom at a loss for words – especially when promoting her city.  But, she’s been sitting silent for a very long pause, and I’m worried I’ve stumped her.  Maybe it’s an unfair question:  describe everything going on in Porterdale in o...

This is a story of government refocusing its priorities when its citizens redefine theirs.

Newborn, a picturesque and historical town of more than 800 in eastern Newton County, may be removed from the bustle of urban life, but its residents share connections to the same...

“Memorial Day is when we officially became biker chicks,” laughs Lynne.

Lynne Coleman, Vanessa Nolley and Theresa Ricks are always laughing, wiggling, making faces at each other and sharing a smile. Their cheer is contagious and so is their love of cycling.

Lynne met Va...