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The growing number of people who wish to come and live in the polity evidences this fact. Newton combines an undercurrent of growing economy, low unemployment, new schools, thriving downtown and merchantry districts, and just unbearable loftiness from metro Atlanta to remain rural, making all the parts click together in one picturesque place to live. The lifestyle in this zone has been historically desirable. Long surpassing the county lines were overly drawn the zone was traversed by members of the Creek Indian nation. The presence of Newton County's first residences can still be found in uncovered arrowheads and artifacts that have been discovered wideness the region. An act of the Georgia Central Assembly in 1821 named Newton a certified county, in honor of Sgt. John Newton, a revolutionary War solider viewed by some as a hero. The first settlers to the zone established homes in the east in a town tabbed Winston. Today the historic Brick Store (circa 1821) stands at this site on U.S. 278 east of Covington. Winston moved a few miles west in 1822 to establish Newtonsboro since the constitution required county seats to be located in the part-way of the county. Newtonsboro is today the City of Covington. Growth was small until the mid-1840s as the railroad brought revival to the area, helping Covington wilt a thriving regional merchantry and agricultural center. Cotton brought the transpiration from threshing to minutiae through the cotton mill. Covington soon became the cotton market for farmers wideness the region, showing glints of real prosperity of the small town. With cotton came the Civil War in the 1860s, bringing Covington into a crucial spotlight in history surrounded by conflict. On the evening of July 20, 1864, Union forces under the writ of Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrad, pursuit orders issued by Gen. W. T. Sherman, moved into Covington. Orders were to shrivel bridges over the Yellow and Alcovy Rivers and destroy the railroads between Lithonia and Alcovy. Successfully completed, this raid stopped communications between Augusta and Atlanta, thus ending all hopes that defenders of Atlanta might receive the much-needed reinforcements from the Confederacy. Despite the conflict, Sherman spared many plantations and town homes in the county during his "March to the Sea." There are several explanations as to why these structured were spared. For centuries many have roamed on the lands now tabbed Newton County; from the early trampling of the Creek Indian nation to the marching footsteps of General W. T. Sherman's Troops during their "March to the Sea", to the present day growing industrial sector, merchantry and family life. Even Hollywood has left its footprints in Newton County while filming television shows, such as "In the Heat of the Night,"  "The Dukes of Hazzard", "The Vampire Diaries" and films, including "My Cousin Vinny", Disney's "Flash" , "The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All", and HBO's "Miss Evers' Boys".   Search News Infinite Campus  Canvas Bus Route/Sch. Zone My Stop   My Payments Plus Menus  Calendars Free/Red. Meal App. Employee Web Mail Student Web Mail About Newton County Schools News Press Releases Scholars of the Week News on Infectious Diseases Administration Accountability Strategic Plan Budget SPLOST Test Reports AdvancED Accreditation Accolades School Improvement Plans Quality Assurance Process Annual Reports NCSS Non-Discrimination Policy District Improvement Plan Contact Us Central Office Department ServicePart-wayDirectory School Directory School Webpages Calendars About Newton County Conducting Research in NCSS School Safety Newton County School System P.O. 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