KCNB staff wishes to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and support for Executive Director, Connie Waller.
Connie had a mild heart attack on Saturday, July 10. A heart catherization on Monday, July 12 revealed that she suffered a fissure, which is a small tear. Her doctors say it will repair itself and that the damage to her heart was minimal and should heal on its own. Connie returned home from the hospital on Tuesday, July 13 and is resting at home.
Welcome to Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful!
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NEW OUTDOOR WATERING RULES
Click here for details.
Other water use links:
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1329/B1329.htm
http://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/statewide.cfm
JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST LITTER IN NEWTON COUNTY!
ADOPT-A-MILE
Any family, organization, business, club, or other group can adopt a mile!
Participating groups agree to clean up roadside litter along their adopted miles 4 times per year.
Signs are erected to advertise and acknowledge groups who participate.
Click here for more information.
ELECTRONICS & PAINT RECYCLING
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
Recycle household electronics and paint and dispose of pesticides on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon at the Newton County Landfill. Ink cartridges and car, truck, marine, household, and rechargeable batteries are accepted. Now accepting televisions! Free to Newton County residents only. No commercial wastes accepted. Call 770-786-5808 for more information.
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Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful (KCNB), an affiliate of Keep Georgia Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful, provides environmental education in our community. KCNB works on various projects focusing on litter prevention, beautification, recycling, and water pollution prevention. KCNB staff and volunteers visit schools with puppet shows and other educational programs, speak at club and organizational meetings, and participate in festivals and expos. KCNB also sponsors cleanups, recycling events, and awareness contests throughout the year. KCNB relies upon government and grant funding, private contributions, and volunteer participation.
MISSION:
To challenge, motivate and inspire everyone to take responsibility for a clean and beautiful community.
JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
OF SERVICE
IN OUR COMMUNITY!
AWARDS:
KCNB--1st Place Keep America Beautiful National Affiliate
2nd Place Keep Georgia Beautiful State Affiliate
Mary Lathem--Keep Georgia Beautiful Student of the Year
Newton County School System--2nd Place Keep Georgia Beautiful State Award for Waste Reduction & Recycling
Newton County--2nd Place Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Recycling Program State Award
Mary Anne Smith--Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful Woman of the Year
Pamela Maxwell--Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful Code Enforcement Officer of the Year
SPONSORS:
We appreciate our sponsors for 2009/2010:
The Covington News
Home Depot
Newton County Water & Sewerage Authority
Current Events Productions
United Bank
Ballard, Stephenson & Waters
BB&T
Capes Property Management
Copy Central
Georgia Power
Longhorn Steakhouse of Covington
Newton Federal Bank
Newton Package Shop
OHCO
Pactiv
Taste of Newton
Satsuki Garden Club
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FREE
TO NEWTON COUNTY RESIDENTS:
GRAY
RECYCLED PAINT
Please call 770-788-3792 Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. to arrange a time to pick up paint. Paint is stored at the Newton County Work Release facility located at 1154 Stallings Street, Covington.
MULCH
Call the Newton County Landfill
at 770-786-5808
or the City of Covington Recycling Center
at 770-385-2046.
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BOARD:
Locally, the KCNB Board is made up of 70+ citizens who serve on eight committees and one sub-committee. They work with KCNB staff to bring environmental awareness to our community. KCNB's committees are: the Business Committee; the Community Organizations Committee; the Communications Committee; the Communications Youth Sub-Committee; the Government Operations Committee; the Schools and Education Committee; the Recycling Committee; the Fundraiser Committee; and the Finance Committee. The KCNB Executive Board, consisting of the Chairmen of each committee, the Executive Director, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, and Ex-Officio Members, oversees all committee work.