ANIMAL MEDICAL OF COVINGTON

Time capsule burial punctuates city and county’s 200th year celebration

By GABRIEL STOVALL

gstovall@covnews.com

On Monday Aug. 29, the Newton County Bicentennial Committee unveiled the Bicentennial walkway featuring community bricks on Monday. It was a way of commemorating both the county’s and the city of Covington’s 200th year of operation.

The new walkway is located at the park behind the Newton County Administration Building at 1113 Usher St. in Covington.

Along with the personalized bricks, a time capsule commemorating Newton County’s 200th year in 2021 was buried.

The time capsule includes a Newton County Bicentennial lapel pin, Bicentennial mask, Bicentennial banner, Bicentennial Committee photos, and bark from a 150-year-old magnolia tree from the Square.

“This is a tremendous time and occasion for celebration in the life of our city and county,” Newton County Chairman Marcello Banes said. “All of the different parts of our community represented here just underscores what being ‘One Newton’ is all about.”

The county’s six cities also contributed items for the time capsule, including: • City of Covington - laminated copy of city employee listing; • City of Oxford - acorns from the historic Yarbrough oak tree; • City of Newborn - Historic Newborn Schoolhouse T-shirt; • City of Mansfield - City Council meeting agenda, minutes and town plat; • City of Social Circle - Gold key to the City of Social Circle. • City of Porterdale - City of Porterdale picture booklet and small cotton twine spool from one of the town’s former mill operations.

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