New businesses thriving across Newton By PHILLIP B. HUBBARD
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ithin the past year, Newton County has seen numerous businesses begin or relocate to the area. Two of those businesses are Covington Nutrition and I-20 East PowerSports. And, while the two businesses are totally different from one another, the owners share the reason why they decided to come to Newton County. Covington Nutrition is located at 2189 Pace St in Covington. It opened for business in May 2021. Owner Melanie Pitts highlighted the intimacy Newton County brings to serving her customers. “We love the small town feel with all the history, we could not do this without all the people here who welcomed us and are supporting the business,” Pitts said. “It is better than we could have imagined.”
I-20 East Power Sports specializes in ATVs, scooters, go-karts and much more in Newton County. Staff | The News
It offers healthy and tasty drinks and shakes that are all 200-250 calories, low in sugar and contain 24-27 grams of protein. Shakes are also low carb and Keto-friendly. I-20 East PowerSports is located at 2113 Pace St. in Covington.
Its doors opened in September 2021. One of its owners, Marshal “Q” Barnes, is a Covington native who graduated from Newton High School in 1999. According to Barnes, it was a no-brainer to bring this business to
2155 Pace Street #7 Covington, GA 678-314-6469 EMAIL: covingtonnutritionga@gmail.com FB/INSTA: @covingtonnutrition • SNAPCHAT: @covnutrition
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