The long awaited Dollar General on Hwy 142 is open for business!  They carry a wide variety of merchandise, from grocery staples to school supplies and more.  
Open from 8 am to 9 pm.

This yard is sprouting fanciful windmills!  We ARE A Town with Characters!

The downtown area of Newborn was decimated by a strong storm which took down many hundred year old trees.  Several houses were hit by the trees, but miraculously no one was injured.  Work crews had power back up by Friday afternoon, and the sound of chainsaws will continue for a while.  Read the Covington News article here. Here is the official path from the National Weather Service. If you have photos to share please email them and we'll post.  Newborn was previously struck by a tornado in 1866 - at least two people died in that storm.

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A new park is in the works for Newborn!
The Mayor and Council will hold a public meeting on Monday - January 30th at 7PM at Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to meet with the UGA Students who will be planning / designing a park for the Town and who request input from the citizens of Newborn and the surrounding area. Please come and support these students: participate and offer your feedback on the design of the park for the Town of Newborn

After losing many of our lovely trees in last spring's tornado, we are excited about replanting!  We are celebrating Arbor Day 2012 on Saturday February 11 from 11:30 - 3 with:
Free Food!  Hotdogs, drinks and chips, courtesy of Blackwell Grocery in Mansfield.
Free Tree Climbing Activity for the kids (of all ages) sponsored by Arbor Equity of Covington.  Kids will be harnessed into tree climbing gear and will safely climb the big oak next to Town Hall!  (Kids must bring parent with them to sign a release)
Free Seedlings! Thanks to the Town of Newborn and the Covington Service Guild, 4 different varieties of seedlings will be distributed, along with planting instructions and free mulch.  Stop by and pick up a dogwood, bald cypress, swamp chestnut oak or northern red oak - all perfect for our area. Stop by and talk with Beryl Budd, our Community Forester, or chat with a certified arborist from Arbor Equity, about advice on planting.  Can't make it?  See this link for more information. 
Special Guest:  Smokey the Bear will stop by! 

Big progress already!  You may have noticed around town that so far 8 donated trees have been moved from DNR Charlie Elliott WMA to Newborn using the Georgia Forestry Commission Tree spade, 14 trees from Moon's Tree Farm have been planted and 34 more trees from Jack's Creek Tree Farm will be installed in January. The purchased trees were paid for with the GUFC Grant (see below). Citizens have agreed that after the initial planting they will keep the trees healthy by mulching and watering in the critical first few years.

Want to get involved? Join the Newborn Tree Board, which meets sporadically as needed but primarily volunteers to help our town's trees stay healthy.  Call Town Hall at 770-787-1660
or email for more information.

A $4,825 grant is given courtesy of the Georgia Urban Forest Council to help replant trees lost in the recent storms.  Read the whole story in the Newton Citizen here.

Need more help with your trees?  The Georgia Forestry Commission provides technical assistance that will help communities and individuals throughout Georgia manage and conserve community trees and forests. The GFC is no longer able to conduct individual site visits. We can electronically answer technical questions about management, tree planting and care, insect and disease issues and tree conservation through the “Ask the Arborist” portal on the GFC website where we maintain a digital library of publications that illuminates issues and opportunities for tree care and management. In addition, you can send in a digital images for review to help determine the best course of action for the tree(s).  Additionally, the GFC provides a link to Arborists certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) who conduct fee-based site visits that can help homeowners determine their tree care solutions.

Within the city limits, residents now may use shotguns only to eliminate "nuisance smaller game" during daylight hours, on one’s own property and if they are more than 250 feet from property lines and roadways. Read the complete ordinance here. 

The October issue was shot here in July.  Poor model for fall and winter maternity clothes!  But how appropriate to shoot it in Newborn!  Here's a video behind the scenes on the shoot.

Thanks to the over 150 people who voted, we have a new town slogan:  Newborn, A Town With Characters.  The person who suggested this slogan generously donated her prize money back to the cause of restoring the Newborn Community Center, the Old Schoolhouse.  (She's a character herself!)

Town Of Newborn's E-Verify ID #: 151331
Date of authorization: September 11, 2008