A YEAR IN REWIND

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office, with its continual partnership with Action, Inc., will graduated its first class from the Women’s Welding Training Program, a first of its kind for a county-level detention facility in the State of Georgia, on April 29, 2022.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office hosted an active shooter training course for law enforcement personnel at Veterans Memorial Middle School in Covington, Georgia, on July 12, 2022. The course provided tactical training to first responders to better protect their communities and save lives.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) traveled to the American Correctional Association’s (ACA) 152nd Congress of Correction in New Orleans, Louisiana, and received the ACA Award on August 6, 2022.

Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office provided school supplies and books to more than 3,000 school-aged children during their annual Back to School Supply Giveaway held on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Newton High School.

Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, in continual partnership with local municipalities and places of worship, participated in the 3rd Annual National Faith and Blue Weekend from Oct. 7-9, 2022. Faith and Blue is a nationwide initiative that builds bridges between communities through activities jointly hosted by places of worship and law enforcement agencies.