Newton County
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Oct 5, 2026
NinaHOST
I mean, anyways, we're going to get into the Georgia data center versus the underground aquifer.
NinaHOST
So on September 1st, several Georgia families filed a lawsuit against Meta and other parties involving its Newton County data center.
NinaHOST
The families allege that the tree clearing, blasting and excavation disturbed the underground aquifer and caused sediment to enter the private wells.
NinaHOST
So META, of course, disputes that, of course.
Peter BielloHOST
Piedmont Health System plans to build a new $600 million hospital in Covington, east of Atlanta, to replace an aging hospital two miles away.
Peter BielloHOST
The nonprofit yesterday said it has filed a letter of determination with the Georgia Department of Community Health to advance the project in Newton County.
Peter BielloHOST
Piedmont Newton employs about 1,000 people in a rapidly growing region of metro Atlanta.
Sophie GratasCORRESPONDENT
I haven't seen my son since 2012.
Wes MitchellHOST
covered that.
Tyler HeadHOST
Nor did my Newton County education.
Tyler HeadHOST
Which isn't saying a lot.
Chris ClarkHOST
What about an
speaker_2HOST
And, you know, so it all came to fruition for him.
speaker_2HOST
But yeah, the horse park area, man, it's, there's something weird about it, you know, because like Newton County deer are pretty good.
speaker_2HOST
And I went to Monticello too, and I've had some giants over there.
speaker_2HOST
But something about Rockdale, man, it's like, it's a different, it's almost like a different breed, I feel like, you know.
EricHOST
And, you know, so it all came to fruition for him.
EricHOST
But, yeah, the horse park area, man, there's something weird about it, you know? Because, like, Newton County deer are pretty good.
EricHOST
And I went to Monticello, too, and I've had some giants over there.
EricHOST
But something about Rockdale, man, it's like it's a different – it's almost like a different breed, I feel like, you know? Yeah.
EricHOST
Mm-hmm.
Josh FranklinGUEST
And, uh, providing that, feeding the homeless every single week, helping with the warming shelter every year with the homeless here, right here in Newton County, and then obviously our f- free medical clinic that's in town.
Josh FranklinGUEST
We've got 800 patients that are in the system that- Come through on a regular basis, and all that stuff takes people, you know ...
Josh FranklinGUEST
And then we could go on and on about, you know, global mission work that we do-
16 MINS LATER
EricHOST
I'm like, "I can relate to this." What, what are you expecting from this deer season? What are...
EricHOST
Do you have any plans to go anywhere? Are you going out of state again? Are you hunting at home? Like, what, what, what are you expecting out of this coming season?
Josh FranklinGUEST
All right, so I've got right now a couple spots here in Newton County.
EricHOST
Mm-hmm.
Josh FranklinGUEST
We, we think about the community.
Josh FranklinGUEST
We think about the less fortunate and man, we put our hands to the plow and we, you know, serve, I think it's around three, 400 families a month food through our food ministry and brought out a thousand, uh, boxes a month, uh, Every month for free for people who are truly in need, you know, 800 snack bags a month, kids that are the less fortunate that need help over the weekend that are on government assistance or assistance through their lunch programs at school, mostly elementary kids, and providing that, feeding the homeless every single week, helping with the warming shelter every year with the homeless here, right here in... newton county and then obviously our free medical clinic that's in town we've got 800 patients that are in the system that come through on a regular basis and all that stuff takes people you know and then we could go on and on about you know global mission work that we do and that we invest in as well how many homes we've built in different countries and um you know i'm telling you man but that's what we're supposed to do yeah you know it's not just about you know, accommodating ourselves on Sunday.
Josh FranklinGUEST
We're there to be equipped to do the work of the kingdom.
Josh FranklinGUEST
And we leave there energized and ready to go, man, to take on this loss and dying world when we know there's an enemy present and And we go, we get after it, you know? Yeah.
16 MINS LATER
EricHOST
What, What are you expecting from this deer season? Do you have any plans to go anywhere? Are you going out of state again? Are you hunting at home? Like what are you expecting out of this coming season? All right.
EricHOST
So
Josh FranklinGUEST
I've got right now a couple spots here in Newton County.
Josh FranklinGUEST
And so they're pretty good spots, you know.
TamaraHOST
Today we have a very special guest.
TamaraHOST
She is a retired Newton County educator, administrator, and something of a community cultivator, I would say.
TamaraHOST
We have Ms. Louise B. Adams.
TamaraHOST
I want to get it right.
11 MINS LATER
TamaraHOST
Wow.
TamaraHOST
Okay.
Louise B. AdamsGUEST
And then My students at Crescent made more on the CRCT test than any elementary children in Newton County.
TamaraHOST
Wow.