History :

The City of Covington is a city with rich cultural heritage and a vision for the future.

- Adorning the Main Street area and historical district are carefully restored manor homes, churches, parks and the downtown Square. Still the center of the community, The Square is often host to festive social events such as outdoor luncheon concerts.

- Home to many feature films and one of the longest- running television series, "In the Heat of the Night", visitors to Covington can see many of the sights with which they became so familiar from the series.

- Other vacationers take advantage of the many recreational facilities in and around Newton County suchas lakes, rivers, hiking trails, and golf courses. A number of tours are available including the Annual Tour of Homes and a tour of the original Emory University campus, Oxford College, and our award winning winery Fox Vineyards.

- In 1988 Covington was awarded the designation of a Georgia "Main Street" city due to the community's dedication to the preservation of its 19th century structures.

- A full tour of homes is held the first Saturday in October as part of Autumn Weekend in Covington. This tour is sponsored by the Newton County Historical Society