The City of Covington and the Newton County Board of Commissioners partnered to open a warming shelter in the Newton County area.  Fortunately, the Newton County Board of Commissioners was able to open the Wolverine Gym at historic R.L. Cousins School for the warming shelter as temperatures plummeted in the early morning hours of Friday, December 23, 2022.

 

The emergency warming shelter opened on Wednesday, December 21, at 5 p.m.

The temporary shelter, located at 8134 Geiger Street in Covington, GA, will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. as cold temperatures persist. The Rainbow Center/Garden of Gethsemane, the host agency for the shelter, is providing transportation from the warming shelter to the Rainbow Shelter from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For assistance or information, please call 770-787-8519.