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Newton County board adopts agenda, moves into executive session to discuss litigation
Summary
At a June 16 special meeting, the Newton County Board of Commissioners adopted its agenda and voted to enter an executive session to discuss litigation. The board left the room at 5:34 p.m., reconvened at 6:25 p.m., and then adjourned.
Interim Chair Linda D. Hays called the Newton County Board of Commissioners into a Special Called Meeting on June 16, 2026, at the Historic Courthouse in Covington.
The board recorded the following attendees: Commissioners Stan Edwards, Demond Mason, Andre Cooper, J.C. Henderson and LeAnne Long; Acting County Manager James Brown; County Attorney Stephanie Johnson; and County Clerk Susan G. Nolley. Commissioner J.C. Henderson gave the invocation and Commissioner LeAnne Long led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Demond Mason moved to adopt the meeting agenda; Commissioner Andre Cooper seconded the motion, which passed, recorded in the minutes as Vote 5-0.
Madam Chair Hays then entertained a motion to enter executive session to discuss litigation. Commissioner J.C. Henderson moved to enter executive session; Commissioner Andre Cooper seconded. The motion passed, recorded as Vote 5-0, and the board left the boardroom at 5:34 p.m. The minutes state the board reconvened regular session at 6:25 p.m.
After reconvening, Commissioner J.C. Henderson moved to adjourn; Commissioner Andre Cooper seconded, and the board agreed to adjourn. The minutes include an approval line dated "Approved this 7th day of July 2026" signed by Linda D. Hays, Interim Chair, and attested by County Clerk Susan G. Nolley.
The meeting was livestreamed on the Newton County Government YouTube channel, according to the minutes. The record does not include details of the litigation discussed in executive session, nor does it list individual vote-by-name tallies beyond the recorded 5-0 outcomes for the recorded motions.
