Marcello Baines, the newly-elected Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, will meet and greet residents on Thursday, Dec. 8, 4 to 8 p.m., at the Lindsey Firm, 1182 Washinton St., S.W., Covington
Baines is the first African American to be elected to the position and is a minister of Springfield Baptist Church in Rockdale County.