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Covington Chick-fil-A to start construction on new location Monday
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The Newton Plaza Chick-fil-A location will close later this year, as construction is set to start Monday on a new location for the fast food chain. - photo by Darryl Welch
Jackie Gutknecht
Updated: Jan 17, 2019, 8:22 PM
Published: Jan 17, 2019, 7:27 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. - Construction will begin Monday, Jan. 21 on a bigger and better location of the Covington Chick-fil-A, according to a statement provided by Callie Bowers, of CP Communications. 

The new location will be at 4102 Highway 278, which is less than a mile away from its current Newton Plaza restaurant. 

The new location is "tentatively scheduled to open early this summer," Bowers said.

It will be on a larger site to allow for increased square footage, seats, parking spots and drive-thru, she said. 

Bowers said the Newton Plaza location will close and details about what will happen to the building are not presently available.

There should be minimal downtime once construction is complete to transition into the new store.
Newton County Chamber of Commerce welcomes new business
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Exit Self Property Advisors ribbon cutting. Photo via Newton County Chamber of Commerce Facebook.
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Published: Mar 1, 2025, 8:00 PM
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Stewart Concrete Finishing ribbon cutting. Photo via Newton County Chamber of Commerce Facebook.

The Newton County Chamber of Commerce celebrated two ribbon cuttings in Newton County last week, welcoming the businesses into the chamber and the community.

One ribbon cutting took place on Tuesday, Feb. 25 for Exit Self Property Advisors’ second location, which is in Covington. The real estate agency’s main office is in McDonough, and the chamber was present to welcome the group’s expansion into Newton County. 

The second ribbon was cut the morning of Thursday, Feb. 27 at Stewart Concrete Finishing, another group that joined the chamber.

Two more ribbon cuttings are scheduled for March 6: Beyond Horizons Adult Health Center and Piedmont Orthopedics/Ortho-Atlanta.