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Vincent Van Gogh revived
Celebrates his 157th birthday in Covington
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Gabriel Khouli
Updated: Mar 31, 2010, 4:01 AM
Published: Mar 30, 2010, 10:22 PM
Vincent Van Gogh came back to life, if only for one day, to celebrate his 157th birthday at Van Go’s Studio, Arts and Gifts in Covington.The master Dutch painter, with his trademark bright red hair and dark red beard, simple suit, black clogs and startling ear bandage stopped by Carol Veliotis’ namesake studio to paint a little and blow out 157 candles.Opening an art studio has always been a dream of Veliotis’, one she finally realized last November. And Van Gogh has always been one of Veliotis’ favorite artists."He made over 2,000 works of art, but only sold one during his lifetime to his
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Chandra Mitchell becomes inaugural Newton County Schools ‘HERO’
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(L-R) Board of Education Chair Abigail Coggin, HERO Award Winner Chandra Mitchell, Superintendent of Newton County Schools Dr. Duke Bradley III - photo by Evan Newton
Evan Newton
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 6:15 PM
History was made on Tuesday night when longtime Newton County Schools (NCS) employee Chandra Mitchell was named the inaugural Newton County Schools district-wide “HERO.”
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