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Hundreds gather at Newton County courthouse to discuss mosque
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Two groups of 300 people attended a town hall meeting at the Newton County Historic Courthouse to discussed a proposed mosque Monday night. - photo by Bryan Fazio/FCN regional staff
COVINGTON -- Around 50 people spoke in front of the Newton County Board of Commissioners and hundreds of their fellow residents during a town hall meeting Monday night to voice their opinions and concerns about a proposed mosque and cemetery in Newton County.