The Newton County Recreation Commission is governed by an eight member recreation commission and a director which meet the 4th Monday night in each month.

The recreation commission is funded by the Newton County Board of
Commissioners, The operating budget is set in June of each year and
implemented in July. Capital improvements are budgeted as needed. In
March 1995, a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) was
voted on and passed, giving the recreation commission monies for the
construction of a new recreation facility with four state-of-the-art
lighted softball fields, one youth football field, one tot-lot/playground, and passive recreation activity sites.