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South Fulton will honor Cam Newton

By Nancy Badertscher
March 31, 2011

Cameron "Cam" Newton, the 2010 Heisman winner and a south Fulton resident will be honored at a "welcome home" celebration on Saturday. The event, hosted by Fulton County commissioner Bill Edwards and the rest of the commission, will be at the Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater, 915 New Hope Road, at 10 a.m.

Newton is a graduate of Fulton's Westlake High School, was quarterback for the Auburn University football team, winner of the 2010 Southeastern Conference and NCAA championships. Edwards said the event will celebrate "the many fine accomplishments of this son of south Fulton and wish him well in his future endeavors."

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