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Air Methods coming to Covington airport
AIRPORT-METHODS
Bryan Fazio
Updated: Jun 3, 2015, 8:29 PM
Published: Jun 3, 2015, 8:31 PM

Covington-As the city of Covington looks toward expanding its airport, a new tenant will help pave the way.

Air Methods Corporation, a rescue helicopter company which is currently located in Conyers, will soon move its offices to the second floor of the Covington Airport terminal after the city council unanimously passed a motion to engage in a lease with the air rescue company Monday.

The lease will allow Air Methods to use 4,000 square feet for a maintenance office, hangar space and crew quarters for $4,550 a month. The lease is for five years with one renewable term for an additional five years.

Air Methods Corporation is an air rescue company is based out of Englewood, Colorado and has been growing as an experienced medical operator since 1980. Air Methods has more than 300 bases of operations that serves 48 states.
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
Newton County Sheriff Car---WEB
Kate Verity
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM

NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.