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Alert issued for missing 16-year-old girl
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Updated: Jan 25, 2013, 6:51 PM
Published: Jan 25, 2013, 6:52 PM

Conyers Police have issued a runaway juvenile alert for a mentally challenged 16-year-old Conyers girl missing since Jan. 22.

On  Tuesday, Jan. 22, Sharmine Hight left her residence at approximately 9:41 p.m. without her guardian’s permission. Sharmine Hight was last seen wearing a blue Hollister Sweater, blue jeans and sneakers. Hight is approximately 5-feet 2-inches and 125 pounds. She has medium length hair that is usually in a ponytail or straightened. Sharmine has brown eyes and prescription glasses with a green trim around the lenses. Only a handbag and an iPod were missing from her room.

Lt. Jack Dunn said investigators are asking for the public's help after trying other search methods within the 48-hour time period after she went missing. They also noticed there was no activity on her phone. 

Her guardian told investigators that Sharmine is mentally challenged and should be considered endangered.

If anyone has any information regarding Sharmine Hight, contact Detective Kristen Moore at 770-929-4219 or Kristen.Moore@conyersga.gov or Lt. Jack Dunn at 770-929-4211.
April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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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.