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Early voting begins for Aug. 10 runoff
Liquor by the drink to be discussed at Monday BOC work session
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Gabriel Khouli
Updated: Jul 1, 2010, 4:30 AM
Published: Jul 31, 2010, 10:30 PM
Early voting has started for the Aug. 10 runoff election and will last until Friday at 5 p.m. Registered voters can vote at the Board of Elections located on the first floor of the Newton County Administration Building at 1113 Usher St.Election officials and candidates agree the runoff is just as important as the primary election, yet runoff voter participation is generally much lower. According to the Board of Elections, in 2004, 30.8 percent of registered voters voted in the primary, but only 13.3 percent voted in the runoff.This year 19.9 percent, or 12,089 of the county's 60,721
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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.