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Hospital honors local teachers
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Staff Report
Updated: Mar 22, 2013, 1:04 AM
Published: Mar 22, 2013, 1:05 AM

Newton Medical Center’s Women’s Diagnostic Center held a Teacher’s Appreciation event in February.

The event celebrated teachers in the Newton County School System while they were out during winter break. Baby Cakes Bakery and Holly’s Cupcake Shop donated cupcakes for this event. Mini-massages were provided by Laurie Oliver and Angela Miller of Life Dance Wellness Center and Dee Andrews of Narrow Gate Therapeutic Massage. Door prizes were drawn throughout the day. Gifts included mugs, spa products and bath products.

The Women’s Center is open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Center provides screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasound, breast biopsies and bone density testing. Its radiologist is a breast fellowship trained physician and we are an American College of Radiology accredited facility. The Women’s Center would like to offer special days to local companies and may be contacted for arrangements.
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.