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Mattie's Call issued for elderly male
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The Newton County Sheriff's Office has issued a statewide Mattie's call for a missing 72-year-old male by the name of Jack McCarty.

The elderly male has symptoms of the early onset of Parkinson's disease and has Diabetes. A personal caregiver reported the man walked away from a residence they were visiting around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. He hasn't been seen or heard from since.

He was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, blue jeans, brown house slippers and walks with a cane. Mr. McCarty is described as a white male, 6' 1" 170 pounds, with short gray hair and a large forehead.

At the time of this press release Mr. McCarty is due for his medication for his diabetic condition.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts or who has contact with this missing person is strongly urged to contact 911 or the Newton County Sheriff's Office with this information at (678) 625-1421 or (678) 625-1401.

April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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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.