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Pinnacle banker McNary promoted
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Staff Report
Published: Jan 9, 2013, 12:18 AM

Long-time banker Kim McNary has been promoted to business banker at Pinnacle Bank.

In her new role, Ms. McNary will be responsible for developing and maintaining commercial banking relationships, a duty she has "established a proven record of success," according to Jackson McConnell, Pinnacle's CEO.

McNary has 14 years of experience and previously served as a branch manager. She has attended numerous seminars and courses in lending and management through schools offered by the Community Bankers Association of Georgia.

She is also active in civic and economic development endeavors, including service as an Ambassador for the Newton County Chamber of Commerce. Ms. McNary is a member of the Newton County Leadership Program and the Covington Rotary Club. She has also served as secretary and treasurer of the Newton County Home Builders Association.

She and her husband live in the Oxford area and have two sons.
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.