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Registration for Newton County Art Association dance and music programs is open
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Register before July 1 for one or more of five music and dance programs offered for the 2016 through 2017 year and the Newton County Arts Association will waive $25 registration fee.

Registrations are being accepted for the following programs:

  • The Covington Regional Ballet, a pre-professional and recreational dance program, ages infant through adult;
  • Oxford Little Singers, introductory vocal and musical skills for students grades one through three;
  • Oxford Singing Children, providing basic music skills, performance experience and other opportunities for students grade four through seven;
  • Oxford Youth Singers, opportunities for choral and musical theater experience for students grades eight through 12; and
  • Newton County Youth Strings, specializing in the Suzuki method of teaching for ages four and up, private violin, viola and cello lessons.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.newtoncountyarts.org/.

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.