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Runoff election is June 18
Election coverage
Evan Newton
Published: Jun 13, 2024, 4:48 PM

NEWTON COUNTY – Coming up this Tuesday, June 18 is the runoff election in Newton County.

Two seats are up for grabs, as both the District 3 commissioner race and the tax commissioner race did not have a candidate to reach the needed 50 percent mark during the May 21 general primary election.

The two candidates for District 3 are incumbent Alana Sanders and Stephanie R. Lindsey. 

For tax commissioner, the two candidates are Brent Bennett and Avis Williams.

Since neither race had a Republican candidate, the winners of this runoff election will be the presumptive winners of their respective races.

All 19 voting precincts will be open on election day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

All precincts are as follows

  • Alcovy – Newton County Library: 7116, Floyd St. NE.

  • Almon – Shiloh United Methodist Church: 10 Almon Church Road.

  • Beaverdam – Voice of Pentecost: 4648 Salem Road.

  • Brewers – Red Oak United Methodist Church: 15105 Highway 36.

  • Brick Store – St. Augustine Catholic Church: 11524 Highway 278.

  • Buck Creek – Zion Baptist Church: 7037 Highway 212 N.

  • Covington Mills – LifePointe Church of the Nazarene: 5133 Jackson Highway.

  • Crowell – Salem United Methodist Church: 3962 Salem Road.

  • Downs – Prospect Church at Oak Hill: 6752 Highway 212.

  • Fairview – Belmont Baptist church: 3275 Iris Drive SE.

  • Gum Creek – Church Covington: 11975 Highway 142.

  • Hub – Crossroad Baptist Church: 227 Highway 229.

  • Leguinn – High Point Baptist Church: 12025 Highway 36.

  • Livingston – Canaan Baptist Church: 5581 Salem Road.

  • Mansfield – Mansfield Community House: 3158 Highway 11.

  • Oxford – Oxford City Hall: 110 W Clark Street.

  • Rocky Plains – Harvest Church: 2075 - Highway 212.

  • Stansells – St. Paul African Episcopal Church: 13108 Brown Bridge Road.

  • Town – Turner Lake Recreation Center: 6185 Turner Lake Road NW.


If you requested a Republican ballot during the primary election, you are ineligible to vote in either of the Democratic runoffs.
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.