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Search continues for missing Newton County man
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The Community United Effort (CUE) Center for the Missing will be in Covington Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, searching for missing Newton County resident, Robert “Bobby” Weaver II.

Weaver has been missing since Sept. 5, 2013.

Trained searchers will be searching with dogs and on horseback along County Road 142. The search is supported by NCSO and the lead investigator, Detective Brent Morrison will be on site along with Bobby Weaver’s family. 

Weaver is a white male, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs about 160 pounds, has brown hair, brown eyes, and tattoos on his forearms. He does have a medical condition that may cause him to have a staggered walk and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a white shirt.

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.