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Small town, big plans
Social Circle High School
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Both of Social Circle High School’s top-honored students have big plans for their future, and although they may be from a small town, their plans are as big as the world. Social Circle High School’s two best GPAs can be found in Alan “AJ” Howard Jr. and Lauren Kuhn, the 2014 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Both are board scholars and have a perfect 4.0 GPA as the school year is winding down and graduation is fast approaching.
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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.