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Wintry weather possible for Monday
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Staff Report
Updated: Feb 13, 2015, 6:57 PM
Published: Feb 13, 2015, 7:04 PM

Dry, cold weather this weekend will make way for wet, cold weather Monday.

According to the National Weather Service, which issued a hazardous weather outlook for Newton, Rockdale and surrounding counties some mixed winter precipitation is expected Monday and into Tuesday night.

As of Friday north Georgia is the main expected area with rain and/or snow possible.

Saturday and Sunday, the NWS predicts low wind chills.

Sunday weather for Covington is expected to be sunny high of 43 low of 28 degrees. Monday has an 80 percent chance of rain with a high of 43 and low of 33 degrees. Tuesday is also expected to bring rain, with a temperature as low as 28 degrees.
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.