The Newton County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating 29-year-old Kentavious Antonio Hill, a disabled person diagnosed with bipolar and schizophrenia disorder, who was last seen at 8 p.m. on March 15 at a residence located off Joe Ewing Drive in Covington.
Driver facing vehicular homicide, drug charges in fatal October wreck in Covington
COVINGTON, Ga. A second driver is facing vehicular homicide and other charges related to an October head-on collision on Access Road in which a 19-year-old passenger in her car died.
Briahna Volny, 20, of Covington, was charged Feb. 16 with Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree, Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Improper Lane Usage at Newton County Jail, according to information from the Newton County Sheriff s Office.
Volny was the driver of a 2006 Mercedes E350W in which a passenger in her vehicle, Amayah Parris, 19, of Covington, died in the Oct. 24 wreck on Access Road, one mile west of Old Oxford Road, the Georgia State Patrol reported.
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A man who was injured while hiking in the Buffalo National River (BNR) this past weekend had to be rescued, but not until the next day due to weather conditions. The 60-year-old from Bella Vista, whose name was not released, was hiking with his son when he suffered an injury and was unable to walk out on his own from a remote part of the Ponca Wilderness.
According to a press release from the BNR, responding park rangers were met with heavy fog and a thunderstorm moving through the area. After assessing the injury, weather conditions and considering the time of day, it was decided to conduct a rescue the following morning, due to safety concerns. Overnight gear was taken to the hikers, so they could shelter in place.
Rescuers rappel 20-ft bluff to rescue injured hiker
COMPTON, Arkansas (KFSM) The National Park Service, along with numerous local agencies and volunteers, worked to rescue an injured park visitor at Buffalo National River on Saturday (Feb. 27).
A 60-year-old Bella Vista man was hiking with his son in a remote part of the Ponca Wilderness area when he suffered an injury and was unable to hike out on his own.
After assessing the injury, responding park rangers decided to start the rescue on the following morning, Sunday (Feb. 28), due to heavy fog, a severe thunderstorm moving through the area and the time of day.