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BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Republican Party held the first of three scheduled candidate forums on Monday at the Colleen O. Williams theatre in Winder. Eighteen candidates participated in the event. The forum consisted of short speeches by each candidate. The candidates were allowed three minutes to present their qualifications for office ... [Full Story »] 

BY CHRIS BRIDGES The Auburn City Council unanimously approved an alcohol license for Dakota’s Grill, a new restaurant which is scheduled to open in approximately eight weeks. The council approved the application during its June meeting last Thursday after taking comments from citizens during a public hearing. No citizen in attendance spoke ... [Full Story »] 

BY KRISTI REED With the West Winder Bypass on hold due to lack of state funding, county officials have been forced to look at short and intermediate term solutions to the traffic problems facing Barrow County. One of the solutions under consideration is a cross county route to alleviate congestion in downtown Winder and move traffic across the ... [Full Story »] 

The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee will present a “Night with the Candidates” on Monday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m. The political forum will be open to any candidate that is running in a contested race in Barrow County. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to answer three questions asked by panelists ... [Full Story »] 

BY KRISTI REED The Winder City Council has approved a $46 million budget for fiscal year 2009. The operating budget for 2009 will be set at $34.7 million, approximately $900,000 more than last year’s budget. The capital budget, which includes items such as equipment, facilities and other fixed assets, is $11.4 million. In a 4-2 vote, Council ... [Full Story »] 

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Airport Authority has authorized chairman Sammy Everett to execute loan documents for a line of credit to fund future projects at the airport. The vote was held at a June 5 special meeting of the authority. The terms proposed by The Peoples Bank will provide a total line of credit of $1.2 million financed at a ... [Full Story »]