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The scene last week of the leaders of the Big Three U.S. auto firms begging Congress for a financial handout has to be a low point in America’s economic history. There sat the titans of American capitalism — the quintessential silk-stocking CEOs, the essence of American industrial power — shaking a tin cup on Capital Hill. The public may ... [Full Story »] 

A Barrow County family was displaced from their home by a fire last Thursday, Nov. 20. No one was at home when the fire started just after 2:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Cardinal Lane, according to a press release. When firefighters with the Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services arrived, the attic and roof of the two-story structure already ... [Full Story »] 

A Hall County Sheriff’s Office dive team came up empty in their search Tuesday for the gun used in a double shooting of an Auburn couple. “They didn’t find anything,” said Auburn Police Chief Frederick Brown Tuesday afternoon. “They’re not coming back, unless we have something else that we need them for.” A full team of eight or ... [Full Story »] 

The Barrow Journal will publish photos of your children and grandchildren in our Christmas week editon. You can send in photos of your child with Santa, a school photo, or a photo that you make at home. Children must be under 12-years-old. The deadline for photos is Dec. 3. The photographs may be mailed or dropped by the Barrow Journal at 77 ... [Full Story »] 

A Republican strategy to help the re-election chances of Sen. Saxby Chambliss in the Dec. 2 General Election Runoff has hit a snag. The GOP recently mailed to Republican voters postcards with a message from Gov. Sonny Perdue that they could mail to their local election board offices to request absentee ballots. But hundreds of voters in Barrow ... [Full Story »]