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BY LORIN SINN-CLARK My brother was in town last week, visiting from Colorado. He wanted some real Southern Barbeque, so we took him to Smokin’-Po-Boys on West Athens Street in Winder, across the street from the downtown side of the old courthouse. We went right at noon, which used to mean the place would be hoppin’ – but it wasn’t. Only ... [Full Story »] 

Winder police officers last week busted up an unusual drug operation down the street from Barrow County Leisure Services. The operation out of an apartment on 2nd Street involved the use of a wireless doorbell button attached to a tree in nearby woods. Buyers first would push the remote doorbell, then go to the back of the apartment and ring a ... [Full Story »] 

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident this week involving a Westside Middle School student who on her school bus allegedly wrote a letter threatening to harm 20 other girls at the school. School officials determined the threats were not credible but suspended the student for the rest of the school year. Now the ... [Full Story »] 

A phrase I like to use is “common sense.” If more people would apply a little common sense today, things would go much smoother. It applies for national and state issues as well as ones which occur right here in our own backyard. For in Winder and Barrow County, we have some issues which could use a little common sense approach. Let’s ... [Full Story »]