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It appears that no one wants to pay the full cost of serices provided by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office in the upcoming fiscal year. On top of recent comments by County Chairman Danny Yearwood concerning possible cuts to sheriff’s funding, the mayors of four local municipalities with city police departments are asking that their ... [Full Story »] 

The new JROTC program, available to students in the Barrow County School System for the first time this year, is likely one of most positive courses added by officials in many years. The program has a long list of advantages while the list of disadvantages is, well, pretty non-existent to be honest. The program, with its structured, military ... [Full Story »] 

A Bethlehem man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 2008 murder of his sleeping mother with a crossbow. After two days of deliberations, a Barrow County jury of nine men and three women convicted Rodney George Thompson of felony murder and aggravated assault. The jurors remained in the courtroom for the sentencing, which took place ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow County commissioner Steve Worley said this week that he believes the county budget can be cut more. The county is facing a $2.2 million deficit for FY2010. *** County Chairman Danny Yearwood has called a special meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, to work on the FY2010 budget. The meeting is ... [Full Story »] 

The upcoming Barrow County FY2010 budget is perhaps the most important in the county’s history. After several years of growing the county’s bureaucracy and greatly expanding county debt, declining revenues this year put the county into a financial tailspin. If county leaders don’t get the upcoming year’s budget right and stop the ... [Full Story »]