Entries from November 2009

City election coming Tuesday

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, November 1. 2009
Tuesday is Election Day in three of Barrow County’s municipalities. Voters in Winder and Statham will choose members of their city councils. Voters in the Town of Carl will decide whether they want, for the first time, to allow restaurants to serve alcohol by the drink. While municipal elections typically don’t generate a lot of excitement ... [Full Story »] 

City elections coming Tuesday

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, November 1. 2009
Tuesday is Election Day in three of Barrow County’s municipalities. Voters in Winder and Statham will choose members of their city councils. Voters in the Town of Carl will decide whether they want, for the first time, to allow restaurants to serve alcohol by the drink. While municipal elections typically don’t generate a lot of excitement ... [Full Story »] 

Fire chief resigns a few days after deputy chief also resigns

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, November 1. 2009
The chief of Barrow County Emergency Services resigned last week after only four months in his new position. Mark Melvin turned in his resignation Friday, six days after the departure of the department’s deputy chief, Russell Wise. John Skinner, the battalion chief who had been appointed to fill Wise’s position for 30 days now has been ... [Full Story »] 

Road project delayed a week

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, November 1. 2009
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced that resurfacing of S.R. 82/Athens Highway will begin on Thursday, Oct. 29. The project’s contractor, Pittman Construction, delayed the start of work for one week. The project — which is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — will resurface the existing ... [Full Story »] 

Man forgets English during field sobriety tests

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, November 1. 2009
A Chamblee man was arrested on multiple charges including driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop on North Broad Street. An officer observed the man, later identified as Hipolito Marroquin, age 19, of 103 Surrey Circle in Chamblee, driving a white pickup truck with no tag. Before initiating the traffic stop, the officer observed ... [Full Story »] 
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