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COLUMN: When play time was all in a child’s imagination

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Sunday, February 21. 2010

Occasionally I get overwhelmed by all the toys my three-year-old has received for every Christmas and birthday. Musical toys can turn on randomly in the night, and everywhere I step there’s a Matchbox car just waiting for me to sprain an ankle on it. Now that I have two boys, I fear that someday we’ll be hosting Nascar right here in our ... [Full Story »]

Auburn to begin strategic plan study

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Sunday, February 21. 2010

Auburn city officials will team up with consultants Feb. 25 to kick off a months-long process to develop a “strategic implementation plan” for how to time and fund several major projects in or near the downtown area. The 6:30 p.m. meeting will be in the Auburn City Council’s chambers adjacent to the police station, and it is one of a ... [Full Story »]

Arsonist responsible for house fire

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Saturday, February 20. 2010

An arsonist is being blamed for a Feb. 18 fire which destroyed a vacant home located near the intersection of Hwy. 81 and Hwy. 316. Just before midnight, communications officers received several 911 calls reporting the structure fire. Engines 3 and 7, Med 7 and Battalion 1 were dispatched. “Upon arrival in the area, firefighters found a house ... [Full Story »]

Brothers fight over money, rude comment

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Saturday, February 20. 2010

Deputies were dispatched to a West Winder Industrial Park business after two brothers engaged in a physical confrontation. The brothers, who are co-owners of a business, were reportedly arguing about money and the business when one of the brothers made a rude comment about the other’s wife. The brother whose wife was insulted claimed his ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: The faces in the photo

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Saturday, February 20. 2010

The photo was buried way at the back of an end table drawer at The Parental Units’ house. Had I not been scouring every nook and cranny trying to help my mother locate a misplaced item, it probably would have stayed in there for several more years. It appears to have been taken around 1920 on the steps of the newly completed Barrow County ... [Full Story »]

Brown and Clement reprimanded

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Saturday, February 20. 2010

Two Barrow County department directors on opposite sides of the ongoing race and gender discrimination controversy have been issued written reprimands. The pair of Feb. 10 reprimands were issued by Commissioner Ben Hendrix to Lyn Clement and Norma Jean Brown. Hendrix is the chairman pro tem of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, and the ... [Full Story »]

Firearms, drugs, jewelry taken in burglary

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Friday, February 19. 2010

A juvenile arrived home from school and discovered that his Meadowbrook Drive home had been burglarized. Officers were initially skeptical of the juvenile’s account, but upon questioning decided the child was simply upset after realizing his Xbox and several video games had been stolen. Officers were unable to determine a method of entry when ... [Full Story »]

Property damaged, autos entered at WBHS

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Friday, February 19. 2010

Winder Barrow High School was the scene of several recent criminal incidents. On Feb. 3, police were called to the school after six packs of cigarettes were stolen from a vehicle belonging to an employee of Winder-Barrow High School. The vehicle was parked behind the cafeteria at the time of the theft. In the early morning hours of Feb. 11, ... [Full Story »]

Storrs: BCS unwilling to settle

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Friday, February 19. 2010

After months of legal wrangling, the Barrow County School system remains unwilling to negotiate a settlement in the lawsuit brought by former Apalachee High School teacher Ashley Payne, said her attorney Richard Storrs. According to Storrs, he proposed a settlement in which Payne would have received back pay and some legal fees, but the school ... [Full Story »]

Response to scandal: Sex talk consensual, officials didn’t know

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Friday, February 19. 2010

In three separate documents Monday, the defendants in a sex scandal at Winder City Hall responded to the federal lawsuit filed several months ago by former accounts payable clerk Sue Fowler. The responses claim discussions of a sexual nature were consensual and that some officials were unaware of inappropriate workplace actions. In her suit, ... [Full Story »]

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