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Barrow GOP to meet Feb. 15

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Friday, February 12. 2010

State Senate District 47 candidates Shane Coley, Kelley Gary and former Braselton Mayor Pat Graham will be the guest speakers at the Feb. 15 meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party. The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Ugly politics not worthy of county

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Friday, February 12. 2010

Nobody is more supportive of quality local leadership than this newspaper. But when politics gets injected in some issues, distortions of the truth often outweigh reality and leaders get unfairly branded. That appears to be what’s behind some anonymous emails recently sent concerning Barrow County Board of Education member Larry Ballard. Mr. ... [Full Story »]

Fire chief requests funding for repairs

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

In the recently released 2009 Winder Fire Department annual report, Chief Ray Mattison implored Winder’s mayor and city council to authorize funding needed for repairs and remodeling of stations one and two. “It is imperative funds be approved to repair and remodel both stations,” Mattison wrote. “This must be a priority.” According ... [Full Story »]

Chamber of Commerce holds annual meeting

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce held its 63rd Annual Meeting & Celebration at Chateau Elan Resort & Winery on Feb. 6. Barrow Regional Medical Center and Maynard & Bartlett Realty were presenting sponsors. Among the awards given, was Business of the Year, which Barrow Regional Medical Center received to a standing ovation from the ... [Full Story »]

New EEOC charges filed by county employees

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

The same day that the county’s outside investigator all but cleared two high-level Barrow County officials of all allegations of race and gender discrimination, an Atlanta law firm filed Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges on behalf of three of the employees at the center of the dispute. Attorney Steven V. Wolfe of Buckley & Klein ... [Full Story »]

E911 center move set for May

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

After last month’s opening of the new headquarters station on Pleasant Hill Church Road, Barrow County Emergency Services is preparing for its next big move – relocating the E911 center. “The goal right now is to have the new E911 Center up and fully operational in May of this year,” said interim chief John Skinner. With some contracts ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Governor’s plan doesn’t add up

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Thursday, February 11. 2010

Our esteemed governor, who has set a record for bad decisions during his tenure in office, may have cooked up his “best” bad one yet in recent days. Sonny Perdue, as the clock continues to tick down on his tenure in office (thank goodness) is pushing an idea of taking power away from Georgia voters when it comes to four statewide offices. ... [Full Story »]

Probation officers under investigation

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Wednesday, February 10. 2010

Officials with the Georgia Department of Corrections are currently investigating allegations of misconduct leveled against three Barrow County probation officers. The complaint was filed by Lisa Patterson, 44, a legally disabled probationer who currently resides in Gwinnett County. The complaint stems from a 2009 incident in which Patterson was ... [Full Story »]

BOC responds to investigation

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Wednesday, February 10. 2010

Two weeks after an investigator said he had found no corroboration for most of the discrimination allegations against two county officials, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday took actions to protect the jobs of all three African American employees working at the government’s headquarters. The board immediately removed from ... [Full Story »]

Superintendent finalists named

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Wednesday, February 10. 2010

The pool has been narrowed to four. The Barrow County Board of Education has announced its four finalists for the superintendent’s position following a meeting Monday night, among them Westside Middle School principal Eli Welch. Also announced as finalists were: •Marcia Clanton, executive director of high schools, Chatham School System, ... [Full Story »]

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