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Entries from February 2010

Hilda Bone

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Monday, February 1. 2010

ATHENS – Hilda Elder Bone, 89, formerly of Jefferson, died Friday, January 29, 2010. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer H. and Ruth Webb Elder. She was a retired seamstress with Wilkins Industries and was a member of Galilee Christian Church. Mrs. Bone was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Bone; a son, Harold ... [Full Story »]

Robert Flint

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Monday, February 1. 2010

DANIELSVILLE – Robert Clifford Flint, 76, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at his residence. Born in Paulding, Ohio, he was the son of the late George Russell and Florence Baker Flint. He was a retired accountant and plant manager. Mr. Flint was preceded in death by his wife, Katie Flint. Survivors include a son, Robert Dennis Flint, ... [Full Story »]

Betty Jo Stephens

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Monday, February 1. 2010

ROYSTON – Betty Jo Crook Stephens, 73, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Spring Valley Health Center in Elberton. Born in Oglethorpe County on July 26, 1936, she was the daughter of the late J.C. and Lillie Mac Evans Crook. She was a homemaker and member of the Price Chapel Church of God. Survivors include sons, Danny Stephens, Randy ... [Full Story »]

Mother reports harassing phone calls

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BarrowJournal

Monday, February 1. 2010

A woman called police for help after her teenage son reportedly received numerous harassing text messages and phone calls from other neighborhood teens. The woman said the teens had called her son and threatened to “blow his head off” and had made references to body bags. The mother said she was tired of it and wanted it to stop. The ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A new revolution

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BarrowJournal

Monday, February 1. 2010

“The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office. People are angry and they are frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.” – President Barack Hussein Obama Obama is right. People are angry and frustrated. He is also correct in ... [Full Story »]

Meeting on Hwy. 316 interchanges set for Feb. 4

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BarrowJournal

Monday, February 1. 2010

The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house on Feb. 4 to discuss proposed changes to three intersections on State Route 316/University Parkway in Barrow County. The open house will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. at Apalachee High School, 940 Haymon Morris Road in Winder. Georgia DOT engineers will be available to discuss the ... [Full Story »]