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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from March, 2010

Would-be burglars flee from home

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

A March 20 burglary attempt failed after the suspects discovered the home was occupied. Two black males entered a home on McCarty Road at approximately 6 a.m. The men were surprised to find the residents at home and fled without taking anything. Statham Police are investigating the incident. Other incidents reported during the past week ... [Full Story »]

Woman shows up drunk for court

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

A Lawrenceville woman was arrested after arriving at Auburn Municipal Court intoxicated. The arresting officer was sitting in the courtroom when he noticed that Denise Yvonne Spence, 51, of 2705 Still Farms Court in Lawrenceville, smelled strongly of alcoholic beverages. After Spence fell asleep several times, the officer decided to administer ... [Full Story »]

YearOne to host car show, chili cook-off and public safety events

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

YearOne will hold its Braselton Bash on Saturday, April 17, from 3-8 p.m., at its facility on Cherry Drive, located off Ga. Hwy. 53. Also, the event will include the public safety awareness and law enforcement day, along with the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual chili cook-off. The YearOne Braselton Bash will include a car ... [Full Story »]

Yearwood: ‘Another day in paradise’

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

For the second time in two months, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to censure Chairman Danny Yearwood – this time for refusing to take anger management classes recommended by an attorney who investigated recent discrimination allegations. In a pair of 4-2 votes, with commissioners Larry Joe Wilburn and Eva Elder ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Embracing the future

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” - Albert Einstein It’s happening again. I’m being dragged, kicking and screaming, into a future I’m not sure I want to embrace. First it was cell phones…Why would I carry a phone with me all the time, when I have an answering machine at home to record my messages? Then it was ... [Full Story »]

Woman seeks money from county then city

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Saturday, March 27. 2010

A Winder woman called the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office after her vehicle was reportedly damaged as she was driving on Matthew School Road near Bill Rutledge Road. The woman claimed she hit a pothole which damaged her front right tire and rim. The deputy asked the woman for her insurance card, but the woman refused to provide it saying she ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A Blue Ribbon for the athletically challenged

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Saturday, March 27. 2010

When I was in the second grade, I participated in my school’s field day. It was an all-day event, which included competitions in various sports. There are many areas that I do not excel in, and athletics is one of them. Never have, never will. Many of my classmates were winning ribbons, but when it came time for me to show how far I could ... [Full Story »]

Local soldiers returning

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Saturday, March 27. 2010

About 250 Winder-based soldiers who have been serving in Afghanistan since last spring are heading home. And that means everyone. Capt. Nathan Wilson told the Barrow Journal that while there have been some injuries, there hasn’t been a single fatality in either the Headquarters Company or the Echo Company, the two companies at the Georgia ... [Full Story »]

Knife wielding man arrested

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Friday, March 26. 2010

Winder Police were dispatched to Aaron’s Rental on Monroe Highway in response to a report of a man swinging knives in the parking lot and causing a disturbance. Two employees of the store said they were talking outside of the business when Richard Otis Gaddis, 54, of Bethlehem, approached them and began using profane language and racial ... [Full Story »]

School bus driver under investigation

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Friday, March 26. 2010

A 30-year-old male bus driver with the Barrow County School system is under investigation for alleged inappropriate contact with several students. The father of a 16 year-old female student of Winder-Barrow High School brought the information to the attention of school officials who immediately notified The Winder Police Department and the ... [Full Story »]

Entries from March 2010