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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from March, 2010

Fallout from BOC’s closed-door meeting

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Saturday, March 20. 2010

Acrimony at a closed meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners last week spilled out onto the highways and byways of the local political scene. One commissioner, smarting from a rumor that has gone viral, called the Barrow Journal Tuesday to ask for help in quashing the notion that he “lost it” with Commission Chairman Danny ... [Full Story »]

Chimney, grass fires reported

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Friday, March 19. 2010

Firefighters with Barrow County Emergency Services were called to deal with two chimney fires during the past week. The first fire, reported on the evening of March 14, was extinguished by the East Bay Street homeowner before firefighters arrived. “The homeowner advised firefighters he had poured kerosene onto the fire in the fireplace to try ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: A ‘new’ Winder on Hwy. 316?

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Friday, March 19. 2010

Last week’s detailed look in a Journal article at plans to revitalize downtown Winder highlighted several important points. First, several of those interviewed agreed that much of the future retail development in Winder may actually take place outside of downtown and on Hwy. 316 instead. That “new” Winder portends a dim future for the ... [Full Story »]

State hits Auburn dumping

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Friday, March 19. 2010

For the second time in three years, Auburn’s city government has been found in violation of the state prohibition against open dumping. The previous violation in February 2007 was for burying materials at the site of the future Sixth Street Park. The new violation in February 2010 was primarily for piling at the same site truckloads of ... [Full Story »]

Woman steals items while cop watches

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Friday, March 19. 2010

A woman was arrested for shoplifting after brazenly placing three items in her purse just feet away from a Winder Police officer. The officer was speaking with the store clerk at the East May Street Kangaroo when Leah Whitney Shepley, 22, of 1328 Jefferson Highway in Winder, entered the store. Shepley nodded as she passed between the clerk and ... [Full Story »]

Auburn consultants seek input

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Friday, March 19. 2010

Are you an Auburn resident or do you own a business there? Would you like to have a voice in how downtown Auburn is developed? The consultants for a new planning initiative want to hear from you. A “public input” survey has been posted on the city’s web site, its Facebook page, and at www.surveymonkey.com/G66KN63. “We also have hardcopy ... [Full Story »]

Colonial Market Faire set at Ft. Yargo

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Thursday, March 18. 2010

Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, will hold its Colonial Market Faire on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 18th century living history event will feature persons dressed in 18th century fashion, proprietors of fine wares and provisions, tradesmen and artisans. Admission is $2 for adults, and children 12 and under are ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Passing of 80s icon hits home

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Thursday, March 18. 2010

It goes without saying I didn’t know Corey Haim. Oh, I knew who he was, of course. However, I didn’t know him personally and, likewise, he didn’t have the first clue who I was. We were both kids of the 1980s, but what we had in common likely ended there. Yet, as news broke early last Wednesday morning from the West Coast that the 80s ... [Full Story »]

Winder Police facing $1 million lawsuit

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Thursday, March 18. 2010

The Winder Police Department and the City of Winder have been named as co-defendants in a lawsuit filed March 10 in Barrow County Superior Court. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of a minor child and his grandmother Maria Damons, accuses Winder Police officers of committing the acts of false arrest, false imprisonment, illegal search and invasion ... [Full Story »]

Woman cannot decide if man is husband or boyfriend

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Thursday, March 18. 2010

A deputy was dispatched to the area of Hwy. 81 and Turtle Creek after a Gwinnett County officer reported a vehicle partially in the roadway. The driver of the vehicle, Tanya Fisher, 38, of 730 Loganville Highway in Winder, asked if the deputy would help push her vehicle further into the ditch. The deputy declined, advising the woman that if he ... [Full Story »]

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