Entries from March 2010

COLUMN: A Blue Ribbon for the athletically challenged

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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 »] 

COLUMN: Final trek down the numbers trail

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, March 27. 2010
This is the last installment in my series of great players who wore numbers 1-99. I hope you’ve enjoyed looking back at some of the past and some present players who made particular uniform numbers famous. We’ll move pretty rapidly through these last ones since there are not quite as many great athletes to choose from. Here we go with….. ... [Full Story »] 

Knife wielding man arrested

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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 »] 

Chamber reorganizes economic effort

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, March 26. 2010
Timing is everything. With more companies showing interest in locating in Jackson County than at any point over the past couple of years, the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is moving to strengthen its economic development effort. The chamber’s board of directors voted Friday to reorganize the chamber staff — including the addition ... [Full Story »] 

School bus driver under investigation

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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 »] 

JHS defeats Commerce, Athens Christian

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, March 26. 2010
Mark it down as another strong week for the Jefferson golf teams. Last Thursday, Jefferson traveled to Double Oaks Golf Course in Commerce to face Commerce and Athens Christian. The boys came away with a victory, shooting a 180 to Commerce’s 183 and Athens Christian’s 226. Individually, Patrick Hilton led the Dragons by shooting a 43. ... [Full Story »] 

Panthers take second at East Jackson

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, March 26. 2010
It was a mixed result for the Jackson County track and field teams last week, as they took part in a quad-meet at EJCHS. The boys finished second with 60 points, trailing only top scoring East Jackson’s 119.5. Franklin County finished third with 47.5 points. Athens Academy placed fourth with 19 points. The girls came home with a third place ... [Full Story »] 

CHS Golfers Show Improvement

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, March 26. 2010
Commerce golf coach David Stephenson’s hope that the Tigers can get in some rounds with nice weather may be crushed if Monday was any indication, but the forecast looks clear for this week’s matches. The Commerce golfers have shown improvement over the past couple of rounds as both the boys and girls were on the links last week. “As the ... [Full Story »] 

Eagles Travel To Fannin Sat.

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, March 26. 2010
The East Jackson Eagles go into play this week looking for their first region win of the season. So far, things have not gone well in region play, as the Eagles dropped games to Jefferson and Banks County earlier this month before losing to North Oconee last week. The Eagles hope to snap a five-game losing streak dating back to March 6 against ... [Full Story »] 
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