Entries from April 2010

BCS to hold fine arts festival

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 7. 2010
Barrow County Schools’ will hold its annual fine arts festival the week of April 12- 15. The festival will showcase their students’ hard work through a variety of fine arts media. The weeklong event will begin with a performance by the Barrow County Elementary Honor Chorus at the Professional Development Center, 179 West Athens Street in ... [Full Story »] 

Sentences issued in Superior Court March 18

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 7. 2010
The Barrow County Superior Court recently sentenced the following people. Those charged and their sentences are listed below. Charges listed as nolle prosequi are those in which the prosecutor or plaintiff indicated they would not proceed with the case. In criminal cases, a disposition of nolle prosequi may be entered when evidence proves ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: There’s a Point to This…

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 7. 2010
Southerners love a good story. Truth be told, most Southerners are pretty decent storytellers. Of course, the question of whether the truth will be told would be purely conjecture since Southerners are equally as fond of embroidering an okay story in order to give it some punch and, hence, a longer shelf life. Take, for example, someone tells ... [Full Story »] 

Citizen says Beck discouraged comments to council

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 7. 2010
A Winder resident whose $100 donation sparked the city government’s creation of a new “Downtown Improvement Fund” for private donations is not happy with the folks running city hall. Resident Chip Lewis told the Barrow Journal that hours before he addressed the council on March 9, city administrator Bob Beck recommended he not to speak to ... [Full Story »] 

One dead in Tuesday morning accident

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
A Winder woman is dead after an accident this morning on Hwy. 11. The woman was northbound in the 700 block of Jefferson Highway when her vehicle left the roadway and careened down an embankment. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said the woman, whose name is being withheld pending notification of kin, died after being ejected from the vehicle. ... [Full Story »] 

Bernard Kirk

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
MAYSVILLE – Bernard Kirk, 61, died early Tuesday morning, April 6, 2010, at his residence. Born in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Melvin and Willie May Kirk. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Faye Kirk, Maysville; children, Donna Jane (Rob) Lee, Gary Joseph Kirk; stepchildren, Michael ... [Full Story »] 

‘Dick’ Perry

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
COMMERCE – Henry Grady “Dick” Perry, 72, died Monday, April 5, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospice House in Oconee County. Born in Hull, he was the son of the late Luke Henry and Mellie McElreath Perry. He served six years with the United States Navy, six years with the Merchant Marines and had worked as deputy sheriff, the Chief of Police for ... [Full Story »] 

‘Tom’ Bailey

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
BUFORD – Thomas Hewlett “Tom” Bailey, 46, died Monday, April 5, 2010, while on vacation in Cozumel. Born on April 18, 1963, in Clarke County, he was the son of Betty Aderholt Bailey of Jefferson and the late Robert M. Bailey. He was a sales representative with the Jefferson Motor Company, a member of the Lawrenceville First Baptist Church ... [Full Story »] 

Rethinking the nuclear option

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
BY KRISTI REED “Mr. President, I'm not saying we won't get our hair mussed. I do say, no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops! Depending on the breaks.” – Gen. Buck Turgidson, Dr. Strangelove 1964 Ah, the Cold War … a simpler time when it was “us” versus “them” and everyone knew who “them” was. Though the Cold War ... [Full Story »] 

Incidents reported to sheriff’s office listed

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
The Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to a number of incidents during the past week, including alarms, 911 hang-ups, assisting other agencies and civil disputes. Incidents reported were: •alarm at Dollar General, Evans Street, Homer. •911 hang-up at a room at America’s Best Inn, Highway 441, Commerce. •removal of a person from a ... [Full Story »] 
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