Entries from May 2010

Toddler in critical condition after mishap

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
A Winder toddler is hospitalized in critical condition at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after her neck became trapped in a car window Saturday evening. Det. Sgt. Rachel Love of the Winder Police Department said the 21-month-old child was left unattended in the vehicle along with her three-year-old brother while the mother was inside the ... [Full Story »] 

Toddler injured in vehicle mishap

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
A Winder toddler was hospitalized at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after her neck became trapped in a car window. Det. Sgt. Rachel Love of the Winder Police Department said the 21-month-old child was left unattended in the vehicle along with her three-year-old brother Friday afternoon while the mother was inside the residence for an ... [Full Story »] 

Health district considering opening teen clinic in county

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, May 23. 2010
The Northeast Health District is in the preliminary stages of determining whether it can locate a teen clinic in an unused portion of the old Jackson County Health Department building in Jefferson. The clinic - similar to teen clinics in Madison, Walton and Clarke counties - would offer services that could include family planning, pap smears, ... [Full Story »] 

Alleged Census worker damages doors

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, May 23. 2010
A man claiming to be a U.S. Census Bureau worker damaged two doors while knocking for the residents of a house, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A man living on Golf View Court, Jefferson, said a man claiming to be from the Census Bureau came to his house and started “beating” on the door. A front door of the residence ... [Full Story »] 

Man uses telecommunication to reach sons

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
Police were recently dispatched to an apartment complex on Gainesville Highway in response to a suspicious male. The complainant advised that an older white male with gray hair and a beard had been standing near her apartment. The woman said the man usually appeared early in the mornings and when she returned from taking her child to school. ... [Full Story »] 

Boortz to speak at fundraising golf tournament on May 25

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) along with Mansfield Oil Company will host the 24th annual Mansfield Oil Golf Classic on Tuesday, May 25, at Chateau Elan, Braselton. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and the shotgun start begins at 9 a.m. Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Neal Boortz will be the guest speaker. The Mansfield Oil ... [Full Story »] 

Child cruelty charges brought against former Barrow resident

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
A former Barrow County resident accused of stabbing his wife to death on Valentine’s Day will face additional charges of child cruelty for carrying out the attack in the presence of the couple’s young children. Phillip Chad Dunn, 28, fatally stabbed Shelley Dyan Dunn, of Buford, in the parking lot of a Gwinnett County Wal-Mart on Feb. 14. ... [Full Story »] 

Labor, agriculture commissioner hopefuls address GOP

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
Labor commissioner candidate Melvin Everson says the United States is on the wrong course. “We are losing jobs left and right,” he said. “Our current administration in Washington, D.C. knows nothing but spend, spend, spend.” Everson said his goal as labor commissioner would be to set an example for the rest of the country by getting the ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Small towns the way they used to be

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, May 23. 2010
My parents were high school sweethearts raised in a small town in Eastern Colorado wheat country. She was the class president and he was the class clown/naughty boy and together they cut quite a rug for 20 years or so. Both had big dreams and not such a fondness for small town life, so they left their hometown right after they married and never ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Looking at some great sports dynasties

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Sunday, May 23. 2010
One of the great things about sports are the debates it can fuel among its fans. Who was the better player — Hank Aaron or Mickey Mantle? Who’s the best college football coach of all time —Joe Paterno or Bear Bryant? Should we have the designated hitter rule in baseball? And who would you rather have on your team — Magic Johnson or ... [Full Story »] 
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