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Chairman denies restricting managers

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Sunday, June 20. 2010

Barrow County Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood this week denied telling other county officials not to allow their employees to speak to the media and to start charging reporters for all contacts, including interviews, that are longer than 15 minutes. Multiple sources at Yearwood’s called meeting June 2 told the Barrow Journal that in ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Traveling a lifelong passion

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Sunday, June 20. 2010

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller I like traveling, even if it’s only on little short trips and one of my favorite things to do is stop at or actually set out for odd, one of a kind, little known or not so often visited attractions. My family calls these trips “pilgrimages” ... [Full Story »]

Chairman denies restricting managers

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Sunday, June 20. 2010

Embattled pastor accused of check fraud

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Saturday, June 19. 2010

A former pastor, currently facing charges of arson and insurance fraud, has been accused of check fraud by a local business. A deputy was dispatched to Kurt’s Carpet Warehouse after the store owner learned that a check used to pay for carpet had been returned for insufficient funds. According to the store owner, a man entered his business and ... [Full Story »]

Barrow GOP to meet June 21

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Saturday, June 19. 2010

The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be Monday, June 21. The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Chapman and insurance commissioner candidate Maria Sheffield are scheduled ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Thinking back and remembering summers past

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Saturday, June 19. 2010

It doesn’t feel that long ago that I spent many a summer evening sitting on a porch swing at a little old mill house that I rented in Athens. I lived right by the train tracks and sometimes a train would pause there, and I’d watch and listen as it would idle, tick and hum. Back then, the sound of train never bothered me. Usually it was ... [Full Story »]

Journal sports staff honored by GSWA

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Saturday, June 19. 2010

The sports staff of the Barrow Journal was honored with eight awards in the annual Georgia Sports Writers Association contest for the calendar year 2009. Awards were presented Sunday during the group’s annual convention, held this year in Marietta. The sports section was named the best for Division III, which includes all paper’s published ... [Full Story »]

Local, state candidates seek votes at GOP forum

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Friday, June 18. 2010

A full slate of candidates sought to win over local voters during Monday night’s Republican candidate forum. The forum, held in the Colleen Williams Theater in Winder, was the second of four scheduled by the Barrow County Republican Party in advance of the July 20 primary. The June 14 forum included state senate district 47 candidates, county ... [Full Story »]

Statham woman victim of home invasion

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Friday, June 18. 2010

A Statham woman was uninjured during a harrowing ordeal in which she was bound after two men forced their way into her Diamond Ridge Drive home in the early morning hours of June 7. The victim said she was sleeping when she was awakened by a loud noise. When she walked out of her bedroom to investigate, she was confronted by two masked men. ... [Full Story »]

JDA awarded grant for Hwy. 316 study

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Friday, June 18. 2010

The Georgia Bioscience Joint Development Authority (GBJDA) has been awarded a $50,000 matching grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to conduct an economic development study of the Highway 316 corridor. Charles Bannister, chairman of the Georgia Bioscience Joint Development Authority and the Gwinnett County Board of ... [Full Story »]

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