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High visibility street number signs now available

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Saturday, July 17. 2010

Barrow County Emergency Services is now offering highly visible blue street number signs for purchase by the public. The blue signs are designed to assist public safety personnel in quickly identifying a house or business in the event of an emergency. The signs, which are available for $15 each, can be purchased online at www.barrowfire.com. ... [Full Story »]

Barrow GOP to meet July 19

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Saturday, July 17. 2010

The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be Monday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia, is scheduled to speak. The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder and is open to the public. For more information, ... [Full Story »]

Bramlett, Yargo lead CRCT results

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Saturday, July 17. 2010

Bramlett and Yargo elementary schools in Barrow County led the list of overall results on the 2010 CRCT tests, according to school-level results released last week for third and fifth graders. At the eighth-grade level, Haymon-Morris and Westside middle schools had the strongest overall results in Barrow County. At the other end, Statham ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Living abroad still affects me after 10 years

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Saturday, July 17. 2010

This July marks 10 years since I returned from Japan where I spent one year as an assistant language teacher on the JET Programme (Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme.) I believe that year will always be one of the best and most significant of my life. After my sojourn I read an article (sorry I can’t remember the source) that stated how ... [Full Story »]

Public Safety Day set July 17

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Friday, July 16. 2010

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office will host a Public Safety Day at the Barrow Crossing Shopping Center on Saturday, July 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives from local and state law enforcement agencies will be on hand to answer questions and give demonstrations. Special events are planned throughout the day. As part of the day’s ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Set the bar high on testing

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Friday, July 16. 2010

Barrow County Chamber of Commerce President Tommy Jennings took us to task a couple weeks ago for what he perceived as a negative headline on a story about local school CRCT results. The headline read, “CRCT results leave room for improvement.” Jennings objected to that wording given that students had improved in some areas on the 2010 ... [Full Story »]

Winder council ends loan contract

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Friday, July 16. 2010

In a sudden about-face, the Winder City Council voted Tuesday night to end a contract for services in connection with a $4.9 million federal loan to finance a new public works complex. Five of the council’s six members voted not to ratify or amend the 2004 engineering contract through which Keck & Wood Inc., without the council’s ... [Full Story »]

Thief arrested while trying to ‘protect’ plastic chairs from rain

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Friday, July 16. 2010

A Statham man was charged with theft by taking after he was unable to satisfactorily explain why he had removed several items from a neighbor’s yard. A 14-year-old juvenile was out walking his dog when he saw Bradley Presnell, 52, of 2234 Wagon Wheel Trail in Statham, taking some chairs and other items from behind a residence. The juvenile, ... [Full Story »]

Voters to decide ESPLOST renewal

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Thursday, July 15. 2010

Barrow County School System officials are hoping voters will continue their support for the Educational Special Local Option Sales Tax during the July 20 voting. The Barrow County Board of Education has formulated a list of priorities for the new ESPLOST, should it meet voter approval Tuesday, according to Jake Grant, assistant superintendent ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Election here, but how many care?

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Thursday, July 15. 2010

The countdown to the primary election has now moved under a week. Candidates have been on the stump for months now doing their best to get their message to connect with voters. Of course, money plays a big part in all this. The more money a candidate has, the better chance his or her message is going to reach voters. The candidate with the most ... [Full Story »]

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