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‘Operation Round Up’ grants awarded

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Sunday, August 15. 2010

The Jackson EMC Foundation — a charity funded by the electric cooperative’s members through their contributions to Operation Round Up — recently awarded grants to local organizations. Signs & Wonders, Inc. in Lawrenceville was awarded a $10,000 grant to help purchase food and a van to serve homeless residents of the Quinn House, substance ... [Full Story »]

Teen misses 85 days of school with help of boyfriend

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Sunday, August 15. 2010

A Bethlehem man contacted authorities seeking help for his 17-year-old step daughter. The man said his stepdaughter is dating a nineteen year old male who he believes is abusive. The man said his stepdaughter has returned home with bruises and is constantly being screamed at by her boyfriend. The man said he has banned the boyfriend from his ... [Full Story »]

BOC plans to hike taxes 1 mill, more layoffs coming

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Saturday, August 14. 2010

Despite cutting spending by $1.5 million from what was budgeted for the current year, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners plans to hike local property taxes by 1 mill to balance its FY2011 budget. Part of the problem the county faces in the budget is a second year of a falling tax digest due to the real estate bust. The tax hike is ... [Full Story »]

Barrow County GOP to meet August 16

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Saturday, August 14. 2010

The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be Monday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m. State Rep. Terry England, Barrow County Board of Education chairman Mark Still and State Senate District 47 nominee Frank Ginn are scheduled to speak. The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder and ... [Full Story »]

Drunken man attacks officer

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Saturday, August 14. 2010

A Winder man was charged with felony obstruction after attacking a police officer. The officer was dispatched to a Glen Avenue address after a caller reported seeing a white male attempting to exchange a chain saw for drugs. The male, later identified as Jason Jeffrey Hassett, 36, of 514 Windy Trail in Bethlehem, was found seated on a curb. The ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Some homeschooling is good for all kids

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Saturday, August 14. 2010

When I first announced on my blog that my husband and I were planning to homeschool, someone commented that she was going to do a very radical thing and that was to supplement homeschooling with public education. I thought that was great because every parent should take the position that learning first begins in the home. On the opposite ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Barrow County homeowners and farmers facing armyworm infestation

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Saturday, August 14. 2010

Armyworms are in Barrow County. The adult moths are active at night laying eggs in bunches of 50 -100. Eggs hatch in 2 -3 days and the young caterpillars begin to feed. Feeding from young worms causes skeletonized leaves on grass blades but as the worms grow the entire leaf, mid rib and leaf stalk can be eaten. The caterpillars are most active ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: What was the real agenda in storm water tax plan?

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Friday, August 13. 2010

So what was all the fuss about? That’s the question Winder city council members should be asking Mayor Chip Thompson about the new storm water tax the mayor wanted to impose on citizens and businesses this fall. As followers of Winder’s city government know, the mayor’s idea crashed and burned after some of the town’s leading ... [Full Story »]

Yearwood’s clout questioned

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Friday, August 13. 2010

It was a shot heard ‘round Barrow County’s tumultuous political world. But in the end, the email sent last week by Barrow County Board of Commissioners Chairman Danny Yearwood appeared to wound only his own political hide. The result was a very public political isolation of the chairman by his own supporters and it raised the question of ... [Full Story »]

County seeks to restructure debt

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Friday, August 13. 2010

Barrow County commission chairman Danny Yearwood met with members of the Barrow County Joint Development Authority (JDA) Monday to discuss the possibility of restructuring $12.4 million in debt. According to Yearwood, the refinancing/restructuring arrangement would result in substantial savings to the county. “I looked at every debt we ... [Full Story »]

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