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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from August, 2010

Business leaders rip city spending plans

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Thursday, August 5. 2010

After a political roller-coaster ride over several days, the Winder City Council on Tuesday night decided not to move forward with a controversial $4.9 million federal loan for a new public works complex. It also tabled for further study a proposed storm water ordinance that would have levied a new tax on every developed property inside the ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Shootin’ craps with the teacher

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Wednesday, August 4. 2010

It has been my great fortune to come from a gene pool predisposed to dissolving into gales of laughter over the least little thing. My father, C.H. to you, is always ready with a joke or some smart remark that can break up the most serious of meetings. It’s a gift or a curse, depending upon one’s point of view. Last weekend, C.H. was ... [Full Story »]

Sentences issued in Superior Court July 19 - 22

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Wednesday, August 4. 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 »]

‘Bye Bye Birdie’ begins Aug. 6

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Wednesday, August 4. 2010

The cast and crew of the upcoming Winder-Barrow Community Theatre production of “Bye Bye Birdie” have been hard at work preparing for next month’s debut. “Bye Bye Birdie,” will run on August 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and on August 8 and 15 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance for seniors/students and teachers and $12.50 in advance ... [Full Story »]

Carl evaluates financial situation

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Tuesday, August 3. 2010

Finances and a potentially rough road ahead were the talks of the town for the Carl Town Council recently. Mayor David Brock mentioned that the town had to transfer money to guarantee that accounts payable would be satisfied for the remainder of the calendar year. He also said that the town is not relying or counting insurance franchise monies, ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Teachers are the good role models

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Tuesday, August 3. 2010

Everyone at some point has had a role model that has influenced his or her life in some way. All humans have at least one person they look up to. If someone came up to me and asked me who my role models were, the list would be quite eclectic. Included would be Lon Chaney Sr., Rick Baker (two very important developers of special effects makeup), ... [Full Story »]

Watermelon theft reported to police

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Tuesday, August 3. 2010

A Winder man requested an officer come to his house after someone unlawfully removed a couple of items from his property. When the officer arrived, the man walked outside and explained that he had two large watermelons in his garden the previous day. The man said when he checked on his garden that afternoon, the two watermelons were gone. The ... [Full Story »]

Local weather web site gets new look

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Tuesday, August 3. 2010

Al Mieger, the Barrow County Skywarn coordinator, recently announced a major redesign of the Barrow County weather site, www.barrowcountyweather. com. The web site, which has been in operation for the past three years, is updated approximately every ten seconds in order to provide real time weather data. The site also features a storm tracker ... [Full Story »]

Auburn meetings to impact wallets

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Monday, August 2. 2010

The Auburn City Council over the next week or so will have three public meetings that could directly impact the wallets of local residents and businesses. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, the council will kick off its FY2011 budget process during a called meeting, where city administrator Ron Griffith will present the preliminary spending plan for ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Things are the same all over

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Monday, August 2. 2010

From time to time, we hear complaints at the Journal concerning the amount of space we devote to crime coverage each week. Though it may seem as if Barrow County has more than its fair share of criminal activity, the truth is that our law enforcement officials – like officers in every other locale – are kept busy dealing with a wide range ... [Full Story »]

Entries from August 2010