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Wine drinking woman wrecks car, arrested for DUI

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Monday, August 2. 2010

An inebriated Auburn woman was arrested for DUI after a July 24 car accident. Tracey Ann Luttgens, 37, of 1226 Cabot’s Drive in Auburn, was traveling in the area of Kilcrease Road and Browns Bridge Road just after midnight when she crashed her 1995 Mercury Cougar. When police arrived, the vehicle was turned sideways across the road blocking ... [Full Story »]

Motorcycle ride to benefit P.L.A.Y. program, charities

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Monday, August 2. 2010

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is looking for riders to participate in the department’s 10th annual motorcycle Poker Run. The charity event is scheduled for Sep. 18. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the old courthouse in downtown Winder. The first bike leaves at 9 a.m. Participants will follow a route which will end by 2 p.m. at the ... [Full Story »]

Winder mayor and council to face off this week

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Sunday, August 1. 2010

A power struggle inside Winder’s city government may come to a head this week, when the mayor and city council at two meetings square off over hot-button issues involving millions of dollars in public funds and some last-minute political maneuvering. On the agendas of Monday’s 5:30 p.m. work session and Tuesday’s 6 p.m. voting session are ... [Full Story »]

Early voting to begin Aug. 2 for runoffs

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Sunday, August 1. 2010

Early and absentee voting for the August 10 runoff is scheduled to begin Monday, August 2. Barrow County Elections supervisor Katie Ferm has already begun the process of preparing and testing the machines. Voting will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barrow County Elections Office located at 233 E. Broad Street, ... [Full Story »]

Developer predicts more tough times

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Sunday, August 1. 2010

One of Barrow County’s top developers and real estate leaders warned the Barrow County Board of Commissioners Monday that much tougher economic times are coming and he urged the board to slash spending immediately. Jerry Maynard of Maynard & Bartlett Realty Group LLP called on the BOC at its Monday meeting to cut spending in half instead ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Data is useful, but AYP has crazy goals

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Sunday, August 1. 2010

IT WAS disappointing for the Barrow County School System that it again fell short of having all its schools make the AYP list this year. Both high schools, one middle school and one elementary school failed to achieve that goal this year. I’m not a fan of AYP. A creature of the Bush Administration’s No Child Left Behind law, AYP is the ... [Full Story »]

Boyfriend moves out, takes cell phone and $800

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Sunday, August 1. 2010

An Auburn woman contacted police after her boyfriend moved out taking her cell phone and money with him. The woman said she had recently allowed her boyfriend to use one of her cell phones. She also asked him to keep $800 of her money because she did not feel comfortable carrying around such a large amount of money. When the woman returned home ... [Full Story »]

Entries from August 2010