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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from September, 2010

Auburn officials set rates for new stormwater tax

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Tuesday, September 14. 2010

City of Auburn residents will soon be paying $30 per year in a new stormwater tax while commercial property in the town will be charged up to $600 per year, depending on the size of the impervious surface. The Auburn City Council approved the new taxes Sept. 2. Residential customers will be billed an extra $2.50 per month on their water bills ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Open Letter to Barrow BOC

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Tuesday, September 14. 2010

“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” – Ronald Reagan. The county’s budget is down to “Protect the people.” After years of doing everything else, we are here to find a way to pay for the fireman, police and other essential functions to “protect the people”. I want to commend the board and Ms. ... [Full Story »]

Tip leads to arrest on drug, weapons charges

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Tuesday, September 14. 2010

Officers with the Auburn Police Department seized a drugs and a handgun after a tip lead them to a suspicious vehicle. A narcotics investigator received information indicating that two white males in an older model maroon vehicle would be transporting methamphetamine during the early morning hours of Sept. 1. The tipster indicated the vehicle ... [Full Story »]

Winder Cultural Arts Center hosting improvisation class

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Tuesday, September 14. 2010

The Winder Cultural Arts Center will be offering a six week improvisation class with actor, mime, juggler, magician and clown Tom Pierce beginning on Sept. 14. Pierce, a member of the Screen Actors Guild, studied Theatre and Mime at Florida State University. He has performed and taught classes and workshops in schools, theaters and festivals ... [Full Story »]

County HR director placed on leave

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Monday, September 13. 2010

Barrow County Human Resources Director Norma Jean Brown has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into whether she violated county policy by disclosing confidential information from a closed session of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. The county government has issued no public statement about the ... [Full Story »]

GDOT approves plans for courthouse turn lane

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Monday, September 13. 2010

More than a year and a dozen accidents later, a left turn lane from Hwy. 211 onto Barrow Park Drive has been approved. Last month, county engineer Darrell Greeson presented plans for the turn lane at a county commission meeting. Greeson estimated the project, once approved by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), could be completed ... [Full Story »]

Constitutional amendment information posted online

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Monday, September 13. 2010

The Georgia Secretary of State’s website has summaries of proposed general amendments to the state’s constitution and the statewide referendum that will be decided by voters in the Nov. 2 general election. The summaries of the constitutional amendments and statewide referendum in their entirety are available at www.sos.ga.gov/elections. ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: IRS seeking stooges

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Monday, September 13. 2010

What does a massive government agency employing roughly a 100,000 people do when it finds itself incapable of doing the job for which it was created? Force citizens to do the job for them. By using these stooges, the IRS hopes to bring in additional funds to pay for health care reform. By now, everyone knows that Obamacare is jut chocked full ... [Full Story »]

Jailed woman makes threatening calls

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Monday, September 13. 2010

A woman incarcerated in Gwinnett County is facing additional charges after making several threatening calls to her son. The woman, who was arrested by Gwinnett County Police on charges of disorderly conduct, was taken to the Gwinnett County Detention Center on Aug. 27. While jailed, the woman made several calls to her son in which she ... [Full Story »]

Inmate death under investigation

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Sunday, September 12. 2010

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has contacted the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) for assistance in investigating the death of a detention center inmate Sunday afternoon. Carl Watson, 59, of Winder, was found unresponsive in his cell by detention center personnel. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at ... [Full Story »]

Entries from September 2010