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Former chief creates firestorm

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Thursday, October 7. 2010

As Barrow County begins its search for another fire chief, a former chief’s attempt to come back to the department as a basic firefighter has unleashed a political firestorm. The controversy unfolding over the past week became so heated that it brought out of the shadows the former county chairman and two former commissioners. Also swirling ... [Full Story »]

Deputy succumbs to cancer

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own. Detention officer Alexander Matlaga passed away Oct. 5 after a long battle with cancer. Matlaga, who had been hospitalized in the last stages of terminal cancer, was released from the hospital late last month in order to spend his final days with his family in ... [Full Story »]

Scam artist arrested again

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

A scam artist well known to local authorities has been arrested again. Marsha Lynn Foster, 49, was arrested Oct. 5 by Winder Police on charges of theft by deception. According to authorities, Foster targeted churches and may have victimized other businesses as well in her attempt to fraudulently obtain monetary donations, food and gift cards. ... [Full Story »]

Winder sex scandal may see settlement

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

A settlement of at least $50,000 is in the works for a 2009 federal lawsuit filed in connection with a sex scandal at Winder City Hall. Following a closed meeting Sept. 23, the Winder City Council voted to write a $50,000 check to the city’s liabil ity insurance carrier, Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency. The vote came one week after ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A family story

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away – Statham, to be exact – a young couple welcomed their second son into the world. They had married several years before, had their oldest child, set up housekeeping in a small white frame house next door to the city cemetery and embarked on a journey that would last not nearly long enough. But on ... [Full Story »]

Sentences issued in Superior Court Sept. 23-24

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Wednesday, October 6. 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 »]

Annual outdoor burning ban ends

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

Barrow County Emergency Services reminds citizens that the annual outdoor burning ban issued by the Environmental Protection Agency expired last Friday, Oct. 1 Citizens will be allowed to burn yard debris in accordance with regulations and upon acquisition of a burn permit from the Georgia Department of Forestry. Burn permits can be obtained ... [Full Story »]

Sentences issued in Magistrate Court Sept. 21

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

The following criminal case was heard in Barrow County Magistrate Court on September 21, 2010 with Judge June Davis presiding: •Atef Abunokaira, deposit account fraud: case dismissed. •Michelle Ashlee Brugh, animal control violation: not guilty. •Samantha Chapman, deposit account fraud: case dismissed. •Terry Troy Cronic, theft by ... [Full Story »]

Ten arrested in raid of illegal bar

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Tuesday, October 5. 2010

Dozens of suspects were detained and multiple guns and drugs confiscated during a Sunday night raid in Statham. Authorities processed 124 people at the scene and arrested ten people on charges ranging from obstruction to weapons possession. Sgt. Ryan Sears of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said the raid was the result of a five month long ... [Full Story »]

BCWSA looks at locating new headquarters

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Tuesday, October 5. 2010

The Barrow County Water and Sewer Authority’s plan to convert the closed Holsenbeck Fire Station into a new headquarters took a step towards starting last week when the authority evaluated four bids for the job and tentatively chose an architectural engineering firm to proceed with the project. Pending notification of the four firms involved, ... [Full Story »]

Entries from October 2010