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Show your Halloween spirit

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Monday, October 18. 2010

Do you enjoy celebrating Halloween? Send in a photo and show us your holiday spirit. The Barrow Journal will publish Halloween photographs in the Oct. 27 edition. Photos may include people in costume, Halloween decorations or jack-o-lanterns. If you would like to be featured in the Journal , please submit your photograph by Oct. 22. For costume ... [Full Story »]

Woodall to speak at Oct. 18 GOP meeting

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be Monday, Oct. 18. The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Congressional candidate Rob Woodall and Georgia GOP chair Sue Everhart are scheduled to speak. Campaign yard ... [Full Story »]

Teen arrested twice in one week

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

A Winder teen who “only smokes a little weed and drinks some beer” was recently arrested twice within a seven day period. Cory Joseph Taylor, 19, of 27 Alexander Street, was arrested Sept. 25 after a Winder Police officer spotted Taylor walking on Broad Street with a bottle in a brown paper bag. The bottle, which turned out to be a Colt 45 ... [Full Story »]

Heckman pushes military service general election

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

Democratic candidate Doug Heckman points out several differences between himself and his Republican opponent in this year’s general election race for the 7th Congressional District. Heckman said his military background, including tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, should help distinguish him among voters in the district, which covers ... [Full Story »]

England selected to serve as committee chair

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

State Rep. Terry England (R-Auburn) has been elected chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, making him the first Georgia legislator to serve in this capacity since 1987. “The fact that state legislators from across the country have chosen me to lead both the SLC and NCSL agriculture ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A good vent on county politics

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

“What makes stupidity really insufferable is that it is forever in action – idiocy knows no rest.” - unknown Every so often it’s time for a good rant and lately there’s been plenty to rant about in our local news. First off, I read Barrow County’s population grew by about 10 percent over the last three years, while household ... [Full Story »]

Copper theft suspect flees after confrontation with victim

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

An Auburn man called authorities to report the theft of a roll of copper wire. After discovering the copper was missing from the back of his truck, the victim noticed his neighbor was burning something and decided to investigate. While walking through the woods between his residence and that of his neighbor, the victim stepped on something that ... [Full Story »]

Heckman pushes military service for general election

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Sunday, October 17. 2010

Armed robber strikes Statham store

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Saturday, October 16. 2010

Statham Police are currently investigating a Friday night armed robbery at the Railroad Street Piggly Wiggly. Store employee Tessa Trotter said two employees were mopping when a masked gunman entered the store shortly after 9 p.m. on Oct. 15. The gunman approached one of the employees from behind and demanded money. Trotter said the employee ... [Full Story »]

Auburn approves SPLOST list

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Saturday, October 16. 2010

A list of $2.4 million in projected special purpose local option sales tax projects was approved by the Auburn City Council at its October 7 meeting. The list of Auburn projects to be funded by SPLOST would include: A $700,000 public works facility; $250,000 for acquisition of a municipal complex; $338,636 for an event center; $600,000 for ... [Full Story »]

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