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OPINION: No tears for Nocera

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Monday, January 31. 2011

After too many months of useless controversy, Barrow County Airport Authority chairman Frank Nocera got canned this week. Nocera’s patron, board of commissioners chairman Danny Yearwood, declined to reappoint him to the authority. Nocera was appointed as the anti-growth member to the board after a previous admin-istration saw the airport as a ... [Full Story »]

School board approves $141,000 in requests

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Monday, January 31. 2011

The Barrow County Board of Education was asked to give approval to spending some $141,000 for new computer servers and construction materials and labor at the Jan. 25 meeting. Final approval of $25,000 for three DELL servers and $116,000 for materials and labor to install new doors and acoustical ceiling at the College and Career Preparatory ... [Full Story »]

Homeowner finds blood after break-in

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Monday, January 31. 2011

Officers from the Auburn Police Department were dispatched to a home on Skeet Hill Court on Jan. 20, in reference to a break in. Upon arrival officers met with the homeowners who said that the night before when they returned home for the evening they had found a lot of blood outside their front door. The homeowner said that the front door was ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Backing up and viewing digital photographs

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Sunday, January 30. 2011

One of my great loves is photography. I have written a few columns in the past about it, but this week I’m thinking of one of the pitfalls of taking photographs in this digital age. That is, a photographer – or a parent of some cute kids – can accumulate huge numbers of photo files. This takes up a lot of valuable space on our hard ... [Full Story »]

Man found with weapons after harassing ex

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Sunday, January 30. 2011

Officers from the Auburn Police Department were dispatched to Parks Mill road on Jan. 23, in reference to a domestic dispute. The victim stated that her jealous ex-boyfriend was at her residence and banging on the front door. The victim claims that the ex, later identified as Henry Aikens, left abruptly and was heading toward city hall. Police ... [Full Story »]

2011-2012 school calendar given for review

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Sunday, January 30. 2011

Next year’s Barrow County Schools calendar was presented for review at the Jan. 25 meeting of the board of education. Superintendent Wanda Creel, told the board it “mirrors” this year’s school calendar, except for the inclusion of pre-scheduled weather make-up days. It was developed based on input from the Teacher Advisory Board, which ... [Full Story »]

Langford to protest FDIC program

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Saturday, January 29. 2011

Greg Langford, who once got a top Blockbuster Corp. official to apologize for insulting the Winder City Council, has set his sight on another corporate target: The new bank in town. For the past few months, Langford has been waging a one-man battle against regulators’ dismantling of hometown community banks. He’s got a blog called ... [Full Story »]

Eight people arrested for underage drinking

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Saturday, January 29. 2011

Officers from the Winder Police Department responded to a call on Jan. 23, about underage drinking at a party on Park Avenue. When officers arrived they noticed several vehicles parked on the sidewalk, and other officers were seen already posted at the property line behind the home. When officers approached the house several people ran out the ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Limits should be set for access to guns

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Saturday, January 29. 2011

“When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns…Happiness is a warm gun….Guns don’t kill people, people kill people…I support the right to arm bears…” …and it goes on and on. Everyone has an opinion about our Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms” and those opinions are as diverse as the people who have them. ... [Full Story »]

Potentially explosive kerosene sold in Barrow

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Friday, January 28. 2011

Anyone who has recently purchased kerosene from eight Kangaroo gas stations in Northeast Georgia, including two in Auburn and Bethlehem, may be in danger from an explosion or fire. In an alert Friday morning, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said state inspectors have locked kerosene pumps at the stations, but any customers who ... [Full Story »]

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