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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from February, 2011

'Facebook teacher' gains worldwide press

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Wednesday, February 9. 2011

News of Ashley Payne’s resignation from Apalachee High School in August 2009 has just put that school and Barrow County, Georgia on the world-wide, on-line news map – and not in a good way. On Feb. 7, a story titled “Teacher sacked for posting picture of herself holding glass of wine and mug of beer on Facebook,” was posted in ... [Full Story »]

Winder Lanier Tech offers GED orientation

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Monday, February 7. 2011

GED orientation sessions have been set for the Winder Lanier Tech campus. Orientation and GED classes are offered free. The schedule for orientation is: •Feb. 9-10, 6-9 p.m., attendance both nights is required •Feb. 25, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. •March 4, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. •March 9-10, 6-9 p.m., attendance both nights is required Lanier Tech is ... [Full Story »]

Brown wins first in national contest

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Monday, February 7. 2011

Jessica Brown, staff photographer for the Barrow Journal, recently won a first place award in the Canon & Pro Football Hall of Fame “Why Do You Love Football?” Amateur Photo Challenge. Brown’s photo “Flag From Afghanistan” took first in the Teen Feature Category. Brown just missed winning the contest’s grand prize, a trip to ... [Full Story »]

Roadshow to make a stop in Braselton Feb. 7-11

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Sunday, February 6. 2011

The Ohio Valley Refinery & Roadshow will make a stop in Braselton this week — Monday through Friday, Feb. 7-11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. — at Country Inn and Suites, located at 925 Ga. Hwy. 124. The company is seeking gold, silver, antiques or other rare collectibles. The event is free and there is no limit to the number of items that ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Barrow BOC not getting job done

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Sunday, February 6. 2011

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the county commission in action, but I went to the meeting on Jan. 31 to see how the latest airport authority hoopla would fall out. At issue was chairman Danny Yearwood’s veto of commissioner Ben Hendrix’s re-appointment ... [Full Story »]

Bioscience JDA may assist Coley research park

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Saturday, February 5. 2011

The Georgia Bioscience Joint Development Authority last week appointed a committee to explore a possible “partnership” between the JDA and a locally owned company hoping to develop a research park off Hwy. 316 in Statham. The company, MDI-Coley LLC, was formed in 2005 and is headed by Stan Coley. During a presentation at the Feb. 2 meeting ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Experimenting with Project-based Learning, Part 1

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Saturday, February 5. 2011

Now that the holidays are over, visiting relatives are gone, and we are overcoming two back-to-back illnesses, I think (I hope) I can finally begin to think about a regular routine. One thing I have been intending to do is think more about how I want to homeschool. After reading a website I bookmarked several months ago, I’ve decided to ... [Full Story »]

Winder may allow up to 10 hens; dog owners will have to scoop poop

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Friday, February 4. 2011

The City of Winder took a step closer to allowing fowl play by agreeing to draft an ordinance outlining how laying hens could be legally kept within city limits; currently chickens are illegal in Winder. This action was taken at a called city council meeting on Feb. 3 during which City Administrator Don Toms presented a first draft of a ... [Full Story »]

VFW Post 1187 to meet Monday

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Friday, February 4. 2011

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1187 and Ladies Auxiliary will hold its monthly meeting at the Post home, 73 Lee St., Winder, Monday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will follow. All eligible veterans with a copy of their DD214, are asked to contact Commander Ed Grealish at 770-867-5983. Post 1187 and Auxiliary meet the first Monday of each ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Clarify veto power, or strip it from chairman

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Friday, February 4. 2011

So maybe it doesn’t matter that Barrow County Board of Commissioners chairman Danny Yearwood vetoed the BOC’s recent reappointment of Don Holliday to the airport authority. It appears unlikely anyone on the board is going to challenge that in a legal arena. But there is an important issue at stake here and that is to figure out just what is ... [Full Story »]

Entries from February 2011