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WBHS juniors get weeklong remediation

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

A group of 185 Winder Barrow High School juniors are gearing up to take the Georgia High School Graduation Test next week by participating in a weeklong intensive review session designed to increase their test scores, particularly in social studies and mathematics. The purpose, according to Jean McIntosh, assistant principal in charge of ... [Full Story »]

10 charged for drugs; 6 include meth arrests

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

Ten people were charged by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office on drug charges last week, six of which included methamphetamine charges. Charged were: •Brandi Nicole Campbell, 25, 1085 Manning Gin Road, Bethlehem; possession, manufacture, distribution of methamphetamines. •Randall Allen Dean, 27, 614 Thompson Mill Road, Braselton; ... [Full Story »]

Winder PD to hold town hall meeting Thurs. night

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

Plans to educate Winder residents of police efforts to be “proactive rather than reactive” starts Thursday night. Winder Police Chief Dennis Dorsey presented his department’s plan to hold public zone meetings to the city’s community housing committee on Tuesday. Dorsey’s plan aims to open lines of communication between the department ... [Full Story »]

Mold removal said to cost $450,000 or less

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

Architects told county officials Tuesday that the mold-infested annex adjoining the historic courthouse in downtown Winder is a “good building” and that the cost of replacing the roof and getting rid of the mold likely would be $450,000 or less. But at the end of a committee meeting about the courthouse renovation project, Barrow County ... [Full Story »]

Auburn to meet Thursday night

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

Two Auburn City Police officers will conduct a taser presentation at the Auburn City Council chambers Thursday at 7 p.m. The council will vote on three items Thursday in the council chambers, including approving the Community Development Block Grant Program (Gwinnett Resolution), a Greentree Acres Subdivision item and a Transportation ... [Full Story »]

Man shot after ‘hanging out’

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

A Loganville man found himself on Harrison Mill Road, Bethlehem, with a gunshot wound to the head after he had been hanging out with some friends. The man reported that he was at a friend’s house when a male acquaintance that he’d been told was angry with him showed up. The two men talked and shared a “joint” and the man said he assumed ... [Full Story »]

Barrow voters approve SPLOST renewal

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

In a vote with high stakes for local governments but low voter turnout, the few Barrow County residents who did take the time to go to the polls today gave overwhelming support to the six-year renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Only 3.5 percent of the county's 34,598 registered voters participated in the single-issue special ... [Full Story »]

Late sleeper leads to charges

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

A Kilcrease Road, Auburn, man reported that when he arrived home from work, he found his son still in bed asleep. The man pulled the covers off the bed and told his son to get up and clean his room. The son pulled the covers back up and continued to lay in the bed. After the father twice more pulled the covers off of his son, the son got out of ... [Full Story »]

WBMS leads the way in 8th Grade writing results

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

Winder Barrow Middle School saw its 8th Grade writing scores improve this year with only an eight percent failure rate compared to a 17 percent rate last year. WBMS led the way for all four of the county’s middle schools with the lowest failure rate. Westside Middle School had a 10 percent failure rate, Russell Middle School an 11 percent ... [Full Story »]

Winder seeks return of ambulance

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

Winder doesn’t have an ambulance in the town and hasn’t had for nearly 14 months. The closest Advance Life Support ambulance to Winder, Barrow County’s largest and densest population center, is 4.7 miles away in Bethlehem and has a Winder response time of over 5.5 minutes. But that may be changing. The issue of having an ALS ambulance in ... [Full Story »]

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