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Thurs. crash snarls Hwy. 316

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

A two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon snarled traffice on Hwy. 11 and Hwy. 316 and sent one driver to the hospital with minor injuries. Traffic was delayed both directions on Hwy. 316 for a while, but had been cleared by 5 p.m. A woman heading west on Hwy. 316 turned south on Hwy. 11 and ran into a vehicle turning east on Hwy. 316.

Possible murder being probed in Braselton

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

A woman has been killed in an incident that has left two people in custody, according to Braselton police. While few details are known at this time, assistant police chief Lou Solis said Thursday that a woman in The Falls of Braselton subdivision was killed this morning and two people have been charged in the incident. The Georgia Bureau of ... [Full Story »]

House fire displaces family Wednesday night

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

A house fire in Barrow County Wednesday night left a family of five safe, but displaced. Barrow fire officials received a call around midnight about the fire on Patrick Mill Road and six units of fire and medical personnel responded, according to Lt. Scott Dakin. A smoke alarm alerted the family to the blaze and all family members, including ... [Full Story »]

Possible murder being probed in Braselton

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

BLOTTER: Cops see variety of issues last week

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

I’m here, but wasn’t driving An officer responding to a report of an accident on Highway 316 near Argonne Road in Winder, arrived on scene and made contact with a female sitting in the passenger seat of the wrecked vehicle. When the tag result came back, the officer had the name of the owner of the vehicle and it was the woman who was ... [Full Story »]

New facility on Hawthorne property largest cost of loan

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

The largest expense in the proposed application for a $2 million federal loan the city is trying to get to purchase the Hawthorne House and property is for a new building, not the house itself. The new structure, estimated at approximately $1.4 million, is intended to be a social event-gathering place for daylong company retreats and ... [Full Story »]

Winder hears report on increased police actions

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

City officials for the first time in years are addressing chronic problems in an area of Winder that needs attention. On Tuesday night, Winder Police Chief Dennis Dorsey reported several follow-up actions his officers have taken in the weeks since the department’s March 17 town-hall meeting at White Oak Springs Baptist Church. Also Tuesday ... [Full Story »]

BOC to move soon on appointing study group

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

A local committee to study Barrow County’s form of government could be operational within three weeks. District 3 Commissioner Steve Worley said Monday that he would ask the Barrow County Board of Commissioners at its next meeting on April 12 to immediately appoint seven members. Those members then would meet within two weeks to fill the ... [Full Story »]

School system faces major fiscal issues for FY2012

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Thursday, April 7. 2011

The Barrow County School System faces what portends to be a major financial crisis in its 2012 budget. In what can only be called a “perfect storm” of conditions, the system is looking at a significant drop in revenue at the same time it has rising costs. That situation had the Barrow County Board of Education discussing some potentially ... [Full Story »]

Winder fire chief retiring

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Wednesday, April 6. 2011

Winder Fire Chief Ray Mattison announced Monday that he is retiring from the post he has held since 1992. “Today I am announcing my retirement effective July 1, 2011,” he said in a low-key announcement during the Winder City Council’s work session. “I will be changing my title from fire chief to city advocate or city cheerleader.” For ... [Full Story »]

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