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Statham man indicted on child molestation

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

A Statham man faces the possibility of life in prison after he was indicted by a grand jury this month on charges he allegedly performed oral sex over a two-month period on a six-year-old. According to the indictment, between Jan. 1 and March 15, Robert Green Bowman, 44, performed sexual acts on the child victim in his home at 1685 Atlanta ... [Full Story »]

Man charged with luring middle schoolers through Facebook

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

A 22-year-old Winder man was arrested by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office on May 19 and charged with allegedly making sexual contact with students he lured through Facebook. Officers charged Anthony Michael McInnis with two felony counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, two misdemeanor counts contributing to delinquency of a ... [Full Story »]

Winder to hold second budget meeting Thurs.

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

The Winder City Council has scheduled a second public hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2012 that starts July 1. No one from the public attended the first hearing last week. This week’s hearing is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the Winder Community Center on East Athens Street. Following the public comment period, city ... [Full Story »]

Winder to hold second budget meeting Thurs.; open house for redistricting also slated

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

Mortar shell sparks evacuation

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

UPDATE 1:42 A.M. MAY 25 The bomb disposal unit from Dobbins Air Force Base determined that the device found buried in a yard off Creekwood Road was a World War I bomb that was safe to handle. It was taken to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office's shooting range, and the Dobbins personnel detonated it. ***** UPDATE 8:50 P.M. MAY 24 Four more homes ... [Full Story »]

WWI mortar shell sparks evacuation; disposed of during the night

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

Charter review group to meet Thurs.; deadline for recommendations looms

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

The Charter Review Committee has only three weeks to complete its review of the state legislation collectively known as Barrow County’s charter. That committee has held two public hearings in Auburn and Bethlehem, and two more are planned over the next week. The third public hearing is at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Statham City Hall, 327 ... [Full Story »]

Auburn parks and leisure meets Tues. night

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

The City of Auburn’s parks and leisure committee will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room in city hall. Business discussed at the meeting will include: • an update on Park’s Mill • May, Movies in the Park volunteers • July 4th event • budget proposals • board assessment Gary Schussler, the city’s new parks and ... [Full Story »]

Auburn council looks at approving Taser purchase

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

The Auburn Police Department may soon be sporting Tasers. At a meeting Thursday night, the Auburn City Council heard Police Chief Paul Nadeau present information on the purchase of Tasers to be funded out of the department’s narcotic/seizure fund. The council will vote to approve the purchase on July 7. In April, Cartson Krough, a ... [Full Story »]

Last in/first out concept not used with teacher lottery

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Monday, May 23. 2011

School system contracts in Barrow County were due back today and six teachers in the Apalachee cluster of the Barrow County school system will be leaving the schools where they taught last year, but will stay within the system. A lottery was conducted Monday morning at Yargo and Bramlett elementary schools to balance out teacher ratios due to ... [Full Story »]

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