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Man killed in Auburn wreck

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Monday, May 23. 2011

A motorcycle accident on Atlanta Highway at 6:18 a.m. Monday morning in Auburn left one person dead, Auburn Police Department officials said. Matthew Lewis Sell, 41, Auburn, died at the scene after being hit by a Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Tonyia Christian, 43, Duluth. Christian was traveling east on Ga. Hwy. 8 and attempted to turn left ... [Full Story »]

BOC to consider historic courthouse repairs Tues.

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Monday, May 23. 2011

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners will decide Tuesday night whether to move forward with millions of dollars of repairs to the historic courthouse complex in downtown Winder. A committee comprised of several commissioners and county staffers decided last week to recommend that the BOC move forward with renovations not only to the ... [Full Story »]

Auburn residents cautious about redevelopment plan

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Monday, May 23. 2011

Auburn hosted its second of three public meetings on the town's redevelopment plan last week, with no public comments but plenty of questions. The third public hearing will take place at 7 p.m. May 26, with a final hearing scheduled during the City Council meeting at 7 p.m. June 2. With the redevelopment plan, the city aims to designate certain ... [Full Story »]

Winder man killed in wreck

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Saturday, May 21. 2011

A 31-year-old Winder resident died Friday afternoon in a collision with a large truck on Highway 11 South just past the Winder Corners Shopping Center, according to a press release from the Winder Police Department. Andrew Christopher Stevens, a long-time resident of the city, was ejected from a Ford Explorer in the May 20 collision that ... [Full Story »]

Deputy resigns over Facebook posting

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Saturday, May 21. 2011

A Barrow County deputy has resigned over comments he made on his Facebook page and over comments he allegedly made to others within the department. Captain Lewis Rusgrove resigned Thursday over the issue after someone notified Sheriff Jud Smith about Rusgrove’s online comments. Smith said Thursday’s resignation came from two separate ... [Full Story »]

County taxes could jump 48%

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Saturday, May 21. 2011

Based on budget talks this week, there is no doubt that the county’s property tax rate will rise in October. The only question is by how much. On the table is the possibility of a rate hike of up to 5 mills, which would be a 48-percent rate hike for properties everywhere but in Winder, where due to the annual rollback for the city’s ... [Full Story »]

Charter group debates chairman’s role

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Saturday, May 21. 2011

Currently, the chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners runs the day-to-day operations of the county government. Under the county manager form of government, a professional manager would be hired by the BOC to run daily operations and the chairman would move into a policy-making role along with the rest of the board. He also would ... [Full Story »]

Deputy resigns over Facebook posting

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Friday, May 20. 2011

BOE continues work on FY2012 budget; large funding gap looms

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Friday, May 20. 2011

With its June deadline looming, the Barrow County Board of Education continued working this week on what looks to be a very difficult FY2012 budget. The board will meet again on May 31 to make further adjustments in the proposed budget. The BOE is scheduled vote on a preliminary budget June 7. The new fiscal year begins July 1. Current projects ... [Full Story »]

Auburn parade to honor troops Saturday

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Friday, May 20. 2011

Auburn’s inaugural 2011 Armed Forces Day Parade and Celebration will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the old Ingles parking lot on Atlanta highway, pass through downtown and will officially end at the Hawthorne House on Fourth Avenue. Because the celebration is in honoring of military and veterans, planners insisted that all floats must be ... [Full Story »]

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