Entries from May 2011

Winder business caught selling fake items

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, May 27. 2011
A clothing store in Downtown Winder was caught this week selling fake merchandise after an undercover officer purchased a fake item. Winder Police Department executed a search warrant on Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. at Flashy-n-Classy located at 83 North Broad Street and discovered that the store contained inventory consisting of counterfeit ... [Full Story »] 

Storm leads to downed trees, power outages

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 27. 2011
The powerful storm system that swept through Madison County Thursday evening led to numerous calls of downed trees and left about 2,000 people in the Neese area temporarily out of power. Between 7:26 p.m., Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, the Madison County 9-1-1 Center received 55 calls reporting trees and power lines down due to the early evening ... [Full Story »] 

Andrew Stephens (5-20-11)

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 27. 2011
WINDER – Andrew Christopher Stephens, 31, died Friday, May 20, 2011. Born in Fulton County, he was the son of Ronnie and Cherry Glass Stephens of Winder. He graduated from Winder Barrow High School in 1998 and was employed by Pilgrims Auto Repair as a mechanic. Survivors include a son, Nathaniel Rebel Stephens, Flowery Branch; sister and ... [Full Story »] 

Ruth Gordon (5-26-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 27. 2011
DANIELSVILLE – Emma Ruth Sartain Gordon, 73, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. Born in Madison County on May 12, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Lee and Ina Mae Martin Sartain. She was a homemaker and a farmer. Mrs. Gordon was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Danielsville. ... [Full Story »] 

Samuel L. Oliver (5-25-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, May 27. 2011
Gainesville has lost another person whose contributions to this community and to his family can never be measured. Samuel L. Oliver passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Emory University Hospital, after a short battle with leukemia, at the age of 68. Sam was a member of the law firm of Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, LLP and specialized in the ... [Full Story »] 

Firefighter fired for abuse charges

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, May 27. 2011
The firefighter who was arrested in April for slapping his wife no longer works for Barrow County Emergency Services. Bobby Ray Garmon, 36, of Red Oak Way in Winder was terminated last week from his position as a firefighter and emergency medical technician. In a May 17 termination notice, Emergency Services Chief Dennis Merrifield told Garmon ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn parks and leisure approves recommendation for sports equipment

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, May 27. 2011
The city of Auburn’s Parks and Leisure Commission approved Tuesday to recommend the purchase of equipment that would complete the installation of the new pony league ball field at Parks Mill. Newly hired Parks and Leisure Director Gary Schussler supplied the board with three quotes for an above-mount bench, a 4-row 40-seat bleacher set, poly ... [Full Story »] 

Jefferson approves new voting districts in split vote

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, May 27. 2011
In split vote, the Jefferson City Council approved new voting districts Monday night. The new voting map district map was approved following major growth in the town over the past decade. Council members C.D. Kidd III and Bosie Griffith voted against the new districts, while Kathy DuBose, Steve Kinney and Roy Plott voted in favor of the ... [Full Story »] 

Tax hike is confusing; no GOP presidential candidate yet

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, May 27. 2011
The prospect of a large tax rate hike in Barrow County looms, but exactly how that will affect individuals is impossible to tell at this point. While the county government is looking at a 5-mill hike, some 48 percent, you have to look a little deeper to really figure out how that might hit property owners. Property values in Barrow County have ... [Full Story »] 

Perpall to retire as rec director

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, May 27. 2011
Dick Perpall laughs recalling his first day on the job at the Madison County Recreation Department: April 1, 1979. Of course, Perpall’s job commitment was no April Fool’s joke. He was in it for the long haul. Madison County’s long-time recreation department director announced his upcoming resignation from the county government position at ... [Full Story »] 
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