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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from June, 2011

Proposed 911 Winder-County merger looks dead

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Thursday, June 9. 2011

In the wake of Winder fire chief Ray Mattison’s continuing public criticism of how Barrow County’s E-911 operators have handled the city’s fire calls since 1992, the notion of having the county also dispatch Winder’s police calls appears less likely. Mattison laid out to the Winder City Council on Monday some serious concerns he has ... [Full Story »]

Granite Hotel to be razed

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

In a vote that will change the historic landscape of downtown Winder, the city council on Tuesday decided to raze the century-old Granite Hotel. The council voted unanimously to obtain bids for both the demolition and the engineering to make sure the demolition does not affect neighboring properties. The action came one day after the president ... [Full Story »]

Dead woman found in parked car

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

A Barrow County Sheriff’s Deputy found a deceased female in a vehicle early Tuesday morning in the Pet Smart parking lot of the Barrow Crossings Shopping Center. The deputy discovered the woman on Tuesday at around 2 a.m. The coroner was notified and it was determined no foul play was involved, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Wednesday. ... [Full Story »]

Booze by the bottle on Sundays?

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

In addition to electing the city’s next mayor and half the city council, Winder voters in November will decide whether to allow local retailers to sell alcohol by the package on Sundays. If the issue passes, stores for the first time would be allowed to sell alcohol by the package on Sundays from 12:30-11:30 p.m. The Winder City Council on ... [Full Story »]

Winder looking for help with June 2 highway robbery

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

The Winder Police Department is looking for witnesses to a daylight robbery that occurred on June 2 at approximately 3:30 p.m. just off Hwy. 11 on Corinth Church Road in Winder. The victims are a male and a female, both of Middle Eastern-descent, who were driving a burgundy Toyota Corolla along Hwy. 11 South when they were bumped by an older ... [Full Story »]

Prescription drug abuse ‘prevalent’ in Barrow

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Wednesday, June 8. 2011

Although arrest reports show marijuana and methamphetamine as the main cause for a local drug arrest, local authorities say a rising tide of prescription pill abuse is a trend that is the most difficult to enforce. One local police chief said prescription pill abuse in Barrow County is endemic to the local culture. “There are no ethnic lines ... [Full Story »]

Two charged in Statham stakeout

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Tuesday, June 7. 2011

Two Athens men were arrested early Sunday morning on multiple charges when they approached a house in Statham carrying a gun. Derrie Bernard Johnson and his son, Stravious Martez Johnson, Athens, were arrested around 1 a.m. Sunday morning after Statham officers had staked out a house on Fawn Drive. The Johnsons had reportedly parked their ... [Full Story »]

State NAACP president to speak June 9 about alleged prisoner abuse in Barrow County

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Tuesday, June 7. 2011

The president of the Georgia NAACP will speak at a press conference Thursday in downtown Winder about the "growing number of individuals abused by law enforcement while in their custody and in the Barrow County jail itself," according to a media alert issued overnight by the Barrow County NAACP. The media event will be at 6 p.m. June 9 at the ... [Full Story »]

80 students signed up for the new high school

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Monday, June 6. 2011

Barrow County’s new high school, the College and Career Preparatory Academy (CCPA), now has 80 students signed up, said school leaders. That is about half the number the system is planning for. “We are excited to already have 80 students committed to attend the CCPA and expect additional students to join as new students either enter our ... [Full Story »]

Charter review process about done

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Monday, June 6. 2011

A citizens committee is only days away from deciding whether to recommend major changes to Barrow County’s governing structure. In late May, public input sessions were held in both Braselton and Statham. Few local residents attended the May 31 meeting in Braselton, but a dozen or more local citizens attended the May 26 meeting in Statham. ... [Full Story »]

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