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Parents attend school meeting on federal funds

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Wednesday, July 27. 2011

About 10 parents of children who attend Barrow County Schools were present at a meeting last week for parental input on the district's proposed plan for how it will spend federal program dollars in the 2012 fiscal year. The meeting was also held to review the district’s parent involvement plan, which is a requirement that must be fulfilled in ... [Full Story »]

Late ethics filings could snare local leaders

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Wednesday, July 27. 2011

A new state law requiring locally elected officials to file campaign and personal financial information with the state could snag the wallets of several local office holders in the coming weeks. The Georgia Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission has assessed $12,750 in fines to public officials or candidates in Barrow County who did not ... [Full Story »]

Two Statham men arrested for child molestation

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Tuesday, July 26. 2011

Police in Statham have arrested two Barrow County men for allegedly molesting children, according to a police report released by Statham Police Chief Steve Martin. On July 14, Statham Police Department investigators obtained warrants for Rene Salazar Alvarado of McCarty Road after being contacted by the Athens-Clarke County Department of Family ... [Full Story »]

Changes in bus routes announced for Barrow schools

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Monday, July 25. 2011

As Barrow County students prepare to begin a new school year, school bus drivers are preparing to undertake a new routing system. Wanda Young, director of the Barrow County School District's transportation division, announced Friday that parents should be aware of changes in bus routes, as well as other information intended to get their child ... [Full Story »]

Election district hearing set Tuesday

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Monday, July 25. 2011

Barrow County officials have scheduled a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday to receive comments from voters about two proposed maps of the election districts of all county voters for the next 10 years. The Barrow County Board of Elections and elections staff developed two versions of district boundaries, and the Georgia Reapportionment Services ... [Full Story »]

Proposed streetscape improvements pose parking problems

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Saturday, July 23. 2011

Proposed plans for the renovation of sidewalks on Fourth Avenue in downtown Auburn sparked a parking debate among the city council on Thursday. Auburn city planner Larry Lucas presented for the second time a preliminary sketch for streetscape improvement, but how parking fits into the concept is a factor the council can't seem to agree upon. ... [Full Story »]

Maynard resigns from DDA

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Friday, July 22. 2011

The day after he publicly criticized Winder's longtime fire marshal for being too tough on downtown businesses, Jerry Maynard voluntarily relinquished his seat on the Winder Downtown Development Authority. "After the meeting the other day and me kinda losing my cool, I'm not sure that's my thing to serve on something like that," said Maynard, ... [Full Story »]

Lowering housing size would be bad economic move

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Friday, July 22. 2011

A committee looking at Barrow County’s rules and regulations has recommended that the county government lower the minimum house size to 1,400 sq. ft., down from 1,600 sq. ft. The argument behind the idea is that the county needs to take action to jumpstart the community’s construction and real estate industry. Before the economic crash, ... [Full Story »]

Worley to have tax hike recommendation next week

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Friday, July 22. 2011

Barrow County taxpayers should have a better idea next week just how much their taxes are likely to go up this year. Commissioner Steve Worley, who is taking a lead in this year’s county budget planning, said he plans to have a tax rate recommendation at the county’s next budget committee meeting slated next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. While that ... [Full Story »]

Five Barrow schools fail AYP

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Thursday, July 21. 2011

Five Barrow County schools, including both high schools, failed to meet AYP on the initial state results, according to state data released Thursday. Both Winder Barrow High School and Apalachee High School failed to make AYP due to low graduation rates and WBHS also had some academic problems. It is the second year in a row the two schools have ... [Full Story »]

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