News from BarrowJournal - Topics from August, 2011

Commissioner calls for cuts to public safety, other services, to avoid tax hike

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Friday, August 26. 2011
Tuesday’s unexpected failure of Barrow County’s proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2012 has led to a high-stakes political battle that is being played out behind the scenes and will culminate at a called meeting Monday of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. District 1 Commissioner Larry Joe Wilburn fired the first shot early ... [Full Story »] 

Yearwood calls Mon. meeting of BOC; no tax rate yet set

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 26. 2011
Barrow County commission chairman Danny Yearwood has called a meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners for 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, to discuss the fiscal year 2012 budget. On Aug. 23 Yearwood cast the deciding vote against setting a tentative tax increase of 1.92 mills for the fiscal year starting in five weeks. He said he wasn't sure ... [Full Story »] 

Yearwood calls BOC meeting after backpedaling on tax hike and telling official to advertise rate with vote

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 26. 2011
Barrow County commission chairman Danny Yearwood has called a meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners for 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, to discuss the fiscal year 2012 budget. On Aug. 23 Yearwood cast the deciding vote against setting a tentative tax increase of 1.92 mills for the fiscal year starting in five weeks. He said he wasn't sure ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn to adopt FY2012 budget Sept. 1

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 26. 2011
Only one Auburn citizen attended a public hearing held to receive comments on the FY2012 budget for the city of Auburn. The hearing was held prior to the Auburn City Council’s regular meeting and was led by city administrator Ron Griffith. Auburn’s general fund for FY2012 is $3.3 million, which is a reduction of about $68,000 since FY2011. ... [Full Story »] 

Texas governor wins straw poll at GOP BBQ

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 26. 2011
Municipal elections and a historic vote about the future management of the county’s government are less than six weeks away. But all eyes at a Saturday fundraiser for the Barrow County Republican Party were on what happens next year in Washington. More than 100 local Republicans attended the 18th annual barbecue, which was held at the Winder ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow schools need to focus on weak Math instruction

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 26. 2011
It’s no secret that in its education efforts, Barrow County has some problems. Nowhere is that more evident than in its Math instruction. This isn’t a new issue. For several years, Barrow students have lagged other area students in Math achievement. That’s true at just about all grade levels, from elementary schools to high schools. Last ... [Full Story »] 

Recent BCSO arrests Aug. 15-21

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 25. 2011
The following people are or were being held at the Barrow County Detention Center last week. Listed below are their names, ages, addresses and the charges for their arrests by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office. An arrest occurs when an officer has probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed or if a person commits a crime in an ... [Full Story »] 

Man gives himself five finger discount at Statham Piggly Wiggly

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 25. 2011
A Statham police officer responding to the Piggly Wiggly regarding a shoplifting complaint last week met with a store employee who told him that she observed a man on the store's surveillance video a stuff a family-size pack of steaks down the front of his pants. She said she recognized the suspect from a picture that she had recently seen in a ... [Full Story »] 

Man gives himself five finger discount at Statham Piggly Wiggly

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 25. 2011
A Statham police officer responding to the Piggly Wiggly regarding a shoplifting complaint last week met with a store employee who told him that she observed a man on the store's surveillance video a stuff a family-size pack of steaks down the front of his pants. She said she recognized the suspect from a picture that she had recently seen in a ... [Full Story »] 

Miles Patrick Road condition puzzles motorists

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 25. 2011
A Winder street crew’s rough patching of a 1.2-mile stretch of Miles Patrick Road has raised the ire of motorists who say the road has become a “real kidney shaker.” City hall has received at least a dozen complaints and elected officials have fielded many more. But a paving crew for the Georgia Department of Transportation is scheduled ... [Full Story »] 
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