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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from September, 2011

Winder backs up on voter list; to start the process over again

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Friday, September 30. 2011

Winder city officials have decided to scrap their 3,000-name list of voters with challenged voter registrations, according to the interim elections superintendent for Barrow County Elections and Registration. Monica Franklin told the Barrow Journal on Friday morning that Winder officials had decided not to use the list developed over the past ... [Full Story »]

Did violent man deserve to die like a dog?

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Friday, September 30. 2011

On the night of Feb. 5, 2010, a Barrow County man was stabbed during an altercation. In the ensuing hours, he bled to death on the floor of a house as others slept. Earlier this month, the District Attorney’s office decided to not pursue charges against the man arrested for that stabbing, saying he had acted in self-defense and that there was ... [Full Story »]

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Winder response is misleading

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Thursday, September 29. 2011

Dear Journal Reader: The City of Winder today posted on its website a response to our Sept. 28 story that revealed the city is taking action which could remove up to 40 percent of city voters names from the registered voters list, around 3,000 names. In its response, Winder leaders claim the "Barrow Journal is printing misguided information." ... [Full Story »]

Recent BCSO arrests Sept. 19-25

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Thursday, September 29. 2011

Three arrests were made last week after a Barrow County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a driver for a traffic violation, and after searching the car, discovered firearms, methamphetamines and tools used for distributing the drugs, located in a backpack in the trunk. Misty Dawn Milligan, 23, of Statham, April Poore, 21, of Winder, and Eric Rockmore, ... [Full Story »]

Yearwood again walks out of meeting

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Thursday, September 29. 2011

For the second time in three months, chairman Danny Yearwood walked out of a regularly scheduled meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners to protest the planned Nov. 8 vote on whether to have a county manager run the day-to-day operations of the county government – rather than the person in his position in January 2013. “I’ve ... [Full Story »]

Eberhart says Cooley following him around Hearing set for Oct. 7 on Eberhart’s residency status

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

The day after challenger Jim Cooley filed a formal challenge of his Winder residency, councilman Charlie Eberhart complained to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office that Cooley had been following him around the city. Eberhart did not file a criminal complaint, but wanted the situation documented, according to Deputy Nick Hansen’s Sept. 21 ... [Full Story »]

Eberhart says Cooley following him around; Oct. 4 hearing set on Eberhart’s residency status

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

Groundbreaking for new middle school slated for December

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

Groundbreaking for the new Barrow County middle school in Statham is slated for December and school officials will begin requesting bids from general contractors for the construction project soon. At Tuesday’s Barrow County Board of Education meeting, assistant superintendent Jake Grant presented information to the BOE about the project and ... [Full Story »]

JOURNAL INVESTIGATION: Winder axing 2,000-3,000 voter names

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

In an unprecedented move that could dramatically affect the outcome of both city and county elections in November, Winder city officials are challenging around 40 percent of the town’s registered voters’ eligibility to vote. Around 2,100 city voters' registrations had been challenged as of Tuesday, and officials say the total number could ... [Full Story »]

Barrow County Airport Authority approves 2012 budget

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

For the fourth year in a row, the Barrow County Airport Authority approved a budget that costs the taxpayers almost nothing and bolsters the county coffers significantly. Due to continued troubled economic times in the aviation industry, the 2012 budget is exactly the same as the 2011 budget, with the exception of four relatively minor line ... [Full Story »]

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