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New ball field puts Auburn in big league status

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Wednesday, September 21. 2011

Not only was it the league season’s first official game between the Auburn Dixie Youth Wildcats “White” versus Wildcats “Gold”, it was the first game ever played at the City of Auburn’s new ball field. And the crisp, fall weather added a nice touch to what history will remember as a great evening for baseball. The two teams took ... [Full Story »]

AC director, sheriff call animal cruelty case ‘miscommunication’

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Wednesday, September 21. 2011

The Barrow County sheriff and the director of Animal Control said it was lack of communication that led to an incident where an animal control officer refused to pick up several emaciated dogs until he received a signed court order by a magistrate judge late last month. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Monroe resident Christy Elaine Ladner, 29, on ... [Full Story »]

Rice rants about unkempt bank property

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Wednesday, September 21. 2011

Simmering frustration over state regulators’ 2010 takeover of downtown Winder’s former community bank – and federal regulators’ failure to maintain its vacant properties since then – erupted at Tuesday’s meeting of the Winder Downtown Development Authority. Using several choice words, DDA chairman Mike Rice said the Federal Deposit ... [Full Story »]

Bus driver fired over ‘dragging’ incident

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Wednesday, September 21. 2011

The bus driver who pulled away from a stop with a child still entangled in the door was fired last week by the Barrow County School system. Mary Hall was dismissed Sept. 14 by the system for not following the system’s protocol. “The driver made a poor judgment call,” said superintendent Wanda Creel, who based Hall’s dismissal on not ... [Full Story »]

Court asks for more help

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Monday, September 19. 2011

Barrow County Magistrate Court Judge June Davis told the Barrow County Board of Commissioners last week that without additional clerical help in the upcoming fiscal year, she would be forced to cut her court’s services to the public. She had previously asked the board’s budget committee to approve a fourth full-time position, but later ... [Full Story »]

A note to bloggers....

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Saturday, September 17. 2011

Over the last week, we have had a slew of comments hit this site on a variety of stories. We like for our readers to interact with us and to give their views about local topics and issues. But some of the comments in the last few days have taken a nasty, personal tone. That's not what we want. While we like having an open forum for public ... [Full Story »]

Recent BCSO arrests Sept. 6-11

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Friday, September 16. 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 »]

Winder to offer way to help those in need of gas bill help

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Friday, September 16. 2011

Starting Oct. 1, Winder’s natural gas customers will have a new way to help people who have trouble paying their natural gas bills each winter. Mike Jewell, director of the city’s gas department, told the city council Tuesday night that customers will be able to round up their own natural gas bills to the nearest dollar. The pennies donated ... [Full Story »]

Auburn 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance

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Friday, September 16. 2011

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Liquor license rule in Winder full of hypocrisy

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Friday, September 16. 2011

Let me see if I have this right: If you hold a liquor license in Winder, you can’t run for public office in the town? Such a city ordinance disqualified a potential candidate from running for a Winder city council seat last week. Actually, his wife’s name was on the liquor license, which in Winder is guilt by association. It’s all kinda ... [Full Story »]

Entries from September 2011