After discussing a recommendation to purchase six new buses for the Barrow County school system from two freight companies, the Barrow County Board of Education Tuesday night moved to split the item into two separate motions, and voted 6-2 in favor of purchasing all of the buses from an in-state manufacturer. According to a by-law document an ...
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The revocation of Todd Orr’s probation last week not only will cost him his freedom for the next 21 months. It also will cost the former Barrow County Emergency Services lieutenant his recertification as a Georgia firefighter – at least temporarily. Lyn Pardue, executive director of Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council, told ...
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The Auburn City Council approved a $4.7 million FY2012 budget and budget ordinance on Sept. 1 that includes no city property tax increase, a spending reduction in 13 out of the city’s 18 departments and no budgeted items for capital improvements in the city’s general fund. The total adopted revenue is a $161,000 difference over projected ...
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Most of North Georgia, including Barrow County, is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. As storms approach the area, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected.
Whether the purchase of six new buses for the Barrow County School system will make an impact on Georgia’s economy will be determined Tuesday after the Barrow County Board of Education votes on the purchase. The BOE meets at 7 p.m. Last week, the board heard a recommendation from assistant superintendent Jake Grant on why the system needs the ...
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Former Barrow County chairman Doug Garrison has decided not to seek a seat on the Winder City Council after all. He publicly announced his candidacy on Aug. 10, but in an email to the Barrow Journal 14 minutes after the close of the candidate qualifying period on Friday, he said he had changed his mind. “I am considering a business ...
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Former Barrow County fire lieutenant Todd Orr will spend the next 631 days behind bars following a judge’s ruling Thursday that he violated probation in late July by threatening his estranged wife in a phone call. Orr, who has been incarcerated since early August, came to his probation revocation hearing in shackles and wearing a ...
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Barrow County firefighters extinguished a garage fire in the 1100 block of Emperor Lane in Hoschton Thursday afternoon. Lt. Scott Dakin with Barrow County Emergency Services reports that operators received a 911 call alerting authorities of the fire just before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 1. A resident discovered the fire. It is believed to have started ...
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The Barrow County Board of Education discussed the purchase of six additional school buses, four 48-passenger special education buses and two 72-passenger buses at its meeting Tuesday night. Assistant superintendent Jake Grant told the board the purpose for the purchase is to get the replacement cycle of buses from 22 years down to 12 years. ...
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Today is the final day of candidate qualifying in most of this year’s municipal elections. So far the only races with any competition are in Winder. The election outcomes, in fact, already are known in the towns of Carl and Braselton, where qualifying has ended with only one candidate for each post. Incumbent Rebecca Knight will keep her seat ...
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