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The move by City of Winder leaders to do a massive purge of voter names just before two major elections is a classic example of leadership arrogance and bureaucratic bungling. In what universe would it be thought acceptable to undertake a voters list purge that could have resulted in dozens of citizens having to vote two provisional ballots on ... [Full Story »] 

The following people are or were being held at the BCDC between the dates of Sept. 26-Oct. 3. 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 »] 

The City of Auburn will host its annual Great American Clean Up on Friday, Oct. 7 and Sat., Oct. 8 in downtown Auburn. Participants do not have to live in Auburn. The Friday hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday the Clean Up is from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Containers will be set up behind City Hall. There will be no charge for: batteries, motor ... [Full Story »] 

Winder City Councilman Charlie F. Eberhart on Tuesday night secured his right to vote in Winder and Barrow County, which means he will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot in the city’s Ward 2 contest. Following an hour-long hearing at the county government’s headquarters building, the Barrow County Board of Elections & Registration voted 3-0 to ... [Full Story »] 

Firefighters put out two fires determined to be caused by an electrical malfunction in a Mulberry Trail, Winder, home on Monday early afternoon. Two adults and four children were displaced as a result of the damage, but all were OK. The fire was determined to have originated in two areas of the 1982 single wide mobile home, according to Barrow ... [Full Story »] 

The Georgia Supreme Court this week upheld the 2006 murder conviction of a Winder man who fatally shot another man at a Winder Mexican restaurant, despite his claims it was self defense. According to an opinion issued Oct. 3, Yonlenon DeLeon went into a restaurant on April 7, 2006, with a loaded gun and shot four times and killed Servando-Duron ... [Full Story »]