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R.I.P Tea Party

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Friday, December 30. 2011

It’s too late for the Tea Party to be effective. That’s the takeaway thought for 2011. The main thrust of the Tea Party movement was to shrink the size of government. But as we see both at the local level and nationally, a tipping point has been reached. Government cannot be downsized. It will resist all efforts to be reasonable. Even with ... [Full Story »]

County extends offer to new HR director

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Wednesday, December 28. 2011

Fifteen months after the forced resignation of Norma Jean Brown, Barrow County is about to fill her vacant post. Michelle Thrasher, the benefits coordinator in charge of the HR department since Brown’s departure in October 2010, said Tuesday that the county has extended an offer to Charlie H. Felts, the HR director for Valdosta’s city ... [Full Story »]

Swearing-in of Winder mayor and council set Jan. 5

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Wednesday, December 28. 2011

Mayor-elect David Maynard and the three Winder council candidates who prevailed at the polls in November will take their oaths of office Jan. 5. The 6 p.m. ceremony at the Winder Community Center is open to the public. Longtime councilman Charlie F. Eberhart, who beat back a legal challenge to his city residency, will be taking his fifth oath ... [Full Story »]

Bill Healan dies Monday

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Monday, December 26. 2011

Well-known Winder attorney Bill Healan Jr. died Monday morning at an Atlanta area health care facility following a lengthy illness. Healan was associated with Healan Law Offices, P.C. He also was the former attorney for Barrow County and a former District 3 commissioner on the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. He is survived by his wife of ... [Full Story »]

The first gift of Christmas was a child

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Thursday, December 22. 2011

There are dozens of smiling faces in this week’s newspaper, faces which mute the cynics and renew the faithless. Each Christmas, this newspaper compiles photos of area children in a special section. It is a Christmas card to our readers signed by the hundreds in whose hands rest all of our dreams. Where but in the eyes of a child can you see ... [Full Story »]

Recent Winder raise was second this year for some employees

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Thursday, December 22. 2011

The raise approved Dec. 6 by the Winder City Council was the icing on the cake for several city employees who already had received major pay hikes earlier this fiscal year. The 3-percent raises that the Winder City Council approved for all 154 full-time city employees will most help the employees who already have the highest salaries. The ... [Full Story »]

Merrifield gets reprimand

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Wednesday, December 21. 2011

With the backing of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, Chairman Danny Yearwood on Monday issued a written reprimand of the chief of Barrow County Emergency Services over the costly lapse of Barrow County’s license to operate emergency medical services. The reprimand states that the state license is so fundamental to the operation of ... [Full Story »]

Ambulances to rotate through Winder station

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Wednesday, December 21. 2011

For the first time in almost two years, a county ambulance is once again based in downtown Winder – but this time only for the day shift and just six days a week. That is a good start, according to the city councilman who has run point on the issue and hopes to see a permanent solution in the future. “It’s just wonderful to have an ... [Full Story »]

Eight-ton bulldozer disappears from county road project

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Wednesday, December 21. 2011

Barrow County officials are seeking the public’s help in locating an eight-ton bulldozer that disappeared last week from a county job site near the intersection of Hwy. 81 and Hoyt King Road. The Roads & Fleet Maintenance Department rented the John Deere Model 450 Dozer from United Rentals in Bogart in early November and asked the county’s ... [Full Story »]

Garbage rate increase set in Auburn

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Wednesday, December 21. 2011

Auburn citizens will soon see a slight increase in their garbage rates from Republic Sanitation. The adjustment equals a 3.33 percent increase for garbage services, 95 percent of the full CPI, which is 3.5 percent. Currently, regular garbage services cost Auburn citizens $15.51 per month. The increase will be 52 cents, which brings the new rate ... [Full Story »]

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