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One injury, family displaced in Auburn fire

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

One person is injured and a family of four is displaced following a structure fire Tuesday in Auburn. Communication Officers with Barrow County Emergency Services received a 911 call at 9:35 a.m. reporting the fire at 64 Main St. Firefighters responded to the scene and found heavy smoke, according to a Barrow County Emergency Services press ... [Full Story »]

One injured, family displaced in Auburn fire

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

Train derails in Auburn; no injuries

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

Early Tuesday morning around 7-7:30 a.m. a train derailed in Auburn at Etheridge Road, but the line now has reopened, according to CSX spokesman Gary Sease. There were no reported injuries, and the cars in the local Palmer train were transporting plastic. "[It] held four cars total – two were leaning and two were turned," said Sease. A CSX ... [Full Story »]

Changes coming to Winder garbage pickup

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

Some changes are ahead for Winder’s residential garbage service. Beginning March 1, the city’s contractor will be Waste Management instead of Republic Services Inc., which owns the local landfill. City customers at that time also will receive lidded, 96-gallon recycling carts with wheels to replace the 18-gallon open bins they now carry to ... [Full Story »]

Carmike cinemas to open Jan. 12

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

Plan to turn off your remote controls on Jan. 12. No matter how large, that flat-screen TV under the tree last month will not compare to what will be unveiled next week when Carmike Cinemas Inc. opens the doors of its new Gateway Cinema 12 entertainment complex off Highway 316 south of Winder. The 12 theaters have enough seating to accommodate ... [Full Story »]

Early tickets available for cinemas' Jan. 12 grand opening

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

Movie fans who want to make sure they get a seat at the Jan. 12 grand opening of the new Gateway Cinema 12 entertainment complex in Barrow County can buy tickets early all day Thursday. Wayne Bartlett, one of the developers of the commercial area where the new complex has been built, said the box office would be open throughout the day Jan. 12 ... [Full Story »]

New student policies on tap at AHS

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Monday, January 9. 2012

Apalachee High School principal Glenn Wilson recently told the Barrow County Board of Education about some new policies the school will be implementing this semester. Wilson said that AHS will have a more stringent dress code; no technology, such as iPods and cellular phones, will be allowed during the school day (except for music at during ... [Full Story »]

BOE to vote on calendar Tuesday

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Monday, January 9. 2012

The Barrow County Board of Education will vote on the school calendar for the year 2012-2013 at its meeting Tuesday. Some 919 people responded to an online survey about the possible school schedule for the year, with a majority preferring Option 2. That option has a later spring break and predetermines up to six possible furlough days. “You ... [Full Story »]

Winder council to hold closed session prior to first meeting of 2012

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Monday, January 9. 2012

The first official meeting of the Winder City Council under the new administration will be a closed session at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the Winder Community Center to discuss personnel, litigation and land acquisitions. The council's regular meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the same location. Mayor David Maynard will announce the creation ... [Full Story »]

Maynard sworn in as mayor

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Friday, January 6. 2012

Noting the "integrity" that he had first observed in David Maynard even as a youth, Senior Superior Court Judge T. Penn McWhorter swore Winder's new mayor, David Maynard, into office Jan. 5. Also taking their oaths of office were councilmen Charlie F. Eberhart, Larry Evans and Travis Singley. It was Eberhart's fifth oath of office, Evans' ... [Full Story »]

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