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Grand jury calls for more jail staff

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

For the second time since the opening of the new Barrow County Detention Center in 2009, a Barrow County Grand Jury has recommended that the jail’s staffing be significantly increased. According to its Feb. 16 report of its six-month term that began Aug. 1, 2011, the grand jury’s foreman, C. Tracy Reynolds, formed a committee in November to ... [Full Story »]

Barrow school leaders to discuss possible uniforms

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

Barrow County’s newly-created cluster governance teams will in March for the second time this school year and among their topics will be the possible move toward school uniforms. School superintendent Wanda Creel and Chris Griner, director of business services, have also created a video for these meetings which will cover budgeting ... [Full Story »]

Airport Authority agrees to resolve audit issue

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

An issue that has plagued the Barrow County Airport Authority and its longest-term tenant for the past three years may soon be resolved. At its Feb. 21 meeting, the authority and Romanair, the airport fixed base operator, tentatively agreed to a compromise that would solve a back rent issue first brought to light in late 2009. The authority and ... [Full Story »]

DOT tests signal at the intersection of State Route 211 and McNeal in Winder

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

A new traffic signal in Winder at the intersection of State Route 211 and McNeal Road in front of the Holly Hill mall went into operation at about 10:30 Tuesday morning, Georgia Department of Transportation communication director Teri Pope told the Barrow Journal. “Please use extra caution until you get familiar with the new signal ... [Full Story »]

New firm to pickup Winder garbage

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

A different company next week will start making the weekly pickups of garbage and other solid waste materials from Winder’s homes and light commercial businesses. Waste Management is replacing Republic Services, which owns the local landfill. The city’s new four-year contract begins March 1, and the weekly service to just over 5,000 ... [Full Story »]

BOE to hear more school improvement presentations Tuesday night

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Tuesday, February 28. 2012

The Barrow County Board of Education meets to discuss several items in its work session Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the BCSS Professional Development Center located at 179 West Athens St., Winder. The board will begin by receiving school improvement presentations from Holsenbeck Elementary School principal Jackie Robinson and Kennedy Elementary School ... [Full Story »]

Eva Elder wins lawsuit

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Monday, February 27. 2012

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday released a unanimous opinion that should end the legal struggle over the $3 million estate of the late Barrow County commission chairman Eddie Elder. The Feb. 27 opinion by the state’s highest court leaves the entire estate with Elder’s widow, Eva Smith Elder, who is the District 2 representative on the ... [Full Story »]

Granite Hotel a hostel for ghosts? Spirits said to haunt the old building; now where will they go?

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Saturday, February 25. 2012

The demolition of the century-old Granite Hotel in downtown Winder may be unleashing something that city officials haven’t put in the contingency plans. According to a night watch commander at the Barrow County Detention Center, the hotel built in 1899 out of blocks of granite may have harbored dead spirits – or worse – that shop owners ... [Full Story »]

Trial could be postponed in Winder murder case

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Friday, February 24. 2012

A judge will decide next Thursday if the trial for a man charged with killing his wife in July 2011 and leaving her body in an Auburn well should be postponed until June. Jim Lynn’s attorney filed a motion for continuance on Feb. 21 “due to the seriousness and gravity of the charges involved, extensive investigation and discovery” the ... [Full Story »]

Early voting continues in Barrow County

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Friday, February 24. 2012

Early voting is continuing this week in Barrow County for the presidential primary. Turnout so far has been moderate, said Barrow County Elections Supervisor Monica Franklin. So far, 301 people have voted as of Feb. 13 when early voting began in Georgia, Franklin said Wednesday. Of those, 285 voted in the Republican primary and 16 voted in the ... [Full Story »]

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