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PERSON: The Send-Off

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Saturday, March 31. 2012

Most of us would like to think that when our days on this earth are completed, somebody will remember good things about us. My father was certainly no exception. C.H., as we affectionately called him, was a most unique person. He was “the glass is three-quarters full,” an optimist tempered with a healthy dose of reality. Daddy had a joke or ... [Full Story »]

Winder wins first round in Feldman suit and seeks millions in alleged overcharges

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Saturday, March 31. 2012

A legal move by Winder’s longtime contractor of water and wastewater services backfired on March 28 when a judge refused to force the city to keep paying for disputed services, and the city filed a counterclaim seeking millions of dollars in alleged overpayments. Superior Court Judge Currie Mingledorff denied H.S. Feldman Inc.’s request for ... [Full Story »]

Home Depot to close Braselton center

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Friday, March 30. 2012

The Home Depot plans to close its rapid deployment center in Braselton by the end of this year — which will eliminate approximately 300 jobs. The Atlanta-based home improvement company opened its Braselton facility in 2008 as the first of its 19 rapid deployment centers in the U.S. However, a Home Depot spokesperson said the local center ... [Full Story »]

CSX closing major railroad crossings in Winder next week

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

Two of this area’s busiest railroad crossings are being closed next week for maintenance work. Lt. Rob Currot, operations commander for the Winder Police Department, said a representative of CSX Transportation notified him March 29 that the Broad Street crossing in downtown Winder would be closed Monday, April 2. The Horton Street crossing in ... [Full Story »]

BREAKING NEWS: CSX postpones planned work on two major railroad crossings in Winder

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

A spokesman at the corporate office for CSX Transportation Inc. told the Barrow Journal that his company has postponed next week's planned maintenance of two busy railroad crossings in Winder. Lt. Rob Currot, operations commander for the Winder Police Department, contacted the newspaper on March 29 to ask for help in alerting the public about ... [Full Story »]

Brenau program to offer classes in downtown Braselton

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

Come this summer, those mature adults who want to learn more about the arts, history or even yoga will have classes available in downtown Braselton through a program by Brenau University. The Gainesville-based school’s BULLI program — which stands for Brenau University Learning and Leisure Institute — is working on the details to offer ... [Full Story »]

Braselton police issue citations for small amount of marijuana

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

The Braselton Police Department issued citations against two people in a car that had a small amount of marijuana, according to an incident report. An officer said he stopped a vehicle on Interstate 85 on Thursday, March 22, for having its bright lights activated. The car’s window tinting was also too dark, police said. The vehicle had four ... [Full Story »]

DOT announces low clearance signs on order for SR 211 in Statham

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced an alternate route and new signage to redirect low clearance vehicles to the Eighth Street Railroad Crossing instead of the State Route 211 Railroad Crossing in Statham. According to a recent DOT release, 15 signs including low clearance symbol signs will be installed to redirect low clearance ... [Full Story »]

GDOT takes safety action regarding Statham RR crossing

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

In unusually swift action to avert a potential rail catastrophe, the Georgia Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced it is redirecting low-clearance vehicles away from Statham’s newly reworked CSX railroad crossing on Jefferson Street. Two car haulers loaded down with vehicles got stuck last week on the crossing due to its newly ... [Full Story »]

Trapped trucks on RR crossings an issue; Three car haulers get stuck last week

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Thursday, March 29. 2012

Frustration over CSX Transportation, Inc.’s lengthy closings of railroad crossings in Barrow County has given way to new concerns about the safety of some of the crossings that have reopened. Three times last week, big car haulers got hung up on repaved crossings: two just three days apart at Jefferson Street in downtown Statham and a third ... [Full Story »]

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