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Braselton police find massive hidden compartment under truck bed

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

Two North Carolina men were arrested after Braselton police found a large hidden compartment in their pickup truck that was storing a large amount of cash, according to an incident report. During a traffic stop of a Chevy Silverado on Interstate 85 on Sunday, an officer said the driver and a passenger didn’t know each other’s names — ... [Full Story »]

County may end FY2011 with net of $1.7 million

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

Four months after making a bold prediction that Barrow County might have ended the last fiscal year $1 million in the black, CFO Rose Kisaalita on Tuesday night upped the ante. With the annual audit now weeks from completion, Kisaalita told the Barrow County Board of Commissioners that she thinks the county’s reserve funds actually grew by as ... [Full Story »]

Current BOC to hire 2013 county manager

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

The current members of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners — not the ones starting the new four-year terms in January — will pick the county manager who takes over the government’s operations Jan. 1. The BOC in a 5-1 vote Tuesday night agreed to start the hiring process now by authorizing Human Resources director Charlie Felts to ... [Full Story »]

WPD and county 911 are merged

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

The consolidation of the dispatching services of the Winder Police Department and Barrow County’s E-911 Center has been accomplished. The Barrow County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night voted to accept the amendments to an intergovernmental agreement that the Winder City Council approved last month. Under the amended agreement, which takes ... [Full Story »]

WPD dispatch and county 911 are merged

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

Feldman sues Winder

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

The company that has run Winder’s water and wastewater operations for a dozen years is taking the city to court over the new administration’s attempt to cut back on some of the contracted services. In a petition for declaratory judgment filed March 5, H.S. Feldman Inc. states that none of Winder's contracts and amendments since 2000 allow ... [Full Story »]

Winder finds major billing snafu; seeking to collect over $270,000

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

Winder’s city government is attempting to recoup about $272,000 from the operators of eight large poultry operations that have been under-billed — some of them for years — for the natural gas they have used. City administrator Don Toms told the Barrow Journal on Monday that the large billing error would be discussed at the March 15 ... [Full Story »]

Controversy dogs EMS over backup communications

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

The chiefs of Barrow County Emergency Services and the Winder Fire Department last week worked out a temporary protocol for backing up fire communications if the main radio transmitter fails. The arrangement will be in place until the county completes the installation of a new wireless communication system to meet the federally mandated January ... [Full Story »]

Controversy dogs BCES over backup communications

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Wednesday, March 14. 2012

OMG! Justin Timberlake films in Barrow

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Monday, March 12. 2012

Actor Justin Timberlake (left) films a scene from the movie “Trouble with the Curve” on Covered Bridge Road in Barrow County on Monday. The Hoschton road was closed most of the day to allow a production company to film scenes from the movie. At times, a small portion of nearby Ga. Hwy. 211 was closed while some scenes were being filmed. The ... [Full Story »]

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