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WPD warns of prank caller pretending to be police

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Thursday, April 19. 2012

A prank caller is posing as law enforcement and dialing Winder citizens asking for their personal information, authorities say. Winder police say several people have come forward since Monday to report receiving a call from someone acting as a deputy or a police officer. The name and number displayed on the caller ID is “Winder Police ... [Full Story »]

Outlook gloomy in BOC chairman's 2012 State of the County address

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

In his annual State of the County address to the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, county commission chairman Danny Yearwood said despite the positive results of a recent audit, the economic condition of Barrow County’s government remains fragile. He spent nearly an hour going through tables of data demonstrating the impact of ... [Full Story »]

BOE tax hike looming?

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

The Barrow County Board of education is considering a possible property tax hike later this year for its FY2013 budget. The BOE will again discuss its budget Tuesday, April 24. At a budget meeting last week, the BOE looked a several different scenarios for the upcoming fiscal year, including raising the millage rate from the current 18.5 mills ... [Full Story »]

Restaurants, stores and music coming to ‘new Winder’

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

After wooing Carmike Cinemas Inc. to Barrow County, the developers of The Gateway at University Parkway are about to begin construction of their next venture — a 14,000-square foot retail center near the theaters. Gateway Station will feature a sports bar, a pizza restaurant, a music “listening room” for live performances of up-and-coming ... [Full Story »]

Zoning request approved for new Dollar General Market in Statham

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

Plans for a new Dollar General store were set Tuesday night when Statham City Council agreed to the rezoning of more than three acres at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 211. The site will be used for a new 20,700 square-foot store. The store will be11,000 square feet larger than standard Dollar General stores and will sell more ... [Full Story »]

Wrecks down now in Barrow

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

Barrow County might have had metro Atlanta’s highest traffic fatality rate from 2006-2008, but both wrecks and fatalities have dropped precipitously since then. The Atlanta Regional Commission soon will release its crash reports for each of the 18 counties in the region. Barrow’s report will say it had more than 5,014 wrecks on local roads ... [Full Story »]

Yearwood calls BOC meeting to deal with radio system

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

In light of two unfavorable developments, county officials are exploring new funding options for the multi-million-dollar replacement of Barrow County Emergency Services’ radio system. The issue now has ventured into the political arena, with critics raising questions about how Barrow County commission chairman Danny Yearwood has handled the ... [Full Story »]

Emergency planners conduct training drill

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Tuesday, April 17. 2012

The Barrow County Local Emergency Planning Committee is currently conducting a training drill along Bankhead Highway and the Highway 11 and Highway 53 intersection in Winder. The training is expected to end at noon. “We want citizens to know they may see action in the area,” Penny Clack, Emergency Management Coordinator with Barrow County ... [Full Story »]

BREAKING NEWS: Man shoots Auburn girlfriend, another woman, then himself

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Monday, April 16. 2012

A man shot two women at an Auburn apartment this afternoon in a domestic disturbance and then shot himself while in a standoff with a Gwinnett Police Department SWAT team and Suwanee police officers who had tracked him to a Suwanee home where he had fled. Both female victims were flown by helicopter to Gwinnett Medical Center, where one woman ... [Full Story »]

BREAKING NEWS: Auburn shooting suspect also dies

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Monday, April 16. 2012

A man who shot two women in an Auburn apartment Monday in a domestic disturbance and then shot himself while in a standoff with a Gwinnett Police Department SWAT team and Suwanee police officers died at Gwinnett Medical Center Monday night, Auburn Police chief Paul Nadeau said Tuesday. One of the female victims is still alive and in stable ... [Full Story »]

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