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Tractor Supply to close Braselton facility

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

Tractor Supply — the largest farm and ranch store chain in the U.S. — plans to close its Braselton distribution center, resulting in the loss of 170 area jobs. The Tennessee-based company announced Monday that it has outgrown its leased facility on Ga. Hwy. 124 in Barrow County and plans to relocate its operations to Macon. There, the ... [Full Story »]

First of three GOP forums tonight; Farm Bureau also hosting political event

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Monday, June 25. 2012

The first of three Barrow County Republican Party forums for candidates in the party’s contested July 31 primaries is tonight at 7 at the Colleen O. Williams Theater in the Winder Cultural Arts Center. Candidates tonight will include 10th U.S. District Rep. Paul Broun and those in the races for Georgia House District 114, Georgia Senate ... [Full Story »]

COFER: Justice for Tonya; now justice for Julie?

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Saturday, June 23. 2012

While a conviction in a murder trial is supposed to bring some semblance of finality to a tragic event, in the case of Jim Lynn, it has raised even more questions. After last week’s verdict in the murder trial of a Winder woman, it seems there are more answers to come about what the defendant has attempted to cover up in his life. After three ... [Full Story »]

Plans tied to churches to be heard Monday

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Friday, June 22. 2012

The Braselton Planning Commission will hear two requests when it meets on Monday, June 25, at 7 p.m. First, Braselton Acquisitions and Development, LLC., has asked to annex and rezone 3.39 acres at 983 Ga. Hwy. 124 in Barrow County to build a retail/commercial development. The requested zoning for the property is general commercial. The ... [Full Story »]

Say ‘No’ to new T-SPLOST tax

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Friday, June 22. 2012

When government officials talk about “investment,” what they really mean is more taxes. That’s the case with the proposed transportation sales tax vote coming up July 31. Known as “T-SPLOST,” the measure asks voters to approve a new sales tax to fund a variety of transportation projects across the state. But unlike a true statewide ... [Full Story »]

Winder officials look at amending codes

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Thursday, June 21. 2012

Nine months after businessman John Perkins bowed out of a Winder City Council race because of a local law prohibiting city officials — or their spouses — from holding alcohol licenses, the city council is taking steps to change the law. Perkins is a co-owner of a property appraisal company, but his wife, Lee, owns the popular Constance ... [Full Story »]

Traffic signs to point to downtown Braselton

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Thursday, June 21. 2012

Now that two major road projects in Braselton are practically done, it’s time to let motorists know how to get to downtown on the new routes. For about the past two years, Braselton has been the center of two significant road re-alignment projects — Zion Church Road and Davis Street. Jackson County spearheaded the Zion Church Road project, ... [Full Story »]

DOT warns of traffic delays on Hwy. 211, Hwy. 124 in Braselton

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Wednesday, June 20. 2012

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to temporarily close turn lanes on Ga. Hwy. 211 at the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 124 and Interstate 85 in Braselton. Along with the temporary turn lane closures, the DOT will shift traffic in the area for a construction project that is revamping the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 211 and Ga. Hwy. 124. The ... [Full Story »]

GBI starts Winder probe

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Wednesday, June 20. 2012

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation this week launched an investigation of Winder’s utility billing operations under former director Dawn Reidling. City officials in late May requested the investigation after an internal audit uncovered not only costly billing errors, but also Reidling’s alleged attempts to cover them up. “The ... [Full Story »]

Security cameras may go downtown

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Wednesday, June 20. 2012

Within the next few months, Winder’s city government may install new security cameras downtown to enable police to monitor activity along North Broad Street. On the agenda of a June 14 meeting of the Winder City Council’s Public Safety Committee was a proposal that initially called only for the installation of security cameras at the Rose ... [Full Story »]

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