Entries from June 2012

Say ‘No’ to new T-SPLOST tax

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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 »] 

Beauty products stolen during in-home seminar

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, June 21. 2012
A would-be Mary Kay consultant apparently stole products from a sales director during a seminar at a Hoschton residence, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman hosting the seminar said while she making her presentation, one of the new consultants — a woman from Oakwood — kept wandering around ... [Full Story »] 

Traffic signs to point to downtown Braselton

Posted by
BarrowJournal
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 »] 

Traffic signs to point to downtown Braselton

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
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 »] 

Gaynelle Wheeler (6-20-12)

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, June 21. 2012
GILLSVILLE - Gaynelle Irene Parks Wheeler, 74, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Gainesville, the daughter of the late Marion and Jimmie Lou Hulsey Parks. Mrs. Wheeler was a member of the Gillsville Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Wheeler was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence ... [Full Story »] 

BCA Knights inch their way to varsity football

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, June 21. 2012
The calendar indicates time until the first full season of varsity play for the Bethlehem Christian Academy football team is getting short. The Knights are set to play their first full season of varsity football beginning in August. BCA competes in the Georgia Independent Schools Association and is a member of Region 1-A.Coach Don Garmon said ... [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: Preseason look at prep football

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, June 21. 2012
The temperature says summer, but there are indications of fall around Barrow County. Currently, our high school football teams are working for the 2012 season, which is now just a little more than two months away. Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School both move to Region 8-AAAAA for the next two football seasons at least. There ... [Full Story »] 

Couple arrested for battery, cruelty to children

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, June 21. 2012
Two people were arrested recently following a domestic dispute that turned into a physical altercation in the presence of one participant’s grandchildren. James Richard Crossgrove, 65, and Kathryn Ruth Titus, 57, both of 1296 Old Elberton Road, Hull, were each charged with simple battery FVA and two counts of cruelty to children in the third ... [Full Story »] 

Danielsville to implement deposits on utility services

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, June 21. 2012
New Danielsville home-owners will soon have to pay a deposit when signing up for utility services with the city. City council members heard the first reading Monday of an amendment to the city’s utility deposit ordinance requiring homeowners to pay a $100 deposit fee when they sign up for water/sewer service. The amendment also includes ... [Full Story »] 
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