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After close call, fire chief calls for tighter code enforcement downtown

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Thursday, July 19. 2012

Winder fire chief Matt Whiting told a city council committee last week that the June 3 fire on the second floor of a building at the corner of North Broad and Athens streets was a “very close call” that could have been much worse for the downtown business district. Because the electrical fire broke out during the day when the building was ... [Full Story »]

Winder Billing Investigation: Former employee charged with felony theft

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Thursday, July 19. 2012

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former, long-time city employee in connection with the ongoing investigation of Winder's $22 million utility billing operation. Tim Croy, 46, a Winder resident and for a dozen years the assistant supervisor of meter readers, was arrested July 6 and charged with one felony count of theft by ... [Full Story »]

Police: Young girl enticed to send nude photos

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Thursday, July 19. 2012

A 10-year-old girl was convinced to send graphic photos of herself by someone claiming to be a teenage boy that the girl met through an iPod app, according to Braselton police. A mother in a Braselton subdivision told police that after she took a shower, her 10-year-old daughter called her for help, saying “it was bad,” according to an ... [Full Story »]

Early voter turnout strong in Barrow County

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Thursday, July 19. 2012

Advance absentee voting for the July 31 primaries is strong in Barrow County, according to numbers released Wednesday evening by elections supervisor Monica Franklin. “We have had 683 vote early in person, and 230 ballots were mailed out,” she said. “Of the 683 in-person votes, 603 were Republican, 77 were Democratic, and three were ... [Full Story »]

Barrow budget faces $4 million funding gap as property values plunge 15 percent

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Thursday, July 19. 2012

Though preliminary work on the county’s budget for fiscal year 2013 was a closed affair until Tuesday, CFO Rose Kisaalita over the past several days has complied with the Georgia Open Records Act by promptly providing the newspaper with copies of requested documents. Based on the newspaper’s preliminary analysis of spreadsheets, it appears ... [Full Story »]

County holds private budget talks; for first time in four years, early sessions closed

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Thursday, July 19. 2012

While the attention of voters — and reporters — has been focused on this year's political campaigns, Barrow County officials have been quietly working behind the scenes on a challenging county budget for the upcoming fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. For the first time in four years, the meetings of county commissioners and top administrative ... [Full Story »]

Statham approves juvenile curfew

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Wednesday, July 18. 2012

City of Statham officials unanimously approved a new juvenile curfew, which is set to go into effect July 20, 10 days after it was voted on. The model for Statham’s curfew was patterned after the one used by the City of Winder. The Winder curfew was approved in May. The curfew is designed for those 16 years old and younger for the hours of ... [Full Story »]

Man charged in nine-year-old burglary case

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Wednesday, July 18. 2012

A Cumming man was arrested in connection with a drug store smash and grab that happened in Auburn nine years ago, after DNA evidence recently linked him to the case, police said. Forsyth County deputies arrested Todd Lanier Burton, 48, on July 10 on an outstanding warrant. He was later booked on burglary charges at the Barrow County Detention ... [Full Story »]

Final two political forums this week

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Monday, July 16. 2012

The final two candidate forums preceding Barrow County's July 31 primaries are this week. The Barrow County Farm Bureau has invited both Republican and Democratic candidates to speak at its forum Tuesday, July 17. It starts at 7 p.m. at the Winder Community Center. The Barrow County Republican Party will have its third and final forum Thursday, ... [Full Story »]

BROWN: Seriously Hollywood?

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Saturday, July 14. 2012

Hollywood, I think I’m finally going to say I am done with you. Of all the people in this world who are trying to make it as screenwriters, you constantly choose people to rehash a subpar version of a popular film only a decade old. There are people who write unique and original ideas, why not use them? Why just give up and throw remakes at ... [Full Story »]

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