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Winder approves Hardees rezoning

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Wednesday, August 8. 2012

Over the objections of scores of residents of Winder’s downtown historic neighborhoods, the Winder City Council on Tuesday night approved two commercial rezonings. The most controversial vote was to approve a conditional use request for a drive-through window and lane for a new Hardee’s restaurant that will open on vacant property at the ... [Full Story »]

Winder approves Hardee's rezoning

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Wednesday, August 8. 2012

Auburn struggling to balance FY2013 budget

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Wednesday, August 8. 2012

The Auburn City Council met on Saturday in a special budget session to try and find a way to cut the city’s spending in the 2013 general fund budget. Projected lower revenues could leave the city $250,000 short in that budget unless the city can find new revenue, or cut spending. The council will hold another budget session on Aug. 23 at 7 ... [Full Story »]

Barrow students continue to lag in Math

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Wednesday, August 8. 2012

Barrow County board of education members expressed dismay with a test score review that showed the system’s high school students are still lagging in math. That has been a subject the system has been weak in for several years. During a presentation delivered at last week’s work session, Matt Thompson, testing and data specialist for Barrow ... [Full Story »]

BOE reverses course; bus service reinstated

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Wednesday, August 8. 2012

In a 7-2 vote, the Barrow County Board of Education reversed its earlier decision and reinstated bus service to students living within 1.5 miles of middle or high schools. The action came Tuesday night after a huge outcry from parents, who told the board they feared for the safety of their children trying to walk to school on roads that had no ... [Full Story »]

Bus service reinstated

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

The Barrow County Board of Education voted on Tuesday to amend the budget so it can reinstate bus service for school children who live within 1.5 miles of the middle and high schools. The motion won by a 7-2 margin with Connie Wehunt and Lynn Stevens voting against the measure. The new bus plan adopted for the students, one of two presented by ... [Full Story »]

Board reinstates bus service

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

Sheriff, police chief concerned about student safety

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Tuesday, August 7. 2012

Top public safety officials in Winder and Barrow County told the Barrow Journal on Tuesday that they had not been officially notified that the Barrow County School System — starting next week — planned to stop providing bus service for students residing within a 1.5-mile radius of local middle and high schools. Sheriff Jud Smith said he ... [Full Story »]

It's official: Recount confirms Kenny Shook's election

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Monday, August 6. 2012

A recount of the ballots Monday afternoon confirmed that businessman Kenny Shook won the July 31 Republican Party primary for the District 2 seat on the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. "We have just finished, and nothing changed," said elections supervisor Monica Franklin. "The numbers stayed the same." Shook beat former commissioner Bill ... [Full Story »]

PERSON: Saying goodbye

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Monday, August 6. 2012

When you lose an old friend, it doesn’t just hurt. It is unnerving. When something or someone you have always known, always believed would be there for you is no longer, a relationship that made you complete changes forever. It shakes you to your very core. Last week, a part of who I am went up in flames. While I knew I had always felt a deep ... [Full Story »]

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