Entries from February 2013

Councilman Jim Cleveland to run for Kenerly’s vacated seat

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Hoschton City Councilman Jim Cleveland has announced that he intends to resign his Post 3 seat this week and qualify for the Post 6 council seat vacated by Theresa Kenerly. Kenerly resigned to qualify for the mayor’s race, a position she recently won by default because no one else qualified. She will serve out the unexpired term formerly held ... [Full Story »] 

Property damage at Braselton gas station

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Property damage at a gas station is among the incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department last week. A woman reportedly drove into a poll at a gas pump at the Hwy. 211 business and her truck got stuck. A tow truck was called to the scene. Other incidents reported to the Braselton Police Department last week include the following: ... [Full Story »] 

Worley fired from Monroe job; fate on Barrow BOC undecided

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Steve Worley, the District 3 member of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, was fired Jan. 31 from his full-time position as the public works director for the City of Monroe. According to the Feb. 5 edition of the Walton Tribune, the Monroe City Council held an emergency meeting last Thursday night and fired him for violating city policy ... [Full Story »] 

Worley fired from Monroe job; no plans to resign BOC seat

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Steve Worley, the District 3 member of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, was fired Jan. 31 from his full-time position as the public works director for the City of Monroe. According to the Feb. 5 edition of the Walton Tribune, the Monroe City Council held an emergency meeting last Thursday night and fired him for violating city policy ... [Full Story »] 

Winder to charge customers more for natural gas

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Winder’s 5,800 natural gas customers soon will pay more for their natural gas service. The Winder City Council on Tuesday night voted unanimously to increase the monthly “base rate” that is assessed prior to any consumption of gas. Starting in March, residential customers will pay a base rate of $13.64, which is $1.64 more than the ... [Full Story »] 

County manager proposes two new top-management posts

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
The new manager of Barrow County’s government is recommending the restructuring of the government and the addition of two more professional-level directors. At an all-day retreat Friday, county manager Jock Connell told the Barrow County Board of Commissioners that without such changes, he would be able to do little more than put out fires ... [Full Story »] 

Council to appoint Eberhart’s replacement

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
There will not be a special election to fill the vacancy created by the Jan. 30 death of longtime city councilman Charlie Eberhart. Instead, the mayor and council are following the process laid out in the city charter, which says they are to make the appointment. Mayor David Maynard said Monday that there also would be no formal process for ... [Full Story »] 

Expelled student arrested after gun scare on WBHS bus

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Less than an hour after an Atlanta middle school student shot a fellow student in the neck last Thursday, some Barrow County students had a gun scare of their own. In the Barrow case, a 15-year-old boy who had been expelled from Winder-Barrow High School put on a hoodie sweatshirt that had the name of a current student and that partially ... [Full Story »] 

Health care reform to affect county PT worker insurance eligibility

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Madison County government employees who work an average of 30 hours a week in 2013 must be offered health care coverage in 2014. That’s a new mandate in the federal health care reform legislation. — For the story, visit our online “e-edition” of The Journal. Just click on “Online E-Edition” above.

BOC approves election board proposal

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, February 6. 2013
Madison County commissioners will ask state legislators to OK the creation of a county election board. On Jan. 28, they approved some amendments to their proposal and agreed to submit the resolution to the General Assembly. The latest version of the resolution, which faced multiple changes over the past couple of months, establishes a ... [Full Story »] 
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