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OPINION: Sci-fi menu of the future: meat or ‘meat?’

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Friday, April 16. 2010

I order wings with a fiery hot sauce when I can. On a first date in college, I requested the hottest wings Loco’s could make, personally issuing a dare to the person taking the order. It was a ludicrously bad first-date decision. Take my advice, don’t ever order anything on a first date that begs for a bib, a bathroom and a glass of milk to ... [Full Story »]

Esco honored for 20 years of service

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BraseltonNewsTODAY

Friday, April 16. 2010

Mayor Bill Orr and the Braselton Town Council surprised its police chief, Terry Esco, on Monday by honoring his 20th anniversary as chief of police. “This is a remarkable milestone,” Orr said in a statement. “And we appreciate the good work and professional law enforcement services of Chief Esco.” Braselton’s town manager and clerk, ... [Full Story »]

$30,000 in drugs found in vehicle wheel well

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BraseltonNewsTODAY

Friday, April 16. 2010

An estimated $30,000 in suspected drugs were found in a front wheel well of a BMW, according to Braselton police. A state trooper stopped the vehicle on Interstate 85 on Friday and asked a Braselton officer to assist him, according to an incident report. The trooper was going to issue the driver a citation for a driving violation. The driver, ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Protecting hateful speech

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BraseltonNewsTODAY

Friday, April 16. 2010

There should be a special place in hell for anyone who would elect to torment a grieving family as they prepare to lay a child to rest. Inconceivably, it was members of a so-called church, the Kansas based Westboro Baptist Church, who did just that. These church goers and self-proclaimed followers of God have interpreted the Bible to mean that ... [Full Story »]

Statham hires new police chief

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BarrowJournal

Friday, April 16. 2010

Statham police corporal and department training officer Steve Martin has been promoted to the position of Chief of Police. Martin assumed his new duties on March 26. The hiring committee received 25 applications for the position according to Statham City Clerk Susan Gabriel. Of those who submitted applications, 11 were interviewed. Gabriel said ... [Full Story »]

WPD responds to lawsuit

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BarrowJournal

Friday, April 16. 2010

The City of Winder and the Winder Police Department have filed a formal response to the charges laid out in the March 10 lawsuit filed by Dana Billings on behalf of her mother and minor child. The response, filed April 2 by attorneys Richard A. Carothers and John E. Stell, requested that the lawsuit be dismissed on several grounds, including an ... [Full Story »]

Former bus driver lodges complaint against wife

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BarrowJournal

Friday, April 16. 2010

Former Barrow County Schools bus driver Gregory Brock contacted the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office just days before his arrest for solicitation of sodomy to complain that his wife refused to allow him to visit his child. A deputy was dispatched to a Creekwood Road location to meet with Brock. Brock informed the deputy that his wife was ... [Full Story »]

Two arrested for shoplifting, drugs

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BarrowJournal

Friday, April 16. 2010

A Pendergrass couple was arrested April 8 after an Ingles employee spotted the two placing several items inside the female’s purse. Police arrived just as the couple attempted to leave the store. The officer noticed that the male was walking at a very fast pace followed by a female carrying a purse which appeared to be full. The officer ... [Full Story »]

Questions on Moreland land deal rise again

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BarrowJournal

Friday, April 16. 2010

Twenty-three years ago this month, the chagrined commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation retired from his powerful state post after questions were raised about a family member’s 1986 purchase of land in the path of the newly designed, but un-built, Hwy. 316 in Barrow County. Now, because of the family’s long-time neglect of ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: City should have announced budget meetings in advance

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BarrowJournal

Friday, April 16. 2010

It’s funny that when public officials don’t like what’s reported in the newspaper, they always cry “tabloid journalism.” We heard that during the Tim Madison investigation a few years ago. Barrow County BOC chairman Danny Yearwood has said that this newspaper made up some of his quotes and denied saying what he clearly did say to a ... [Full Story »]