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Man reports suspicious activity on roof

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Sunday, April 11. 2010

An Auburn man called the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office after he heard someone crawling on his roof. The man told the responding deputy that it sounded as if someone was crawling across the roof from his front door to the back door. The man further advised that every time he looked outside, people would hide underneath the windows where he ... [Full Story »]

Census forms not sent to post office boxes

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JacksonHeraldTODAY

Sunday, April 11. 2010

Residents who have a post office box as an address did not get a Census form. Jackson County GIS manager, Joel Logan, who is coordinating the local census effort, said the federal government inadvertently failed to send Census forms to people who have post office boxes. “We are getting lots of phone calls and traffic because so many people ... [Full Story »]

Three qualify for state senate seat

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BraseltonNewsTODAY

Sunday, April 11. 2010

Three candidates have qualified for a special election to fill the unexpired state senate District 49 term of Lee Hawkins. Those who qualified last week for the seat are: Brandon Givens, a Libertarian who lives in Gainesville; and Republicans Butch Miller and Jimmy Norman, both of Flowery Branch. A special election will be held on Tuesday, May ... [Full Story »]

AHS student arrested for assault

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BarrowJournal

Sunday, April 11. 2010

An Apalachee High School student was arrested after allegedly shooting a neighbor with an Air Soft pellet gun. Gary Wayne Chapman III, 18, of 1604 River Trace in Auburn, was charged with simple assault in connection with the March 30 incident. The victim said she was driving into the neighborhood when she saw Chapman and another male holding a ... [Full Story »]

YMCA offering self defense classes

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BarrowJournal

Sunday, April 11. 2010

The Brad Akins YMCA will host a series of women’s self defense seminars beginning on May 1. The May 1 class will focus on awareness and safety. The class will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On May 15, the YMCA will hold another self defense class for intermediate and advanced students. The session will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The YMCA will also ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A love of gardening

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BarrowJournal

Sunday, April 11. 2010

“Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps.” - Amos Bronson Alcott Mr. Clark and I just finished planting our garden and boy, did we sleep good. Few things are as fulfilling as spending the day digging in the dirt and at the end of it, surveying a garden patch full of new plants, as yet un-sprouted seeds and some freshly spread compost; that ... [Full Story »]

Dixon: Council runs city government

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BarrowJournal

Sunday, April 11. 2010

In an unusual public statement at Monday night’s session of the Winder City Council, councilman Bob Dixon apologized for the city’s inadequate public notification of two all-day budget sessions last week. Dixon also set the city administration straight about who is in charge of the city government. Dixon, who has been on the council for ... [Full Story »]

Netters still have shot for region

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Saturday, April 10. 2010

There is one thing in mind for the Banks County netters right now – getting into the region tournament. The deciding match is coming up next Monday as Banks hosts Walnut Grove. The match was pushed from March 25 and the outcome will determine if the Leopards will have a shot at region. Before the Walnut Grove game, Banks still has a trip to ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Time running out; uncertain status for bed tax and budget

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MadisonJournalTODAY

Saturday, April 10. 2010

By Rep. Alan Powell Your Georgia General Assembly is in recess for spring break until Monday, April 12. Last week, the House of Representatives met for three days and acted on only five relatively minor pieces of legislation. Now just seven legislative days are left in the session, with plenty of unfinished business – most importantly final ... [Full Story »]

WBHS defeat Apalachee

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS

Saturday, April 10. 2010

The WBHS baseball team earned a little payback Friday and in the process continued on its march to the postseason. The Diamond Doggs posted a 6-0 victory against AHS to avenge a loss to the Diamond Cats in March. See Wednesday's edition of the Barrow Journal for a complete report on the game as well as an update on local spring sports.