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Barrow County tax digest to drop for 5th year; Public schools face biggest losses

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Wednesday, February 13. 2013

Barrow County’s tax digest — the combined taxable value of all property — is expected to drop again this year for the fifth consecutive time since 2008. Chris Griner, the school system’s director of finance and business services, recently produced a three-year financial forecast projecting a 10-percent decline this year, followed by two ... [Full Story »]

Worley not facing criminal charges

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Wednesday, February 13. 2013

Barrow County District 3 Commissioner Steve Worley is not facing criminal charges in connection with his recent termination as the public works director for the City of Monroe. Asked by the Barrow Journal to clarify whether the ongoing investigation is an internal probe of alleged violations of city polices and procedures, or a criminal probe, ... [Full Story »]

Barrow EOCT results show some improvement

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Wednesday, February 13. 2013

Like other Georgia students who took the new Coordinate Algebra class last fall, Barrow County students struggled to adapt to that classes’ tougher standards. Some 52 percent of Apalachee High School students and 62 percent of Winder Barrow High School students failed the End of Course Test in the class last fall. The statewide failure rate ... [Full Story »]

Jobs, schools and water rates

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Friday, February 8. 2013

Job creation is an important measurement of how well a community is doing. If a community is creating new jobs, it’s a sign of an overall healthy pattern. Some recent data from Georgia State University indicates that while Barrow County did create 36 percent more jobs between 2000 and 2009, most of those were created before 2005. After 2005, ... [Full Story »]

Winder downtown development authority to meet today

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Thursday, February 7. 2013

The Winder Downtown Development Authority will spend about five hours today, Feb. 7, with a UGA consultant talking about the DDA's role, a future Downtown development plan, and a committee structure for the implementation of the plan. The DDA also will consider adopting an agreement for the Barrow Community Foundation Inc. to become a conduit ... [Full Story »]

School calendar set at 170 days

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Wednesday, February 6. 2013

With one dissenting vote, the Barrow County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to set next year’s school calendar at 170 days. The approved calendar shows that the upcoming school year will begin Wednesday, Aug. 7, and end Thursday, May 15. Students will get four long breaks during the school year: from Oct. 14-18 for Fall Break; from ... [Full Story »]

Worley fired from Monroe job; fate on Barrow BOC undecided

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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

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Wednesday, February 6. 2013

Winder to charge customers more for natural gas

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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

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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 »]

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