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Land for 'Career Academy' issue at meeting

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Sunday, May 2. 2010

“If we build it, will they come?” was the question discussed by members of the Winder-Barrow Industrial Building Authority at their meeting April 27. At issue was a proposal to deed 40-acres of land the IBA owns at the intersection of highways 316 and 53 to the local school system for use as a campus that would house a “career academy” ... [Full Story »]

Newman to be nominated for role in SBC

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Sunday, May 2. 2010

Local political activist Ray Newman is expected to be nominated to serve as second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the SBC’s June 15-16 meeting in Orlando, Fla. Newman, an ethics and religious affairs specialist, served as a pastor for 30 years and is a trustee of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty ... [Full Story »]

Man hears voices after using crack

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Sunday, May 2. 2010

A Winder man locked himself in a maintenance storage room at the YMCA and called 911 after hearing what he thought was a threat. When police arrived, they met with the man who said he heard a male and female walking through the building saying they “should just shoot him.” Police searched the building and found no one else inside. Once the ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Having to live with fear

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Sunday, May 2. 2010

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.” - Louisa May Alcott Fear is a big deal for me; it always has been. For reasons that can be explained by events in my life and for reasons I’ll probably never understand, I am an excessively fearful person. In my world, disaster lurks around every corner and calamity is only ... [Full Story »]

BOE dealing with budget crunch

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Saturday, May 1. 2010

The Barrow County Board of Education continues to look at ways to save money as members believe the budget crisis is far from over. While not in as bad a shape financially as some area systems, Barrow County BOE members are looking at various proposals on saving funds including the elimination of various positions ranging from an assistant ... [Full Story »]

Man arrested twice in one day

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Saturday, May 1. 2010

A Braselton man may think twice before visiting Winder in the future. Mark Anthony Lance, 28, of 4533 Bennefield Road in Braselton, was stopped by Winder police just before 8 a.m. on April 16 after an officer ran Lance’s tag and discovered it returned to a Chevrolet Lumina instead of the S10 Blazer on which it was displayed. Lance told the ... [Full Story »]

Barrow County 4-H develops S.A.F.E. shooters

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Saturday, May 1. 2010

Participants in the Barrow County 4-H Project S.A.F.E. not only learn to shoot shotguns, but, more importantly, learn how to handle the weapons safely. Project S.A.F.E. is short for Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education. The program provides an opportunity for youth in seventh through twelfth grades to learn to shoot shotguns. Participants hone ... [Full Story »]

Poll shows skepticism regarding Winder meetings

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Saturday, May 1. 2010

Last week’s BarrowJournal.com poll asked respondents if they believed recent budget meetings held by the City of Winder violated the state’s open meeting law. Under that law, meetings of a public board or council must be open to the public and should be announced in advance with limited exceptions. Over 44 percent of respondents indicated ... [Full Story »]

Candidate qualifying ends

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Friday, April 30. 2010

As the candidate qualifying period drew to a close on Friday, several political hopefuls cast their hats into the ring for the July 20 primary. In the school board district 1 race, Blake Foster joined local business owner Jacquelin Twiss in challenging incumbent Randall Holland. For the school board district 4 seat, Beverly Kelley and Will Dunn ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Lanier Tech deal: Devil is in the details

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Friday, April 30. 2010

There has been some promising activity on a possible new campus for Lanier Tech in Barrow County. With the recent offer of land by the Maddox family along Hwy. 316, the idea of a larger and more comprehensive technical college may get a boost. In addition, the Barrow County School System is interested in doing a joint project with Lanier Tech ... [Full Story »]

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