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Smith rips Yearwood’s request for cuts

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Wednesday, June 10. 2009

After enduring a lengthy board debate Tuesday night that threatened to undo a month of work on his plan to salvage the county’s finances, County Chairman Danny Yearwood then faced a brutal public flogging by Sheriff Jud Smith. Smith’s ire was sparked some remarks that Yearwood made Tuesday morning during a radio appearance. “He told the ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: Winder a dictatorship?

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Thursday, June 4. 2009

At Tuesday night’s City of Winder council meeting, Mayor Chip Thompson and city administrator Bob Beck made it clear that they don’t intend to follow the state law regarding the town’s FY2010 budget. Georgia law sets out a specific process before a town can adopt a budget. That process includes having the city council hold at least one ... [Full Story »]

BOC to vote Tuesday on layoffs, salary cuts

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Wednesday, June 3. 2009

Employees of Barrow County’s government will learn Tuesday night how severely the county’s fiscal crisis will affect them. The Barrow County Board of Commissioners is likely to vote Tuesday night on decisive steps to salvage the county’s finances. The plan reportedly includes a significant “reduction in force” affecting most ... [Full Story »]

Statham youth killed by train

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Wednesday, June 3. 2009

A 17-year-old Statham youth was killed Saturday morning when he was hit by an oncoming CSX train just outside the city limits. But exactly what happened isn’t yet clear. A report from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said Joshua Whiten may have been walking on the tracks at the time of the incident while listening to music. “The ... [Full Story »]

Gwinnett deputy killed Monday in Barrow wreck

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Tuesday, June 2. 2009

A Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a wreck Monday afternoon as he traveled to his Barrow County home on a motorcycle. The Georgia State Patrol identified the deputy as 56-year-old Bill Edge. The accident happened shortly after 5 p.m. at the intersection of Atlanta Highway and Bowman Mill Road in the southeastern part of Barrow ... [Full Story »]

Statham youth killed by train

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Monday, June 1. 2009

A 17-year-old Statham youth was killed Saturday morning when he was hit by an oncoming CSX train just outside the city limits. But exactly what happened isn’t yet clear. A report from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said the victim may have been walking on the tracks at the time of the incident while listening to music. “The train’s ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Need to save historic old buildings in Winder

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Thursday, May 28. 2009

BY LORIN SINN-CLARK My brother was in town last week, visiting from Colorado. He wanted some real Southern Barbeque, so we took him to Smokin’-Po-Boys on West Athens Street in Winder, across the street from the downtown side of the old courthouse. We went right at noon, which used to mean the place would be hoppin’ – but it wasn’t. Only ... [Full Story »]

County budget group to meet Thurs.

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners budget committee will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. to again wrestle with what portends to be the most difficult budget year in the county’s history. County BOC chairman Danny Yearwood said this week that climbing out of what amounts to a nearly $10 million revenue hole over the next 16 months will require a ... [Full Story »]

Sales tax ‘bump’ not a trend

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009

For a brief moment last week, Barrow officials thought their sales tax revenues had taken a dramatic turn for the better. But further investigation of why the county got two sales tax checks from the state this month revealed that all counties got two checks. The Georgia Department of Revenue had moved to a new system of accounting, which ... [Full Story »]

Drugs by bucket busted in Winder

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Wednesday, May 27. 2009

Winder police officers last week busted up an unusual drug operation down the street from Barrow County Leisure Services. The operation out of an apartment on 2nd Street involved the use of a wireless doorbell button attached to a tree in nearby woods. Buyers first would push the remote doorbell, then go to the back of the apartment and ring a ... [Full Story »]

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