Entries by BarrowJournal

Statham receives $25,000 for water quality

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Monday, March 29. 2010

BY KATIE HUSTON Statham was awarded $25,000 to go toward helping to improve the city’s water quality. The grant, a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), will help provide solar-powered circulators for the water reservoir. A solar-powered circulator is an environmental approach used to improve water quality. They may be used in wastewater ... [Full Story »]

Peoples Bank struggling

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Monday, March 29. 2010

The nation’s banking crisis has reached Winder’s venerable Peoples Bank, which is working to comply with a consent order issued three months ago by federal regulators. Founded 84 years ago by the late Charles Maddox, then managed for decades by his son, Charles Maddox Jr., the bank is being navigated through the current economic crisis by ... [Full Story »]

Peoples Bank fighting off hard times

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Monday, March 29. 2010

Would-be burglars flee from home

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

A March 20 burglary attempt failed after the suspects discovered the home was occupied. Two black males entered a home on McCarty Road at approximately 6 a.m. The men were surprised to find the residents at home and fled without taking anything. Statham Police are investigating the incident. Other incidents reported during the past week ... [Full Story »]

Woman shows up drunk for court

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

A Lawrenceville woman was arrested after arriving at Auburn Municipal Court intoxicated. The arresting officer was sitting in the courtroom when he noticed that Denise Yvonne Spence, 51, of 2705 Still Farms Court in Lawrenceville, smelled strongly of alcoholic beverages. After Spence fell asleep several times, the officer decided to administer ... [Full Story »]

YearOne to host car show, chili cook-off and public safety events

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

YearOne will hold its Braselton Bash on Saturday, April 17, from 3-8 p.m., at its facility on Cherry Drive, located off Ga. Hwy. 53. Also, the event will include the public safety awareness and law enforcement day, along with the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual chili cook-off. The YearOne Braselton Bash will include a car ... [Full Story »]

Yearwood: ‘Another day in paradise’

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

For the second time in two months, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to censure Chairman Danny Yearwood – this time for refusing to take anger management classes recommended by an attorney who investigated recent discrimination allegations. In a pair of 4-2 votes, with commissioners Larry Joe Wilburn and Eva Elder ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Embracing the future

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Sunday, March 28. 2010

“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” - Albert Einstein It’s happening again. I’m being dragged, kicking and screaming, into a future I’m not sure I want to embrace. First it was cell phones…Why would I carry a phone with me all the time, when I have an answering machine at home to record my messages? Then it was ... [Full Story »]

Woman seeks money from county then city

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Saturday, March 27. 2010

A Winder woman called the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office after her vehicle was reportedly damaged as she was driving on Matthew School Road near Bill Rutledge Road. The woman claimed she hit a pothole which damaged her front right tire and rim. The deputy asked the woman for her insurance card, but the woman refused to provide it saying she ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: A Blue Ribbon for the athletically challenged

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Saturday, March 27. 2010

When I was in the second grade, I participated in my school’s field day. It was an all-day event, which included competitions in various sports. There are many areas that I do not excel in, and athletics is one of them. Never have, never will. Many of my classmates were winning ribbons, but when it came time for me to show how far I could ... [Full Story »]