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Stabbing victim identified

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Monday, March 15. 2010

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim in the county's third stabbing death this year. Oscar Armando Lopez Melandez, 51, of Athens, was found dead in a drainage ditch off Booth Road in Statham on the evening of March 12. Authorities were dispatched to the location in response to a tip from a concerned citizen. Upon ... [Full Story »]

Motorist warns police of impaired driver

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Monday, March 15. 2010

A motorist spotted an Auburn Police officer waiting to turn right on Hwy. 8 and stopped to advise him that the car which had just passed their location was possibly being operated by an impaired driver. The officer immediately went in pursuit of the vehicle and noticed the driver weaving in and out of his lane. After witnessing the driver weave ... [Full Story »]

Latest CERT class underway

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Monday, March 15. 2010

The latest class of the Barrow County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is currently under way. This new group of volunteers is training to join and become active members of the Barrow County CERT Team. The eight week course is held on Thursday nights at the Barrow County Leisure Services building. Students are trained in search and ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Time for a fairer tax

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Monday, March 15. 2010

Back in 1999, Rep. John Linder made headlines with his FairTax proposal. Intrigued by his talking points, I did some research, made my calculations and figured out that his so-called “fair” tax would cost me more than what I was already paying in Federal income taxes. I took the time to write Rep. Linder and expressed my concerns about his ... [Full Story »]

Winder hires more lawyers to defend suit

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Monday, March 15. 2010

The cost of defending the city government and two top managers in a former clerk’s federal sexual harassment lawsuit has gone up. But the city government isn’t footing the bill for the two additional law firms retained to defend in their individual capacities finance director Leslie Ginn and city administrator Bob Beck. The city’s ... [Full Story »]

Stabbing death Barrow’s third of 2010

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Sunday, March 14. 2010

For the third time this year, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death by stabbing. On the evening of March 12, a tip led authorities to Booth Road near Hwy. 330 in Statham. During a search of the area, law enforcement and emergency services personnel discovered a deceased male victim in a drainage ditch. The victim, whose ... [Full Story »]

Lincoln pictured on $100 bill

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Sunday, March 14. 2010

A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the Loganville Highway Publix after a store employee discovered a counterfeit $100 bill in the cash drawer. The cashier said a black female between the ages of 45 and 50 used the $100 to purchase $12.84 worth of merchandise. When the cashier turned over her cash drawer at the end of her shift, a supervisor ... [Full Story »]

House donated to Habitat for Humanity

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Sunday, March 14. 2010

A needy family will soon have a new home thanks to a generous donation to the Barrow County Habitat for Humanity. The home, donated in loving memory of Mr. Mark Andrew, Mr. C. Davis White and Mr. Alton L. White, will be ready for new inhabitants within the next few weeks. The home will be the 12th Habitat for Humanity home in Barrow County. ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: City needs a more 'can do' view

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Sunday, March 14. 2010

I miss Buddy Ouzts. Not that the current mayor isn’t doing a good job, it’s just I miss the way living in Winder felt all those years Buddy was at the helm. There was a spirit of service to the citizens that seems to have faded under the current management. Don’t get me wrong, I know there were and still are a lot of hard working, ... [Full Story »]

Winder council reins in spending control

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Sunday, March 14. 2010

The Winder City Council on Tuesday night placed unprecedented restrictions on the ability of the mayor and city administrator to use staff and the city’s financial resources on major new initiatives. And local residents who packed the meeting sent a clear message about who ultimately calls the shots. The council instructed city hall that ... [Full Story »]

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