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School officials deposed in Facebook firing case

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Thursday, January 28. 2010

Barrow County School officials now admit they do not know who sent the email accusing former Apalachee High School teacher Ashley Payne of inappropriate conduct on the social networking site Facebook. According to Payne’s attorney Richard Storrs, Apalachee High School principal David McGee and assistant principal Dorann Mansberger admitted ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Continuing to accept politics as usual

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Thursday, January 28. 2010

“Flip a coin. There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between Republicans and Democrats.” — 2008 Libertarian President candidate Bob Barr In 1992 American voters were fed up with George Bush (the first one). As a result, Bill Clinton was voted in. Two years later, many were tired of the new president and swept many Republicans back ... [Full Story »]

Auburn Police get high tech weapon

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

The Auburn Police Department has added a new high tech weapon to its arsenal. Known as the “ThugFindIR,” the device is the first of its kind according to president and chief executive officer Greg Davis of Integrated Technology Systems (ITS) in Winder. In development since early 2009, the ThugFindIR contains an integrated thermal imaging ... [Full Story »]

Statham family loses home to fire

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

The American Red Cross is assisting a Statham family after a Jan. 25 fire destroyed their home. Just after 4 p.m. on Monday, communication officers with Barrow County Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting a structure fire at 65 Jefferson Road. First arriving firefighters found a doublewide mobile home that was approximately fifty ... [Full Story »]

Sentences issued in Superior Court

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

The Barrow County Superior Court recently sentenced the following people. Those charged and their sentences are listed below. Charges listed as nolle prosequi are those in which the prosecutor or plaintiff indicated they would not proceed with the case. In criminal cases, a disposition of nolle prosequi may be entered when evidence proves ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Pants on the ground

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Wednesday, January 27. 2010

“Pants on the ground, pants on the ground; Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground…” — “General” Larry Platt, 2010 It may be bigger than, “I’m going to Disney World!” and a visual that will take some time to fade from our collective memory: Brett Favre leading the Minnesota Vikings in a locker room rendition of ... [Full Story »]

Shot fired at school bus

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Tuesday, January 26. 2010

An unidentified suspect fired a pellet or bb gun at a Barrow County school bus while students were on board. The bus was travelling near 274 Oak Ridge in Auburn on Jan. 15 when someone shot the rear window of the bus. Neither the bus driver nor any of the students saw the shooter. No one was injured. Authorities searched the area, but were ... [Full Story »]

Statham Police investigate shoplifting incidents

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Tuesday, January 26. 2010

Statham Police investigated two reports of shoplifting during the past week. Police arrested Bryan Bradshaw, 18, of Statham for shoplifting in connection with an incident at an Atlanta Highway business. Arrests are pending in another shoplifting case which took place at a Railroad Avenue location. One traffic accident was reported in Statham ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: Time to ask about high public pay

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Tuesday, January 26. 2010

Not to pick on any one individual, but across the state the pay of local government officials has grown all out of proportion to their real worth. There was a time when working for local governments was an underpaid task. Finding people to leave the private sector for government service was difficult. But then local governments began to load up ... [Full Story »]

Woman has difficulty recalling name, age

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Monday, January 25. 2010

A Statham woman was arrested on numerous charges after being stopped for driving a vehicle with an altered drive out tag. When the officer approached the vehicle, he noticed that the female driver, later identified as Felecia Rodgers, 39, of 1646 Amalie Drive in Statham, had red and glassy eyes. When asked why her vehicle was unregistered, ... [Full Story »]

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