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COLUMN: More Americans ‘clinging’ to guns

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Monday, January 11. 2010

“And it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” - Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama. Well I guess working-class Americans are even more bitter now than ... [Full Story »]

Armed Auburn man interrupts burglary

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Monday, January 11. 2010

An Auburn man returned home just in time to prevent a burglar from stealing items from his Chippewa Run residence. The man had just arrived home from work and was walking to his front door when he heard a noise inside his house. Before entering the house, the man retrieved a gun from his vehicle. Armed, the man returned to the residence. Just ... [Full Story »]

Tires, rubbish ignited by power cord

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Sunday, January 10. 2010

A Jan. 2 fire on Carl Bethlehem Road started when an extension cord was used to provide power to a camper trailer, according to Lieutenant Scott Dakin, public information officer for Barrow County Fires and Emergency Services. Firefighters were dispatched to the 900 block of Carl Bethlehem Road just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning. Crews arrived ... [Full Story »]

Firefighters respond to smoke in residence

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Sunday, January 10. 2010

Barrow County firefighters were dispatched to Euclid Street in Statham early on Jan. 2 after residents discovered smoke emanating from the heating vents. First arriving firefighters found light smoke in the residence. “Firefighters entered the crawl space of the home looking for a source of the smoke,” said Lieutenant Scott Dakin, public ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Looking forward to the new year

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Sunday, January 10. 2010

I like the beginning of a new year; it holds such promise and hope. To tangibly feel a sense of promise and hope is a rare and fleeting treat for a mostly glass-half-empty, worried pessimist like me. By late January my warm fuzzy feelings about the New Year fade into a bone-cold fatigue from winter and its short, gray days. I begin to yearn for ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Habby Dew Year…

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Saturday, January 9. 2010

It’s an annual occurrence, this cough-til-you-drop thing that starts out as more of a sinus infection, but then goes astray as it travels down into my chest before wandering to the belly button and beyond. Regardless of its origin or ultimate destination, it has decided to hit at a most inopportune time. Not that there is a good time to have ... [Full Story »]

Man with 15 warrants arrested

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Saturday, January 9. 2010

Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man wanted in several Georgia counties after receiving a tip from an anonymous bail bondsman. The bondsman called central communications and advised that the fugitive, Jerry Dakhota McCraine, 23 of 3728 Gravitt Road in Duluth, was at an apartment complex on Melrose Street within the City of Winder. ... [Full Story »]

Sheriff's Office investigating possible homicide

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Friday, January 8. 2010

In the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 2010, Sheriff’s deputies responded to a request for medical assistance on Midland Court in Winder. Deputies arrived and located a deceased Hispanic male. The deceased’s name is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. Investigators spent over seventeen hours processing the scene and ... [Full Story »]

Sheriff's Office investigating homicide

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Friday, January 8. 2010

Arrest made in homicide investigation

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Friday, January 8. 2010

A Winder man is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault after a Jan. 8 altercation left another man dead. After an exhaustive crime scene search and initial investigation, Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies secured a warrant for aggravated assault against Saul Rodriguez, age 30. Winder Police took Rodriguez into custody late Friday on ... [Full Story »]

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