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Renshaw finalist for South Carolina job

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Wednesday, October 17. 2018

Barrow County manager Mike Renshaw was named last week as one of three finalists for the top administrator job in Oconee County, S.C. Oconee County is similar in size to Barrow County with an estimated population of 77,270 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The county seat is Walhalla. The Oconee County Council was scheduled to have ... [Full Story »]

County health insurance premiums to remain same in 2019

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Wednesday, October 10. 2018

Barrow County employees’ health insurance premiums through the county will remain the same in 2019, and the county will pay the same costs it is paying this year. The county board of commissioners approved the county’s 2019 BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia health plan renewal during its biweekly meeting Tuesday night. According to figures ... [Full Story »]

State Senate, House candidates differ strongly on several issues during forum

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Wednesday, October 10. 2018

From healthcare, to taxes, to immigration, to law enforcement issues, the candidates for Georgia House District 117 and Senate District 47 expressed stark differences in terms of policy and a vision for the state’s future during a forum in Winder last week. The forum, hosted by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce governmental affairs ... [Full Story »]

Republican school board hopefuls lay out cases during forum

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Wednesday, October 10. 2018

The Republican candidates in the two contested Barrow County Board of Education races laid out their cases for voters ahead of the Nov. 6 election during a forum last week, while the Democratic candidates were invited but did not attend. Lisa Maloof, who is running against Democrat Johnny Smith for the District 3 seat being vacated by outgoing ... [Full Story »]

Auburn City Council approves preliminary engineering proposal for future town center

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Wednesday, October 10. 2018

The Auburn City Council, last Thursday, approved a preliminary engineering proposal for the future municipal complex. The city is in the process of planning a mixed-use development on about 15 acres of land south of Atlanta Highway near the eastern boundary of the city limits that will include a city hall and police department building along ... [Full Story »]

Building, vehicles damaged in fire on Bankhead Highway

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Monday, October 8. 2018

A shed and several tractor trailers were damaged by a fire Saturday afternoon in Winder. According to a Barrow County Emergency Services news release, just before 2 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to a call in the 1000 block of Bankhead Highway, where they found the shed and trailers on fire, and several large fuel tanks were also near ... [Full Story »]

Rezoning request for proposed residential development in Winder tabled by council for a month

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Wednesday, October 3. 2018

The Winder City Council wants additional time to decide whether it will grant a request to rezone 70 acres northwest of the intersection of highways 11 and 53, where an age-restricted residential neighborhood is being planned. The council voted 6-0 Tuesday to table developer D.R. Horton’s request to rezone the land from R-1 Single Family Low ... [Full Story »]

Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority budget up about 2 percent

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Wednesday, October 3. 2018

The Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority last week heard a presentation for a budget of $7.9 million, an increase of 2 percent, or about $140,000, for Fiscal Year 2019. The authority, a group that includes Jackson, Barrow, Oconee and Athens-Clarke counties, is expected to approve its FY19 budget at its Nov. 28 meeting. The proposed budget goes to ... [Full Story »]

Barrow County ELOST receipts still climbing

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Wednesday, October 3. 2018

The Barrow County School System continues to reap the benefit of higher sales tax collection in its ELOST – Education Local Option Sales Tax. Jennifer Houston, assistant superintendent for business services, told the school board Tuesday night the collections for September were $962,045, the seventh month this year receipts have been more ... [Full Story »]

Injuries reported in Statham house fire

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Monday, October 1. 2018

One citizen was injured and transported to an area hospital and a firefighter was also treated at the scene of a Statham House fire Sunday evening. According to a Barrow County Emergency Services news release, just before 7 p.m. Sunday, firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a fire in the 1200 block of Bethlehem Road. Firefighters had to ... [Full Story »]

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