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Statham accepts higher water rates from Barrow County

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Wednesday, August 1. 2018

The Statham City Council unanimously approved a new water rate with Barrow County Monday — a gamble that it can maintain its water supply most of the time. The new rate will be $5.15 per 1,000 gallons of water with no commitment from the city to buy any water. The city agreed to a new contract with Barrow County for its second source of ... [Full Story »]

Former police officer gets 9 years for extortion

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Wednesday, August 1. 2018

A former Auburn police officer was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday for his involvement in an extortion ring that targeted drug traffickers. According to a news release from the Northern District of Georgia division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Charles Hubbard, of Loganville, also received three years of supervised release after the ... [Full Story »]

City officials developing plan to address stormwater flooding issues

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Thursday, July 26. 2018

Intense, microburst rainfalls over the last two months have led to significant street and yard flooding issues in the Old Town Winder area that have irked residents and have city officials examining ways to try to mitigate them. “The City of Winder is aware of stormwater complaints resulting from unusually intense rainfall events that have ... [Full Story »]

Winder to create stormwater utility, charge fee

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Thursday, July 26. 2018

Property owners in the City of Winder will see a new stormwater fee from the city on their tax bills this fall. The city council, during a called meeting Tuesday, approved the creation of a stormwater utility and the levying of an assessment and collection of stormwater service fees to operate the city’s stormwater management programs. The ... [Full Story »]

County hires new planning, community development director

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Thursday, July 26. 2018

Barrow County has hired Dan Schultz as its new director of planning and community development following unanimous approval by the county board of commissioners Tuesday night. Schultz has spent the past four and a half years as the county’s geographic information systems (GIS) administrator and floodplain manager, working under the county ... [Full Story »]

Auburn approves wholesale water agreement with county

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Thursday, July 26. 2018

After Auburn City Council member Robert L. Vogel III, very reluctantly, made a motion to approve a proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for the wholesale purchase of water from Barrow County at an increased rate, the council voted unanimously to approve the IGA last Thursday. Council member Jay Riemenschneider seconded the motion. The ... [Full Story »]

Kemp’s blowout win reflected in Barrow

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Thursday, July 26. 2018

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp earned a resounding victory over Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial runoff and won by an even bigger margin in Barrow County. Kemp, who finished with 69.5 percent of the vote statewide, got 79.9 percent in Barrow. He will face Democrat Stacey Abrams, the former House Minority ... [Full Story »]

Winder Downtown Development Authority talks festival, parade during meeting

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Thursday, July 26. 2018

The Winder Downtown Development Authority met Tuesday for the first time since its rejuvenation. The group, which had not met regularly since 2016, is “just one of those things that’s going to benefit the community,” Maddison Dean, the Winder city clerk, said. Dean, who joined the city in April, is from Commerce and served on the DDA in ... [Full Story »]

Winder Lions Baseball official removed by board as police investigate possible mishandling of funds

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Thursday, July 19. 2018

The Winder Lions Baseball youth organization has removed an official from its board and a Winder Police Department investigation into a potential mishandling of funds is underway. A message posted on the organization’s Facebook page Sunday said the board became aware last week of missing funds and voted to remove the official in question. The ... [Full Story »]

Email: BCSO would cover Statham at no charge

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Thursday, July 19. 2018

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office would cover shifts in Statham at no cost, according to an email exchange read aloud at the Statham City Council meeting Tuesday. The Statham Police Department has been criticized by a group of people for much of the past three years. Several federal lawsuits have been filed over arrests by a single Statham ... [Full Story »]

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