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4-year-old child playing with lighter starts house fire

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Tuesday, February 26. 2019

A young child playing with a lighter in bed accidentally set his house on fire Monday morning in Auburn. Barrow County Emergency Services communications officers were alerted to the report of a residential structure fire in the 1500 block of Willow Gate Way around 11 a.m. Monday, according to a BCES news release. Crews from Stations 4, 5, and 7 ... [Full Story »]

Two adults displaced in Statham house fire

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Thursday, February 21. 2019

Residents of a Statham home awoke Wednesday morning to the smell of smoke and were forced to quickly evacuate with their pets. Barrow County Emergency Services communications officers were alerted to the report of a residential structure fire in the 2400 block of Peace Circle around 2 a.m. The first arriving fire units reported that the attic ... [Full Story »]

Early voting starts Monday for BOC election, ESPLOST

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Wednesday, February 20. 2019

Early and absentee voting for the March 19 Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 3 special election and the countywide Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) renewal referendum will begin Monday, Feb. 25. Advanced voting will be held through March 15 and will run Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ... [Full Story »]

Statham council agrees to settle Corkren lawsuits

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Wednesday, February 20. 2019

The City of Statham and Catherine Corkren settled lawsuits about the state’s open-records law at the council’s meeting Tuesday. Corken sued about what she contended were violations of the open-records law. The Statham City Council unanimously agreed to settle the suits after about a 15-minute closed session Tuesday. The city agreed to pay ... [Full Story »]

Statham tables pay raises for mayor, council

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Wednesday, February 20. 2019

The Statham City Council tabled three items Tuesday night dealing with pay raises for the mayor and council members, an intergovernmental agreement about sewer service with the county and vacation time for employees. The council has discussed the issues — including privately — for a number of weeks. The council agreed at its work session ... [Full Story »]

Code enforcement gets Statham council’s attention at meeting

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Wednesday, February 20. 2019

The Statham City Council basically agreed with a resident who complained about lax enforcement of city code Tuesday night. Council member Perry Barton emphasized the city should check every two weeks until action is taken to clean up property in Lakewood Village, which is off Jefferson Street and up the hill from Bear Creek Middle School. He ... [Full Story »]

Television show filming in Winder pushed back a week

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Wednesday, February 20. 2019

The production schedule for an upcoming television series that will film at and around the Barrow County Historic Courthouse in downtown Winder has been pushed back a few days. Filming for “The Outsider” will now take place March 11-13, a week later than originally planned. The Winder City Council held a called meeting last Thursday and ... [Full Story »]

BOC awards water, sewer main relocation projects for West Winder Bypass

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Wednesday, February 13. 2019

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a pair of bids from Anderson Grading and Pipeline to relocate water and sewer mains as part of the West Winder Bypass project. Anderson, which had the low bid on both items, was awarded the $495,995 bid to relocate a 24-inch water transmission main on Carl-Bethlehem Road near Patrick ... [Full Story »]

Auburn council approves two stop signs for intersection

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Wednesday, February 13. 2019

The Auburn City Council on Thursday approved the placement of two additional signs at the intersection of College Street and 6th Avenue, which city officials said will help with additional traffic coming to the area. An increase in traffic is expected, according to police chief Chris Hodge, with the completion of the Auburn Center, which is ... [Full Story »]

Parents arrested for abusing infant

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Monday, February 11. 2019

The mother and father of a 3-week-old infant were arrested last week for child abuse after the child was taken to the hospital with extensive injuries. According to a Barrow County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies responded to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow on Feb. 6 after the infant was brought in with multiple broken bones. ... [Full Story »]

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