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2 University of Georgia football players arrested in Barrow County

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Sunday, December 3. 2017

Two University of Georgia football players were arrested late Saturday night in Barrow County on marijuana-related charges. Wide receiver Jayson Stanley and linebacker Natrez Patrick were arrested at 11:50 p.m. following a traffic stop. According to a Barrow County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Stanley, who was driving, was detected ... [Full Story »]

Firms recommended to design new high school

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Wednesday, November 29. 2017

A master plan for the remainder of the property where Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology is on Austin Road could be complete by August 2018 and construction on a new high school at that property could be ready for students by fall of 2020. The Barrow County Board of Education will vote Tuesday on hiring an architectural firm and a civil ... [Full Story »]

Statham wins suit over transfer station

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Wednesday, November 29. 2017

The City of Statham won the lawsuit against Statham Industrial over its plan to open a transfer station in the city’s industrial park. Judge David Motes issued an order in favor of the city Nov. 20. The company, represented by Douglas Dillard, partner in the firm of Pursley, Friese and Torgrimson of Atlanta, sued the city over its denial of ... [Full Story »]

Barrow County schools losing millions in tax appraisals, state says

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Wednesday, November 29. 2017

Barrow County schools will seek meetings with county officials to push closer cooperation and seek ways to get $3.4 million in property taxes a state audit says it should have received in 2016. Jennifer Houston, assistant superintendent for business services, told the board Barrow County is the lowest in the state for its sales ratio with its ... [Full Story »]

Proposed school calendar for 2018-19 stirs discussion at meeting

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Wednesday, November 29. 2017

The Barrow County Board of Education will vote Tuesday on a 2018-19 school calendar that will start school Aug. 1 and end May 22. The feature that drew comments Tuesday night at the BOE work session is the spring break that is the last full week of April. School will end 18 days later. School officials put two calendar options out for comment ... [Full Story »]

BOC approves LMIG application for paving

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Wednesday, November 29. 2017

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners, on Tuesday, approved the following: •the 2018 LMIG application packet requesting a total of $753,423 for paving Atlanta Highway (east city limits of Statham to Oconee County line and Ga. 53 south to west city limits of Statham) and Tanners Bridge Road. The county’s match for would be $226,027, for a ... [Full Story »]

City of Auburn moves closer to plan for new municipal complex, private development on site

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Wednesday, November 22. 2017

The future site of a new city hall and police station in Auburn could one day be part of a larger mixed-use development. The city has purchased, with SPLOST money, just under 15 acres of land on U.S. 8/Atlanta Highway at the eastern boundary of the city limits, which will include a new municipal complex to house city hall and the city’s ... [Full Story »]

Winder holds ribbon cutting for new pump station, storage tank

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Wednesday, November 22. 2017

City of Winder utilities director Roger Wilhelm was smiling last Thursday afternoon as city officials held a ribbon cutting for a new 5 million-gallon ground water storage tank and booster pump station on Rockwell Church Road. “We’re one of the few industries that bury most of the projects we do, so anytime we get to see above-ground ... [Full Story »]

Water authority approves 2018 budget

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Wednesday, November 22. 2017

The Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority, which includes Barrow County, approved its 2018 budget last week. The budget is about 5 percent more than in 2017 at $3.5 million for operations. Total expenses will be about $7.8 million The authority includes representatives from Jackson, Barrow, Oconee and Clarke counties. It provides water to those ... [Full Story »]

Man struck, killed by vehicle in Auburn

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Friday, November 17. 2017

A man was killed Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle on Parks Mill Road in Auburn. According to the Georgia State Patrol, just after 5 p.m., a 63-year-old man was traveling northbound on Parks Mill Road near the Old South Convenience Store in a Ford van when he struck and killed Stephen Capps, 20, who had wandered into the path ... [Full Story »]

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