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Chairman's race draws 3 candidates

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Friday, May 2. 2008

Several high-profile races took shape in Barrow County as qualifying closed this week for July’s primary balloting, including three candidates who have qualified for chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Doug Garrison will be challenged by Danny Yearwood and Jim Beckemeyer. All three qualified as Republicans. ... [Full Story »]

Barrow BOE to tap reserves for FY09

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Wednesday, April 30. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Board of Education is projecting a budget shortfall of $2.4 million for fiscal year 2009 and is planning to tap its reserve funds to make up the difference. Assistant superintendant of business services Ken Cato presented preliminary budget figures to the BOE Tuesday. Cato said despite the projected deficit, the ... [Full Story »]

Auburn hears pitch for past due tax collections

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Wednesday, April 23. 2008

Auburn City Council members heard a presentation from Casey Vance, Government Tax Solutions, at Thursday’s meeting on the collection of delinquent property taxes for the city. Vance told the council that his company fronts the funds to run the ads and send notification by certified mail. “We only get paid if you collect” Vance said. It is ... [Full Story »]

DA reports progress in fixing backlog

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Tuesday, April 22. 2008

More than 2,000 indictments or accusations have been filed by District Attorney Rick Bridgeman since he took office in September with most of the backlogged cases being dealt with. Bridgeman issued an update last week on the status of the cases in the office. “The great news is that we have reviewed and made appropriate charging decisions on ... [Full Story »]

Personal care home approved by planning commission

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Monday, April 21. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County planning commission has recommended approval for a personal care home to be located at 294 Tanners Bridge Road in Bethlehem. Applicant Joy Murray said there is only one personal care home in the city and she believes there is a need for affordable senior care in the area. “There are so many people who cannot ... [Full Story »]

Jones sentenced to 180 days; Madison gives up law license

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Friday, April 18. 2008

Linn Jones, wife of former District Attorney Tim Madison, was sentenced in Banks County Superior Court Friday to 180 days in a women’s detention center on theft charges. She was also fined $500 and will have to perform 250 hours of community service. Meanwhile, Madison has surrendered his Georgia Law License. The Georgia Supreme Court ... [Full Story »]

'STATE OF THE COUNTY' ADDRESS: Barrow must embrace change, says Garrison

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Wednesday, April 16. 2008

BY KRISTI REED Barrow County Commission Chairman Doug Garrison said citizens and local governments must embrace change in order “to create a Barrow our grandchildren will be proud to call home.” Speaking at the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce's “State of the County” annual luncheon, Garrison said rapid growth is transforming the ... [Full Story »]

Everett re-elected chairman of Airport Authority

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Wednesday, April 16. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Airport Authority held its annual elections Tuesday. Sammy Everett was re-elected to the position of chairman of the Authority. Lee Barnett was re-elected as Vice-Chairman and Robert Cartmill was re-elected as the Authority’s secretary. In other business, Phil Eberly of W.K. Dickson updated the Authority ... [Full Story »]

Rep. England gives final ‘08 legislative report

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Tuesday, April 15. 2008

BY REP. TERRY ENGLAND The 2008 Legislative Session is now behind us and the pundits have already begun to analyze our accomplishments, critique our work, and pass judgment on many of the bills we adopted. So I wanted to take some time and tell you myself about the most important things we did and why we did them. We adopted a statewide water ... [Full Story »]

Winder considers fire tax hike

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Wednesday, April 9. 2008

BY KRISTI REED Winder’s fire tax millage rate could soon increase 39.5 percent if the city council approves the rate change as part of the 2009 budget. The council voted Tuesday to notify the public that it is considering raising the millage rate from 2.15 mils to 3 mils. City Administrator Bob Beck said the amount would represent a tax of ... [Full Story »]

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