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Lawmen square off in county sheriff race

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Thursday, June 12. 2008

The two Republican candidates for Barrow County Sheriff have a lot in common. Murray Kogod and Jud Smith are both long-term law enforcement officers. Both say they will be tough on crime. They even share the goal of seeking state accreditation for the sheriff’s department. Kogod, a major and chief deputy in the Barrow County Sheriff’s ... [Full Story »]

Chairman's race highlight of GOP forum

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Thursday, June 12. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Republican Party held the first of three scheduled candidate forums on Monday at the Colleen O. Williams theatre in Winder. Eighteen candidates participated in the event. The forum consisted of short speeches by each candidate. The candidates were allowed three minutes to present their qualifications for office ... [Full Story »]

Alcohol license approved for new Auburn restaurant

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Wednesday, June 11. 2008

BY CHRIS BRIDGES The Auburn City Council unanimously approved an alcohol license for Dakota’s Grill, a new restaurant which is scheduled to open in approximately eight weeks. The council approved the application during its June meeting last Thursday after taking comments from citizens during a public hearing. No citizen in attendance spoke ... [Full Story »]

BOC studies short term traffic solutions

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Tuesday, June 10. 2008

BY KRISTI REED With the West Winder Bypass on hold due to lack of state funding, county officials have been forced to look at short and intermediate term solutions to the traffic problems facing Barrow County. One of the solutions under consideration is a cross county route to alleviate congestion in downtown Winder and move traffic across the ... [Full Story »]

Barrow political forum set for June 23

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Monday, June 9. 2008

The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee will present a “Night with the Candidates” on Monday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m. The political forum will be open to any candidate that is running in a contested race in Barrow County. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to answer three questions asked by panelists ... [Full Story »]

UPDATED: Winder approves FY09 budget

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Sunday, June 8. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Winder City Council has approved a $46 million budget for fiscal year 2009. The operating budget for 2009 will be set at $34.7 million, approximately $900,000 more than last year’s budget. The capital budget, which includes items such as equipment, facilities and other fixed assets, is $11.4 million. In a 4-2 vote, Council ... [Full Story »]

Sign ordinance enforcement to begin August 1

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Thursday, June 5. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The City of Winder will soon begin taking enforcement action against citizens and business owners that violate the city’s sign ordinance. City Administrator Bob Beck informed council Tuesday that code enforcement officials will be working with businesses and residents to achieve compliance with the ordinance by August 1. Code ... [Full Story »]

Barrow BOE honors retirees, award recipients

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Thursday, June 5. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Board of Education honored 17 retirees Tuesday night. The educators will end their careers with a combined total of 530 years of teaching experience. Superintendent Ron Saunders said the group had touched many lives, both students and adults, during their time as teachers. This year’s retirees were: Judi ... [Full Story »]

UPDATED: Airport Authority authorizes $1.2 million line of credit

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Thursday, June 5. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Airport Authority has authorized chairman Sammy Everett to execute loan documents for a line of credit to fund future projects at the airport. The vote was held at a June 5 special meeting of the authority. The terms proposed by The Peoples Bank will provide a total line of credit of $1.2 million financed at a ... [Full Story »]

UPDATED: Barrow BOE tentatively approves new budget

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Wednesday, June 4. 2008

BY KRISTI REED The Barrow County Board of Education has given preliminary approval to the proposed $102.1 million fiscal year 2009 budget. With projected revenues of $98 million, the school system will end the year with a $4 million deficit. The most current projections show Barrow County Schools ending the 2008 fiscal year with reserves of ... [Full Story »]

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