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County manager to ask for new directors Tuesday night

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Saturday, February 23. 2013

On Tuesday night, county manager Jock Connell will ask the Barrow County Board of Commissioners to create two newly restructured departments and a director's position for each. Connell wants to create a Department of Public Works and to hire a public works director. He also wants to create a Department of Economic/Community Development and to ... [Full Story »]

Municipalities seek to annex school system sites

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Saturday, February 23. 2013

The Barrow County Board of Education on Feb. 26 will consider annexation requests from two local municipalities. Winder officials want to annex the 8.44-acre site of the school bus garage on Hal Jackson Road, because it is one of the unincorporated islands in the city. Bethlehem officials want to annex Bethlehem Elementary School, which is ... [Full Story »]

The political pulse of Barrow today

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Friday, February 22. 2013

Depending on your point of view, Barrow County manager Jock Connell’s move to create two new management positions is either a good move toward professionalizing the county government, or it’s nothing more than adding another layer of bureaucracy. Connell has suggested the board of commissioners create a public works director position and an ... [Full Story »]

Students arrested after joining ‘Fight Club’ trend

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Wednesday, February 20. 2013

Three juvenile Apalachee High School students were arrested last week and charged with disorderly conduct after police got wind of a secret “fight club” that had been organizing brief bouts during school days and posting the clashes online. Fight clubs have surfaced in bars, schools and other places since the 1999 release of the movie, ... [Full Story »]

Winder sets process to fill council seat

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Wednesday, February 20. 2013

Winder city officials have changed their minds about the process for filling the Ward 2 city council seat vacated by the recent death of longtime councilman Charlie Eberhart. Mayor David Maynard said although the charter makes the city council responsible for filling the seat and makes no provision for a candidate qualifying process in ... [Full Story »]

Open house Tuesday for West Winder Bypass project

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Monday, February 18. 2013

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners is hosting a community open house Tuesday, Feb. 19, for the West Winder Bypass project. The open house will feature displays of the proposed alignment, and transportation staff will be available to answer questions. The event is from 4-7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Westside Middle School on Matthews School ... [Full Story »]

Winder Police track down burglary ring

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Friday, February 15. 2013

Detectives with the Winder Police Department, Rikki Banks and Gregg Teatino, were conducting a follow-up investigation on Feb. 14 regarding information on several burglaries reported in recent weeks. The investigation led them to the home of Zenobia Griffin of Winder. As the detectives spoke with Griffin, they observed a television in her home ... [Full Story »]

Daily newspapers aren’t just a victim of the times

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Friday, February 15. 2013

The recent story on 60 Minutes about the New Orleans Times Picayune having gone to a three-day per week print publication schedule brought a lot of attention to the problems facing the daily newspaper industry. But what that national story didn’t do was highlight the fact that many daily newspapers are struggling not just because of the ... [Full Story »]

Barrow County tax digest to drop for 5th year; Public schools face biggest losses

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Wednesday, February 13. 2013

Barrow County’s tax digest — the combined taxable value of all property — is expected to drop again this year for the fifth consecutive time since 2008. Chris Griner, the school system’s director of finance and business services, recently produced a three-year financial forecast projecting a 10-percent decline this year, followed by two ... [Full Story »]

Worley not facing criminal charges

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Wednesday, February 13. 2013

Barrow County District 3 Commissioner Steve Worley is not facing criminal charges in connection with his recent termination as the public works director for the City of Monroe. Asked by the Barrow Journal to clarify whether the ongoing investigation is an internal probe of alleged violations of city polices and procedures, or a criminal probe, ... [Full Story »]

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