Georgia's primary election, including the presidential preference primary, has been postponed three weeks to June 9 amid the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday, April 9.
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- Coronavirus update: 300 more cases, nine more deaths reported statewide
- Coronavirus update: Georgia primary election postponed to June 9
- BUFFINGTON: More transparency needed in pandemic crisis
- School board to vote on design services contracts for future elementary school, second phase of BASA
- Auburn council ‘reluctantly’ approves change to sewer agreement with county
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state increased by more than 300 and nine more deaths were reported Thursday, April 9, by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
School board to vote on design services contracts for future elementary school, second phase of BASA
The Barrow County Board of Education is expected to approve a pair of design services contracts for a future elementary school and the eventual second phase of Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy…
The Auburn City Council, in a split vote Thursday, April 2, approved a change to a 2008 sewer fee collection agreement with Barrow County, though the council was generally opposed to the way i…
The City of Winder hopes to put out to bid, as soon as this summer, a major reclamation of and safety improvements for Linwood Avenue and Mimosa Street — a project that has been on the city’s …
Four more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Barrow County on Wednesday, April 8, bringing the county total to 46 as the statewide number of cases shot past 10,000 and 22 more deaths were …
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HULL - Martha Carol Fleeman Brown, 83, Hull, passed away on Sa…
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Winder-Barrow senior forward Allison Richardson (12), seen here in action against Gainesville earlier this season, recently signed with Georgia Military College and will begin playing there in…
For Skylar Gordon, Sarah Currey and their 11 other senior teammates on the Apalachee girls’ soccer team, this was supposed to be a special season.
Following Gov. Brian Kemp’s order Wednesday closing all of the state’s public schools to in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year, the Georgia High School Association forma…
As has been the case with sporting events across the board, the Southern Nationals have been cancelled due to safety concerns with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Latest Barrow News
- Coronavirus update: 300 more cases, nine more deaths reported statewide
- Coronavirus update: Georgia primary election postponed to June 9
- BUFFINGTON: More transparency needed in pandemic crisis
- School board to vote on design services contracts for future elementary school, second phase of BASA
- Auburn council ‘reluctantly’ approves change to sewer agreement with county
- Winder council wants to move forward with Linwood Ave./Mimosa St. project
- MITCHAM: We need collective discipline in this moment
- LETTER: Voting by mail is the way to go
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The following incidents were among those the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office recently responded to:
March 31 was the last day on shift for Lt. Blair Darst of Barrow County Emergency Services.
The following recent arrests were reported by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Winder Police Department:
A Winder home was heavily damaged by a fire Sunday afternoon, April 5, and three adult residents were displaced as a result.
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following recent incidents:
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The virus crisis is having a profound impact on just about every aspect of our lives. The medical and economic impacts are obvious, but there could also be a political impact that will take mo…
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Isabelle Lowrie, president of the local Sukey Hart chapter of Children of the American Revolution Society, was elected to the GSSCAR State Board at the 81st annual State Conference, held on March 7 in Columbus. Lowrie will serve for one year as the state registrar for the Georgia State Child…
Winder-Barrow Community Theatre recently presented a check for over $600 to New Path 1010. The donation is part of WBCT’s continuing program of giving a portion of the proceeds from each play …
Braselton has cancelled its Rivers Alive event scheduled for April 11.
The Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., offers cooling help for the elderly and medically homebound in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, L…
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
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On March 4, nine Apalachee High School SkillsUSA members were certified in First Aid/CPR by school nurse Vickie Ortega. The event was planned by Trinesha Brown, Savannah Wallace and Feyikemi Adeyemi-Bajo for the SkillsUSA American Spirit competition. Certifying students in First Aid/CPR repr…
In response to Gov. Brian Kemp’s shelter-in-place order and an order closing Georgia's public schools through the end of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic, 10th District Congre…
On Jan. 23, 32 Apalachee High School students along with advisor Amanda Pugh and work-based learning doordinator Miranda Deaton, attended the SkillsUSA Georgia Region 2 Competitions at North G…
On Jan. 30, 23 SkillsUSA members at Apalachee High School participated in making “Vision Boards” as a part of the Chapter Excellence program for SkillsUSA. SkillsUSA members came to the meetin…
The Barrow County Museum is partnering with the Crawford W. Long Museum in providing a writing project for Barrow County schools and Jefferson Academy.
Here is a running list of church service modifications and other event cancellations or modifications in Barrow County in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be updated frequently as submissions come in. Please email submissions to editor Scott Thompson at sthompson@barrownewsjournal.com.
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