Two new members of the Statham City Council were re-sworn in at the council's Jan. 16 work session.
The Barrow County Martin Luther King Committee held its annual MLK Day march through downtown Winder and observance ceremony at White Oak Spring Missionary Baptist Church in Winder on Monday, Jan. 20. The march started at Quality Foods on North Broad Street, worked its way through downtown a…
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Building houses in Statham in big groups will be halted for up to six months.
For most of his life, Alvin “AJ” Spitzner was a political observer.
The Statham City Council will hold a public forum at 7 p.m. March 9 to hear from residents about how to use city property.
The Statham City Council proposes to change its work session date, providing more time between meetings, but it delayed a vote on the idea to February.
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WINDER - Frances Reynolds, 87, Winder, passed away January 26, 2020.
GOOD HOPE - Jamie Hester, 43, Good Hope, died on January 25, 2020.
For the 19th straight year, the University of Georgia will have a former player participating in the Super Bowl. Mecole Hardman will have an opportunity to win a ring when the Kansas City Chiefs line up against the San Francisco 49ers for the upcoming championship game in Miami.
As soon as the news broke last week, the reaction was swift and at times vicious.
Apalachee High School senior volleyball player Logan Butchart signed on Jan. 14 to play at Truett McConnell University next fall. Butchart, a middle and right side hitter, had 109 kills, 45 ac…
Winder-Barrow boys’ basketball coach Travis McDaniel has praised his team’s senior leadership and ability to handle adversity throughout the year — big reasons, he says, that the Bulldoggs hav…
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Arrests made recently by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Winder Police Department include:
Incidents reported recently to the Auburn Police Department include:
The Barrow County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) annual awards dinner was held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to recognize the team members for all their dedicated hours of work.
Incidents reported recently to the Winder Police Department include:
Several people were charged with shoplifting in separate recent events at Walmart on Atlanta Highway, according to Barrow County Sheriff's Office incident reports.
Just read a headline and part of a story that says Tennessee schools are “short” at least $1.5 billion. Brings to mind my oft-thought comment that area schools are funded relatively well.
You likely are familiar with the term, “playing the cards you are dealt.” That is what one must do in life. If you are dealt a bad hand, you move forward, nonetheless. Make the best of it.
There is an old saying, “What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.”
Dear Editor:
Ready or not, presidential campaigning has moved into a faster lane in recent days.
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
The Barrow News-Journal was named last week at the Business of the Week by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. The award is sponsored by Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center and Country …
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
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Kennedy Elementary School in Winder recently announced its mid-year student honors.
Claudia Shedd, left, who is chairperson of outreach for St. Anthony’s Episcopal Church, presents a "big check" to Ellen Petree, Barrow County schools, for $825 to sponsor three of the 300 BCSS…
The following local students made the Dean’s List at Berry College for the fall 2019 semester:
The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce has named Nate Hodnett its Apalachee High School Senior of the Month for January.
Apalachee High School recently named its top students and faculty members for December. Pictured, from left to right, are Sam Jorgensen (Teacher of the Month), Madison Bardwell (Student of the…
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