Resurfacing work on Cabot’s Drive in Auburn is set to begin soon after the city council approved a contract for the work at its Thursday, May 6 voting session.
Apalachee High School principal Jennifer Martin said senior Ishan Patel has set himself apart from other students by his motivation and the fact that he “has always taken every opportunity” presented to him.
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Backyard chickens would be allowed in most residential zones that they currently are not, and the minimum lot size to have chickens in those zones would be reduced down to a quarter of an acre…
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday allowing restaurants to sell curbside takeaway alcoholic beverages and distillers to sell liquor on their premises in Georgia.
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Thursday, May 6, allowing student-athletes at Georgia colleges, universities and technical colleges to receive compensation for the use of their name, image …
State employees and teachers will be able to take up to three weeks of paid parental leave under legislation Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Wednesday, May 5.
Danny “Dennis” Clayton Graham, 65, son of Willie and Alma Grah…
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Apalachee’s track and field team will send five male and four female athletes to the GHSA Class 5A championship meet this week at Carrollton High School, and at least a couple are within striking distance of an individual state title.
Bethlehem Christian Academy’s baseball team stood at the door of a Final Four berth after a win in Game 1 of its GISA Class AAA quarterfinal series against Tiftarea Academy in Chula on Friday,…
Bryce Peppers hit a game-tying, two-run double and Ty Whiting drove in the eventual winning run as the Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team rallied to stun Tiftarea Academy 5-4 Friday, Ma…
Winder-Barrow’s hopes of a second straight Elite Eight berth and third in five seasons came to an end Thursday, May 6, as Allatoona swept the Bulldoggs in the second round of the GHSA Class 6A…
With all the disruption that 2020 brought and with COVID-19 still around, Apalachee head coach Tony Lotti was delighted just to get a full football calendar in 2021, and he was extra-jazzed la…
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- TRACK AND FIELD: Ferguson, Mason, Rogan lead state qualifiers for Apalachee
- BASEBALL: Tiftarea rallies to take quarterfinal series from Bethlehem Christian, advances to Final Four
- BASEBALL: Knights rally for Game 1 win over Tiftarea in quarterfinals
- WBHS band students achieve at highest levels
- Auburn council approves contract for Cabot’s Drive resurfacing
- Statham code amendments would expand allowance of, reduce minimum lot size for backyard chickens
- BASEBALL: Bulldoggs swept by Allatoona in Sweet 16
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The following incidents were among those that the Winder Police Department responded to April 22-28.
The following arrests around the county April 26 through May 2 were reported by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, Auburn, Braselton, Statham and Winder police departments, and the Georgia St…
The following incidents April 26 through May 2 were among those that the Auburn Police Department responded to.
The following incidents April 15-21 were among those that the Winder Police Department responded to.
The following arrests around the county April 19-25 were reported by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Auburn, Braselton, Statham and Winder police departments.
In 1957, Mama and Daddy gathered up their simple belongings, those which they had carefully acquired through the diligent saving of nickels, and moved to the little brick house they had built.
The spring floral show has been spectacular this year.
Twenty-five years later, I do not remember a ton about first grade other than making friends and playing on the playground at Saxon Heights Elementary School in Dublin. But one particular mome…
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Thank goodness that my parents believed — and firmly practiced — the old-fashion philosophy of “Children should be seen and not heard.”
Representatives for Adventure Bags vowed almost two years ago, after the local nonprofit’s founder passed away, that they would not let the organization’s operations and mission fall by the wayside. And, in fact, they’ve been able to expand the organization’s outreach, even through the coron…
The Sunbury Chapter of the Georgia Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently conducted a grave-marking ceremony to honor David Smith and his wife Rebecca Lindley Smith…
Come Alive Ministries Pregnancy Care Center of Winder held a barbecue fundraiser Saturday, May 1, at Whistleville Christian Church, with volunteers serving hundreds of meals to the local commu…
The non-profit thrift store Clothes Closet has recently upgraded at its West Candler Street location, across from the Winder Police Department headquarters. All proceeds from the store go back…
On the second Thursday of each month, join elected officials, pastors, community leaders,and concerned citizens as they meet to pray for the nation, its leaders and revival for America.
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Members of the Winder-Barrow High School Band recently participated in All-State and District Band performances sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association. Eight students were chosen for District Band honors, and one was selected for the highly-competitive All-State Band.
As part of Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow’s District Partners In Education program collaboration with the Barrow County School System, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Orthop…
The Peach State Federal Credit Union’s C.A.R.E.S. Foundation recently awarded $177,000 in scholarships and educational grants across north Georgia.
School and grade winners across the state have been announced for the 2020-21 Georgia Laws of Life Essay Contest contest. The Rotary Club of Winder partnered with Apalachee High School for the…
The media program at Winder Elementary has been selected as the Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA) 2021 Elementary Exemplary Media Program. The program was created to recognize library m…
Union Baptist Church, 534 Rockwell Church Rd. NE, Winder, has the following weekly services:
Calvary Baptist Church, 1086 Atlanta Hwy., Auburn, has announced new service times has the church begins its return toward normal operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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…
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