Barrow County will offer an incentive payment to its most experienced emergency services employees — aimed at retaining them and attempting to mitigate what county leaders have described as a crisis in the department’s staffing levels.
The Barrow County Habitat for Humanity board gathered Friday, Dec. 6, to dedicate a new home the nonprofit built on Wade Street in Winder.
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The 71st annual Winder Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 14.
In just 24 hours, the Boys and Girls Club of Winder-Barrow County exceeded its Giving Tuesday fundraising goal, raising more than $2,000 to “support its mission to inspire and enable all young…
Continuing with this edition, past newspaper front pages will highlight local news and history in Winder and Barrow County. This front page is from the Dec. 10, 1969 edition of The Winder News.
COMMERCE - George Nale Sr., 90, Commerce, passed away December…
STATHAM - Thomas Eugene McLocklin, 66, Statham, passed away We…
DANIELSVILLE - Rosa Nell Roland, 78, Danielsville, passed away…
ATHENS - Jo-An Black, Athens, went home to be with our Lord on…
COMER - Ruth Mines Cannon, 83, Comer, passed away on December …
DANIELSVILLE - Donald Quinton Kelly died from a massive heart …
Professional wrestlers won’t just tangle with one another when they come to Braselton Saturday for a night of bouts. They’ll mix it up with locals, too.
Madison County did its best to keep Apalachee in the game Tuesday night, Dec. 10, but a near quadruple-double by Kayla McPherson prevented the Red Raiders from succumbing to their mistakes.
With football season now in the rearview mirror and all of his wrestlers out on the mat, Winder-Barrow coach Matt Patton expects to have a full squad for the rest of the season. And at the sam…
The Madison County boys’ basketball team had a knack for playing close games with more athletic teams. But Apalachee had more advantages than just athleticism.
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- Barrow County Sheriff’s Office awarded grant
- BCES deploys RAPIDSOS in E-911 Center
- Barrow County library events: Dec. 12-21
- Man arrested for drug charges after house fire
- Church News for Dec. 12
- BOC approves incentive aimed at retaining emergency personnel
- Barrow Briefs for Dec. 12
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- Statham police chief resigns
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The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has received a $20,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
According to the Federal Communication Commission, 10,120 lives are lost each year when mobile callers can’t be located.
Incidents reported recently to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office include:
The Auburn and Winder police departments and the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent arrests:
The Winder Police Department responded to the following recent incidents:
A school teacher can never be rich except from fulfillment of helping a kid find his or her way. Few educators vacation on the Riviera, at Pebble Beach, Costa Del Sol or Bora Bora. For most of them, a corner room at a modest hotel at Destin or Hilton Head will do. Financial reward is not cen…
The Georgia Republican Party has decided the winner of the 2020 presidential primary for our state.
It’s sad when you lose classmates from high school. My high school class lost a special lady, Laurie Sands Martin, this past week.
A three-ring circus is coming to a location near you soon!
(An accurate re-telling of my patient’s war story - cbs)
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
Winder-Barrow Community Theatre recently donated $770 to Holiday Connection. The money was a part of the proceeds from the WBCT production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," which was prese…
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
Winder-Barrow Community Theatre will present “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson at the Winder Cultural Arts Center, 113 East Athens St.
The following events are coming up at the Auburn, Statham and Winder public libraries.
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Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology students took eight second places and two firsts in the Region 9 DECA competition.
Five Apalachee High School SkillsUSA members, along with advisor Amanda Pugh, attended the SkillsUSA Georgia Fall Leadership Conference at the FFA/FCCLA Camp in Covington from Oct. 29-30.
Athens Academy held its sixth annual International Education Week Lecture and Foreign Language Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Apalachee High School recently handed out its student and faculty awards for October 2019. Pictured, from left to right, are Christina Johnson (Faculty Member of the Month), Mason Griffiths (S…
Rachel Lee, Barrow County, is one of four Lanier Technical College students who have been named semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership, according to Kari Register, coo…
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