The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $99,705 in grants during its March meeting, including $37,700 to organizations serving Barrow County.
Hailing it as a momentous day for the future of business in Barrow County, local and state government and economic development officials, along with company representatives, held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning, April 6, for global home products manufacturer Spring Mountain Center’…
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The developers of a planned residential community off Carl-Bethlehem Road next to the Barrow Crossing Shopping Center will have to wait a little longer on a Winder City Council decision over w…
A local man is in custody after the body of a woman reported missing out of Gwinnett County was found buried in the crawlspace of a residence at 31 Tanners Bridge Rd., Bethlehem, on Tuesday, April 6.
More than 19,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Barrow and roughly 9 percent of the county’s residents are now fully vaccinated, according to the latest numbers from the Georgia D…
The City of Winder will host a community meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14, to discuss the city’s downtown master plan that is under development.
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Apalachee snapped its six-game losing streak Wednesday, April 7, with a late-inning offensive outburst at Clarke Central. The Wildcats scored four runs in the top of the fifth to grab an 8-7 lead and then added 11 more runs over their final two at-bats for a 19-8 win in GHSA Region 8-AAAAA action.
Peachtree Ridge overcame an early 4-0 deficit Tuesday, April 6, rallying past the Winder-Barrow baseball team for a 6-4 home victory to snap the third-ranked Bulldoggs’ 13-game winning streak.
Apalachee’s track and field teams rolled through their meet at George Walton Academy on Thursday, April 1, besting 11 other schools to win first place overall.
The Apalachee boys' soccer team fell 2-1 at Clarke Central on Friday, April 2.
From scouting earlier this season, Apalachee boys’ soccer coach Chad Hooper knew Clarke Central was a particularly lethal offensive team off throw-ins and other set pieces, and the Wildcats ma…
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The following arrests around the county March 29 through April 4 were reported by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Auburn, Statham and Winder police departments.
The following incidents March 25-31 were among those that the Winder Police Department responded to.
On March 30, several visitors from Northside Hospital System came to Station 3 to meet with personnel with Barrow County Emergency Services in order to recognize them as part of a recent lifes…
The following incidents March 18-24 were among those that the Winder Police Department responded to.
The following arrests were reported around the county March 22-28 by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, Auburn, Statham and Winder police departments, and the Georgia State Patrol.
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Piedmont CASA will host a "Pinwheels for Prevention" ceremony 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, at the Barrow County Historic Courthouse on North Broad Street in downtown Winder.
The Barrow County Museum will be open Saturday, April 10, in conjunction with the Barrow County Farmers’ Market.
The Winder Church of God of Prophecy, 100 East Wright St., will be giving away free barbecue plates on Sunday, April 24, starting at noon.
The Barrow County Food Pantry, in partnership with The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, will hold its monthly food distribution day Thursday, April 22, starting at 8 a.m. (rain or shine) at Hol…
Come Alive Ministries (CAM) Pregnancy Care Center hosts monthly confidential share group for women only.
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On Thursday, March 25, Congressman Jody Hice held a signing ceremony for Abigail Bugg, a senior at Apalachee High School who has accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Abigail, the daughter of Brooke and James Bugg of Monroe, will enter the academy in Ju…
Local high school seniors Luke Jarvis, William Perry and Tyrah James, all of Winder, recently participated in LaGrange College’s virtual Presidential Scholarship Day and earned additional scho…
Kennedy Elementary School recently announced its honor roll, merit roll and Dragon Wings lists for the third quarter of the 2020-21 academic year. Students receiving those honors are listed below.
Apalachee High School recently held an appreciation breakfast for its student and faculty member awards for February. Pictured, from left to right, are Angela Checo (faculty member of the mont…
The following local students were named to the President’s List at Georgia Southern University for the fall 2020 semester after earning a 4.0 grade-point average:
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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