The called Barrow County Board of Education meeting that had been scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday has been canceled at the request of chair Lynn Stevens, superintendent Chris McMichael said.
A Barrow County teenager’s family said Monday she is facing a long road to recovery after she was brutally attacked by two dogs from a neighbor’s house on Friday, July 31.
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- Garage fire causes heavy damage to Auburn home
- SOFTBALL PREVIEW: Deep AHS team has high expectations, aims to lead by example to protect 2020 season
- GHSA eliminates football scrimmages, postpones competitive cheer, one-act play
- UPDATE: Friday school board meeting canceled
- Auburn man charged with vehicular homicide, DUI in fatal crash
An Auburn man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal crash that killed the driver of a motorcycle Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, in Carl.
The Barrow County Board of Education voted Wednesday, Aug. 5, during a called meeting to begin the 2020-21 school year entirely online Aug. 17 as coronavirus infections continue to rise throug…
The Barrow County School System had another record-breaking month for educational local-option sales tax receipts in July, a district staff member told the county school board Tuesday night.
A proposed development of up to 300 apartment units and 99 townhomes next to the Barrow Crossing shopping center cleared another hurdle Tuesday.
Joseph Michael "Joey"Costyn, 39, died and went to be with God …
Billy Gathright, 74, departed his earthly life Friday, August …
Ralph William Nunn Sr., 71, cherished husband, father and gran…
Harold Eric Friedlund, 84, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 20…
Elaine Burkhalter Nelms, 65, wife of William "Bill" Howell Nel…
MAYSVILLE - Grace Howard Adams, 85, Maysville, passed away Fri…
Apalachee head softball coach Allan Bailey is no stranger to what impact the coronavirus pandemic has had and still could have on high school sports moving forward.
The Georgia High School Association announced Thursday that football teams will not be allowed to hold preseason scrimmages against other schools, and it postponed the competitive cheerleading…
The Barrow County School System won’t offer fall sports at its four middle schools this year as the district continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and a resurgence in infections o…
Swimmer Peyton Gober from Winder competed in the 54th AAU Junior Olympic Swimming Championships last week at the Cocoa Beach Aquatic Center in Florida and won five medals. Gober, 10, was the s…
The Winder-Barrow High School baseball team recently recognized its class of 2020 graduating seniors with a small senior day ceremony with (from left) CJ Harrison, Jhaydon Sullivan, Trevor Mad…
Latest Barrow News
- Garage fire causes heavy damage to Auburn home
- SOFTBALL PREVIEW: Deep AHS team has high expectations, aims to lead by example to protect 2020 season
- GHSA eliminates football scrimmages, postpones competitive cheer, one-act play
- UPDATE: Friday school board meeting canceled
- Auburn man charged with vehicular homicide, DUI in fatal crash
- Barrow schools to begin year with distance learning for all students
- HOLLOWAY: Unlovely trees
- SMITH: Terry Kay has sense of place in his writing
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- UPDATE: Friday school board meeting canceled
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- Barrow schools to begin year with distance learning for all students
- GHSA eliminates football scrimmages, postpones competitive cheer, one-act play
- Barrow schools won’t offer middle school athletics this fall; crowds for high school sports to be scaled back
- Winder council approves rezoning for apartment/townhome complex
- Coronavirus cases top 1,100 in Barrow
- School district reports second straight record month for ELOST receipts
- Car stolen from Saint Ives neighborhood, another vehicle burglarized
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A family of six in Auburn — two adults and four children — have been displaced by a house fire that started in the home’s garage.
The following recent incidents were among those the Winder Police Department responded to:
On Feb. 24, the Barrow County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) hosted the beginning of the 23rd class to be taught in Barrow County.
A woman at a Jones Road, Statham, residence reported July 6 that her dog had been shot and killed and that she suspected one of her neighbors of the crime.
Members of the Barrow CountyCommunity Emergency Response Team (CERT) provided walking first aid and water for the annual Statham Fourth of July celebration recently. In attendance for CERT wer…
“I think that I should never see a poem lovely as a tree” is the opening line in Joyce Kilmer’s poem, “Trees,” which goes on to describe the grace and majesty of well, trees.
Terry Kay has more stories to tell than he could ever get around to typing. His autobiography, alone, if he were to embark on that definitive journey, would be difficult to bring to a conclusi…
It happens too often: When the truly hard decisions need to be made, a can tends to be kicked down a long stretch of asphalt, or a hot potato passed from one hand to another and then another.
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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.
John and Margaret Hemphill of Winder celebrated their 60th anniversary with a celebration on Saturday, July 25, hosted by their children and grandchildren. Shown are the couple with grandchild…
The local Amvets Post 12 in Winder served as one of the major financial sponsors for the
Local organizations Rural Women in Action the Hope 4 Xavier Foundation canceled their annual conferences this year due to COVID-19, but plan to resume the conferences in April 2021, leaders sa…
Winder Church of God of Prophecy, located at the corner of King and Wright streets, will host a barbecue plate/yard sale Saturday, July 18, beginning at 8 a.m.
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James Crain of Hoschton recently won the Ursula Wiegand Scholarship sponsored by WIKA Instrument Corporation.
The following local students made either the President’s List (4.0 grade-point average) or Dean’s List (a GPA of at least 3.5) at the University of Alabama for the spring 2020 semester:
The following local students graduated from Kennesaw State University following the spring 2020 semester:
The following local students, all from Auburn, made the Dean’s List at Mercer University for the spring 2020 semester:
Lauren Ballenger, a recent graduate of Winder-Barrow High School, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship.
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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