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Former bank buildings in Winder to be auctioned

Friday, January 27. 2012
Updated: 14 minutes ago
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Three downtown bank buildings formerly owned by The People’s Bank in Winder are going on the auction block in five weeks. [Full Story »]

Man punched during road rage confrontation on Ga. Hwy. 53

Friday, January 27. 2012
Updated: 6 minutes ago
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A suspect in a road rage incident apparently punched another driver in the face during a confrontation on Ga. Hwy. 53, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. [Full Story »]

BCSS among state’s most conservative in spending

Friday, January 27. 2012
Updated: 3 hours ago
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Although the Barrow County School System has struggled in recent years with some mediocre academic achievement problems, one area the system has excelled at is its conservative fiscal management. [Full Story »]

Barrow Journal Online e-Edition

Friday, January 27. 2012
The Barrow Journal's full online newspaper is posted every Thursday. This e-Edition is the complete newspaper with all stories that you can read online. In addition, you can email stories from the e-Edition and do advanced searching. Subscription is required to access the full e-Edition newspaper. Click the following link to get to the e-Edition. [Full Story »]

Barrow deputies arrest second brother in attempted armed robbery

Thursday, January 26. 2012
Updated: 2 hours ago
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Barrow County deputies arrested the second of two brothers who were caught on videotape by the victim of an attempted armed robbery last week in an Athens Kroger parking lot. [Full Story »]

County insurance won’t cover stolen dozer

Thursday, January 26. 2012
Updated: 4 hours ago
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Unless the county attorney can work some legal magic, Barrow County’s taxpayers will absorb the $74,837 loss of a rented bulldozer stolen last month from a county work site. [Full Story »]
Lorin Sinn-Clark

SINN-CLARK: Time to organize the house

Thursday, January 26. 2012
Updated: 23 hours ago
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“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” - William Morris

I am on an old quest with a couple of new gurus. It has nothing to do with meditation or spirituality. My goal is to organize, de-clutter and reclaim my living space. And, since my home is not small and we have been in it for 22 years, this will not be an easy process or a short journey. The key is to recognize that these are not “things” I am sorting through — they are memories and I can keep those memories alive without holding on to a houseful of junk. [Full Story »]
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Wildcats seek more improvement down the stretch

Thursday, January 26. 2012
The 2011-2012 season has certainly been one of improvement for the Apalachee High School boys basketball team.

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