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County hires new elections supervisor

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Susan Norman
Friday, March 12. 2010
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The Barrow County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to hire the county’s internal candidate as the new elections supervisor.

Katie Ferm has served as the interim supervisor since the December 2009 resignation of Kristi Royston, who left for a position in Gwinnett County, and has been an elections assistant in the Barrow County Board of Elections and Registration since 2005.

Human Resources Director Norma Jean Brown said she was the unanimous choice of the selection committee comprised of commissioners Billy Parks and Steve Worley, along with operations development manager Bob Hohe and Brown.

Brown said there were 75 applicants who were narrowed down to three finalists. [Full Story »]
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Accused murderer to remain jailed

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Kristi Reed
Friday, March 12. 2010
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Former Barrow County resident Phillip Dunn remains jailed on murder charges after a Gwinnett County Magistrate Court ... [Full Story »]
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Dope found in suspicious vehicle

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Kristi Reed
Friday, March 12. 2010
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Police were dispatched to Turtle Creek subdivision after a resident reported seeing an occupied silver Isuzu Rodeo ... [Full Story »]
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AHS lifts to four in a row

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Thursday, March 11. 2010
For the Apalachee High School weightlifting team, winning area titles is becoming a hard habit to break.

AHS won ... [Full Story »]
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OPINION: Governments need public discussions

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Friday, March 12. 2010
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Like a lot of small town governments, the City of Winder has gotten into some bad habits. Chief among those is an ... [Full Story »]
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