Entries from March 2010

Angry employee closes business

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Monday, March 22. 2010
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An employee who had been placed on leave for failing to meet operational standards retaliated by closing down an East May Street business for the day. [Full Story »] 

County engineer pledges Hwy. 211 fix

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Susan Norman
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Monday, March 22. 2010
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Barrow County’s long-time transportation engineer has pledged to do everything he can to fix a dangerous situation that nearly stopped in its tracks the growing momentum for a new bypass to fix downtown Winder’s truck traffic problem.

At the March 9 meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, Chairman Danny Yearwood had to break a tie vote to spend about $44,500 for a “value engineering” study that federal and state transportation agencies require before the West Winder Bypass project could move forward.

Commissioners Isaiah Berry, Billy Parks and Ben Hendrix voted against the expenditure, complaining for the most part about spending money on a multi-million-dollar potential project instead of fixing existing roads that are either unsafe or in bad shape.

Berry was passionate about one traffic safety problem in particular: the lack of a left turn lane on Hwy. 211 at the Barrow Park Drive entrance to the county’s new criminal justice center. [Full Story »] 

Cedar shocks Diamond Doggs

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Sunday, March 21. 2010
For the second time in five days, the Winder-Barrow High School baseball team was upset with the deed being done this time by Cedar Shoals Friday. WBHS, which had just moved up to the No. 1 spot in the Class AAAA Coaches Poll, dropped a 4-2 decision in Athens. The loss came four days after WBHS was upset 8-6 by Apalachee. The Diamond Doggs ... [Full Story »] 

Purcell, Hines promise change

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Sunday, March 21. 2010
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Though Gerry Purcell and Roger Hines are campaigning for two very different offices, both men share a common belief that the citizens of Georgia need a more efficient state government with better leadership. [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: A difference of opinion

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Staff Writer
in Editorial Archives
Sunday, March 21. 2010
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Here we go again. Somebody makes a statement in a personal opinion column that a reader doesn’t like, so the anonymous bloggers singe the publication’s website with caustic comments and accusations that the writer’s mother wears Army boots. [Full Story »] 

Auburn to host free entrepreneurship seminar

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Staff Writer
in Winder Archives
Sunday, March 21. 2010
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The City of Auburn will be hosting a free entrepreneurship seminar on Tuesday, March 23 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. [Full Story »] 

Woman arrested after reporting dog stolen

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Sunday, March 21. 2010
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A woman had more contact with law enforcement than she expected after calling Auburn Police for help with her missing dog. [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: ‘The Wonder of Boys’ by Michael Gurian

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Staff Writer
in Editorial Archives
Saturday, March 20. 2010
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Michael Gurian’s book, “The Wonder of Boys,” had been collecting dust on my bookshelf for many years, but after I gave birth to two boys, how could I not read a book with a title like that? I gave it a try, and I enjoyed it. [Full Story »] 

Census forms arriving in the mail

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Staff Writer
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Saturday, March 20. 2010
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The 2010 Census forms are in the mail. [Full Story »] 

Eighth grade writing scores show improvement

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Staff Writer
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Saturday, March 20. 2010
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Eighth grade students in Barrow County scored 13 percent higher on this year’s statewide writing assessment, according to figures recently released by the Barrow County School system. [Full Story »] 
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