Entries from April 2010

Candidate qualifying ends

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Staff Writer
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Friday, April 30. 2010
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As the candidate qualifying period drew to a close on Friday, several political hopefuls cast their hats into the ring for the July 20 primary.

In the school board district 1 race, Blake Foster joined local business owner Jacquelin Twiss in challenging incumbent Randall Holland.

For the school board district 4 seat, Beverly Kelley and Will Dunn qualified to run against incumbent Larry Ballard.

Though school board district 9 incumbent Mark Still will not have a Republican challenger in the primary, he will face off against Rushia Cooper in the November general election. Cooper was the sole Democrat to qualify for any of the local commission or school board races.

Two Republicans qualified earlier this week to compete against school board district 7 incumbent Dan Cromer. Duwayne Anderson and Dexter Sullivan qualified for the race on Monday.

Of the school board seats up for grabs, only district 3 school board member Connie Wehunt will be unopposed during the primary.

Three county commissioners are also up for reelection this year. Only one, district 5 commissioner Billy Parks, remained unchallenged as qualifying ended. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Lanier Tech deal: Devil is in the details

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Friday, April 30. 2010
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There has been some promising activity on a possible new campus for Lanier Tech in Barrow County. With the recent offer of land by the Maddox family along Hwy. 316, the idea of a larger and more comprehensive technical college may get a boost. [Full Story »] 

Outdoor burn ban begins May 1

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Staff Writer
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Friday, April 30. 2010
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The state’s outdoor burn ban in 54 Georgia counties will start Saturday, May 1, and end on Thursday, Sept. 30. [Full Story »] 

Jealous husband attacks wife

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Kristi Reed
in Public Safety
Friday, April 30. 2010
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A deputy was dispatched to a Coosawilla Way residence after someone called 911 and hung up the phone. Communications officers called the number back and a male answered the phone. The man said everything was fine, but communication officers could hear a woman screaming in the background. [Full Story »] 

BOC votes for a ‘county administrator'

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Susan Norman
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Friday, April 30. 2010
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Although the Barrow County Board of Commissioners voted 4-2 to begin searching for a “county administrator,” the action appears to have fallen short of removing power from controversial BOC chairman Danny Yearwood.

With the help of some vocal friends and supporters in the audience, Yearwood Tuesday night fended off – at least temporarily – a planned effort to reduce his involvement in the day-to-day operations of the county government.

Commissioner Ben Hendrix late last week asked the city clerk to include on the meeting’s agenda the issue of changing the county’s charter to a county-manager form of government and possibly voting to search for a new county manager.

After learning of the planned action, Yearwood devised a dramatic course of action that left no doubt about where he stands on the issue.

Reading from a prepared statement in which he called into question the financial management of the county under previous administrators, Yearwood excused himself from the meeting and joined his friends in the audience. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Keeping the peace?

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Staff Writer
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Friday, April 30. 2010
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Dear Editor:
The recent events of constitutional abuses from local law enforcement is a symptom of a much bigger problem, namely a developing militarized police state across America. [Full Story »] 

LETTER: An unjust law passed in Georgia

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Friday, April 30. 2010
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Dear Editor:
The state of Georgia has passed a law to deny public assistance to any individual who has ever been found guilty of a felony drug conviction. [Full Story »] 

Joint meeting about new campus canceled

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Susan Norman
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Thursday, April 29. 2010
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Tonight's joint meeting of the Barrow County Board of Education and the Barrow County Board of Commissioners has been canceled.

The meeting at the school system's offices was to have been about a future educational campus for a new Lanier Tech facility, a new career academy for the school system, and a new cultural arts facility and auditorium.

Schools spokesperson Lisa Leighton said the meeting was postponed in order to give the school system more time to prepare.

Winder man caught with explosive device

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Kristi Reed
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Thursday, April 29. 2010
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A Winder man is being held in the Gwinnett County jail after being charged with possession of an explosive device. [Full Story »] 

Bernstein to help conduct tennis clinic

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Chris Bridges
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Thursday, April 29. 2010
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Tennis drills and lessons will be offered Saturday at Riverwalk YMCA, located off Tom Miller Road near Bethlehem.

Former Winder-Barrow High School tennis standout Drake Bernstein will help conduct the event. Berstein currently competes for the University of Georgia.
[Full Story »] 
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