Entries from May 2010

Longtime EMT to retire in August

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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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After more than 30 years of service as an EMT and firefighter, Ronald Holcomb will retire from Barrow County Emergency Services this August. [Full Story »] 

Smith, Diamond Doggs to begin work for next year

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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
Summer work began for the Winder-Barrow High School baseball team Monday and will continue through July as returning players begin preparations for 2011. Coach Brian Smith’s team is fresh off a runner-up season in Region 8-AAAA where it was able to host a state playoff series, something which was a goal going into the 2010 campaign. Now, ... [Full Story »] 

Winder home firebombed

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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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An 82-year-old woman escaped injury when her Winder home was firebombed earlier this week.

Eldonia Watson, a wheelchair bound great-great-grandmother, was asleep inside her Elm Street residence when someone threw a flaming Molotov cocktail onto her front porch.

Watson’s son Eddie was still awake when the incident occurred around 2 a.m. Monday morning.
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COLUMN: The Granite Hotel: Cast in Stone?

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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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You know, gang, we’ve been flirted with so many times on the Granite Hotel, it would be funny if it weren’t so sad. Developers and investors have been painted as the hotel’s messiah only to have them retreat in defeat when the dollars just plain didn’t materialize. When I heard late last week that yet another developer would be trotting out a new plan for the Granite Hotel, I was like many of you: skeptical. [Full Story »] 

Food distribution scheduled for May 27

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Staff Writer
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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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The Barrow County Mobile Food Pantry, in partnership with The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, will be at Holly Hill Mall distributing food to those in need on Thursday, May 27, from 9 a.m. until all food has been distributed. [Full Story »] 

Sentences issued in Superior Court May 5-13

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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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The Barrow County Superior Court recently sentenced the following people. Those charged and their sentences are listed below. Charges listed as nolle prosequi are those in which the prosecutor or plaintiff indicated they would not proceed with the case. In criminal cases, a disposition of nolle prosequi may be entered when evidence proves innocence or charges cannot otherwise be proved. [Full Story »] 

No citizen input given on Statham budget

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Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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Statham expects to break even with its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.

In all, the city is expecting $2,161,728 in revenue and the same amount in expenses. A public hearing was held at the council meeting Tuesday night where no citizen spoke in favor or opposition of the proposed budget, and the council had no discussion.

The city’s largest expense, the police department is looking at a few cuts along with some proposed increases. [Full Story »] 

Nan Carter

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Tuesday, May 25. 2010
WINDER - Nan Carter, 76, died Sunday, May 23, 2010. Born in Wilcox County, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Gladys Wright Whitaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grayden E. Carter; and a son, Patrick Carter. Mrs. Carter was a former member of the Eastern Star, VFW Auxillary and a retired seamstress and cook. A member of ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Always will be Daddy’s ‘little girl’

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Tuesday, May 25. 2010
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I'll be the first to admit that I'm a daddy's girl through and through. It's not that I don't adore my mother, she's my best friend. There's just something comforting about a father, especially to a daughter. [Full Story »] 

Auburn man charged with manufacturing meth

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Tuesday, May 25. 2010
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An Auburn man is facing numerous charges after a dispute with his former roommate led to the discovery of a methamphetamine manufacturing operation. [Full Story »] 
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