Top Stories & Breaking News - Topics from April, 2012

Water Authority to hold called meeting

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Katie Cofer
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Monday, April 30. 2012
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The Barrow County Water and Sewerage Authority will hold a called meeting on Thursday to review Barrow County’s Governor’s Water Supply Program application and consider water contracts. [Full Story »] 

Schools receive SACS visit

Posted by
Katie Cofer
in Education Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Monday, April 30. 2012
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The Barrow County Board of Education will hold a special called meeting Wednesday afternoon to hear a report given by a review board that accredits schools. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. in the boardroom of the Professional Development Center at 179 West Athens St., Winder. [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: The ultimate neighbor, friend

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Chris Bridges
in Column Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Saturday, April 28. 2012
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Times change and that fact can be tough to deal with.

Take neighbors for instance. In today’s world, we often don’t know the names of our neighbors. We see them, but we don’t really know them. It’s as if a mental wall has been placed around our home. Often we simply don’t want to let people into our inner circle.

There was a time, thankfully, this was not the case when it came to our neighbors. For me, growing up in “small town America” (as I like to refer to my home of Monticello), being a neighbor actually meant something. It meant being a friend. It meant being there when your neighbor needed something. It meant something not only to be called “neighbor,” but to be called a good one. [Full Story »] 

State dignitaries visit Westside Middle School

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Katie Cofer
in Education Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, April 27. 2012
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Gov. Nathan Deal and members of his staff visited Westside Middle School for a demonstration of the Direct To Discovery (D2D) Teaching and Learning Model developed over the past six years in a research partnership between the Barrow County School System and the Georgia Institute of Technology. [Full Story »] 

Auburn again ends year in the red

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Mike Buffington
in Auburn Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, April 27. 2012
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For the fourth year in a row, Auburn’s city government has finished its fiscal year in the red. The city spent $553,000 more in its general fund than it took in during FY2011 and $445,000 more from its SPLOST account than it took in. The SPLOST account was left with a negative reserve balance of $116,400. [Full Story »] 

First Drug Court commencement announced for Barrow County

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Staff Writer
in Public Safety Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, April 27. 2012
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The Piedmont Judicial Circuit will hold its first Drug Court commencement ceremony on May 2 at Barrow County Courthouse at 6 p.m. The Honorable Jason J. Deal, Judge of Superior Court, Northeastern Circuit, will be the keynote speaker. The commencement is open to the public. The Barrow County Courthouse is located at 652 Barrow Park Drive, Winder. [Full Story »] 

T-SPLOST raises several questions

Posted by
Mike Buffington
in Editorial Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, April 27. 2012
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On this week’s op-ed page, there is a lengthy sales pitch by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce in support of the upcoming July 31 T-SPLOST vote. [Full Story »] 

Senior apartments get OK from Braselton planners

Posted by
Kerri Testement
in Braselton Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, April 27. 2012
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Every day, an estimated 10,000 people in the U.S. turn 65 — an age that many consider the traditional retirement age.

That’s one of the key reasons that an Atlanta-based development company is aiming to build its next senior apartment complex in Braselton — a market that representatives said has plenty of adult children who want their aging parents living closer to them. [Full Story »] 

Vehicle damaged in senior prank

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Staff Writer
in Braselton Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, April 27. 2012
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A senior prank may have gone too far when two high school students wrote offensive words and pictures on the exterior of another student’s car, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. [Full Story »] 

Man who fled jail lobby charged

Posted by
Katie Cofer
in Public Safety Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Thursday, April 26. 2012
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A Hoschton man is in jail after leading authorities on a chase out of the Barrow County jail where he was voluntarily being fingerprinted Thursday afternoon.
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