Entries from July 2012

Look for election results here tonight

Posted by
Susan Norman
in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Tuesday, July 31. 2012
Comments (4)
THE big day is here. After weeks of politicking, thousands of signs and a lot of the usual political hot air, voters will end the Primary season when polls close at 7 p.m. tonight. Elections supervisor Monica Franklin is predicting a turnout of 20-25 percent. In-person absentee voting ended at 7 p.m. Friday, with 1,839 people casting ballots. Another 200 had returned paper absentee ballots as of Friday evening, but paper ballots may be brought to the elections office all of the way up until the polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Democrats have no contested local primary races, but Republican voters will pick five nominees — in districts 1, 2 and 3 of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, District 8 of the Barrow County Board of Education, and for Barrow County Chief Magistrate. Of those, the District 3 BOC nominee will be the only one facing Democratic opposition in November’s general election.
Election results will be posted on BarrowJournal.com tonight. [Full Story »] 

County's voter turnout surprisingly low — so far

Posted by
Susan Norman
in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Tuesday, July 31. 2012
Comments (2)
Despite a decent number of advance voters, turnout so far today for Barrow County's primaries has been below expectations. Ken Young, chairman of the Barrow County Republican Party, said he was surprised when he arrived at the Winder Community Center to vote during the lunch hour and there was hardly anyone else there.

"The lady said I had just missed a big bunch of people," Young said. "It's hard to tell. It seems to me like turnout may not be as high as we thought it would be."

Barrow County elections supervisor Monica Franklin confirmed Young's impression.

[Full Story »] 

Annie Howard (7-29-12)

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Monday, July 30. 2012
WINDER - Annie Maud Moon Howard, 78, died Sunday, July 29, 2012. Survivors include her husband, B.C. Howard; daughters, Shiley Ann Ross, Vanessa Howard, and Sophia "Tonie" Russell; a son, Larry Howard; sisters, Leona "Vickie" Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, and Betty Williams; brother, James Collins; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and ... [Full Story »] 

James ‘Pookie’ Farmer (7-29-12)

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Monday, July 30. 2012
WINDER - James ‘Pookie’ Farmer, 41, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012. James was preceded in death by his father, Phillip Wall. Survivors include his wife, Donna J. Farmer; daughter, Katie Nicole Farmer; son, Justin Cory Camp; parents, Pat and James Farmer; stepmother, Tawanna Wall; sisters, Sharon “Sissy” and Rudy Kinney, Renee Turner and ... [Full Story »] 

James ‘Pookie’ Farmer (7-29-12)

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Monday, July 30. 2012
WINDER - James ‘Pookie’ Farmer, 41, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012. James was preceded in death by his father, Phillip Wall. Survivors include his wife, Donna J. Farmer; daughter, Katie Nicole Farmer; son, Justin Cory Camp; parents, Pat and James Farmer; stepmother, Tawanna Wall; sisters, Sharon “Sissy” and Rudy Kinney, Renee Turner and ... [Full Story »] 

James ‘Pookie’ Farmer (7-29-12)

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Monday, July 30. 2012
WINDER - James ‘Pookie’ Farmer, 41, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012. James was preceded in death by his father, Phillip Wall. Survivors include his wife, Donna J. Farmer; daughter, Katie Nicole Farmer; son, Justin Cory Camp; parents, Pat and James Farmer; stepmother, Tawanna Wall; sisters, Sharon “Sissy” and Rudy Kinney, Renee Turner and ... [Full Story »] 

Biker death an accident, according to initial GSP report

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Safety Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Monday, July 30. 2012
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A Georgia State Patrol officer said the accident Wednesday that killed an Auburn bicyclist does not appear to be the result of a hit-and-run.

William C. Hubbard, 52, died at Grady Memorial Hospital around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, said Ted Bailey, chief investigator for the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner.

Hubbard was airlifted to the Atlanta hospital around 9 a.m. on July 25 after witnesses found him lying unresponsive in the middle of Boss Hardy Road, according to Barrow County Sheriff’s Office report on the incident.

Trooper Gordy Wright, spokesman for the GSP, referenced the investigator’s initial report, which said the cyclist apparently lost control of his 2006 Trek 5,000 bicycle as he negotiated a turn in the northbound lane of Boss Hardy Road near Easy Street.

Deputies were called to assist on the accident scene, described in the officer's report as a possible hit-and-run. Paramedics told deputies he was unresponsive and suffering from a serious head wound when they arrived to the scene. Witnesses present did not see what happened, officers said.

Hubbard was wearing a helmet and eye protection, Wright said, referencing the GSP report.

‘Clyde’ Roberts (7-28-12)

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Monday, July 30. 2012
MONROE – Samuel “Clyde” Roberts, 86, died Saturday, July 28, 2012. Born in Walton County, he was the son of the late Charlie Ross and Nellie Brooks Roberts. He was a self-employed farmer. Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Vanderford Roberts. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Jean Roberts, ... [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: Publicity may hamper T-SPLOST

Posted by
Chris Bridges
in Column Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Sunday, July 29. 2012
Comments (15)
Sales tax proponents typically count on low levels of publicity when it comes to getting the latest reach into working people’s pockets approved.

That has not been the case with the T-SPLOST this year and that may end up being what keeps it from passing. Reported large voter turnout in several counties could well be traced to the T-SPLOST issue.

A rally was held over the weekend against its passage and we’ll know in less than a week from now if hard-working Georgians will have even more of their take home money stolen from them. [Full Story »] 

Arrest made in Statham home invasion case

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Safety Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Saturday, July 28. 2012
Comment (1)
Statham police have accused a Barrow County man in connection with the July 9 home invasion and robbery on Noah Lane. Randell Darrell Glass Jr., 31, of Dooley Town Road, Statham, is in custody and facing charges of armed robbery, burglary, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and wearing a mask during a crime, said officer Michael B. Pruitt. Investigators released relatively few details about the crime after it happened around 11:25 a.m. on July 9, saying only that an intruder, wearing a ski mask and armed with a hand gun, entered the home and took an undisclosed amount of money. The robbery was not a random act, police said at the time.





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