Entries by Angela Gary

Smaller home sizes, no sidewalks and reducing sewer tap-on fees are among the changes Barrow County builders would like to see made to the unified development code.

Representatives of the Barrow County Builders Association met with the board of commissioners Tuesday night to review their recommended changes to the code. Instead of getting an answer to their requests, the builders left with a packet of documents from District 3 commissioner Steve Worley that he says backs his allegations that the county’s current code requirements for licenses and permits are not being followed.

Worley said he wouldn’t agree to the builders' proposed changes until the current codes are enforced. He encouraged the builders present at the meeting “to get the word out” to other builders and developers about his allegations of codes and permit requirements not being followed. [Full Story »] 

Football coaches, at all levels, preach the value of not overlooking any opponent. Apalachee High School football coach Shane Davis will deliver that sermon to his players this week and hope they are listening as final preparations are made for the season opener against Monroe Area. While the Purple Hurricanes did not register a win in 2008, ... [Full Story »] 

Football, and little else, was on the minds of the Winder-Barrow High School players and coaches this past weekend. Coach Ben Corley and his coaching staff held a weekend camp at WBHS to give the players the opportunity to concentrate soley on the gridiron. The end result was mission accomplished for the Bulldoggs. “We are pleased with the ... [Full Story »] 

Gary and Erma Campbell took part in Wednesday’s Tea Party at the Historic Barrow County Courthouse.

The event held in downtown Winder on tax day was one of many held across the country in protest of out-of-control government spending.

Dear Editor:
I am a tenant on The North Georgia Regional Airport. I run The Flight School Of Barrow County, and we pay more rent to the county than any other tenant on the airport.
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Burglars took cash, checks and jewelry from an Owens Circle, Bethlehem, resident earlier this month, according to an incident report filed at the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office.
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