Today's the day. Two hotly-contested races in Barrow County will be decided in today's runoff voting. Barrow County Board of Commissioners chairman candidates Doug Garrison (incumbent) and Daniel Yearwood face off to see who will sit in the county's top elected position seat for the next four years. And the runoff between Donna Sikes and Brad Smith for District Attorney will also be determined today.
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BY KRISTI REED
With increasing legislative mandates and less flexibility in meeting educational goals, the Barrow County School system is looking for ways to help students achieve. A charter school system could provide the means to do that, according to Barrow County superintendent of schools Dr. Ron Saunders. [Full Story »]
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Days after learning that the Barrow County School system failed to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) as defined by the state, board of education members expressed their frustration with the disappointing results. [Full Story »]
BarrowJournal.com and The Braselton News invited each of the candidates for chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners to participate in an in-depth interview with reporter Kristi Reed to discuss issues of importance to Barrow County voters. Each candidate was asked the same series of questions regarding issues raised throughout their respective campaigns. The following is a combined transcript of the interviews with incumbent candidate Doug Garrison and challenger Daniel Yearwood.
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BY KRISTI REED
With the hotly contested Barrow County chairman's race being decided in the August 5 runoff, both candidates are making a last ditch effort to get their message to the voters. Early voting begins this week in the runoff election between Doug Garrison and Danny Yearwood.
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The race for District Attorney of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit escalated this weekend as candidate Donna Sikes sent out a mailer accusing her opponent, Brad Smith, of approving a 2006 plea deal with accused murderer and registered sex offender Matthew Caylor. [Full Story »]
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