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Winder Marine charged in fatal N.C. crash

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Wednesday, December 17. 2008

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A 22-year-old Marine from Winder has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a disabled North Carolina woman who was the mother of another Marine. The arrest came hours after Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies recovered at a local address the vehicle that allegedly struck the woman. [ Full Story » ]

Nine arrested for family violence

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Mike Buffington

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Wednesday, December 10. 2008

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Is the cold weather keeping people too close for comfort? Or is it the pressure of the worsening economy? Or maybe the stress of the holiday season? [ Full Story » ]

Divers look for gun in Auburn double shooting

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Mike Buffington

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Tuesday, November 25. 2008

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A dive team from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday morning searched a pond behind the Auburn apartment complex where a man and a woman were shot Nov. 15 while sleeping. [ Full Story » ]

Body being treated as homicide case

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Susan Norman

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Monday, November 17. 2008

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The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an unidentified person whose badly decomposed body was discovered Sunday evening behind a vacant house near Statham. [ Full Story » ]

Teen arrested for drugs, probation violation

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Kristi Reed

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Thursday, September 18. 2008

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Dorreous Arsenio Brooks, 19, of 426 Northridge Lane in Winder was arrested by Winder Police after being found with marijuana. Brooks had a sufficient quantity of marijuana to be charged with possession with intent to distribute. Brooks faces additional charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of government housing, probation violation and aggravated assault. [ Full Story » ]