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A sewerage project which could cost as much as $900,000 could help Barrow County expand its workforce by as many as 150 jobs.

Barrow County Board of Commissioners Agenda for Aug. 26 - 7 p.m. Approval of Aug.

Barrow County Board of Commissioners Agenda for July 22 - 7 p.m. Approval of July 8 minutes Planning Commission - Rezones 1. SU-2008-017 - Michael McKinney, Applicant/David Maynard Construction LLC, Owner, 738B ...

More than 6,000 drivers pass through Barrow County every day without any intention of stopping there.

Barrow County Board of Commissioners Agenda for July 22 - 7 p.m. Approval of July 8 minutes Planning Commission - Rezones 1. SU-2008-017 - Michael McKinney, Applicant/David Maynard Construction LLC, Owner, 738B ...

The 20-mile stretch of Georgia Highway 8 between Statham and Carl never will qualify as a scenic route.

Students Andrea Youngblood, Cristen Youngblood, Julie Youngblood, Katlyn Youngblood, Amanda Nero, Jessica Nero and Haley Bolton from the Calvary Homeschool Group in Carl recently participated in the 2008 ACE ...

Three political newcomers are looking to overhaul the Clarke County Board of Education.

Barrow County's new Comprehensive Transportation Plan integrated into the Comprehensive Master Plan, which is under final review by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, is based on traffic improvements ...

The directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce should hire professional headhunters right now to interview candidates for governor in 2010. via Monticello News

“If in 20 years they put that much mercury into the canal channel, now they're going to be putting that much mercury into the river.”

After two years of negotiation, Georgia's Environmental Protection Division and Olin Chemical have agreed on a cleanup plan for toxic mercury discovered in a drainage canal that feeds the Savannah River. via Augusta Chronicle

Story updated at 8:06 PM on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The decision of anticipated gubernatorial aspirant Johnny Isakson to remain in the national political realm and run again for U.S. senator is a terrible blow to ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Have someone you would like to nominate? We chose this list after polling many members of the business community and tallying the results. via The Times

Q: I'm growing daphnes. While educating myself, I ran across this statement: "One can layer branches of daphne in the spring." Would you explain what they mean by "layer branches"? DAN HOWLE, e-mail A: ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Story updated at 12:30 AM on Sunday, March 9, 2008 The Georgia Department of Labor reported the unemployment rate in the metro Athens area, comprising Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties, rose to ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Story updated at 6:37 PM on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Arrest: On Jan. via Athens Banner-Herald

“Before going out, Mrs. Jones put on the coat her third husband gave her before committing suicide.”

Sarah Todd, Exchange columnist Sarah Todd, Exchange columnist Saturday was the big day for the Savannah Book Festival, but the first signs of success came on Friday evening, when 750 folks showed up at the ... via SavannahNow

“Doesn't that grinning, bald-headed fellow - yeah, the one with the shifty eyes, the cutpurse - remind you of someone? I wonder how he'll wind up, and what will become of his progeny.”

Story updated at 8:02 PM on Saturday, January 19, 2008 First, it was the all-out rush to enact legislation to stop gay marriages. via Athens Banner-Herald

A memorial service for longtime Atlanta lawyer Melburne D. "Mac" McLendon, who died last week at 86, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. via Fulton County Daily Report

“Let Christians be the face of Christmas”

Liberals are right at home with whining I just read a letter from an author blaming "Republican ideologues" for the mortgage crisis and then for their bailout solution. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution