Statham News

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Theft: On June 16, deputy Chad Parr met with a man at his home in Morningside subdivision, on Morningside Drive.

Barrow County authorities are asking residents of Athens and Statham to be on the lookout for a 66-year-old Statham man who they believe wandered away from his personal care home on Saturday.

Valerie Phillips has been named chief compliance officer at Athens-based Broad Street Capital Advisors LLC.

Brandy M. Cline, 22, of Statham died Saturday afternoon when her car collided with a cement culvert on the shoulder of Ga.

A Statham woman was killed and three people were hurt in a one-car wreck Saturday afternoon in Barrow County.

A 28-year-old Statham man was killed Saturday after his truck overturned on Old Fountain Road in Dacula, Gwinnett County Police said.

The Georgia State Patrol reports a 22-year-old female from Statham was killed when her vehicle left the roadway Saturday in Winder.

Home-schooled students John, Kristina and Daniel Dzimianski were recently named the winners of the annual United Daughters of the Confederacy Essay Contest, organized by Beth Collins.

Story updated at 6:28 PM on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Arrests: On May 30, deputy Laura Teet was dispatched to Wal-Mart, where security had ...

The Barrow County Republican Party is hosting the first of its three candidate forums on Monday, June 9, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Colleen Williams Theatre.

Three Winder police officers and two Barrow County sheriff's deputies won medals for pulling injured passengers from two burning cars after a deadly head-on collision on Georgia Highway 11 last month.

Voters in Barrow County will have at least four chances to meet candidates running for local offices before the July 15 primary election.

Statham Elementary School students take off running Friday morning at the start of the annual "Statham Stampede." Tricia Spaulding /Staff Third-grader Kimasa Tarlue sticks her hand out to give her schoolmates a ...

The 14th Annual Corrugated Classic Golf Outing, sponsored by TAPPI's Corrugated Packaging Division, will be held Saturday, Sept.

Story updated at 12:14 AM on Thursday, May 29, 2008 Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Jackson and Barrow residents will be allowed to water lawns and gardens for just one day a week this summer to try to conserve water in ...

Story updated at 10:19 PM on Saturday, May 24, 2008 The city of Statham has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority to help pay for extending sewers to 153 households ...

Newly transplanted Statham resident Len Ebersberger and the other founding members of the Barrow Citizens' Partnership for Effective Government aren't setting out to rock the boat in his new home.

Story updated at 12:20 AM on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 A taxi driver and her passenger died in a head-on collision Tuesday morning on Georgia Highway 11 in Winder just yards away from where three people lost ...

Buddy and Judy Neel may look like a typical Georgia couple enjoying retirement. They live in a swim, tennis and golf community near Athens, a location chosen with children and grandchildren in mind.

Staff photo - Allie Jackson Jorge Aranda, in class at the Lanier Technical College's Winder-Barrow campus, made history as the first ESL student earning a Work Ready Certificate Staff photo - Allie Jackson ...