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11 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

Multiagency raids bear down hard on Barrow's drug trade

Narcotics investigators arrested more than 41 alleged drug dealers in Barrow County on Monday as part of a six-month operation that has put more than 120 people behind bars.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Auburn, GA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Barrow County News

Confirmed case of H1N1 virus in Barrow County

The Northeast Georgia Health District has just announced it has one confirmed case of the H1N1 virus in Barrow County.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gwinnett County police, state trying to identify skeleton

Investigators are trying to identify the skeletal remains of a man found in some Gwinnett County woods near Georgia 316, police spokesman Cpl.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Duluth, GA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Barrow County News

Georgia Department of Transportation may help Barrow County projects

New leadership within the Georgia Department of Transportation and on the GDOT Board may be beneficial to Barrow County because of past good relationships and future potential to develop new working friendships.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Georgia Government

WTVM Columbus

Authorities trying to identity skeletal remains

Gwinnett County police say they are trying to identify the skeletal remains of a man found in woods near Georgia 316.

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

MyFoxAtlanta

Barrow Round-up Nets Dozens of Suspects

Authorities in Barrow County made a major round up of suspected drug dealers and domestic violence suspects in Monday.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Barrow County News

Unemployment rate in Barrow, Jackson tops 10%

Barrow County is the yellow. On the statewide map charting the preliminary unemployment rate for May, Barrow County and neighboring Jackson County, are colored in with yellow, indicating the jobless rate has topped 10 percent.

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Related Topix: Georgia

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Barrow County News

Protecting public is tops for Fire Chief

The combining of several departments already out protecting the public will bring those efforts together under Barrow County Fire Chief Mark Melvin.

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Related Topix: Fire, Winder, GA

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Barrow cost cuts official

Barrow County commissioners formally approved a cost-savings plan Tuesday that abolishes 23 positions, eliminates six county departments, eliminates all the county's assistant director positions and adjusts the salaries of several employees.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Times

Murder suspect heads to court

A man charged in a 2006 Hoschton quadruple murder had his first substantive court hearing in more than a year Thursday, though it appears unlikely his case will go before a jury before 2010.

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Related Topix: Hoschton, GA, Jackson County, GA, Fire, Clayton County, GA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Barrow County News

Bethlehem man facing sexually-based violence charges

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office arrested more than a dozen people in the span of a week in relation to domestic abuse or violence, including sexual assault.

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Related Topix: Bethlehem, GA, Statham, GA, Winder, GA, Auburn, GA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Barrow's 'Cop Talk' nominated for Motorola award

The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police has named the Winder Police Department a finalist for the Dr.

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Related Topix: Winder, GA

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Barrow County News

Barrow under severe thunderstorm watch

Barrow County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service issued the warning for 65 Georgia counties including Barrow just after mid-day. Sign up for our E-mail Newsletter > You must be logged in to post comments.

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Related Topix: Weather

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Barrow County News

Winder budget hearing held

Winder Mayor Chip Thompson and the Winder City Council fielded questions from Greenvalley Drive citizens Kay Pierce and Bob Dixon, two citizens who spoke at the Thursday 5 p.m. public hearing on the budget.

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Related Topix: Winder, GA

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Barrow County News

Sewer would boost county land value

While there is no "For Sale" sign visible, Chairman Danny Yearwood has made it clear that the acreage, and land on Highway 82, can be bought.

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Related Topix: Auburn, GA, Winder, GA, Newnan, GA

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Editorial: Focus on real problem with school discipline

In the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," Ed Harris, playing NASA flight director Gene Kranz, utters the following line after an explosion aboard the moon-bound spacecraft: "Let's work the problem, people.

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Related Topix: Ed Harris, African-American, Jackson County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Madison County, GA, Opinion

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Barrow County News

County layoff hits 21

As of Tuesday, Barrow County has 21 fewer employees, including three who opted for retirement and 18 who were voluntarily or involuntarily laid off in an ongoing effort to balance the county budget.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Winder, GA

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Barrow County News

Is June 15 final day for some county employees?

Poor communication and mixed messages when there was communication were cited as concerns by elected officials attending the 4 p.m. Thursday meeting called by Commissioner Eva Elder.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Barrow County News

Training drill held

More on the exercise in Sunday's print edition of the Barrow County News. Emergency responders are currently assessing their response to Thursday morning's emergency drill which brought down an anthrax-carrying plane in Barrow County.

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Related Topix: Winder, GA

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Disaster drill held near county airport

Several dozen public safety personnel were out in full force Thursday morning as part of an elaborate disaster preparedness drill organized by county and state emergency management officials.

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Related Topix: Athens, GA, Athens Metro, Air Accidents

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