Barrow County News

The sidewalks of downtown Winder were crowded with students on Friday, Nov. 20, as the eighth grade Georgia Studies classes from Winder-Barrow Middle School visited civic and historical sites in the county seat.

The end of Barrow County's first quarter in the 2010 fiscal year might still be two months away, but it's quickly approaching especially for those who keep an eye on the county's finances.

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners has given the go-ahead to move forward on a portion of the sewer line along Highway 211.

Barrow County has lost 20 firefighters since February, Commissioner Steve Worley said at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night.

Barrow County commissioners agreed to restructure the command ranks of the Barrow County Emergency Services Department on Tuesday to resolve safety and staffing problems that have plagued the department since the beginning of the year.

Deputy Jamie Holloway of the Barrow County Sheriff's Office recently won "Deputy Sheriff of the Year" from The Kiwanis Club for his outstanding achievement in public safety.

Tuesday's meeting will include a public hearing at 6 p.m. on those items, followed by a vote later in the evening during the regular meeting.

A woman wanted for scamming businesses in Cartersville and Winder by claiming to be collecting for Toys For Tots was arrested Saturday.

A) Chapter 14 - Animal Control - Addressing nuisance animals B) Chapter 58 - Prohibit public drunkenness 7 p.m. session 1. Approval of Nov.10 minutes 2. Public hearing -Planning Commission Rezones RZ/SU-2009-017 - The Georgia Club, Applicant/Owner, Barber Creek and Craft roads, +/- 3 acres.

Apalachee High School Principal David McGee has filed a sheriff's report after receiving several threatening e-mail messages.

All three black county employees in the Barrow County Administrative Annex have hired employment law attorneys.

A brighter star will shine over the little town of Bethlehem this Christmas. Leaders in the Barrow County city -- which draws people who want the Biblical postmark on their Christmas cards -- nearly have finished building a replacement luminary in time for a 2009 debut.

Perhaps the Barrow County school system, where a high school teacher recently was forced to resign over the content of her Facebook page, should have a three-question teacher application form .

The search for possible abusers of Internet time by Barrow County Human Resources Director Norma Jean Brown was requested by Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood.

Bulldog owners often are drawn to their pets because of their trademark droopy jowls, wrinkled faces and sometimes-bullish demeanor, but for too many bulldog owners, that excess of character turns out to be too much to handle.

Ashley Payne was a teacher at Appalachee High in Barrow County Georgia up until a short while ago, but claims she was fired after some pictures of her on Facebook drinking and an expletive were shown to her superiors .

Barrow County has selected Cartersville private investigator David G. Archer to look into allegations of discrimination lodged by Human Resources Director Norma Jean Brown.

In a fiery comment to the public at last night's Barrow County Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Steve Worley said the board "will do what it takes to protect county residents," but it wasn't aware that the fire department is understaffed if it actually is.

A former high school teacher is suing a north Georgia school district, alleging she was forced to resign over photos and expletives on her Facebook page.

While it may be slow going, the recovery from the recession will sustain, according to Jeffrey Humphreys, the guest speaker at the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce's November luncheon.