Barrow County
Reporting about Barrow County, Georgia. Some stories will be republished in the Barrow News-Journal with Mainstreet News as part of a news-academic partnership with Grady Newsource.
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Barrow County Senior Center Worker Saves a Life
Patricia Griffin of Barrow County will be featured at the Barrow County Commission meeting Tuesday night at 7 pm. Patricia saved the life of a client at the senior center when he went into cardiac arrest. Patricia tells the story of how it happened. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzha4Prckos&nohtml5=False
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UPDATE: Barrow County Deputy Arrested for Sexual Assault
Barrow County deputy arrested for two counts of sexual assault is out on bond. Deputy William Stephenson Mitchell was recently released on a $6,250.00 bond last night at 6:19 PM. Superior Court Clerk said Mitchell was kept in Gwinnett County for safety reason. Georgia Bureau of Investigation sent out this press release:…
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Barrow Amphitheater Update, Concerns from Work Session
ATHENS, Ga.–At the Barrow Schools work session questions were raised after Assistant Superintendent of System Operations, Joe Perno, gave his committee report on the progress of the amphitheater. Most of the board is ready to go and approve the project, but they want to wait for confirmation from acoustical engineer to…
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Barrow County Schools Provide Update on STEAM Program
At Tuesday’s Barrow Schools work session, Lee Bane from the Barrow STEAM program explained to the board some of new the interactive learning in the classroom. Some of these guest lectures have taken the kids (virtually) to places like the zoo and WBSTV’s new broadcast studio. Other guest lectures include…
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AP Computer Science Coming to Barrow High Schools
ATHENS, Ga.–Barrow County Schools announced at the work session Tuesday night that they will be adding AP Computer Science to their high school curriculum. The class will be offered as a one semester class and will give the students an opportunity to take the Advanced Placement test and receive college…
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Barrow County Schools Hit With Cyber Attack
Barrow County Schools internet was hit with a similar cyber to attack to the one the University of Georgia experienced. Network Manager, John St. Clair, explained they were hit by a Denial of Service Attack Tuesday morning. This means it was not a virus, but a flood of traffic to their system, causing the system to…
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Five Things to Watch Wednesday
Athens Crime According to Athens Clarke County Police, shots were fired last night in the Bethel Homes area behind the downtown district. Police are still looking for the person responsible today. No one was shot in the incident. We’ll have updates about this case to come. SGA Elections It is the…
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Amphitheater Discussions Will Continue Barrow BOE Work Session
ATHENS, Ga. — The Barrow County Board of Education and the Barrow County Board of Commissioners will continue their discussion about plans to build an amphitheater on the Sims Academy Campus on Austin Road. “We feel it could meet an unmet need,” said Assistant Superintendent System Operations, Joe Perno who acknowledged it would…
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New Cultural Arts Venue Coming to Barrow County
BARROW– The Barrow County School System and Board of Commissioners are coming together to build a new cultural arts venue for citizens. The center will be located at the Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology campus in Barrow County. Based on the current plans, the amphitheater feature a five-tiered lawn with…