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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Today’s Top 5
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Barrow County Urges Citizens to Use Alert System
BARROW COUNTY, GA- Text, email, phone calls, fax line. You choose the devices on which you want to receive your alerts. This is all part of Barrow County’s push to get citizens to sign up for their emergency alert system. The system immediately notifies users of severe weather, gas leaks,…
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5 Things You Need To Know – December 3rd, 2014
1. ATHENS, GA- A 2012 mandate requiring off-campus housing and businesses to provide recycling receptacles has been in place, but the transition hasn’t been quite as smooth as it would seem. The recycling authority set a January 1st, 2015 deadline for apartment complexes to comply with the regulations. Reporter Jordan Lee…
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School is Cancelled : The Logic Behind the Call
Athens, Ga | Nov. 17 Story Highlights \t When it’s raining, or snowing, the biggest question on students minds is “Is school cancelled?” \t Find out how educators make the decision to cancel class. \t What are “road runners? “Snow day, school’s cancelled.” That’s what every student wants to hear. But it takes…
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Barrow County Improves Radio System
Barrow County, GA- The Barrow County Public Safety Radio System will improve. Last night Barrow County Commissioners voted to use several million dollars to improve this system. In the past and currently it’s difficult for responders to communicate with each other, due to bad service. The improvement is supposed to fix that. Reporter Allison Aulds speaks with Sheriff…
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Barrow County Sheriff Department- “Mama Faye” Profile
Barrow County, GA- 52 year old Sergeant Faye Spaulding is Barrow County Sheriff Department’s oldest and only woman sergeant. They call her Mama Faye because of her motherly tendencies. She says her job is to uphold the law, but it does take a toll on her sometimes… She says she…
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Christmas with a Cop
Barrow County, GA- The Barrow County Sheriff’s Department takes a break from battling crime to read letters from local kids. They received letters from 26 children this year, and will treat one child to “Christmas with a Cop.” The child will be paired with a cop that has a similar experience, and…
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5 Things to Know- November 12
Athens, GA- Today you can expect temperatures in the low 70’s and tonight it will drop to the low 40’s. Reporter Allison Morrow will bring you a morning, midday, and afternoon update of today’s weather. She will also show you an hour by hour forecast for this weekends Georgia vs. Auburn game. Athens,…
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Winder Barrow High School Apply to College Week
Barrow County, GA- Winder Barrow High School is taking part in the National Apply to College Month. The program was created to motivate and encourage students to actually have a plan after high school graduation. Nine area high schools are participating in this special program. Cedar Shoals High School will…
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Finding a Happy Ending in Law Enforcement
Daniel Bradley is still in search for his missing daughter of 6 years. Skeletal remains recently found near his Auburn home may be investigator Sergeant Robert Wheeler’s new lead. Wheeler says a match to the remains could bring closure for Bradley and his family. Wheeler is the head of the…