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Barrow County
UPDATE: Apalachee High School Community Responds to Shooting, Deaths
Four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on Sept. 4. The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old student, is in custody. Officials explained what they know so far to the media at a press conference. The city of Winder came together at a vigil…
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Barrow County
Winder Church Honors Member With Memorial Walk
First Christian Church will hold its fourth annual Walk Out of the Darkness on Oct. 22. The walk was started after the suicide of Candler Smith, a church member, in 2017. It is a 1-mile loop around both the church and Winder-Barrow High School in partnership with the American Foundation…
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Athens-Clarke County
Northeast Georgia Provides Resources For Those Affected By Abuse While Quarantined
Intimate partner violence or other types of abuse in the household can put parents and children at serious risk for long-term physical and mental health problems, according to local organizations. In an early February meeting with Barrow County officials and members of the community, Peace Place Inc. stressed the importance…
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Barrow County
Up in Smoke: Local Vape Stores Say Bans Could Put Them Out Of Business
Legislation aimed at restricting the sale of flavored electronic cigarette liquids could potentially force local vaping retailers to close their doors. In the wake of increasing underage electronic cigarette use as well as a string of deaths and illnesses related to vaping, lawmakers across the country have begun to take…
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Barrow County
Timeline: History of Winder EMS Approval
The battle for the sole emergency medical service provider in Barrow County continues to rage on. A lawsuit has been filed by county attorney Angie Davis of the Barrow County Superior Court against the city of Winder. The city has since responded by hiring Smith, Welch, Webb and White Attorneys…
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Bank Truck Robbery Unusual for Winder
By: Abby Kousouris Captain Chris Cooper of the Winder Police Department says the November 14 bank truck robbery was very rare for Winder. Cooper says they believe it was a premeditated incident. The suspects hid in bushes outside of the Bank of America building on Broad Street, near the…
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UPDATE: Four Barrow County Schools on Lockdown, Bank Incident
12:57 pm Updated: According to a press release from Winder Police, near 7:54 am, at least two suspects wearing masks, physically assaulted the driver of an armored truck as he serviced a drive-up ATM behind the Bank of America on Broad Street in Winder. No one was shot during the incident,…
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Winder Police Think Pink in October
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Winder Police Department is thinking pink. For the second year in a row, a pink police car will be on patrol. Winder police partnered with Akins Ford last year to have one of their patrol cars painted pink. In addition to making…
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Barrow County
UPDATED: 2 Dead in Barrow County Plane Crash
UPDATE: 2/17/7 2:28PM Shannon Ewing of Gwinnett County and nephew Henry Ewing of Jones County are the two victims of Thursday’s fatal plane crash, Captain Ryan Sears of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Department confirms. Their ages have not been released. Terry Williams, the media contact for the National Transportation Safety Board, says the investigation is still in the…
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Barrow County
Barrow County Drug Training Starts Tomorrow
Heroin, meth, cocaine, and oxy…These are some of the household names of the most common drugs that cause death from overdose. Now local police officers will be able to take advantage of another drug, to help prevent overdose. Naloxone is the life saving medication used to treat narcotics overdose in emergency…