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The mayor of Winder said it's time for his citizens to stop paying for a service they're not using: the patrols made by the Barrow County Sheriff's Department.

Police investigators won't say why a Statham man shot a Hoschton insurance agent Wednesday morning before killing himself outside an office in Eastern Gwinnett County, other than it involved a long-standing dispute.

Barrow County commissioners have heard a request from the county mayor's association to reduce taxes charged to residents of Braselton, Auburn, Winder and Statham because the cities have police departments.

The mayors of Auburn, Statham and Winder have asked Barrow County leaders to stop sheriff's office patrols in their cities.

Tired of paying for both sheriff's deputies and police, the mayors of Auburn, Statham and Winder have asked Barrow County leaders to stop sheriff's office patrols in the cities - and stop charging residents for the duplicated service.

Johnny Brusco's and Tri-Cities Classic Rock 101.5 WQUT are giving you a chance to be "At Home with the Vols" this football season with 2 tickets to each of the 8 games at Neyland Stadium, including UCLA, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Memphis and Vanderbilt.

Barrow County has been losing about $1 million a year on water sales because of the cut-rate wholesale prices county officials agreed to in 2004 when they were trying to get their public water system off the ground.

The day everyone has been waiting for a ' the beginning of the paving of the new Gresham Motorsports Park a ' is here.

By Amy Glover Tonight's Saturday Insanity brought out more numbers than ever to Atlanta Dragway.