Winder News

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Barrow County Detention Center from May 20 through May 24, 2013: Jeremy Stephen Allen, 140 Bellingrath Drive, Winder, was booked into the jail on May 20.

Almost a year after becoming seriously injured in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Private First Class Sam Walley of Winder is coming home.

A Winder business owner was forced to call the Barrow County Sheriff's Office after a woman refused to leave his property, claiming it was "God's land" and she could be there if she so desired.

FELONY THEFT: On May 15, a deputy was dispatched to Laythan Court, Winder, where a man said he forgot to lock his truck overnight and someone entered it and stole a Colt Commanding Officers .45-caliber pistol valued at $2,000. The deputy also went to a nearby home where a woman said someone entered her unlocked Honda car and stole a Codex brand ... (more)

The Muscogee County Library Board unanimously voted Thursday to offer the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries director’s job to Alan Harkness, an assistant state librarian.

College students with River Hills Church in Winder will be hosting a garage sale Saturday at 416 Argonne Road in Winder .

Rep. Terry England hosted a meeting Tuesday in Winder that brought together local and state educational and economic development officials with representatives of German business and industry.

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Barrow County Detention Center from May 17 through May 20, 2013: Heather Nicole Allen, 130 Langford Street, Winder, was booked into the jail on May 19.

The best of show honor for the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center's final gallery show of the 2013 season was presented to a Winder resident.

The Georgia Department of Transportation says overnight work will require the closing of a portion of the northbound lane of North Broad Street for a project in downtown Winder this week on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

If you are looking for a real estate investment opportunity, a starter home or looking to downsize, there are currently several attractively priced homes on the market in Barrow County.

Come mid-July, a toddler injured at his Winder day care center when a tree limb hit him in the head last fall will have a home that accommodates his special needs.

Martha Stinchcomb Gaddis Garrett, 89, died Thursday, May 16, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Giley and Essie Allen Stinchcomb.

As the school year winds down, many church communities are gearing up for Vacation Bible Schools and summer camps.

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The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Barrow County Detention Center from May 14 through May 17, 2013: Jennifer Susan Bagwell, 64 West Williams Street, Winder, was booked into the jail on May 14.

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A Winder man wanted by multiple agencies is now in custody. On May 15, On May 15, the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office Fugitive Unit located and arrested Jonathan Leonard Martin who was wanted out of Barrow and Gwinnett County.

Charles "Charlie" Kilpatrick, 82, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was the son of the late Bryant Whitfield and Marie Kilpatrick.

A Winder man recently assumed the identity of his wife's boyfriend in an attempt to prove his wife wanted him dead.