Winder News

The City of Winder last week found itself involved in an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mediation, and it appears as if the situation has not been resolved.

While it may be slow going, the recovery from the recession will sustain, according to Jeffrey Humphreys, the guest speaker at the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce's November luncheon.

The Barrow County Administrative Annex was a happy place for Bob Dixon Tursday night.

The Peoples Bank is holding its own throughout Barrow County. The FDIC recently released its Deposit Market Share Report, showing what percentage of the market that Barrow banks hold in the community.

The City of Winder has three ballots for Tuesday's election as three council posts are up for election.

It's almost here - election time. Come Tuesday, voters will get to make their choices on who will lead their cities into the new decade.

There's a new doctor in Barrow County, and she's ready to take care of its children.

Spine Care and Pain Managment is pleased to announce the completion of its new facilities located at 24 Amherst Drive in Winder off North Broad Street across from Barrow Regional Medical Center.

Barrow's businesses are coming together to showcase themselves in one place this week.

The Jug Tavern Festival is the City of Winder's fall festival set for Saturday, Oct.

WINDER, Ga. The small town of about 10,000 owes a lot to the railroad. Its name, for starters.

The fourth annual Beans, Bears & Bandaids promises to be an event three times the size of those of the past.

The Barrow County cities met with County Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood Friday, and the chairman took time to explain his actions at the last meeting, when he alluded to breaking water contracts and exiting the room.

The Barrow County Historical Society has boosted "Pride of Place" as its slogan since 1993 when the Barrow County Museum opened.

The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce came together on Tuesday afternoon for its monthly luncheon, and to learn about the Barrow County Schools plans to become a Charter System.

A Winder man diedA after a rattlesnake bit him as he hunted in the woods in east Georgia.

The Barrow County Board of Commissioners is set to approve the 2010 fiscal year millage rate Tuesday.

Walk-in absentee voting for the Statham and Winder City Council races will begin Monday.

A former recipient of the Brotherhood Club's highest honor returned as the keynote speaker for the 20th annual awards banquet.

So much for harmony on the home front. On Friday morning, representatives from Barrow's cities - Auburn, Braselton, Statham and Winder - walked out of Friday's meeting with County Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood.