Winder News

Cyclists in the 33rd annual Bicycle Ride Across Georgia will pedal this year from the mountain town of Fort Oglethorpe in Northwest Georgia, to Atlanta and then to Winder, then back up the hilly terrain to the small Northeast Georgia mountain village of Tiger.

A Barrow County resident is thanking the two people who pulled him from the waters of Lake Hartwell last weekend.

The 33rd annual Bicycle Ride Across Georgia rolls out of Fort Oglethorpe Saturday morning, with about 1,200 people expected to start the weeklong journey.

One has to wonder on what planet Barrow County Board of Commissioners chairman Danny Yearwood exists.

The following individuals were arrested and booked into theA Barrow County Detention Center A from May 25 through 27, 2012.A Ignacio Arrieta, 63, 527 Hemlock Drive, Winder, charged with five counts aggravated assault, five counts terroristic threats and acts and five counts possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit ... (more)

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: On May 24, a deputy was dispatched shortly after midnight to a home in Winder where a suspicious person was seen at a vacant house by a nearby resident.

Whether it's fairs and festivals, boys bringing Broadway to Atlanta, or two of country music's biggest stars, there is plenty to do and see this weekend to celebrate summer... The Virginia-Highland Summerfest at John Howell Park has food and live music featuring the Fixx and Marc Broussard.

Local business Logosurfing.com was recently recognized for its contributions to the 1908th Medical Detachment and the 210th BSB Combat Stress Control clinic,which helps soldiers maintain resiliency and readiness while dealing with the trials of their deployment.

With Memorial Day in our rear view mirrors, the road is wide open to summer travelers.

The festival began on May 23 and will run through June 3 at the Jug Tavern Park off Athens Street.

Winder police responded to a call at a restaurant in the 400 block of Loganville Highway on May 25.

Authorities may never know why a Winder man's Dodge pickup ran off the road in Bogart and hit a tree in a wreck Monday that claimed his life, according to Oconee County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Lee Weems.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports a dedication is set for June 16 at the site of Glenwood Elementary and High School in Winder.

A 31-year-old Winder man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday morning in Oconee County.

Some people write important things down on paper, others use tattoos to remember critical information such as their name.

A historical marker placed at the site of one of Georgia's first public consolidated schools for African Americans will be dedicated next month in Barrow County.

A Some people write important things down on paper, others use tattoos to remember critical information such as their name.

There is a lot of misunderstanding about how local school systems are funded in Georgia.

MAY 24 MID-AFTERNOON UPDATE The second day of candidate qualifying as of mid afternoon Thursday had not produced any additional candidates for local or state-level races in Barrow County.

This week's featured home is at 245 Jefferson St. in Statham and is listed for $15,750. The home, which was built in 1965, has two bedrooms and one bath and has 816 square feet.