Winder News

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Barrow County Detention Center from June 14 through June 17, 2013: Brandon Shawn Barrett, 203 Williams Road, Auburn, was booked into the jail on June 15. The listed charge is theft by shoplifting.

Farmer's markets in Barrow County Auburn 2-6 p.m. each Wednesday Auburn Pavilion Statham 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday Downtown Winder 8 a.m. to noon Train depot in downtown When Cyndi Ball first started up the Statham Farmer's Market three years ago, she remembers the Athens market being the only big market nearby.

Lanier Technical College has teaching positions open at its downtown Winder campus.

In a creative twist to its free outdoor showing of the family-friendly movie, "Zookeeper," at the Jug Tavern Park on June 21, the Winder Downtown Development Authority is planning a "pooch party."

Glamorous Goats program: today through Friday, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, 434 S Main St,, Madison; from 9:30-11 a.m. for rising first through third graders; from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for rising third and fourth graders; and from 1:15-2:45 p.m. for rising fourth graders and older; students will focus on acclaimed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

A strong line of thunderstorms that moved through Northeast Georgia on Thursday evening left about 8,000 homes without power.

TRESPASSING: On June 3, Deputy Chris Haston was dispatched to a home on Belhaven Lane, Hull, where a woman said for about three months now people have been coming into her yard and taking things from a barn, where she has now installed lights.

THEFT: On June 3, a resident of Roxy Wood Drive, Winder, reported someone entered her Ford car and stole a DVD player and about $3 in change.

A woman who waits tables at a Barrow County restaurant won $1 million this week playing the Georgia Lottery's instant $1,000,000 Benjamins game, reports the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Nature Ramblers: 8:30 a.m., State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave.; Hugh Nourse, author, photographer and naturalist, will lead the group; session will start with an inspirational reading by a nature writer followed by a walk with frequent stops to view plants, insects, butterflies, mushrooms and more;www.botgarden.uga.edu.

Want more information on how restaurant inspection scores are calculated? Click here to view the form inspectors use.

The Winder Fire Department want to thank Barrow County residents for their contributions to this year's Give Burns the Boot campaign.

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Barrow County Detention Center from June 7 through June 10, 2013: Federico Arriaga-Ramirez, 301 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Winder, was booked into the jail on June 8. The listed charge is DUI.

The Rangers announced the signings of their top three selections in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday.

Auburn residents will see an increase in their water rates. The Auburn City Council voted last week to approve a change in the water rate that would add $4.10 a month to the bill for the average household.

A Winder woman was arrested after she stopped her mother from communicating with 911 dispatchers.

Athens-Clarke County Library , 2025 Baxter St.; 613-3650 or www.athenslibrary.org: a Open play time: 10:30 a.m.; for children ages 1 to 3 and their caregivers.

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A Winder woman was arrested May 28 and charged with disorderly conduct after a witness reported she was agitated and stabbing street signs with a knife.

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