Winder News

A woman wanted for scamming businesses in Cartersville and Winder by claiming to be collecting for Toys For Tots was arrested Saturday.

Barrow County and Winder firefighters train to battle propane fires during a session this week offered by the Georgia Fire Academy.

The Winder Police Department used the evidence gathered on surveillance tape to help identify the suspect in a series of commercial burglaries.

So far, the year hasn't been too good to the City of Winder. At the city's October council meeting, Financial Director Leslie Ginn spoke about the city's budget for the first third of the 2010 Fiscal Year.

It's a federal lawsuit, but it reads more like the plot line to a soap opera involving the City of Winder and former employee Sue Fowler, who filed the case Friday in court, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation by the city's employees.

Perhaps the Barrow County school system, where a high school teacher recently was forced to resign over the content of her Facebook page, should have a three-question teacher application form .

The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce's Network Barrow will be Friday, Nov. 13, from 10:45 a.m. to noon at the Chamber office at 6 Porter St., in the historic depot.

The City of Winder is about to get served. The city, as well as Finance Director Leslie Ginn and City Administrator Bob Beck, are the three defendents named in a federal discrimination suit that was filed late Friday afternoon in federal court.

The Jug will Drop at midnight on New Years Eve from the Hanging Tower of the first Barrow County Jail .

The Winder City Council met Tuesday evening with the shadows of a potential lawsuit looming.

The emphasis on the county's sewer projects will move to the forefront in the next two months, according to Operations Manager Bob Hohe and Wastewater Services Director Mark Whiddon.

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.