Barrow County News

More than 6,000 drivers pass through Barrow County every day without any intention of stopping there.

"For us to believe we can continue to build ourselves with roads and bridges out of this transportation issue is just not a realistic expectation any longer.

Residents of western Jackson County will have a chance this week to weigh in on the future architectural aesthetic of one of the area's main commercial corridors.

Barrow County Board of Commissioners Agenda for July 22 - 7 p.m. Approval of July 8 minutes Planning Commission - Rezones 1. SU-2008-017 - Michael McKinney, Applicant/David Maynard Construction LLC, Owner, 738B ...

See the list of area schools on the "Needs Improvement" list. Like an anxious student before report-card day, educators in Northeast Georgia are holding their breath.

As primary season ends, some area employees who work locally but live elsewhere are celebrating victories in neighboring counties.

Barrow County has 31,165 registered voters but, unfortunately, only 7,405 of those voters - or 23.76 percent - participated in Tuesday's Primary.

Barrow County voters, angered last fall when commissioners voted to condemn private land to expand the county's Northeast Georgia Regional Airport, exacted their revenge on Tuesday.

The 20-mile stretch of Georgia Highway 8 between Statham and Carl never will qualify as a scenic route.

Kristi Royston and Katie Ferm of the Elections Office said they were pleased with the 1,842 advance votes cast last week Get ready to go to the polls Tuesday as several hot political contests will be on the ...

Former sheriff's deputy Bob Thornton opposes one candidate for Barrow County sheriff so vehemently, he spent his own money to send thousands of letters to registered voters in Barrow County - though he doesn't ...

Police say a registered sex offender from Barrow County confessed to killing a 13-year-old girl whose body was discovered by a maid in a hotel room.

He digs his hands into the soil and pulls out a handful of dirt. He tells me to do the same.

Growth and taxes have dominated the political debate this year in Barrow County, where each of four county commission seats, the post of sheriff and two court positions will be contested in next Tuesday's ...

Georgia has changed the criteria for deciding where to add pre-kindergarten classes, and Barrow and Clarke counties will be at the top of the list this year as officials prepare to divvy up money for 1,000 new ...

Registered Barrow County voters wishing to participate in Advance Voting will find the location moving up - upstairs at the Barrow County Administrative Annex, that is.

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have issued a Mattie's Call for a disabled person who was last seen Saturday.

Barrow County authorities are asking residents of Athens and Statham to be on the lookout for a 66-year-old Statham man who they believe wandered away from his personal care home on Saturday.

A Barrow County man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Dacula early Saturday morning.

A Barrow County sheriff's officer will not be prosecuted after shooting a Bethlehem woman during a standoff last November.