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Boy Scout Troop 290 swam with the manatees in December on a trip to Crystal River in Citrus County, Fla. Six adult leaders and 21 boys traveled to the manatee tour capital of the world, to swim with the docile giants. Read More
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Barrow child beauty contestant Paisley Dickey, 4, and her mother Wendy Dickey are no strangers to talk shows and tabloids, especially since Paisley was seen on the TLC show "Toddlers & Tiaras" last summer dressed as Julia Roberts’ character from the movie "Pretty Woman." Read More
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Local author Missy Tippens’ fifth novel, "A House Full of Hope," has just been released by Love Inspired Books and a book signing is planned on Sunday after church at Winder First UMC. The wife of the Rev. Terry Tippens, the pastor at the church, Missy said the romance genres had always been her favorite read. Read More
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Peace Place will be hosting A Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball February 18 at the Winder Community Center. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 11 p.m. Tickets are $60 per person, and include a dinner buffet catered by Sugar and Spice. A cash bar provided by Dooley’s Pizza Kitchen, music by Shaken Not Stirred, and a silent auction are also planned. Read More
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Winder Mayor David Maynard watches as Barrow County’s poet laureate, Dr. C.B. Skelton, signs his latest novel, "A Simple Seller of Noodles," in city hall on Monday. Skelton wrote the book about Cambodian SamSan and the journey that placed him in Skelton’s life and led him to Winder. Read More
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The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce, held its 65th Annual Dinner and Award Celebration presented by Barrow Regional Medical Center and Verity Bank at Chateau Elan Resort and Winery Saturday. Read More
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Winder-Barrow FFA will celebrate National FFA Week February 18-25, 2012. "I Believe" is this year’s theme, and it celebrates more than 80 years of FFA traditions while eagerly anticipating the organization’s future. Read More
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One day at lunch, I ran into a beautiful older woman, a friend from years past, whom I hadn’t seen in quite a while. She had changed very little since I first met her when I was in college. Read More
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The tulip magnolia (M. X soulangiana) never learns. Again it has impatiently bloomed in late winter and Sunday’s temperature in the 20’s killed the flowers. So today what we have is a tree with limp brown petals instead of the wonderful display of white, pink or purple saucer-shaped blossoms that were evident Saturday. Dr. Michal Dirr of UGA says this happens sometimes two out of three years. Read More
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Barrow County, I wish I could see your faces. Read More
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One day in 1965, a Longhorn left a field in Texas headed to Atlanta. During this journey, horns were transformed into wings and a very special bird landed in Atlanta. It was a Falcon, an Atlanta Falcon. To be precise, it was the first Atlanta Falcon. Read More
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When I get together with my friend Jeanine, we enjoy doing projects around the house. The last time she visited it was a beautiful weekend with temperatures nearing 70 degrees. Since we both would rather be outdoors than stuck inside, we decided to thin out my iris bed. The ground was wet from recent rains and the bulbs could be pulled out mostly by hand. Read More
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Brandon and Jessica McIntyre of Statham welcomed their son, Jackson Ross McIntyre, November 10, 2011 at 5:43 p.m. Jackson was born at Athens Regional Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 19 and ¾ inches. Read More
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Erik and Holly Ferguson Johnson announce the birth of a son, Tyler Weldon Johnson, on January 4, 2012 at HOMS Hospital in Santiago, Dominican Republic. They serve as missionaries in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic. Read More
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Erica and Russell Shepley of Winder announce the birth of their daughter, Erilynn Elizabeth, on Jan. 13, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Read More
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Sean and Amanda Buckingham of Bethlehem announce the birth of their son, Hudson Porter, on Dec. 14, 2011 at Gwinnett Women’s Pavilion. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches. Read More
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Blair and Tony Rutledge of Bethlehem announce the birth of their son, Maxwell Robinson, on Oct. 25, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 19-1/2 inches long. Read More
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The New Year brought a big change for John M. Wilkerson, Jr. and Kay Chapman of Winder. Read More
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It is rare that a church adopts a code that begins with, "Go big or go home," but that’s exactly what Synergy Church has done. Read More
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The Rev. Parker Benson of Bethlehem First United Methodist Church has been speaking about marriage in his sermons since the beginning of the year. On Feb. 12 a special service will be held for those wishing to renew their wedding vows. Dr. Jim Collins, a Christian pastor and author of the book, "Always a Wedding — Beginning, Renewing and Rescuing Marriage," will perform the ceremony. Collins is the retired senior pastor at Peachtree Christian ... Read More
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Murray Tilles, director of Light of Messiah Ministries in Atlanta, will speak at The Church at Winder on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Read More
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Debbie Breeden of Hartwell and Dave Breeden of Ocoee, Fla. announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Lisa Marie, of Athens, to Bryan Stephen Hall of Statham. Bryan is the son of Donna Hall of Winder and Donald Hall, also of Winder. Read More
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Allen and Gayle Brown of Winder announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandi Brown, to Brandon Pentecost, son of Mike and Becky Pentecost of Winder. Read More
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Five members of the Barrow Regional Auxiliary were recently recognized by President Barack Obama Read More
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Long-time member of the Winder Housing Authority William "Billy" Garmon was recognized for his efforts on Wednesday. Read More
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