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VOL. 8 NO. 9 20 PACES 2 SECTIONS, PLUS INSERTS A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 50« COPY
Journal to be
legal organ
starting Jan. 1
The Barrow Journal
has been designated the
legal organ for Barrow
County beginning Jan. 1,
2016.
Any public notic
es. foreclosures, public
sales, local government
hearings, budget notices
and other legal notices
that need to be published
after Dec. 31. 2015.
should be sent to the
Barrow Journal.
“We look forward
to serving as the legal
organ once again and
want to help make this
transition as seamless as
possible,” said Barrow
Journal publishers Mike
Buffington and Scott
Buffington.
Contact information
for legal advertising in
the Barrow Journal is
Betty Small at 706-621-
4629 (phone), 706-621-
4113 (fax) or by e-mail
at legals@barrowjour-
nal.com.
The Barrow Journal's
mailing address is 77 E.
May Street, Winder, Ga.
30680. Legals will begin
being published in the
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016
edition.
The Barrow Journal
also offers a full online
electronic edition of its
newspaper. This is an
exact digital copy of the
print edition. This allows
for quick public notice
verification even if you
do not have a copy of the
print edition.
Merry Christmas to all...
The City of Auburn displays the
Christmas spirit with numerous
lights and decorations drivers can
see while passing through the area
at night. The staff of the Barrow
Journal wishes each of our readers
a safe holiday season and appreci
ate your support during the past
year. We look forward to being
with you in 2016 and beyond.
Photos by Jessica Brown
Inside:
Index:
Church News
10A
Classifieds
6-7B
Obituaries
11A
Opinion
4A
Op-Ed
5A
Pets of the Week
10A
Public Safety
6-7 A
School News
9A
Sports
1-5B
Contact Info:
Phone: 770-867-6397
Mail: 77 E. May Street,
Winder, Ga. 30680
Fax: 706-621-4115
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON CRASH
This small aircraft crashed Sunday at the Georgia Club Golf Course in
Statham, resulting in the death of the pilot, who has been identified as Billy
K. Bryant of Dacula, who had more than 50 years of flying experience.
Plane crash at Statham
golf course kills area pilot
By Chris Bridges
Journal Editor
A quiet Sunday after
noon on the golf course at
The Georgia Club turned
deadly following a small
plane crash which resulted
in the death of the pilot,
who had more than five
decades of experience.
Billy K. Bryant. 81.
of Dacula, was report
ed dead on the scene
when the Barrow County
Sheriffs Office and
other law enforcement
and rescue personnel
arrived on the scene.
The crash remains under
investigation.
Scott Dakin of Barrow
County Emergency
Services said there was
no fire involved after the
crash. Despite golfers
being in the area where
the plane went down
(near the third hole of the
course), no one else was
injured. There were also
no passengers on the plane
with Bryant.
“There was just a small
fuel leak and the pilot was
deceased,” Dakin said.
The Federal Aviation
Administration is now
handling the investigation.
Media reports earlier in
the week indicated Bryant
planned on flying for
BILLY BRYANT
another year before retir
ing and selling his plane.
He flew at least once a
week to keep his flying
skills sharp, reports said.
Worley sentencing
delayed until Jan. 6
By Chris Bridges
Journal Editor
The waiting game continues for former
Barrow County commissioner Steve Worley.
Worley, who pled guilty to one count of brib
ery last summer, has had
his sentencing delayed
once again. The new sen
tencing date has been set
for Jan. 6. Worley was
set to be sentenced last
week but that decision
was delayed.
The former Barrow
County District 3 com
missioner admitted
illegal conduct with a
Monroe paving busi
ness during his time as
the city's Public Works
Director. He worked for the City of Monroe for
more than 15 years.
Worley faces up to 10 years in prison and a
possible fine of $250,000. The former commis
sioner, a resident of Bethlehem, was indicted by
a federal grand jury in April.
A special election to fill the District 3 vacan
cy, paid for by the taxpayers, was won by Roger
Wehunt, who has now been on the BOC for the
past couple of months. The investigation into
Worley was handled by the Athens office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Journal office to be
closed for holidays
The Barrow Journal office at 77 E. May
Street in Winder will be closed Thursday,
Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25, for Christmas.
The office will also be closed Friday, Jan.
1, for New Year’s.
STEVE
WORLEY
