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Barrow County’s Legal Organ Newspaper
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Barrow County’s Only Mid-Week Newspaper
VOL. 8 NO. 17 24 PACES 2 SECTIONS, PLUS INSERTS A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 50? COPY
Barrow
Briefs
City of Statham plans
annual Spring Fest
The City of Statham will
host its third annual Spring
Fest on Saturday, May 7,
from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
For those interested in
being a vendor at the event,
applications can be picked
up at City Hall. Food vendor
spaces are $55 or $65 with
electricity. Craft vendor spac
es are available for $30 or
$40 with electricity.
Contact Randy Gordon at
randygordon @ cityofstatham.
com for more information
on reserving vendor space or
about Spring Fest.
Piedmont CASA to
host event Saturday
Piedmont CASA will
host the fourth annual
Heart for Children, Heart
for Chocolate International
Gala on Saturday. Feb. 20,
at the Jefferson Civic Center.
Piedmont CASA trains and
supports volunteers to help
local abused and neglected
children.
This year’s event will fea
ture a dinner buffet, chocolate
creations and a live and silent
auction.
Musical entertainment will
be provided by Line 6 from
Auburn, a classic rock band.
For event sponsorship or
to purchase tickets, contact
Annette Bates at 706-367-
6375 or by email at annette@
piedmontcasa.org.
Inside: ■
Index:
Church News
8A
Classifieds
9-1OA
Legals
5-9 B
Obituaries
11A
Op-Ed
5A
Opinion
4A
Pets of the Week
8A
Public Safety
6,12A
School News
11 B
Sports 1
-4B,12B
Contact Info:
Phone: 770-867-6397
Mail: 77 E. May Street,
Winder, Ga. 30680
Fax: 706-621-4115
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Barrow County School System
McMichael: Recent growth
could lead to new schools
By Al ex Pace
Journal Reporter
Growth on the east side of
Barrow County could require
the construction of new schools.
Barrow County School System
superintendent Chris McMichael
said the district might need
to construct a new elementa
ry school to keep up with the
growth.
BCSS is currently construct
ing a replacement Russell
Middle School and new elemen
tary school on McNeal Road and
Candler Street in Winder. But
McMichael said that if the east
side growth continues, BCSS
could need to construct another
new elementary school in the
Statham and Bethlehem area.
Both Statham Elementary
School and Bethlehem
Elementary School have seen
steady growth in enrollment
numbers in recent years.
SES enrolled 897 students on
the first day of school, up from
799 in 2011. BES enrolled 821
this year, up from 762 in 2011.
McMichael said the district
could also need to construct a
future high school on the east
side of the county.
“That could change if growth
and housing patterns were to
change up drastically or the econ
omy were to experience another
setback,” said McMichael.
POSTSEASON PLAY
Winder-Barrow High School’s Latrice Perkins directs the Lady Bulldogg
offense during last week’s Region 8-AAAAA tournament. The WBHS girls
have ended a state tournament drought dating back more than two decades.
The Lady Bulldoggs opened state play at Villa Rica Tuesday recording a
53-32 win against a No. 1 seed. Perkins scored seven points in the state
tournament victory. See today’s sports section for more coverage.
Photo by Jessica Brown
Sentencing
for Worley
pushed back
once again
New hearing now
scheduled March 15
By Chris Bridges
Journal Editor
For former Barrow County
District 3 commissioner Steve
Worley, it has become the same
song, only a different verse, when
it comes to his sentencing on a
charge of bribery.
Worley, who pleaded guilty to
one count of bribery last summer
stemming from his tenure as the
public works director for the City
of Monroe in neighboring Walton
County, was scheduled to be sen
tenced last week. However, for the
fourth time a sentencing hearing
was postponed. The new sentenc
ing is now tentatively set for March
1,5 although whether it actually
happens on that date remains to be
seen as Worley has shown to have
as many lives as a proverbial cat
when it comes to learning his fate.
Worley, who resigned from
the Barrow County Board of
Commissioners leaving the tax
payers to foot the bill for a special
election, was originally scheduled
to be sentenced last fall. He was
issued a federal indictment and is
subject to a 10-year prison sen
tence and a possible $250,000 fine.
Employed by the City of Monroe
for 17 years, Worley was termi
nated in early 2013 for “violations
of personnel policies and proce
dures.”
Roger Wehunt won the special
election to fill the District 3 seat
on the BOC.
Barrow voters begin casting their ballots in presidential primary
By Cliris Bridges
Journal Editor
Georgia’s presidential primary is
off and running as early voting offi
cially began on Feb. 1.
Barrow voters have the option
of voting in contested primaries
for the Republican and Democratic
parties. Barrow County Elections
Supervisor Monica Franklin said
Monday that 282 people took part
in the first week of early voting.
Early voting will continue through
Friday, Feb. 26. All advance voting
will take place Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
in the Barrow County Elections
Office. Saturday voting will also
be offered on Feb. 20 from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m.
Voters will have to select either
a Republican or Democratic ballot.
Voters are not required to register
with one party in Georgia.
There are 12 candidates on
the GOP ballot and four on the
Democratic ballot.
Georgia’s actual primary day is
Tuesday, March 1, one of several
days involved in a “Southeastern
Conference” event.
EARLY VOTING LOCATION
Signs point the way to early voting at the Barrow County
Elections Office. Photo by Jessica Brown
