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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Student disciplined for
school bus ‘bullying’
By Al ex Pace
Journal Reporter
A Barrow County School System student has been
disciplined after reports of “bullying” on the school bus.
A recent Fox 5 Atlanta story described a recent incident
injuring a third grader at Auburn Elementary School. The
girl’s mother said another student opened an umbrella in
the direction of her daughter’s face, causing tooth damage.
Superintendent Chris McMichael said the student was
disciplined.
“The incident that injured the student last week was
handled according to our Barrow County Schools Code of
Conduct and the child causing the injury was disciplined
for the incident,” said McMichael.
But the mother said this wasn’t the first violent incident
directed towards her daughter. The Fox 5 Atlanta story
said there had been five previous incidents, but McMi
chael said the district has only received reports of one
other incident.
“The only other incident of alleged bullying that was
ever reported by the injured girl or her family occurred
in March of 2015 and was also handled according to the
Barrow County School Code of Conduct,” said McMi
chael. “That incident was totally unrelated to the most
recent incident.”
McMichael said that after looking into the situation,
there “doesn’t seem to be any other instances of problems
between the two students or any other reports from the
student or her mother regarding problems on the bus at
all.”
He said AES and BCSS take allegations of bullying
seriously, and stressed that student safety and security is
a priority. But this incident isn’t technically considered
bullying.
“It should be noted that the use of the word ‘bullying’
has not been found to be accurate in this case at this time,”
said McMichael. “Both of the incidents that were reported
to the school principal were single, unrelated incidents
that were dealt with by the school immediately and appro
priately. One of the stipulations that constitutes bullying is
that the behavior is persistent or repeated over time. This
has not proven to be the case in this unfortunate incident.”
But McMichael said if the incidents continue, the dis
trict will take further action.
“If information comes to light that this latest incident
was in fact part of an ongoing, repeating issue involving
the same student, then the district will take further appro
priate action related to bullying at that time,” he said.
Winder halts lot sales
at Rose Hill cemetery
By Al ex Pace
Journal Reporter
Burial lots are no longer available at Rose Hill Ceme
tery. The City of Winder released a public notice last week
announcing the suspension of lot sales.
The city will continue to maintain the cemetery, and
the suspension doesn’t affect those who have already
purchased deeds for a lot. But the city isn’t certain of how
many vacant lots are available. Mayor David Maynard
thinks the city needs to “hang onto” the existing vacant
land.
There have been some cases where the city’s lot location
records were inaccurate. Maynard said the city has con
sidered having a survey done on the cemetery to map out
where bodies are buried, but isn’t sure it can be funded.
“It would be very expensive,” he said.
Rose Hill is a city-owned cemetery and sits on more
than 20 acres on West Candler Street.
AARP offers tax assistance
Representatives from the AARP will be at the Bar-
row County Leisure Services building on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until noon until April 13 to offer
assistance with 2016 tax questions.
Barrow Leisure Services is located at 80 Lee Street in
Winder. Call 770-307-3025 for more information.
Class of 1962 mini-reunion set
The Winder-Barrow High School graduating class of 1962
will continue to have its mini reunion luncheons. The next
mini-reunion will be on Monday, Feb. 22, at 1:30 p.m. at
Longhorn Steakhouse off Highway 316 in Bethlehem. All
members of the class are invited. Those wishing to attend
should contact Dianne Fleeman at dfleeman@windstream.
net or call her at 678-425-2531 so reservations may be made.
Low-cost spay, neutering offered
Leftover Pets offers low-cost spay/neuter surgeries at the
Winder clinic located at 610 Barrow Park Drive. February
clinic days are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Prices are $85 for female dogs over 25 lbs., $65 for female
dogs up to 25 lbs., $55 for male dogs and female cats and
$35 for male cats. A $5 discount will be given for any
surgery patient no older than 5 months (as determined by
Leftover Pets veterinarian).
All surgery prices include a free rabies vaccination. There
are no additional fees for in heat or pregnant animals. Finan
cial assistance is available for any low income Barrow Coun
ty resident. Appointments are required and must be made by
calling 800-978-5226.
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Speculative distribution center coming to Braselton
Another speculative distribution
center greater than a million square
feet is coming to Braselton. Atlan
ta-based commercial real estate
firm Ackerman & Co. announced
last week that it is developing a
1,000,480-square-foot bulk distri
bution center in Jackson County.
This follows the company suc
cessfully securing two land parcels
totaling 107 acres off of Broadway
Avenue and Braselton Distribution
Center Parkway in Atlanta’s north
east industrial submarket. The area
has been called, “arguably the larg
est industrial tenant submarket in
the Southeast.” according to Acker
man & Co.
The land deal, acquired from Syn-
ovus Bank for $4.5 million, closed
last Friday.
“Buildings nearing or greater than
one million square feet remain the
most dynamic segment of the Atlan
ta industrial market,” said Kris Mill
er, president of Ackerman & Co.
Union Grove Baptist Church and
Auburn First Baptist Church are
joining to host five nights of Reviv
al.
Service times and locations will
be:
•Sunday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. at
Union Grove
“Seven new leases have been signed
in the last 14 months in these larger
buildings. There is no uncommitted
one-million-square-foot inventory
remaining in all of Atlanta - Bra
selton Logistics Center will be one
of a few, if not the only, to deliver in
the next 12 months,” he added.
Braselton Logistics Center is
located less than 1.5 miles from 1-85
and the Georgia Highway 211 Inter
change, and is equidistant between
two diamond interchanges (exits
126 and 129 off 1-85). It is also sur
rounded by a diverse mix of existing
tenants including Mizuno, Hitachi,
Whole Foods Markets, Havertys.
Carter’s and Kichler, to name a few.
Braselton Logistics Center is stra
tegically positioned for both local
and regional distribution, and offers
convenient amenities and proximity
to a quality labor force.
The speculative bulk distribution
center is slated to deliver in the
first quarter of 2017. The cross-
•Monday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. at
Union Grove
•Tuesday. March 1. at 7 p.m. at
Union Grove
•Wednesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at
Auburn First Baptist
•Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at
Auburn First Baptist
dock building will feature 40-foot
clear heights, ductilcrete floors, and
heavy trailer and car parking. The
development team includes archi
tect Randall Paulson, civil engi
neer Elberly Associates and Conlan
Company as general contractor.
“The merits of this site jump off
the page for big-box distribution,”
said Ackerman & Co. Senior Vice
President Pat Chesser. “The Yates
Group brought this tremendous
opportunity to our attention and
with exceptionally creative plan
ning, we were able to proceed with
this challenging site and still offer a
competitive rate. We assembled two
parcels to slide and rotate the build
ing and adjusted grades to avoid the
sub-surface granite.” Transwestern’s
Julian Brown and Brett Buckner of
Ackerman & Co. will spearhead
leasing efforts at the property.
For more information on Acker
man & Co., visit www.ackermanco.
com.
through March 1
The Reverends Chris Parkin and
Jim Peevy will share in the preach
ing.
Union Grove Baptist Church
is located at 4080 Fence Road in
Auburn and Auburn First Baptist
Church is located at 1385 Sixth
Avenue in Auburn.
Local churches host revival Feb. 28
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