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Barrow County’s Legal Organ Newspaper
VOL. 8 NO. 19 24 PAGES 2 SECTIONS, PLUS INSERTS A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, [nc. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 50? COPY
Barrow
Briefs
Roads to be closed
for repair work
The The City of Winder
will be working on two dif
ferent projects that will
require road closures in the
coming weeks.
On March 3 and 4, there
will be paving on Lee Street.
Crews will be performing
multiple repairs along Lee
Street between Hwy. 81 and
Maynard Street.
According to a press
release issued by city
officials, they do not
anticipate the entire road
being closed at any time,
however there will be mul
tiple partial lane closures
during the two day project.
Also beginning Monday.
March 7, Valley view Drive
from North 5th Avenue to
Evergreen Lane will be
closed.
These projects are project
ed to move forward quickly
and citizens will be notified
of any additional information
regarding these closures, city
officials said.
Post 163 to host
St. Patrick’s event
The American Legion Post
163 in Statham will host a
St. Patrick's Day Dinner and
Dance on March 19.
The steak dinner will be
served at 6 p.m. with a cost
of $12. A dance will follow
at 8 p.m. with tickets costing
$8 each.
The American Legion Post
163 is located at 1633 Atlanta
Hwy., SE, in Statham.
Inside:
Index:
Church News
10A
Classifieds
9-10B
Legals
11-12B
Obituaries
11A
Pets of the Week
10A
Public Safety
5A, 12A
Sports
1-8B
Contact Info:
Phone: 770-867-6397
Mail: 77 E. May Street,
Winder, Ga. 30680
Fax: 706-621-4115
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Colorful scenes
EARLY SIGNS
OF SPRING
The arrival of March means
one step closer to the start
of another spring. While
spring does not official
ly arrive until later this
month, these scenes, cap
tured by Barrow Journal
staff photogapher Jessica
Brown, indicate that warm
er and better weather are
just around the corner.
Local schools are also
involved in spring sports
as well.
Presidential Primary:
Trump, Clinton
win in Barrow
By Chris Bridges
Journal Editor
Barrow County voters echoed the actions
of those across the state during Tuesday’s
Georgia primary.
Donald Trump
carried Barrow
County with 4,653
votes (40.77 per
cent) for the
Republicans while
Hillary Clinton was
the winner local
ly and statewide
in the Democratic
Party. Clinton gar
nered 1,457 votes
in Barrow County
(61.71 percent).
Elections super
visor Monica
Franklin said the
presidential prima
ry, part of the Super
Tuesday setup, was
conducted without
any major issues.
Franklin said there
were a few instanc
es of voters going
to the wrong poll
ing location or even
showing up at the
elections office
before being guid
ed to their correct
location.
Barrow County
had approximate
ly 43 percent voter
turnout. Franklin
said she had hoped
the number might
reach 50 percent,
but noted she was
happy with the
turnout.
Ted Cruz was
second locally for
the Republicans
with 3,470 votes
while Marco Rubio
was third with
2,049. Ben Carson
earned 742 votes with John Kasich total
ing 345. On the Democratic ballot, Bernie
Sanders received 879 votes.
Qualifying
for local
races runs
March 7-11
By Cliris Bridges
Journal Editor
With Georgia's
presidential pri
mary now com
plete, attention
turns toward to
the upcoming
May state primary,
which will feature
several potential
local races.
Barrow County
Republican Party
chairman Ken
Young said GOP
candidates can
qualify at Premier
Brokers, located
at 20 N. Broad
Street in Winder.
GOP qualifying
dates and times
will be Monday,
March 7, from 9
a.m. until 1 p.m.:
Tuesday, March
8, from 5-8 p.m.;
Wednesday. March
9, from 8 a.m. until
noon: Thursday.
March 10, from 5-8
p.m. and Friday,
March 11, from 8
a.m. until noon.
See Qualifying
on Page 3A
Man charged with
murder of his wife
A Bethlehem man has been arrested for the murder
of his wife, investigators with the Barrow County
Sheriff’s Office said.
Kevin Richardson Harrison, 36, of Bethlehem,
was arrested Sunday and charged with the murder
of his 29-year-old wife, Heather Marrie Harrison.
According to a BSCO press release, Kevin Harrison
called 911 stating his wife was accidently shot at
their residence on Moss Side Drive in Bethlehem.
BCSO deputies arrived on the scene within four
minutes and secured the residence. The victim had
a gunshot wound to the head and was transported
to a nearby hospital for treatment where she was
pronounced dead hours later. She has two minor
children, ages 9 and 2. Mr. Harrison is the father of
the youngest child.
Investigators spent the day processing the crime
scene and collecting evidence, as well as interview
ing people who knew the victim.
See Murder on Page 3A
Inside Today: Special Report
MINNESOTA CANNABIS FACILITY
Barrow Journal co-publisher Mike Buffington went to Minnesota last
week to see how that state is cultivating its medical cannabis business.
Minnesota adopted a tightly-restricted medical cannabis law in 2014 and
is now growing and dispensing medical cannabis products. Georgia Rep.
Allen Peake had proposed that Georgia adopt a law similar to Minnesota’s
that allows in-state cultivation of medical cannabis, but that part of the bill
was stripped out by a legislative committee last week. Buffington presents
a series of articles this week about his visit to one of Minnesota’s medical
cannabis facilities. That section is featured on pages 6-8A.
