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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Charges added in Braselton shooting
More charges have been added
in connection with an October
shooting at a Braselton gas sta
tion.
Angela Nicole Baker, of Oak-
wood, has now been charged
with conspiracy to commit a
crime and party to a crime. Baker
was with 56-year-old James Har
old Walls the night he was shot.
The two had reportedly been
at Waffle House before driving
over to the Circle K on Hwy. 211
at Hwy. 124.
Surveillance tapes at the site
reportedly show a silver Honda
Civic with black rims pull up
beside Walls at the gas pump.
An argument started and Walls
was shot.
Baker, who was reportedly
inside the gas station, walked
outside after Walls was shot, then
went into his truck, grabbed her
purse and Walls' cell phone and
called her mother to come get her
from the scene.
Baker turned herself into
police later that day.
Baker’s mother, Paula Agans.
48, of Oakwood, has also been
arrested.
She's facing charges of
obstruction and hindering appre
hension.
This is the third arrest the Bra
selton Police Department has
made in connection with the
shooting, which happened Oct.
29 around 1 a.m.
Travis Conway Brady, of
Gainesville, was previously
arrested for tampering with evi
dence and theft by receiving sto
len property.
Brady was apparently in con
tact with Baker after the shooting
and reportedly had possession of
Walls’ phone before dumping it
in the lake.
Brady led authorities to the
location he said he dumped the
phone on Lake Lanier.
Nothing was found during a
search by the Hall County dive
team.
All three were incarcerated at
the Barrow County Jail.
Bonds set include: Baker.
$30,000; and Brady. $10,000.
Bethlehem moves forward with road repairs
By Sk aron Hog'an
News-Jurnal Reporter
After some discussion
during Monday’s meeting,
the Bethlehem City Coun
cil approved spending
$19,975 to repair a culvert
on Harrison Mill Road.
The approval came with
the stipulation that Mayor
Sandy McNab check with
the Barrow County Board
of Commissioners to see
if the county can help with
the repairs/cost of repairs.
The city received a bid
from Martin Contracting
Inc., Cumming, to remove
existing downstream wing-
walls from the box culvert,
clear brush, debris and
excavate for new poured-
in-place wing-walls, par
apet and platform, place
existing boulders further
downstream and adding
riprap at end of platform
and backfill wing-wall;
grass and mat all disturbed
areas.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the
council:
•approved a business
license for Blake Gilbreath
for Econo-Star Storage.
•unanimously approved
the purchase of a plaque
to be placed in city hall
to display the names of
the yearly recipients of the
city’s pillar award.
•approved contributing
$1,000 to Adult Literacy
Barrow.
•continued a discussion
on a sign to be installed
near the park. The coun
cil discussed moving
away from an LED sign
and looked at a bid for
a two-sided 5x8-foot,
free-standing sign with
announcer sectional faces.
The council discussed get
ting some additional bids
for a comparable sign
before making a decision.
•received notice from
city clerk Cathy Bridges
that the annual local insur
ance premium tax for this
year was $38,259, up from
$35,000 last year.
Auburn council approves LMIG application
By SK aron Hog'an
News-Jurnal Reporter
The Auburn City Council, during
the meeting on Nov. 3, approved the
following items:
•application process for 2017
Georgia Department of Transporta
tion Local Maintenance Improve
ment Grant (LMIG) to be used for
widening and resurfacing Honey
suckle Terrace. LMIG funds for 2017
are approximately $80,722. The city
has to match the funds by 30 percent.
The estimated cost of the project is
$131,524.
•renewal of the lease of city prop
erty located at 1365 Fourth Avenue
to HUE Graphics and Apparel LLC
from Nov. 1. 2016 through Oct. 31,
2017, for $650 per month with an
increase of $25 each year.
•adoption of the new 2016 Georgia
Storm Water Management Manual to
reflect Blue Book major changes as
follows: 1) comprehensive approach
es to storm water management; 2)
recommended runoff reduction stan
dard; 3) revised the better site design
credits; 4) new Best Management
Practices (BMP) sections; and 5)
guides: Operation and Maintenance,
Landscaping, Aesthetics.
•the sale of seven surplus vehicles
and other equipment to be listed on
E-Gov.
Golden Corral to offer free meal to veterans
The Golden Corral on
May Street in Winder will
be offering free meals to
all veterans Monday, Nov.
14 in recognition of Veter
ans Day.
All veterans are wel
come.
Members of the ROTC
will have a flag ceremony
in the parking lot at 4:55
p.m., and the doors for din
ner will open at 5 p.m.
Local scouts will be on
hand to help those needing
assistance.
“Our school has endured
a difficult day, but we will
persevere,” said Dixon.
“Knowing Jose, I believe
that is exactly what he
would have us do. I’ve
been touched by the sig
nificant outpouring of
support from all around
our community.
“On behalf of our
school, I’d like to thank
everyone who has been
involved with the efforts
to help our student body
today.
“Jose’s spirit is alive
and well in the hearts of
all the Eagle Nation."
JCSS Superintendent
April Howard said the
school system is grieving
the loss of Tovar, who
attended the school sys
tem for most of his life.
The district is providing
increased counseling to
students.
“We are grieving the
loss of this precious life,"
Howard said. “Jose and
his family have been
part of our school fam
ily for many years, and
our hearts break for all
who have been part of
this young man’s life at
South Jackson Elementa
ry, Kings Bridge Middle
and EJCHS.
“In addition, we grieve
the loss of some sense of
safety and security for our
students and their parents.
“As the process of the
investigation unfolds, we
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know those difficult con
versations will go on.
“Our faculty, staff,
guidance counselors and
social workers will con
tinue to work with our
students as they learn to
understand and cope with
their reactions.”
Those who have ques
tions or concerns are
welcome to contact the
staff at EJCHS or Rachel
Ward, JCSS’s lead social
worker on the student
support services staff, via
email to rduke@jcss.us.
A GoFundMe website
has been created to raise
money for Tovar’s family.
For more information
on the fundraising effort,
visit gofundme.com/2x-
v02o4.
JOSE TOVAR
Jose Tovar, a senior and athlete at East Jackson
Comprehensive School, was killed in a shooting.
STUDENTS GATHER FOR PRAYER VIGIL
East Jackson Comprehensive High School students gathered outside on
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RE-ELECTED
Republican Rickey Bailey won another term
to the Barrow County school board, defeating
Democratic challenger Brittany Mayweather on
Tuesday. Photo by Jessica Brown
Election continued from 1A
that way.”
Meanwhile, Acey, the
county Democratic party
chairman, had hoped he
and Pope could pull off
upsets to give the com
mission its first Demo
cratic members since the
late Bill Healan, who lost
a re-election bid in 2008.
“We did the very best
we could this year,” Acey
said.
“In the end, the voters
of Barrow County have
spoken and have voted
to keep Republicans in
control. I hope that they
will work to do what is
best for our county's cit
izens.”
The school board race
was not competitive,
either, as Bailey won
with 78 percent of the
vote.
Mayweather also came
to the elections office to
watch results trickle in.
but remained upbeat at
the end of the night.
“The whole campaign
was a wonderful experi
ence,” Mayweather said.
“I learned a lot and I'm
not going anywhere. I'm
still behind our youth
in Barrow County as a
member of the commu
nity and want to continue
to find ways to get more
involved.”
All other local win
ners, including several
incumbents, ran unop
posed.
While Republicans
won big in general across
Georgia, their numbers
in Barrow outperformed
the statewide results.
Donald Trump, who
BROWN
pulled off a nationwide
political upset over
Democratic frontrunner
Hillary Clinton, carried
Barrow easily with 72.4
percent of the vote to
Clinton’s 22.6.
In the U.S. Senate
race, Republican incum
bent Sen. Johnny Isak-
son won 73.4 percent of
the vote in Barrow over
Democrat Jim Barksdale
(20.6) percent.
Statewide, Trump
defeated Clinton 51 per
cent to 46, while Isak-
son won over Barksdale
55-41.
Barrow also mirrored
the statewide rejection
of the constitutional
amendment championed
by Gov. Nathan Deal that
would have allowed the
state greater control over
school districts deemed
“failing” for three con
secutive years.
Barrow voters reject
ed it 62 percent to 38,
while the state figure was
60-40.
The three other mea
sures passed easily both
in Barrow and in the
state.
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