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36 Pages 3 Sections, Plus Preprints A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. Winder, Barrow County Georgia 50« Copy Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Barrow
Briefs
MLK Jr.
celebration
set
The Barrow County Martin
Luther King Jr. Committee will
hold its annual MLK Celebra
tion on Monday, Jan. 16, as the
nation celebrates the federal
holiday in honor of the revered
civil rights icon. A march will
be held at 10:30 a.m., begin
ning with a prayer at the steps
of White Oak Spring Mission
ary Baptist Church, 123 East
New St., Winder.
The march will go across
Martin Luther King Boulevard
to Wood Avenue, take a right
turn onto Oak Street, continue
onto Capital Avenue, back to
Martin Luther King Boulevard
and then back to the church.
Following the march, a cer
emony, expected to last about
two hours, will be held in the
church sanctuary. The keynote
speaker for the ceremony will
be Tharon L. Johnson of Atlan
ta law firm Greenberg Traurig.
On Sunday, Jan. 15, the
MLK Gospel Concert will be
held at White Oak from 6-8:30
p.m.
Literacy Ball
The 24th annual Adult Literacy
Barrow Literacy Ball will be held
on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Winder
Community Center. Hors d’oeu
vres will be served at 6:30 p.m.
with a dinner and dance to follow.
There is still time to become
a sponsor or to purchase tickets.
Tickets to this year’s event may
be purchased at Peoples Equity
Partners, LLC, 58 West Candler
St. Contact: Kelly Holliday at
770-851-0934. For information
on sponsorships, you may contact
Sally Brown. Executive Direc
tor of Adult Literacy Barrow, at
the Adult Learning Center in the
Wimberly Center, 163 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Drive (formerly
King Street), Winder, 770-531-
3369. For more information about
the 24th Annual Literacy Ball ~ A
Novel Affair, see the Adult Litera-
cy Barrow website at www.adult-
literacybarrow.org and the ball’s
Facebook page.
Index:
Church News
8B
Classifieds
4-5C
Legals
6-11C
Obituaries
10-11A
Pets of the Week
3C
Public Safety
7-9A
Sports
1-7B
Mailing
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Brown takes over as new executive
director at Adult Literacy Barrow
By Scott Thompson
News-Journal Editor
This year is providing literally a
fresh start for Adult Literacy Barrow
— a new location, new staffers and,
after a nearly five-month vacancy, a
new executive director.
Sally Brown, a GED instructor at
Lanier Technical College for the past
15 years, was selected recently to lead
the organization and started work with
the part-time position Dec. 1.
She was one of three finalists inter
viewed by the organization's board of
directors.
Brown will also continue in her
current part-time instructor capacity
with Lanier Tech.
“I'm very excited to get to work.”
Brown said. “Adult education has
been a passion of mine for quite some
time now, and now instead of just
working with my students, I can help
get more programs going around the
county.”
Brown has also been involved with
local nonprofit organizations, includ
ing Habitat for Humanity and the
American Red Cross.
“She has handled grant monies
and donations and has keen sense of
responsibility, which makes her per
fect for Adult Literacy Barrow,” board
chair Susan Wages said of Brown
this week in an email. “Sally is very
passionate about the adult education
program in Barrow County. She has
ideas of expanding the offerings and
is an out-of-the box thinker. She
believes that where there is a need,
there can be a solution.
“Sally is a problem solver and an
encourager for our mission of ele
vating the level of education of our
citizens in Barrow County. This, too,
makes her perfect for Adult Literacy
Barrow. Our board of directors is so
pleased that she has agreed to the role
of executive director.”
See Brown on Page 3A
BROWN
Lost business pillar
LONGTIME LOCAL BUSINESSMAN DIES
The Winder and Barrow County community are mourning the loss of longtime business
man Larry Jones, who died Saturday at the age of 93. Jones, pictured here with his wife in
2011, was the former owner of Larry’s Easy Pay tire shop and Larry’s Furniture. A native of
Monroe, Jones started Larry’s Easy Pay in 1948 with his wife, Dorothy. The couple has vir
tually been in local business ever since, selling boats, lawn mowers and furniture, among
other items. File photo
Longtime businessman Larry Jones dies at 93
“Larry was one of the last of the ‘greatest gener
ation’ here in Winder. He really helped the growth
and development here. When people would come
to his stores, he would sell a handshake with a
promise and he was just one of our best citizens
when this was still ‘the small town of Winder.
-Tommy Jennings
President, Barrow County Chamber of Commerce
on the passing of Larry Jones
By Scott Thompson
News-Journal Editor
A longtime pillar of the
Winder business community
has passed away.
Larry Jones, the former
owner of Larry’s Easy Pay
tire shop and Larry’s Furni
ture died peacefully Saturday,
according to an obituary.
He was 93.
Jones, a native of Monroe,
started Larry’s Easy Pay in
1948 with his wife, Dorothy.
The couple has virtually been
in local business ever since,
selling boats, lawn mowers and
furniture, among other items.
Jones was a member of sev
eral civic groups throughout
Barrow County and was also
an active member of First Unit
ed Methodist Church in Wind
er.
He was named the Barrow
County Chamber of Com-
By Scott Thompson
News-Journal Editor
Despite forecasts of up to two
to four inches of snow, Bar-
row County mostly avoided the
worst of the winter storm that
rolled through the area Friday
night and early Saturday morn
ing.
While there was a light snow
shower, there was very little to
no accumulation throughout the
county and no significant issues
merce’s “Shining Star” in
2013.
“Larry was one of the last of
the ‘greatest generation’ here
in Winder,” chamber president
Tommy Jennings said Monday.
“He really helped the growth
and development here.
“When people would come
into his stores, he would sell a
handshake and a promise and
he just was one of our best
as a result of the weather were
reported.
Most of the snow and ice asso
ciated with the system pushed
further north into the mountains.
“We ended up basically just
running our normal call vol
ume,” Barrow County Emergen
cy Services public information
officer Capt. Scott Dakin said.
“We were ready for what
(the National Weather Service)
predicted, but were OK with
not having the call volume that
citizens when this was still ‘the
small town of Winder.’ He will
be missed.”
A memorial service for Jones
was held Tuesday morning at
First United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family
has asked that donations be
made to the church in Jones’
memory at 280 North Broad
St., Winder, 30680 or online at
www.winderfumc.com.
could have occurred if it had
hit.”
The threat of severe wintry
weather did force some chang
es to the local sports schedule,
including the postponement of
Friday’s Apalachee-Winder-Bar
row basketball game at Wind
er-Barrow.
For more information on all
the sports postponements and
scheduling changes, see today’s
sports section starting on Page
IB.
Innovation
center gets
approval for
opening
By Ron Bridg'eman
News-Journal Reporter
The Barrow County
Board of Education Tues
day agreed to collaborate
with ArtsNow, a nonprofit
focused on arts programs
and education, to create a
“Center for Innovation” at
the former Russell Middle
School building.
The board met briefly
Tuesday in its regular ses
sion. It heard a report about
the proposed center and
discussed it at length last
week in its work session.
The center will focus ini
tially on the development
of arts integration and
STEAM curriculum.
It will start with middle
school students.
The memorandum of
understanding approved
Tuesday projects a long
term partnership for the
two organizations that
could extend into summer
school and after-school
programming.
Board members men
tioned last week the pos
sibility of working with
existing YMCA programs
and expanding them to the
school facility.
Supt. Chris McMichael
told the board last week
he does not expect the first
year of operation to cost
the school district much
money. He explained the
contribution of the school
system is mostly the school
building. He noted utility
and security costs already
exist for that building.
He said he expects the
center to open this summer
and to host summer work
shops this year and classes
in the next school year.
The MOU calls for to
develop, pilot, and dissemi
nate innovative educational
content for (and with) Bar-
row County students.
It includes a provision
for a satellite office in the
school facility for ArtsNow
and for an “executive direc
tor-level” person to work at
the center and oversee cur
riculum development and
teaching resources for the
two entities.
The MOU is for a five-
year period with an auto
matic renewal for another
five years. Either side can
withdraw from the agree
ment with six months
notice.
At the work session,
See BOE on Page 3A
Barrow County avoids worst of winter storm
