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Newspaper Page Text28 Pages 2 Sections, Plus Preprints A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. Winder, Barrow County Georgia 50$ Copy Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Barrow Briefs Public safety job fair set The City of Winder is hosting a public safety job fair, Thurs day, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Several public safety agencies from all over Barrow County will be in attendance. The event will be held at the newly-renovated City of Wind er Community Center, located at 113 East Athens St. Veterans Memorial Ride The Ron “Pops” Beacham Veterans Memorial Ride will be held Saturday, May 13. Reg istration is at 10 a.m. at Cycle World of Athens, 4225 Atlanta Highway. The one-hour ride begins at 11 a.m. A lunch will be held at noon at Carter Hill Chris tian Church, 361 Punkin Junc tion Road, Bethlehem. Pro ceeds will benefit the Carter Hill Christian Church Pavilion Fund. For more information or to become a sponsor, call 770- 883-1192. St. Anthony’s fundraiser breakfast set The St. Anthony's Episcopal Church women’s group will host a fundraiser breakfast from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday. May 13, at FATZ Cafe, 442 Atlanta Highway, Winder. All profits will go toward the build ing of an outdoor labyrinth at the church. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage links, syrup, butter, mixed fruit, coffee, tea or milk. Adult tickets are $7 and children 6 and under eat free (limit one “free” child’s ticket per paid adult ticket). Tickets can be purchased at the door on May 13, or call Clau dia Shedd at 678-780-0888 for advance tickets. Index: Church News 12A Classifieds 14-15A Legals 5-9B Obituaries 13A Pets of the Week 11A Public Safety 6-8A Sports 1-3, 10.12B Mailing Label Below County, CSX reach agreement on railroad crossing closures Cosby Road crossing to be closed; delayed closure at Deer Run Trail By Scott Thompson News-Journal Editor After nearly two months of discussions, Barrow County and CSX Transportation officials have reached an agreement on the required closing of three public railroad crossings ahead of the opening of the new Ed Hogan crossing this summer. Under the agreement, the seldom-used crossing at Cosby Road/Airport Road and Atlanta Highway, east of Winder, would be closed immediately; the Deer Run Trail crossing, west of Winder, would be delayed until completion of the West Winder Bypass phase 1 over pass (projected for 2021); and a closure on the west end of Bird Hammond Road that occurred in 2014 would be counted as the third. The closings do not include one previously proposed at Har old Day Road. County manager Mike Ren- shaw told the Barrow Board of Commissioners on Tuesday the agreement was reached after meetings and a final conference call between county and rail road representatives on April 26. CSX will now work to modify the closure agreement with the county and once it’s ready, the item will appear back before commissioners for approval, Renshaw said. Commissioners have been actively discussing the topic in See Railroad on Page 2A Relay for Life RAIN DOESN’T DETER ANNUAL EVENT Cancers survivors go on the Survivor’s Lap during the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life for Barrow County on Friday night in the gymnasium of Winder-Barrow High School. Funds raised go toward cancer research and promoting awareness. Photos by Jessica Brown Annual event for cancer awareness moves indoors at Winder-Barrow High School Rainy conditions Friday night didn’t keep away hun dreds of people as the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life for Bar- row County moved indoors from W. Clair Harris Stadium to the Winder-Barrow High School gymnasium. The Relay for Life movement is the world’s largest fund raising event and is geared toward saving lives from cancer. Activities in the gym Friday night included the Survi vors’ Lap, Caregivers’ Lap and the Luminar- ia Ceremony. In the lead up to the annu al events, numerous teams participate in fundraising and mem bers of each team take turns taking laps on relay night. Funds raised help the American Cancer Society provide free information and sup port for people fac ing the disease today, educate people about how to reduce their risk for cancer or detect it early when it’s the easiest to treat and fund can cer research that will help protect future generations. PERSONAL MESSAGES Bags along the walk route honored survivors and those who have died from cancer. NEVER TOO EARLY TO RAISE MONEY Three-month-old Leon Willard of Team Smith Auto Glass using his cuteness to raise dona tions for Relay for Life. GBI issues alert for deadly drug The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has issued a public safety alert regarding illegal synthetic opioids. In the last four months. 17 deaths have been caused by the drugs U-47700 and/ or furanyl fentanyl. equal to the number for all of 2016. U-47700 and furanyl fentan yl are both Schedule I drugs and used in the same manner as heroin. Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical treatment use in the United States, according to the GBI. The drugs are dis tributed in either powder or tablet form. The GBI Crime Lab has received approximately 50 cases containing U-47700 and furanyl fentanyl this year. Many of the cases contained three or four dif ferent additional opiates. Because furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 are lethal at very low doses, law enforcement and the public should use caution when handling these drugs, according to the GBI. “They can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin and are extremely toxic in the smallest quantities,” according to a GBI news release. U-47700 or furanyl fen tanyl may cause symptoms such as shallow breathing, pinpoint pupils, nausea or vomiting, dizziness, lethargy, cold or clammy skin, loss of consciousness, and/or heart failure. Should someone come in contact with the drugs and an overdose is suspected, administer Naloxone imme diately and call 9-1-1. Mul tiple doses of Naloxone may be required. One Metro-Atlanta law enforcement agency recently seized approximately eight kilograms of the furanyl fen tanyl and U-47700 mixture. A field test of the drugs was initially negative before GBI Crime Lab testing identified the substance. The danger and com plexity of the opioids led to the GBI issuing a state wide officer safety alert. Law enforcement has been warned to use extreme cau tion and utilize personal protective equipment when handling or packaging any synthetic opioid. The Georgia General Assembly introduced legis lation this year to ban both U-47700 and furanyl fentan yl. Gov. Nathan Deal signed this law and it went into effect on April 17.

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Barrow news-journal. (Winder, Georgia) 2016-current, May 10, 2017, Image 1