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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023
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• The purchase of a 2023
Chevrolet 5500 HD service
truck and crane.
• The surplus of a 2008
Ford E-250 van from the
buildings and grounds de
partment, removal of the
vehicle from the general
ledger and capital asset
system and approval of
the van to be sold on Gov-
Deals.com.
• An amendment to the
contract for Hendrix Air
Condition & Heating to
add the installation of a
new HVAC unit in the IT
Room at the detention cen
ter/sheriffs office.
• Authorization of the
chairman to execute a pro
posed consent order for a
permit at the Barber Creek
Waste Water Facility total
ing $1,328. The payee is
the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division, which
found the facility had an il
licit discharge of total am
monia nitrogen into classi
fied waters of the state.
• A resolution and agree
ment between the Georgia
Department of Transpor
tation and Barrow County
for the lighting assistance
for SR 8/SR 316 at Barber
Creek Road, which indi
cates that the county will
provide the energy, oper
ation and maintenance of
the lighting once the instal
lation is completed and ac
cepted by the GDOT, who
will construct the lighting
system, furnish and install
the lighting.
• Abandonment of a por
tion of Lee Stone Road, a
40-foot wide right-of-way.
• A motion to move for
ward with establishing a
new independent Metropol
itan Planning Organization
(MPO) for county-wide
transportation planning
purposes rather than remain
within the Atlanta Regional
Commission Metropolitan
Planning Organization.
Credit: Boys and Girls Club
Members of the Glenwood Alumni Association at the Boys and Girls Club Steak
and Steak fundraiser dinner, which was held April 18 at the Georgia Club. Pictured
(from left): Mary Lay, Sherry Gene Harris, Rev. Kenny Cooper, Johnny Ellington,
Samuel Harris, Freddy Kinney. Not pictured: Karen Hayes.
Submitted photo
Members of Glenwood Alumni Association at the library of Winder Elementary
School, where they gave six books to each first grade student to promote summer
reading.
Glenwood Alumni Association
gives back to local youth
Members of the Glen
wood Alumni Associ
ation have been on the
move this year fulfill
ing their mission, which
is investing in today’s
students and supporting
their growth and devel
opment through educa
tion in order to develop
a brighter future.
In February, the group
hosted a career day for
students grades 8-12
at the Statham Com
munity Center, where
students were given
valuable information
from college recruiters
on the necessary steps
to take to achieve suc
cessful college enroll
ment.
Students also learned
about scholarship op
portunities available to
take advantage of.
Additionally, the col
lege fair honored the
many African Amer
ican Glenwood Ele
mentary and Glenwood
High School teachers
who taught during its
glory days.
In March, the group
purchased organization
t-shirts with their logo.
In April, the group
purchased a table at the
Boys and Girls Club
Steak and Steak annu
al fundraiser dinner,
where six members
attended to support
the organization.
Also in April, the
group gave brand new
books to each first
grader at Winder Ele
mentary School. Each
child in each of the six
first grade classes at
WES were given six
free brand new books.
The Glenwood Alum
ni Association contin
ues to work to advance
and promote education
among Barrow’s youth.
Glenwood Barrow
County High School
Alumni Association,
Inc. was organized al
most fifteen years ago
to carry on the educa
tional tradition of the
school.
The historical Glen
wood High School in
Winder was closed in
1970 when the federal
government outlawed
the operation of sep
arate school systems
based on race.
Many graduates of
Glenwood went on to
post-secondary institu
tions of higher learn
ing, the military and
to the work world and
became productive cit
izens, many of whom
are among the Glen
wood Alumni Asso
ciation’s active board
members.
Members include:
Johnny Burkes (execu
tive director), Mary Lay
(president), Dorothy
Johnson, Samuel Har
ris, Johnny Ellington,
Karen Hayes, Sherry
Gene Harris, Rebecca
Williams, Cynthia Lay,
Annie Brooks and Rev.
Kenneth Cooper.
City of Statham
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City of Statham’s proposed budget for the fis
cal year ending June 30,2024 will be available for
inspection at Statham City Hall between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Fri
day (The office is closed from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
for lunch).
The Mayor and Council will hold a Public Hear
ing on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 6 pm at Statham
City Hall, 327 Jefferson St, Statham GA, 30666
to discuss the proposed budget and will take final
action on the budget Tuesday, June 20, 2024 at 6
p.m. at Statham City Hall.
Submitted photo
Robert Lee and James Ouellet, two paramedics with Barrow County Emergency
Medical Services (EMS), were named Paramedics of the Year at the Northeast Geor
gia Region 10 EMS Director’s Association Awards Banquet. Together, the pair has
more than two decades of experience. Pictured (from left): Justin Greene, manag
er of Barrow EMS operations; Robert Lee, paramedic; James Ouellet, paramedic;
Zachary Hall, manager of Barrow EMS operations
Two NGMC Barrow staff*
named Paramedics of the Year
Oftentimes, paramedics
are the first on the scene
of an accident. They’re
the first ones to assess the
situation and render aid,
working quickly to deter
mine what care is needed
on-scene, and what may
be needed in the back
of the ambulance. With
more than two decades of
combined experience do
ing just that, Robert Lee
and James Ouellet, two
paramedics with Bar-
row County Emergency
Medical Services (EMS),
were named Paramedics
of the Year at the North
east Georgia Region 10
EMS Director’s Associa
tion Awards Banquet.
“Our EMS providers
across the entire region
are devoted to providing
high quality emergency
care for our communi
ties,” said Sonja McLen
don, interim president at
Northeast Georgia Medi
cal Center (NGMC) Bar-
row. “We’re honored to
have Robert and James as
a part of our team. I know
they care deeply about
this community and work
diligently to get patients
to the hospital quickly so
they can get the advanced
care they need.”
Ouellet has worked as
a paramedic for 14 years
and has been with Bar-
row County for the past
three, with most of that
time spent as a supervi
sor. Before working as a
paramedic, he served in
the United States Army
for eight years.
Lee has been a para
medic for 10 years and
has spent the past two
with Barrow County. He,
too, served in the Armed
Forces, but with the Unit
ed States Marine Corps,
before working as a para
medic.
“James and Robert are
exceptional medics that
everyone loves working
with,” said Erick Giral-
do, director of emergen
cy medical services at
NGMC. “They are both
prime examples of people
who give their all in ev
erything they do and are
completely deserving of
this award.”
Shortly after NGMC
Barrow joined Northeast
Georgia Health System
in 2017, the hospital
reached an agreement
with Barrow County in
2021 to let the hospital
handle all ambulance
transports in the county.
Since then, NGMC Bar-
row has continued to pro
vide emergency care, sur
gery, orthopedics, heart
care, imaging/radiology,
laboratory services, pul
monary rehabilitation,
wound healing, stroke
care and more to the Bar-
row community and has
been recognized as one of
the “Top 5 Small Hospi
tals” in the state by Geor
gia Trend magazine.
Learn more at nghs.
com/b arrow.
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