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Barrow News-Journal
Barrow County News Est. 1893 • Barrow Journal Est. 2008
16 Pages, 2 Sections
A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia
Merged August 2016
$1.00 Copy
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Movie filmed in
Winder set to
release Aug. 4
Winder locals can see a piece
of home on the big screen
Aug. 4 upon the release of
“Mob Land.” The American
action film, was originally
named ‘“Amerian Metal,”
filmed in several locations
around Winder last year.
Starring in the movie is John
Travolta, who plays a sheriff
trying to keep the peace when
a desperate family man robs
a pill mill with his brother in
law, alerting an enforcer of
the New Orleans Mafia. The
flick was written by Nicholas
Maggio and Rob Healy and
directed by Nicholas Maggio.
The film also stars Ashley
Benson, Stephen Dorff and
Kevin Dillon.
Missing
Winder
motorcyclist
found dead
near summit
of Unicoi
Mountain
Authorities are currently
looking into the circum
stances surrounding the
death of Michael Patrick
Brock, 53, of Winder, over
the weekend.
Brock was last seen rid
ing a motorcycle from Hel
en toward Towns County.
The Towns County Sher
iff’s Office received a call
from a neighboring agency
regarding Brock’s disap
pearance, prompting them
to check a location on
Highway 75 South on Uni
coi Mountain.
Upon investigation, au
thorities discovered Brock
and his motorcycle down
an embankment near the
mountain’s summit, where
authorities confirmed he
was deceased.
It is believed that Brock
was at the crash site for
approximately two days
before his body was recov
ered, according to reports.
As of now, the cause of
the crash remains under in
vestigation by the Georgia
State Patrol.
MAILING LABEL
'0 4879 14541
Garden-style apartments coming
to South Center Street in Winder
Credit: Villas at Old 441
The Patrick Mill Village apartments coming to Winder
will share stylistic similarities with the Villas at Old 441
apartments in Demorest (pictured).
By Morgan Ervin
During the Winder City
Council’s July 11 voting
session, the council unani
mously approved an appli
cation submitted by Sul-
lins Engineering, LLC.,
which requested a rezon
ing of 0.77 acres.
During the Winder City
Council’s July 11 voting
session, the council unani
mously approved an appli
cation submitted by Sullins
Engineering, LLC. seeking
to rezone 0.77 acres from
two-family residential
(R-2) to multi-family res
idential (R-3) for a prop
erty located at 55 South
Center Street to allow for
the development of apart
ment buildings. The 0.77
acres is part of an existing
17.35-acre parcel already
zoned R-3.
Following the approval,
three existing houses on
the corner of Lily Drive, S
Center Street and S Broad
Street will be demolished
and replaced with apart
ment buildings consisting
of roughly 136 units.
The apartment complex,
named “Patrick Mill Vil
lage,” will have a density
of 7.84 units per acre and
will consist of six build
ings clustered into three
different areas of the prop
erty.
The concept plan shows
the eastern portion of the
property having buildings
1-4 and the central amen
ity area for the develop
ment. Building 5 is located
on the southwest portion
of the property, adjacent
to Bill Rutledge Road, and
building 6 is located on the
northwest portion of the
property, adjacent to Lily
Drive.
The rear of the two larg
er buildings will be de
signed to appear to have
frontage along S Broad
Street and will be visible
from the road.
The community will be
heavily landscaped and
will feature a five-foot
walking trail connecting
all three portions of the
development.
Located along S Center
Street, Lily Drive, South
Broad Street and Bill Rut
ledge/Patrick Mill Road,
the staff report found that
the development will lead
to increased traffic in the
immediate area, but no
information was cited by
staff that indicated the re
zoning would pose an ad
verse effect on the existing
uses of adjacent or nearby
properties.
No traffic study was sub
mitted as part of the appli
cation but is part of the list
of conditions for the appli
cation’s approval.
Upon completion of the
traffic study, the developer
is required to
incorporate the recom
mendations into the final
site development plans at
their expense.
OTHER BUSINESS
Also during its meeting
on July 11, the Winder
City Council:
• Established its mill-
age rate for the 2024 fiscal
year at the rollback rate of
4.963 mills. The decision
See Winder, page 1A
Credit: City of Winder
WINDER ROADWAYS
CLEAR FOLLOWING
WEEKEND OF STORMS
The City of Winder’s public works crews have been hard
at work cleaning up the city following a weekend of se
vere storms that swept through the region. For three days,
crews devoted approximately 40 man-hours to clearing
city roadways, including North Avenue, Walker Street
and Athens Street, by removing fallen trees and large de
bris. Notably, six truckloads of debris from Walker Street
and North Avenue have been successfully removed, al
lowing all city roadways to be used as normal. During the
cleanup operations, the city’s public works crews collabo
rated closely with local power companies and public safe
ty agencies to ensure the safety of both the crew members
and residents.
Rabid fox
found near
Kilcrease
Road and
Golden Rod
Lane
A fox tested positive for
rabies on July 20 near Kil
crease Road and Golden Rod
Lane in Auburn, according to
Barrow County officials.
Due to it being unknown
whether other animals have
been in contact with the fox,
the community is asked to
stay alert for any animals that
seem unwell.
If an animal is spotted that
appears sick, call 770-307-
3012 immediately and an
officer will be dispatched to
handle the situation.
Pet owners are strongly
encouraged to ensure their
pets’ rabies vaccines are up
to date.
Backpack giveaway
1,500 filled backpacks to be green away this Saturday
Thanks to the kindness and
generosity of local churches,
civic clubs and businesses,
Barrow County families can
pick up a free backpack filled
with school supplies for their
child before the start of the
school year.
The backpacks will be
given out during a drive-
through event at the Bethle
hem Church 316 Campus on
Saturday, July 29 from 9 a.m.
until noon or while'supplies
last.
Bethlehem Church’s 316
Campus is located at 548
Christmas Avenue in Bethle
hem.
Parents/guardians will be
asked for their student’s name
and current school. Students
do not need to be present.
Limit of up to four backpacks
per household.
The event is made possible
by the generosity of the fol
lowing churches, businesses,
partners in education and or
ganizations:
Appalachee Shoals Mis
sionary Baptist Church, Bar-
row Community Church,
Bethlehem Church, Bethle
hem First United Methodist
Church, Carter Hill Chris
tian Church, Chapel Chris
tian Church, First Chris
tian Church, Winder First
United Methodist Church,
Hope Baptist Church,
Midway Church, Nazareth
United Methodist Church,
New Pentecost United Meth
odist Church, Northside Pres
byterian Church, Pleasant Hill
Presbyterian Church, River
Hills Church, Restoration
Church, St. Anthony’s Epis
copal Church, The Bridge,
Turning Point Baptist Church,
Union Baptist Church, Union
Grove Baptist Church, White
Oak Spring Baptist Church,
Winder Rotary Club, Kiwanis
Club, Noonday Lion’s Club,
Akins Ford, Bank OZK,
Cable East Inc., Auburn
Library, Statham Library,
Winder Library, Zaxby’s,
Barrow County Fann Bureau,
Chico’s FAS, Kiwanis Club,
Barrow Area Rotary Club,
Pentecost United Method
ist Church, Corinth United
Methodist Church
A great summer
at the Boys and Girls Club of Winder-Barrow
Thanks to donations from its supporters, the Boys and Girls
Club of Winder-Barrow County had an eventful summer filled
with trips to some of the region’s top destinations. The group
experienced archery, wall climbing and paddleboarding at
Camp Twin Lakes at Fort Yargo State Park, picked fresh
vegetables from Wimberly’s Roots’ garden, jumped on tram
polines and dove into foam pits at Rush Athens Trampoline
Park, went roller skating at Sparkles Family Fun Center,
played water games at Sandy Creek Park, attended a Gwin
nett Stripers baseball game, made friends with the animals at
Zoo Atlanta and found Nemo and his friends at the Georgia
Aquarium.
Foam Party
marking the end of summer
reading at Auburn library
The Auburn Public Library celebrated the end of summer
reading with a foam party last week, where kids of all ages
had an unforgettable time running around and disappearing
into refreshing bubbly foam provided by FOAM Funtastic.
Willy Wonka
presented by WBCT’s Children’s PLAYhouse
The Winder-Barrow Community Theater’s Children’s PLAY
house recently performed Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka (TYA
version), starring Doug Barr as Willy Wonka, Tommy Spinel-
la as Charlie Bucket and Shayne Heap as Grandpa Joe. The
show was directed by Billie Nye-Muller and assistant director
Beth Spinella. The usic was directed by Nathan Jones. The
July 14-16 shows were held at the Colleen O. Williams The
ater in Winder. Visit
Pharoahs Car Club’s
Thank You For Your Service
Car and Bike Show
The Pharoahs Car Club of Georgia hosted a Thank You For
Your Service Car and Bike Show at Auburn’s Whistlestop
Shops on July 22, benefiting Barrow County’s first responders
through the Sheriff’s Employee Fund. The event showcased a
selection of the top 15 cars and bikes, including the best vin
tage, people’s choice and the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office,
choice.
