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Local author Missy Tippens’ fifth novel, "A House Full of Hope," has just been released by Love Inspired Books and a book signing is planned on Sunday after church at Winder First UMC. The wife of the Rev. Terry Tippens, the pastor at the church, Missy said the romance genres had always been her favorite read. Read More
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Dr. Leila Daughtry Denmark is a retired pediatrician who in the early 1930s initiated the development of the pertussis vaccine to cure whooping cough in children, and she is the fifth oldest verified living person in the world and the fourth in the United States, according to Wikipedia. Read More
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Weight loss is a private issue for many, but for Christy Thompson, it is about to become a very public journey. Read More
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Vibrant fall colors pop out of the latest charitable creation of the Jug Tavern Quilters. Member Brenda Eick had the fall theme idea and picked out the background and border fabric. Read More
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Winder-Barrow Community Theatre is proud to announce the first show of the 2012 Main Stage Season. "A Bad Year for Tomatoes", directed by Don Wildsmith, is a comedy that everyone will enjoy. The show will open on Friday, February 24th and run for two weekends. Advance price tickets are now on sale at both ticket locations. Credit card orders can be made by phone at Winder City Hall (770-867-3106) and will have a 3% ... Read More
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The Civil War was waged again over the weekend – on the front lawn of the Barrow County Museum. Over a hundred visitors, including home school groups, turned out for the living history display, with re-enactors portraying historical figures or explaining daily life of Union and Confederate soldiers. Read More
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A new queen will rule the halls of Apalachee High School this week, crowned last weekend during the second annual Miss Queen of Hearts pageant. The pageant is open to Barrow County’s special needs students in elementary, middle school, and high school. Read More
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The Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC) will be offering member-donated artwork for silent auction for the fourth year in a row at the Annual Barrow County Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Read More
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The Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC) held the first of three winter gallery shows last weekend, and the show went off without a hitch said President of GPAC Kathleen Gill. The show was held Jan 21-22. Read More
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Several years ago, I was in Talladega for the NASCAR race and had stopped by the Number 3 truck to see Richard Childress and Dale Earnhardt. Read More
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I love Google. Like most of the Silicon Valley companies, Google was started by a couple of kids – that is college students. Now the most widely used search engine on the world-wide web, Google’s rise to success was due in large part to a patented algorithm, which is the same to me as Charlie Brown’s teacher speaking. In other words, blah, blah, blah or I don’t understand much in the computer programing world. Read More
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A winter daphne, D. adora, is blooming in my garden now. The little clusters of buds began forming in December, braved the morning freezes of January, and now cover the whole plant with clusters of small, trumpet-shaped red blooms with pink centers. Read More
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When Nix, the unpredictable, funniest kid in our family, was four years old, he found himself in some bit of trouble, though we’ve now all forgotten what it was. Only the punch line lingers in our minds. Read More
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I’m sure by now everyone has heard of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs. The plan was signed into law five years ago by President George W. Bush and designed to reduce energy usage nationally from lighting by some 30 percent overall within three years. The benefits of the phase-out will be a savings of between $100 and $200 annually on electric bills in each American household—a total energy savings equivalent to the ... Read More
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Erica and Russell Shepley of Winder announce the birth of their daughter, Erilynn Elizabeth, on Jan. 13, 2012 at Athens Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Read More
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Sean and Amanda Buckingham of Bethlehem announce the birth of their son, Hudson Porter, on Dec. 14, 2011 at Gwinnett Women’s Pavilion. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches. Read More
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Blair and Tony Rutledge of Bethlehem announce the birth of their son, Maxwell Robinson, on Oct. 25, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 19-1/2 inches long. Read More
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The New Year brought a big change for John M. Wilkerson, Jr. and Kay Chapman of Winder. Read More
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It is rare that a church adopts a code that begins with, "Go big or go home," but that’s exactly what Synergy Church has done. Read More
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The Rev. Parker Benson of Bethlehem First United Methodist Church has been speaking about marriage in his sermons since the beginning of the year. On Feb. 12 a special service will be held for those wishing to renew their wedding vows. Dr. Jim Collins, a Christian pastor and author of the book, "Always a Wedding — Beginning, Renewing and Rescuing Marriage," will perform the ceremony. Collins is the retired senior pastor at Peachtree Christian ... Read More
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Murray Tilles, director of Light of Messiah Ministries in Atlanta, will speak at The Church at Winder on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Read More
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Hope Baptist Church of Winder announces special revival services, Sunday, Feb. 12, through Friday, Feb.17 with Evangelist John R. Van Gelderen of Ann Arbor, MI. Pastor Steven Smallwood invites everyone to attend these services which will begin at 6 p.m. on Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday - Friday. Bible centered preaching and soul-stirring music will be part of this exciting series of meetings. The church is located at 8 Pleasant Hill Church Road in Winder. Read More
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Allen and Gayle Brown of Winder announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandi Brown, to Brandon Pentecost, son of Mike and Becky Pentecost of Winder. Read More
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Five members of the Barrow Regional Auxiliary were recently recognized by President Barack Obama Read More
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Long-time member of the Winder Housing Authority William "Billy" Garmon was recognized for his efforts on Wednesday. Read More
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