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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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Adult education in Barrow County was celebrated Saturday night during the 2012 Black Diamond Gala, an annual event held by the Winder-Barrow Coalition for Adult and Continuing Education to raise funds for scholarships and classroom expenses. Read More
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The Braselton-Stover House was laden in purple Thursday night for the kick-off event that began the March for Babies (MFB) campaign. Read More
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The Statham Friends of the Library will raffle a Valentine basket on Feb. 13 as a fundraiser for the library. The basket includes dinner for two at the Olive Garden restaurant, a DVD, chocolate and more. Tickets are $1 each or 10 for $5. The drawing will be held Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. at the library and one does not have to be present to win. Tickets are available at the Statham Library or at Statham City Hall. Read More
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The Barrow County Farm Bureau is inviting students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades to enter the Georgia Farm Bureau Middle School Essay Contest. Read More
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The winter gallery show season begins at the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC) this weekend. The first of three winter gallery shows – "Fire & Ice" - will be open Saturday, January 21st from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 5:00 p.m. GPAC is located at 1396 3rd Avenue in Auburn, GA. Read More
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It may seem that warmer weather is still out of reach, but now is the time to "beat the heat" by spaying your cat Read More
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The 19th annual Gala, a black tie optional affair, will be held Saturday, January 21 at the Winder Community Center. We are expecting a large turn out this year as we make a return to our formal, black-tie optional event. Tickets are selling briskly, and there is growing excitement! Read More
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Members of the Winder-Barrow High School Advanced Chorus and Advanced Drama classes are currently preparing for their spring musical, "Anything Goes," which will premiere April 13-14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Colleen O. Williams Theatre in Winder. Sherelle Patisaul is the artistic director and Haley Cox-Mitchell is the musical director of the production, which students have been rehearsing since the beginning of the semester. Read More
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The public is invited to participate in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events, held January 15 and 16 in Winder. The theme for the year is "A Mission Still to Fulfill." Read More
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The Winder-Barrow Community Theatre is proud to announce the 2012 Main Stage Season. Read More
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Apalachee Theatre will present a double-feature of the commedia dell’arte "The Scarlet Heart" and the ten-minute play "6:15 on the 104" at 7:30 P.M. on Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28 at 7:30 pm at the Colleen O. Williams Theater in Winder. Read More
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The Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC) in Auburn is seeking entries for their Spring Tent Festival – "Spring Phling" – to be held April 10, 2012 on the lawn at the GPAC cottage in Auburn (1396 3rd Ave.). Read More
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The Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC), currently located in the cottage at 1396 3rd Ave. in Auburn is preparing for a content-packed 2012. Read More
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Laughter, cheer, and good food were ubiquitous on Monday night as the Winder Library’s Film Club gave a festive holiday party. Read More
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The public is invited to a homecoming reception for Lance Cpl. Michael Boucher, to be held Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at North Oconee High School. Boucher lost both legs last June while serving with the Marine Corps in Iraq. For the last six months, Boucher has undergone treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Read More
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The City of Statham held its Christmas festival Saturday, Dec. 10 with vendors offering their wares. The day culminated in a parade through the city — complete with Santa and Mrs. Claus Read More
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Each year the Winder Police Department and Barrow County Sheriff's office help families during Christmas by taking needy children shopping to select their own gifts. This year 20 children were taken to Target for a shopping extravaganza. Read More
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The Winder-Barrow High School JROTC department will host Raiders’ Kids Camp this Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until noon and 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Read More
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The tenth annual Sharing the Blessing Event, hosted by Spirit of Sharing, Inc., will take place Saturday, December 24 at Winder-Barrow Middle School located at 163 King St. in Winder. The event will take place between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. As in past years, the event will provide a hot meal, healthcare services, a clothes closet, food pantry, barber services, a toy shop, and spiritual counseling to those in need. Read More
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The smile on a child’s face as they unwrap their presents on Christmas day is something that warms all of our hearts. Can you imagine what it must feel like to wake up on Christmas morning and have nothing under your tree? That is why the annual Holiday Connection “Gift House” is seeking donations, so that this Christmas there is a present under the tree for Barrow County children to unwrap. Read More
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A locally owned and operated fitness center, Body Transformer Fitness for Women, has scheduled a special fitness boot camp event – "Charity Camp" – as a way to help fill the cupboards and overflow the supply closets of the Peace Place, just in time for Christmas. Read More
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The Barrow Preservation Society, Inc. presented its 2011 Christmas in the City Tour of Homes on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets were $20 per person and folks were given the option of a candlelight tour from 5-8p.m. on Saturday or a daylight tour on Sunday from 2-6p.m. One of the many buildings on the tour included the Sanctuary of the Holy Spirit at 71 W. Candler Street. It was erected in 1904 and has stood ... Read More
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