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BOC awards water, sewer main relocation projects for West Winder Bypass

Wednesday, February 13. 2019
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The Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a pair of bids from Anderson Grading and Pipeline to relocate water and sewer mains as part of the West Winder Bypass project.
Anderson, which had the low bid on both items, was awarded the $495,995 bid to relocate a 24-inch water transmission main on Carl-Bethlehem Road near Patrick Mill Road. The work is included in the Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Improvement Plan budget, county public works director Autron Hayes said.
Anderson was also awarded the bid to relocate a sewer main on Barrow Park Drive, from the county animal control facility to an existing manhole on the courthouse tract. That bid came in at $73,222, but the county will get some relief from the Georgia Department of Transportation on that one. GDOT will reimburse the county $70,910, leaving the county responsible for only $2,311 of the cost.
Hayes said that money will be paid for with leftover Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) 2005 roads and bridges funds.
See more on Tuesday's meeting in the Feb. 13 edition of the Barrow News-Journal.

Parents arrested for abusing infant

Monday, February 11. 2019
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The mother and father of a 3-week-old infant were arrested last week for child abuse after the child was taken to the hospital with extensive injuries.
According to a Barrow County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies responded to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow on Feb. 6 after the infant was brought in with multiple broken bones.
An investigation revealed the infant was being abused and had received numerous broken bones, along with other internal injuries.
Jarrett McCloud, 20, and Megan Richmond, 22, both of Winder, have been charged with aggravated battery and first-degree cruelty to children. McCloud has also been charged with reckless conduct. They were arrested following a Barrow County Department of Children Services hearing.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are likely, according to the release.
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