For the fourth year in a row, Auburn’s city government has finished its fiscal year in the red. The city spent $553,000 more in its general fund than it took in during FY2011 and $445,000 more from its SPLOST account than it took in. The SPLOST account... »
The Barrow County Water and Sewerage Authority voted Tuesday night to form a committee to look into hiring an attorney, apparently for the upcoming renegotiations of wholesale water contracts with Auburn, Braselton, Statham and Winder. Three of the fou... »
A man shot two women at an Auburn apartment this afternoon in a domestic disturbance and then shot himself while in a standoff with a Gwinnett Police Department SWAT team and Suwanee police officers who had tracked him to a Suwanee home where he had fl... »
A man who shot two women in an Auburn apartment Monday in a domestic disturbance and then shot himself while in a standoff with a Gwinnett Police Department SWAT team and Suwanee police officers died at Gwinnett Medical Center Monday night, Auburn Poli... »
A white male allegedly shot two white females in an Auburn apartment complex Monday afternoon and then fled to Gwinnett County where he took his own life in a standoff situation, authorities say. Auburn Police responded to a report of a double shooting... »
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested an Auburn man at his home on Saddlebrook Court and charged him with possession of child pornography after agents allegedly found images of child porn on his computer. Thomas Carey Wakeman is faci... »
Several Auburn residents told the Auburn City Council last week that the city’s weather alert sirens aren’t loud enough. The residents said that while the sirens can be heard if you are outside, they cannot be heard from inside a house. Charles Sewell,... »
A gas tanker overturned on Winder Highway in Dacula near Ga. Hwy. 316, Gwinnett police say. The accident occurred at about 12:40 p.m. near Quick Trip on Winder Highway approximately six miles outside of the Barrow County portion of Auburn. Police say f... »
The Auburn City Council unanimously approved a rezoning of 11 acres for a new apartment complex last week, but the action was not without some controversy. Two Auburn residents spoke against the rezoning of a proposed rental development on Mount Moriah... »
A motorcyclist that was killed in a wreck in Auburn was likely dead for several days before someone found his body, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. James Etheridge, 39, of Dacula, was killed in a single-vehicle accident n Mount Mori... »
AUBURN – Roy E. Parks, 90, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of John W. and Eula Cruce Parks. He was a retired restaurant owner and was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Parks was preceded in death by brothers,... »
WINDER – Annie Lou Wheeler, 92, died Thursday, March 15, 2012. Born in Winder, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Georgia Bowman Walls. She attended the Nazareth Methodist Church. Mrs. Wheeler was preceded in death by her husband, Leamon C. ... »
Eagle Scout Jonathan Bennett of Auburn-based Troop 774, received the highest lifesaving award the Boy Scouts of America gives during a ceremony at the Chattahooche District Round Table meeting on March 8. He was awarded the Honor Medal with Crossed Pal... »
Although funding for the project has not been acquired, the Auburn City Council voted last week to approve the architectural designs for a proposed cultural arts and community center. In a 2-2 tied vote broken by Mayor Linda Blechinger, the council app... »
Water users on the City of Auburn system could see a huge jump in their rates next year if the city decides to adopt a proposed rate hike based on a recent study. Water rates for the average 4,500 gallons per month user could jump anywhere from 24 perc... »
