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Week in Review for Aug. 8-14: Students Go Back to School without Lunch, County Budget Presented

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  1. As a result of a computer system error, some Barrow County students may have gone without lunches on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 8.

  2. The proposed county budget for fiscal year 2012 was presented to the board of commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 9. With projected expenditures totaling $31,870,328, the county is facing a projected deficit of more than $3 million.

  3. Two suspects were arrested Thursday, Aug. 11, after sheriff’s deputies say the duo was cooking up methamphetamine at a Statham location.

  4. A full service station is rare these days but definitely special. When you drive up to the Athens Street Service Stations, someone will pump the gas, check the oil and put air in the tires.

  5. The began issuing warnings to drivers violating a new city ordinance while parking on Broad Street on Monday, Aug. 8.


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