.
Feedback

Sheriff: Dispute Between Neighbors Led to Girl Scouts Event Being Shut Down Early

Sheriff Jud Smith said the required permit for an event at Across the Way Stables in Winder had not been obtained.

A dispute between neighbors resulted in an event hosted by Barrow County Girl Scouts on Saturday being shut down about 15 minutes early, Sheriff Jud Smith said today.  

Jacquelin Twiss, the owner of Across the Way Stables in Winder, where the Girl Scouts' "Wild West Round Up", route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"local-girl-scouts-hosting-wild-west-round-up-on-saturday"} --> was held, e-mailed Barrow Patch Sunday, Sept. 16, and wrote that deputies with the

Joe Smith September 20, 2012 at 02:11 am
There were 50 girls there...not 300. 3 patrols cars responded as if this were a meth lab and not Girl Scouts., and I make this observation as a former deputy. And Girl Scouts contacted the permits office several times and were told no permits were needed. Also, Twiss sued Barrow county and won..,which may have something to do with the "confusion" on the counties side of things when it came to the permit. Sheriff Smith forgot to mention the crying children who were scared by the patrol cars.

Newsletter & Alerts

Get the best stories each day and important breaking news

Subscribe

Not from Barrow Patch? Find your Local Patch »

Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Kristi Reed (Editor) June 18, 2013 at 06:22 pm
Thanks for posting Devera! It looks as if you have a lot of fun activities planned.
Bill Summerour June 15, 2013 at 08:49 pm
I grew up in a Winder where doors were not locked and the town was full of folks shopping! SometimesRead More a moonshiner would get caught or the parking meter would run out of time and one would get a parking ticket by one of the three cops in town! Now I keep a weapon handy because of voices and footsteps on the pavement at night! Where are these people coming from and going to after one o'clock in the morning? Why does it take so long for a policeman to show up after a call is made,if they show up at all? I've watched nice homes on my street turn into dumps. They are rented by owners who are only interested in the money and not the quality of people who are renting. Yeah, I keep a weapon and it's loaded for a thief or prowler! When seconds count a cop is only several minutes away,if at all!
Timothy Hinds June 17, 2013 at 12:51 am
Excellent comment, Bill. I, too, remember what it was like to trust those around you as much trustRead More as you gave them.