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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Former Winder Mayor Endorses Yearwood in Online Audio Recording

Do you agree with the former Mayor and his words about State Senate Candidate Danny Yearwood?

Former Winder Mayor Chip Thompson endorses Danny Yearwood in his run for State Senate in an online audio recording. In the recording, Thompson states, "Barrow County Commission Chairman Yearwood couragously led our county through tough economic times" and "I know Danny Yearwood will serve us well in the State Senate." Click here to listen to the audio recording online in entirety and then share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. Do you agree or disagree with Thompson's thoughts and comments?

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Barrow Today: Wednesday, Dec. 7

Today's forecast is occasional rain with a high near 51.

Last night's Winder City Council meeting was the final meeting for outgoing Mayor Chip Thompson and outgoing Councilman Frank Dunagan, who did not seek re-election. Councilman David Maynard was elected mayor in November, while Larry Evans will join the council as an at-large member. --- Barrow Patch wants to feature user-submitted photos every Saturday and we are in need of submissions. E-mail your photos — any photo taken in Barrow — to barrow@patch.com. Include your name, city of residence, the date the photo was taken and the location. --- Today's forecast: Occasional rain. High near 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall …

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

City Councilman David Maynard Ousts Incumbent Chip Thompson for Winder Mayor’s Seat

Larry Evans took the majority of votes for an at-large council seat, while incumbent Councilman Charlie Eberhart held on to Ward 2.

Unofficial results in the Winder municipal election have David Maynard ousting incumbent Mayor Chip Thompson with 745 votes to Thompson’s 548. Larry Evans drew 828 votes over opponent Tim Bolt’s 431 for an at-large council seat. Incumbent Councilman Charlie Eberhart received 158 votes to challenger Jim Cooley’s 39 votes.

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