Implementation of House Bill 268 mandates a statewide database to identify potential threats and requires faster transfer of student records between schools. Barrow County Schools are enhancing safety ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Starting next month, Barrow County students can expect to show photo identification to enter middle and high schools district-wide. Staff alerted the Board of Education to the ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Barrow County deputy shot a suspect who allegedly tried to hit them with a car on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The incident happened at around 10 a.m. in ...

Barrow County Airport saw a record 73 aircraft land over the weekend. Gov. Brian Kemp was among those flying out of the airport. Athens Ben Epps Airport had to redirect flights because it hit capacity ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The Barrow County Utility Division is urging customers to make their payments ahead of scheduled downtime for maintenance. According to the county, the payment system is going ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The soft lockdown at five Barrow County schools has been lifted Friday morning after law enforcement investigated a series of "threatening calls" to several schools. According to ...

A Barrow County, Georgia, judge ruled Thursday that Colin Gray, who has been charged with 29 crimes related to his son Colt's alleged mass shooting at Apalachee High School last year, will face a jury ...

The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect is requesting a change of venue for his upcoming trial due to Barrow County being a community where a feeling is “strongly set against him”, ...

BARROW COUNTY, GA — A bullet was discovered Wednesday afternoon inside a classroom at Haymon-Morris Middle School, just over a week before the one-year anniversary of the deadly Apalachee High School ...

BARROW COUNTY, GA — Authorities are investigating after at least five schools in Barrow County received bomb threats Friday morning, which prompted soft lockdowns and increased security across the ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of a young deputy following an off-duty crash. The sheriff’s office announced that Officer Braydon ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Less than a year after a deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School left two students and two teachers dead, Barrow County School leaders are implementing sweeping safety ...