County will hang Ten Commandments

In Barrow County near Athens, the Board of Commissioners has voted to hang the Ten Commandments in the county annex building. Private donations will pay for the display which also includes the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence. The county removed a Ten Commandments display in 2005 after a lawsuit. Last year, the state Legislature passed a bill allowing local governments to post copies of the Ten Commandments in courthouses as long as the displays also include the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence.

Former sheriff's deputy free on bond

A northeast Georgia sheriff's deputy arrested on child pornography charges has been released on bond. Jason David Gaub was fired from the Barrow County Sheriff’s office when he was charged with 20 child exploitation counts. Authorities say they expect more charges as investigators go through Gaub’s computer. While free, Gaub is barred from being within 300 feet of a child or contacting any child.

Hunt for phony sheriff's deputy

Authorities are looking for a man posing as a Walton County sheriff's deputy. A woman says the suspect pulled her over Tuesday evening in neighboring Barrow County in northeast Georgia. Police say the man was driving a black Ford Taurus when he pulled the woman over on Georgia 11 in Bethlehem. Authorities say the man asked for the woman's driver's license, Social Security card and a credit card, then drove off.