A woman who died in the north Georgia floodslast week has been identified as a former Cobb County deputy.
State officials said 56-year-old Julie Barrs, of Ellijay, died after her car was swept away in the floodwaters. Barrs’ obituary said that she grew up in Cobb County, graduated from Pebblebrook High School and worked for the sheriff’s office.
“She worked as a Deputy for the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office and was the first female member of their Swat Team. Also, while at the sheriff’s office, she worked with the US Marshals in human trafficking, earning several awards,” family wrote in her obituary…