Former Cobb deputy dies in North Georgia flooding

It's trending here on Fox Local and our website, Fox5Atlanta.com. These are the stories that you all are clicking on the most. We're going to have this conversation with our digital content creator, Joyce Lupiani. Hey, Joyce, it's been a minute since I've seen you here on the stream. Let's get into this first story. I know it's pretty sad as Cobb County community is remembering a former deputy. Right, you are correct. So this is connected to the flooding up in McKaysville and Copper Hill that we have been talking about for several days now. Well, a couple of days ago, we found out that a 56-year-old woman from Ellijay was killed. And now we're learning a little bit more about her. Her name is Julie Ann Bars, and she died on Thursday after the floodwater swept her vehicle away on Old CCC Camp Road, which is actually in Murray County. So, like you said, Bars was a former Cobb County Sheriff's deputy. And from what I read, she was like the first woman on the department SWAT team, which is super cool. And when she died, unfortunately, she was trying to get her. to her new job, which is at the Pilgrim Plant up there in North Georgia. Now, I took a look at her obit. Her family says that she really loved her dogs, and she liked music and making candy bags for her co-workers. And I know our reporter, Denise Dillon, had been trying to get in touch with people who knew her. So maybe Denise will have more about that tonight. But I just wanted to share a little bit of information about her now. Joyce, very sad here remembering the former Cobb County deputy who died in Ellijay from the flooding in North Georgia. Of course, our thoughts and prayers are with them and their family.