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VOLUME 16 NUMBER 4
District commissioners John Wilson, George Chambers
are unopposed, but Vicki Anderson gets three opponents
NEWS BRIEFS
McIntosh Reserve to
open parts of the park
Memorial Day weekend
Repairs from the September flood
are still ongoing at McIntosh
Reserve Park, Whitesburg. But, park
manager Daryl Johnson said that
parts of the park will be open Friday,
May 28 for the Memorial Day
weekend. The historic park is situ
ated on the Chattahoochee River,
located just off Highway 5 in Carroll
County.
Carroll County Democratic
Party is Saturday, May 15
The Carroll County Democratic
Party will hold their 7th Annual
Spring Picnic on May 15 at the
Lakeshore Park Pavilion from 12:30
until 4:00 p.m.. All are invited to
join area Democrats and enjoy a
free lunch of barbecue, hot dogs and
side dishes.
Scheduled candidate speakers for
SeeDEMOCRATS page 42
County recreation director
Ben Dillard resigns
by Chuck Wanager
Carroll County Recreation
Director Ben Dillard resigned from
his post on May 5, county human
resources director Anne Lee said.
She said his last official day on the
job is May 31, but he is not
expected to be involved in day-to-
day operation of the department.
See RESIGNS page 42
30-40 pounds of dynamite
found in building in Tyus
by Chuck Wanager
Carroll County fire fighters, sher
iffs office deputies and Georgia
Bureau of Investigation agents were
called in early on May 5 after 30 to
40 pounds of dynamite was discov
ered in a metal building on
Bowdon-Tyus Road.
Fire Chief Tracy Smith said a fire
truck was used to transport the
cache, what he called dyna-jell, to
the former county landfill on
See DYNAMITE page 42
by Chuck Wanager
July 20th primary election has its
lineup in place, and this time there
are a few usual faces, but some new
ones, too. Qualifying for July 20 pri
mary election ended April 30.
by Sam Gentry
The Special Collections Room at
Neva Lomason Memorial Library,
710 Rome Street, Carrollton, offers
visitors a glimpse back in time.
People come from all over to con
duct genealogical research and
peruse the many historical records
that are available for viewing.
Neva Lomason is a branch of the
West Georgia Regional Library
By 2012, 12M
Americans
will need
some kind of
long term care
by Carole Scott
The U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services estimates that
by 2020 12 million older Americans
will need some kind of long-term
care. Long-term care may take place
in the home, an adult day care cen
ter, or an alternate care or long-term
care facility. The great majority of
long-term care is provided at home
or in a community-based setting,
such as adult day care facilities.
People who reach age 65 will
probably face a 40 percent chance
of entering a nursing home. About
10 percent of them will stay there
five years or more. Fifty percent of
See SENIORS page 33
Positions up for vote include three
on the county board of commission
ers and state offices. For board of
commissioners, District 2, which
includes Villa Rica, incumbent Vicki
Anderson, Fairfield Plantation,
System, which formed in 1944 and
included Carroll and Heard counties.
Much of the history of the library
system can be found in a book titled
Yonder She Comes by Edith Foster,
the first director of the library
See COLLECTIONS page 39
picked up three challengers in the
Republican primary.
Those vying for the district com
mission seat are are Jorge
Hernandez, Fairfield Plantation, a
financial services executive with a
by Carole Scott
Today, the media is full of stories
about the current financial crisis that
mention derivatives, futures, credit
default swaps, and shorts. A recent
story, for example, quotes an email
sent by the Chief Executive of
Goldman Sachs, an investment
company called Broadway
Company Funding; former Villa
Rica city councilman Joseph “Joey”
Kelley; and Scott Henrichsen, Villa
Rica, who lists his occupation as
See CANDIDATES page 41
banking business, that says, “Of
course, we didn’t dodge the mort
gage mess. We lost money, then
made more than we lost because of
shorts.” What in the world is this all
about?
When you borrow money to buy
See FINANCIAL MESS page 33
The first “Blessing of the Vines” was held at a Carroll County vineyard in the Burwell
Community. See full story and photo page 43. Photo by Chuck Wanager
Special Collections Room at Neva
Lomason library: a glimpse back
in time for the many visitors
Making some sense of the
national financial mess
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