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500 StarNews monthly publication/StarNews Online www.starnewsga.com VOLUME 16 NUMBER 6
Commissioners approve, 4-3,
smaller budget for 2010-2011
Jackson, Anderson, Hendrix vote against
Early voting very light
for Republican Primary
This edition of the
StarNews is dedicated to
the memory, life and
humor of David T. Barrow
1929-2010
NEWS BRIEFS
Historic groundbreaking
of justice center, July 7
The public is invited to attend
the historic groundbreaking of the
Carroll County Judicial Center on
Wednesday, July 7th, 6:00 p.m.
The groundbreaking event will
be held at the Carroll County
Courthouse, downtown Carrollton.
“Sounds of Liberty”
Sunday evening, July 4
The 2010 “Sounds of Liberty
Concert”, a patriotic presentation
by the Carrollton Symphony
Orchestra, will take place July 4th
in front of the Carrollton
Elementary School. The presenta
tion will begin at 8:15 p.m., and
will serve as a prelude to a mag
nificent fireworks display pre
sented by the Carrollton Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Under the direction of conductor
See CONCERT page 16
INSIDE:
Crossword
page
45
Sudoku
page
44
News Recap
pages 4&5
Restaurant Inspections
page
44
Sports
page
26
Marriages
page
44
Mystery STAR!
page
31
STAR of Month
page
43
Edward Jones
page
44
Opinion
page
18
Obituary listing
page
33
FEATURES:
Alms House history
page
15
Principals, Villa Rica
page
32
HEALTH & SAFETY begins page 8
SAMPLE BALLOT page 16
by Chuck Wanager
Despite opposition from three
Carroll County commissioners, the
county’s governing body, the board
of commissioners, approved the
budget for fiscal year 2011 on June
28th.
Voting against the measure ~
by Prissi Sullivan
Carroll County Water Authority
unanimously accepted the budget as
proposed by Executive Director
Matt Windom at the June meeting
held on June 17, 2010 at the County
Annex. CCWA employees will be
offered a choice of a PPO plan or a
POS plan for medical insurance.
Both plans are through Blue
Cross/Blue Shield. The deductible
for the PPO plan is $2,000.00,
while the deductible for the POS
The Rocky Mountain
Children ’s Choir
The Rocky Mountain
Children’s Choir presented a
musical program at a recent
AARP meeting. The choir is
directed by Faye Gibson.
The Carrollton/Carroll
County AARP meets each
month on a Tuesday at the
senior center, South 118
White Street, Carrollton.
For date and time of the
next meeting or more
information about AARP,
call Joan McWhorter at 770-
854-4187.
which totals $47,259,248 — were
Kevin Jackson, Vicki Anderson and
Ashley Hendrix. Jackson had tried
to tweak the budget during the
meeting, but his suggestions were
voted down prior to the overall
approval of the measure as submit-
plan is $1,000.00. There is a
$500.00 cap on the Authority’s con
tribution to the deductible. The PPO
plan will entail a $60.00 per month
increase for family coverage. A
number of local family physicians
do not accept the PPO plan.
“The employee can make the
choice,” stated Member Aaron
McWhorter. “We don’t owe any-
.See CCWA page 16
by Chuck Wanager
As of June 30th, only 288 Carroll
County residents out of 53,000
active voters had voted in the early
voting period. Early voting will
continue until the close of the office
on Friday, July 16. Hours of opera
tion: Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photo identifica-
by Prissi Sullivan
As a result of the restructuring of
job positions in the city of Villa
Rica, Kim Stovall has vacated her
position as Programs Leader for the
Villa Rica Parks and Recreation
Department and moved into the
position of Main Street Manager.
A native Villa Rican, Stovall
began her tenure with the city of
Villa Rica on August 16, 2007,
when she began work with Arts
Program Director Courtney Powell
doing graphic design, planning spe
cial events, and totally re-vamping
tion is required to vote in person.
Elections office will be closed on
Monday, July 5, in observance of
the Fourth of July.
Balloting of special interest will
be that for the District 2 seat on the
Carroll County Board of
Commissioners. (See SAMPLE
BALLOTpage 16.)
the recreation
department web
site. Her involve
ment with design
of the “Purple
Book,” garnered
a 1st place award
from the Georgia
Recreation Parks
Association. In Stovall
2008, Stovall also earned a 1st
place award for a poster she
designed for the movie in the park
from the State of Georgia in the
See MAINS TREE T page 17
See BUDGET page 40
Water authority approves
budget; 3% increase in
water rates next January
Villa Rica’s new Mainstreet
director is Kim Stovall
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