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770-214-9900 • P.O. Box 680/961 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
MAY 1, 2011
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VOLUME 17 NUMBER 5
Upcoming events
• MayFest: Sat. May 7,
downtown Carrollton, see
page 27
• “Wash for the Cure”
Susan G. Komen fundraiser:
Sat. May 7, Harry T’s
Carwash, 730 Bankhead,
Carrollton see page 13
• Memorial Day: Sat.
May 28, 10 AM, veterans
park see page 8
• Pilot Club Tour of
Homes: Sun., 1-5 p.m.,
May 15, see more
information on page 32
New justice center continues
ahead of schedule, under budget
by Sam Gentry
Progress on the new Carroll
County Judicial Center is moving
ahead steadily, is on schedule, and
is expected to continue to be under
budget. At the West Georgia Trial
Lawyers Association meeting held
Wednesday, April 20, Randy
Simpkins, SPLOST project man
ager, and Superior Court Judge
John Simpson gave a presentation
on the status of the center.
Simpkins, who oversees all
SPLOST projects in the county,
gave an overview on the five-story
structure, focusing on how it will
accommodate attorneys with
amenities like new technologies
and advanced security.
Originally designed to have four
floors, Simpkins said due to low
bids and a good economy for con
struction needs, a fifth floor was
See JUSTICE CENTER page 26
Historic courthouse to receive “facelift” with SPLOST funds
Randy Simpkins, project manager, SPLOST, spoke at the recent West Georgia Trial
Lawyers Association meeting about the new justice center and the facelift the old
courthouse would receive. Shown above is an artisit’s rendering of the plans: an
exterior cleaning will be done, window improvements (more energy efficient) and an
addition will be added: a porch/balconey (see above right side of building) where
visitors may sit and view Newnan Street and perhaps where weddings may be held.
Process begins to replace
Huckeba on Carroll
County School Board
by Prissi Sullivan
Carroll County School Board
Member Mike Huckeba resigned
his District 4 seat, which he has
held for over six years since it’s
creation, on April 14, citing fam
ily concerns. Huckeba’s term
expires in December 2012.
Carroll County Superintendent
Scott Cowart recently explained
the procedure to fill the vacant
seat. The Carroll County School
Board of Education are now
accepting the names of District 4
citizens who are interested in ful
filling the remainder of Huckeba’s
term. Then at the Monday, June
20 Carroll County School Board
work session, the board will
See VACANT SEAT page 30
County schools’ ninth grade
academy secretary arrested
for intimate relationship with
3 male students of legal age
by Prissi Sullivan An investigation by the Carroll
Villa Rica Ninth Grade County Sheriffs Department was
Academy secretary, Kristen conducted to determine if any
Hammonds, 38 year old, resigned laws were broken in regards to
her position amid allegations of whether Hammonds had any
inappropriate relations with senior authority over these students in
male students. The students were the school environment. The law
aged 17, 18, and 19 years old, all under which Hammonds, a secre-
of the legal age of consent. All tary, is being charged is 16-6-5.1
three males are seniors at Villa which prohibits an intimate rela-
Rica High School. See HAMMONDS page 38
New bills on district lines,
healthcare compacts, reduce
HOPE, distance restrictions
on baiting deer and hogs
by Carole Scott 14. They will return in August for
The Georgia General Assembly a special session on the redrawing
ended the 2011 legislative session of district lines. Here is a quick
- sine die - on Thursday, April recap of bills that were handled
14th just before midnight. Forty this year:
days of legistive business took Although the State of Georgia’s
place between Jan. 10 and April See BILLS page 29
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