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JULY 3, 2011
Carrollton fireworks
and concert to light up
the evening of July 4
from press release
Independence Day activities
this My 4 promise to make the
holiday a must see and hear day
in Carrollton.
The Carrollton Evening
Sertoma Club’s People’s Parade
starts the morning of the Fourth
off at 10 a.m., winding its way
across Adamson Square,
through downtown ending up
in the Kmart parking lot on
Bankhead Highway.
The Carroll Symphony
Orchestra’s annual Sounds of
Liberty concert on the front
lawn of the Carrollton
Elementary School will start at
about 8:15 p.m. As has become
tradition, the orchestra’s final
number will signal the kick off
of the annual fireworks show,
See FIREWORKS page 14
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VOLUME 17 NUMBER 7*
County school board adopts 2011-12 budget with millage
rate increase included; no date on public hearings yet
by Prissi Sullivan
At the meeting of June 9,2011,
the Carroll County Board of
Education finalized the 2011/12
budget. The board voted to adopt
the new budget that includes rais
ing the millage rate (property tax)
1.5 mils, which will generate
$875,000. All of this revenue is to
be used to offset salary reductions
of board of education employees.
The county school board will
begin operating under this new
budget as of July 1,2011.
And, although the budget has
been adopted, there has not been a
legal vote by the board to increase
the millage rate and no dates have
been announced yet on the 3 pub
lic hearings required before a tax
increase can be legal. You may
Growth spurt in local jobs: restaurants,
senior living, and homegrown food
by Carole Scott
Although Carroll County’s economy has not
recovered from the economic tsunami that crippled
the entire nation’s economy a few years ago, people
are still willing to invest money in starting new busi
nesses in the county. And, of course, new businesses
mean new jobs. The current unemployment rate
according to the Georgia Department of Labor
(DOL), in the Three Rivers region - which includes
Carroll County - is 10.7%.
Recently opened in Carrollton is Park Place,
which provides apartments for seniors. Next year, its
owners expect to open another senior apartment pro
ject. Recently opened in Bremen are the Dogwood
View Apartments for seniors. The restuarant chain
Denny’s expects to open a 24/7 restaurant at the
Flying J in Temple on July 17, 2011, and the Blue
Steakhouse recently opened on the Square in
Carrollton. For those who want to prepare their food
See JOBS page 14
call the county school board at
770-832-3568 to keep updated or
Superintendent Scott Cowart’s
email: scott.cowart@carroll
county schools.com
All employees of Carroll
See RAISING TAXES page 35
School board takes
trip to Savannah
by Prissi Sullivan
Carroll County Board of
Education Superintendent Scott
Cowart, along with school board
members Bernice Brooks, Chris
Gammon, Sandra Morris, Donald
Nixon, and Denise Askin Pate,
attended the 2011 Georgia School
Boards Association conference in
Savannah, Georgia June 17-18,
See TRIP page 37
The Farmer’s Cupboard:
the demand for locally
grown and healthier
foods continues to grow
Peering out of the barn loft in the front of the “Farmers Cupboard” are Jennifer Mosser,
office manager; Bryan Sutton, general manager and executive chef; and Candace Balega,
owner. The new market is at 401 Market Place, Rome Street, Carrollton. Photo by Sam Gentry
by Sam Gentry
A new indoor market opening
in Carrollton' is planning to meet
the health needs of the local com
munity, bring jobs to the area, and
support local farmers by purchas
ing much of its inventory from
them.
The Farmers Cupboard is
located at 401 Market Place on
Rome St. in downtown
Carrollton, and the grand opening
is set for Saturday, July 9.
The idea for the market devel
oped over time, said owner
Candace Balega. She and her hus
band, dentist Dr. Pete Balega, pur
chased the historic shopping cen
ter - the first shopping center in
Carrollton - five years ago. Over ,
the years, they developed the i
structure from one end to the
other as businesses began inquir
ing about the property and subse
quently moving into it.
The grocery store portion sat
empty for a while, Balega said.
During that time, she and her hus
band began seeing more and more
See FARMER page 14
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