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SEEPAGES 9 & 39! StarN www.starnews V “Not just what happened - but what. fCfP- PDC i01 ,\,..'vW ,.\v"W Dr. Fred’s Richards - . next art show - page 10 ^\\\\V V '^' ".-,-9900 • P.O. Box 680/961 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 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 50$ StarNews monthly publication /StarNeVvs Online www.starnewsga.com 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 The Pilgrim Law Group (let coo 770-459-9210
