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also received training where they learned
to apply business fundamentals to
maximize the success of their independent
businesses.
The Pampered Chef is the premier
direct seller of high quality kitchen tools
and part of Berkshire Hathaway. At in-
home Cooking Shows, guests see and try
products, prepare and sample recipes, and
learn quick and easy food preparation
techniques and tips on how to entertain
with style and ease - transforming the
simple to the spectacular.
Local League of Women
Voters hosted “Letters from
the First Gulf War”
On July 25th, Monday at 7 p.m., the
League of Women Voters of Carrollton
and Carroll County (LWVCCC) hosted
Stephen R. Bradshaw, author of Dear
Diane, Letters from the First Gulf War.
This book is compiled of letters he wrote
to his wife during his tour in the Gulf War.
It gives an open and honest account of a
modem deployed soldier’s life on the
frontline. The event, held at Neva
Lomason Library, was sponsored by the
League of Women Voters of Carrollton &
Carroll Co, Neva Lomason Library &
Horton’s Books & Gifts.
Temple Middle School:
“Engage Atlanta” project
Parents, teachers and school board
member, Sandra Morris, gathered in the
Media Center of Temple Middle School
on Monday, July 10, 2011 to introduce the
new initiatives planned for the school year.
Gail Parmer, principal of TMS, explained
the plans and answered questions from
parents and community members.
Among the new programs is Engage
Atlanta, a project initiated by area
churches to explore a need and provide
volunteers to make a change. TMS will be
asking for 100 volunteers to join us in the
“Engage Atlanta” project for the school
which is a landscape beautification
initiative for the front of the school.
WGTC students attend
leadership conference
After sweeping the awards at the state
competition, West Georgia Technical
College students and faculty excelled at
this year’s Phi Beta Lambda National
Leadership Conference in Orlando.
West Georgia Technical College
competed with other schools around the
country, including UCLA, University of
Pittsburgh, and Arizona State University to
sharpen their core business skills, expand
their networks, and participate in more
than 55 business and business-related
competitive events. A total of 1,800
students and advisors not only competed
but attended educational workshops,
visited an information-packed exhibit hall
and attended motivational keynotes on a
broad range of business topics.
This is the 10th year West Georgia
Technical College has placed at the
National Leadership Conference. This
year, students and faculty won a combined
total of 10 competitive event awards.
Jeree’ Hedge won 1st place in Computer
Applications while Jessica Burger and
Debbie Price were awarded the President
Award in the Career and Membership
Achievement Program. West Georgia
Technical College students also placed in
the categories of Computer Applications,
Desktop Publishing, Word Processing,
Contemporary Sports Issues, Accounting
Analysis & Decision Making, Database
Design & Applications, and Desktop
Publishing.
Dyer Road
Convenience Center upgrade
The convenience center on Dyer Road
is be closed for a number of weeks to
allow for a nearly one-acre expansion.
While the center is closed, a makeshift
center will be erected across the road,
though it will be limited to only accepting
household trash and recyclables.
Five months ago, the Carroll County
Board of Commissioners unanimously
voted to purchase a .91 acre tract
immediately adjacent to the existing Dyer
Road convenience center to allow for the
future expansion, and in the coming week
or so, that expansion project will officially
begin.
It’s yet to be seen how long the
expansion will take, as it is very
contingent upon weather conditions during
the construction process.
Tanner’s free PAD screening
More than 12 million Americans live
with a serious medical condition that puts
them at risk for a heart attack, stroke, leg
amputation and possibly even death.
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD,
occurs when an artery in the legs or arms
becomes blocked, preventing the artery
from delivering oxygen-rich blood to the
muscles and other tissues in the affected
limb.
On July 30, Tanner Health System
offered a free screening for PAD in Villa
Rica, helping people who have the disease
but who have not yet been diagnosed
“Take a Step Toward Better Health.”
New district lines
for City of Carrollton
The Carrollton City Council gathered
for their regular meeting at 6 p.m. on
Monday, July 11, at the Court/Council
Chambers at the Public Safety Complex
located at 115 West Center Street.
Among the items on the agenda was
“Ordinance 01-2011: Voter Redistricting.”
Redistricting is a procedural process that
takes place every ten years as part of a
normal governmental cycle, after census
information is compiled and released. In
Carrollton, City Manager Casey Coleman
said one Ward grew more than the others,
so lines needed to be moved to
compensate for those differences and to
even out the number of citizens per ward.
The mayor and council voted to approve
the new lines, but the existing districts will
continue to remain as they are until
approval from the Department of Justice
and the Georgia General Assembly,
Coleman said. This is a process that could
take several months.
Those interested in viewing the new
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Hello from the historic City of Villa Rica, Georgia!
Hello from the beautiful and historic
Villa Rica - the third fastest growing
city in the Atlanta Regional
Commission ten county area since 2000.
• Property taxes continue to decrease as the
millage rate has fallen from 7.7 mils in 2000 to
6.775 in 2010, or more than 12%
• As of March 1,2011, the City has cash reserves
in the bank of just over $10 million
• A real break for our low income senior citizens
has been the exemption from City property taxes
• The West Water Reclamation Plant is nearing
completion; startup April 2011. Construction is
ahead of schedule and under budget Mayor J. Collins
• A Community Development Block Grant for $500,000 was awarded to the City
• The City received a $50,000 Georgia Department of Transportation right of way improvement grant
• Record numbers of participation in our Recreation Department programs
Lots of fun and activities are planned for this year’s Springfest at
Gold Dust Park; A Taste of Villa Rica and the Gold Rush Festival!
