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SEPTEMBER 2011 StarNe^ ^0° *1- V OU.HKSH 2H00L **> 0 & www.starnev “Not just what happened - bu &<>** \S>' A VX ' X fr.r. r. c rzr. %. 500 StarNews monthly publication /Si ^ www.starnewsga.com G^c, y^Q,^ .a^'V.4-9900 • P.O. Box 680/961 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30117 9mm ipm§m M lV v\w VOLUME 17 NUMBER 9 Patriot Day in Carroll County Sept. 10 and 11 by Carole Scott On October 25, 2001 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Joint Resolution requesting that the President designate Seprember 11 of each year as “Patriot Day”, a day dedicated to the memory of the 2,977 people killed on September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington by Islamic terrorists. President George W. Bush signed this resolution into law on December 18, 2001. On this See PATRIOT DAY page 29 Carroll County Tea Party “Stand Up America Rally” The Carroll County Georgia TEA Party will host the “Stand Up America Rally”Saturday, September 10th, 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the park next to Carrollton City Hall. The public is invited to attend. Keynote speaker will be Erick Erickson, AM750 News/Talk WSB radio host and editor ofRedState.com Erickson moved from conser vative blogger at RedState to con servative talker and joined WSB full time in January 2011. He is See STAND VP RALLY page 36 City of Villa Rica in strong financial shape: City manager reports city is under budget by $695,182; $10.3M in bank by Prissi Sullivan meeting in council chambers at City Manager Larry Wood the Holt-Bishop Justice Center on shared good news with the Villa Main Street in downtown Villa Rica City Council and the public Rica. Cash account, which at the August 2, 2011 council See $10.3M IN BANK page 33 Carroll County School Board votes to increase tax rate to 19.6 mils by Prissi Sullivan All three public hearings, held in August, 2011 on the proposed millage rate increase of 1.5 mils UWG settles case with whistleblower by Sam Gentry The University of West Georgia and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia reached an out of court settlement with Jim Naughton, former assis tant vice president for See NA UGHTON page 33 by the Carroll County Board of Education began with a presenta tion by Chief Financial Officer Greg Denney. The third public hearing closed when there was no Qualifying held for city elections by Sam Gentry Qualifying for the 2011 Carroll County Municipal General Election was held Monday, Aug. 29 at 8:30 a.m. - Friday, Sept. 2, at See QUALIFYING page 20 further public comment. The board meeting convened for dis cussion and action on the millage rate. Board Member Bernice Brooks moved to increase the millage rate 1.5 mils, bringing it to 19.6 mils. Board Member Bart Cater stated that he could not sup port a tax increase. “This board has been diagnosed with political schizophrenia,” he stated, “when you can give $98,000.00 to coaches and cut teacher salaries.” Board Member Sandra Morris stated that she is opposed to rais ing taxes and to hurting the See 19.6 MILS page 34 Shown above left is Becky Deese, Board of Elections supervisor for Carroll County, as she goes over the qualification paperwork with Villa Rica Mayor J. Collins, who is seeking another term. Photo by Sam Gentry County school board considers partnering with group to help increase graduation rate by Prissi Sullivan areas: graduation, promotion, and Tina Duckett of Communities attendance, in Schools and Trent North, Duckett uses a model that has Director of Community Affairs increased the graduation rate and and Program Compliance of will work with Carrollton City Carrollton City Schools, invited Schools and Carroll County Carroll County Board of Schools. A 501(c)(3)—a not-for- Education to partner with them in profit, educational corporation— a program to keep kids in school, will be formed and run by a board The focus is concentrated in three See GRADUATION RATE page 26
