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March 2014
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VOLUME 20 NUMBER 3
Who threw their hat into the
ring?: candidates qualifying
for local open seats
Temple’s turmoil: six resignations and
one month without paying employees
by Sam Gentry
Several candidates have
thrown their hats in the ring and
have qualified for the 2014
Primary and Non-Partisan
Election in Carroll County.
Although District 2
Voter registration statistics from the
Carroll County government website.
These numbers represent registered
voters, both active and inactive:
January 2013 61,373
April 2013 61,079
December 2012 60,731
June 2012 56,860
September 2010 56,307
Commissioner Vicki Anderson
recently announced she would
not seek re-election, reports show
all incumbents on the Board of
Commissioners and the County
Board of Education have quali-
See QUALIFYING page 39
WGTC snow d
Due to the closings in
February for winter weather,
West Georgia Technical College
has elected to change the Spring
Semester calendar by adding
two additional class dates on
Thursday, March 13 and
by Prissi Sullivan
February might be the shortest month in the year,
but to the city employees of Temple, it seemed like
the longest. During the first city council meeting
held on February 3, the council and mayor decided
that the 2014 operating budget was invalid, due to
not being passed by ordinance as required by the city
charter. This resulted in Mayor Lester Harmon being
unable to sign checks, including payroll checks.
A series of meetings followed to correct this prob
lem. A work session was held on February 6 at the
Senior Center to deal with the budget. No evidence
was presented to prove it had been properly adver
tised in the legal organ. Council Member Penny
Ransom stated that she had discovered that the copy
See ROUGH MONTH page 39
ays calendar
Thursday, May 1.
The change will eliminate the
in-service day on March 13 for
faculty and staff as well as
eliminate one exam day in May.
The remaining exam day for the
See SNOW DAYS page 38
Estimated insured losses in Georgia
due to Winter Storm Pax: $25 million
from press release stands at $25 million.
Insurance Commissioner Ralph “Data collected by insurance
Hudgens said estimated insured adjusters are now reaching my
losses in Georgia from Winter office” Hudgens said. “We antici-
Storm Pax, February 12-13, 2014, See WINTER STORM page 38
CASA’s
“Grand Night”
March 22nd
The thirteenth annual
“Grand Night for CASA”
will be held Saturday,
March 22nd in the
Ballroom at the University
of West Georgia. All funds
raised will assist CASA in
providing a trained advo
cate for each child in foster
See CASA page 34
Kindergarten
registration
continues
Kindergarten registration
continues at Carrollton
Elementary School for the
2014-2015 school year. To
set an appointment, please
call the registrar’s office at
770-832-2726.
Documents required for
See K-GARTENpage 34
Twenty-five area youth wrestlers at Georgia State Qualifier
Twenty-five youth wrestlers represented the local area at the Georgia State Qualifier at McIntosh
High School Sunday, February 22, 2014. After stiff competition from all age and weight classes, nearly
all went on to compete at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, March 1st for the 2014 Georgia Kids State
Tournament This tournament will have nearly 1500 wrestlers from ages 4 to 14 - continued on page 38
Company mining
credit card data
on individuals
says no security
guarantee on info
by Carole Scott
At a January 2014 meeting of
the Carroll County Republican
Party, Congressman Lynn
Westmoreland expressed concern
about the data mining engaged in
See NO SECURITY page 34
Area teachers
attend PAGE
conference
by Prissi Sullivan
The Professional Association of
Georgia Educators (PAGE) along
with The Schlechty Center for
Leadership in School Reform, a
See CONFERENCE page 38
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