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StarNew www.starnewsga.com “Not just what happened - but what matters” Carrollton’s 1875 Central of Georgia Railway Depot J 5 *7******»***oRIGIN MIXED ADC 300 MAIN LIBRARY -UGA GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT 320 S JACKSON ST ATHENS GA 30602-5002 i 11 1 s 1 * 1 111!! ® i * M * ■ 1 ‘ i * 1 ! ■ * * 11 * | p' j • 5 ! ^ (J J j j i f *||| i “Serving the Soul” the series begins page 27 "'overnment Profiles” lie City of Villa Rica- i a series begins page 36 ie Sisters Sludge! isters debut on page 29 770-214-9900 » P.O. Box 680 30112/318 Newnan Road. Carrollton,GA30U7 March 2014 500 StarNews monthly publication /StarNews Online www.starnewsga.com 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 The Best Brew in Town Mondays - Saturdays 9 am -11:45 pm 770-838-1000 • 804 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA • Domestics • Imports • Micro Brews • Craft I NOW OPEN SUNDAYS! 12:30 PM - 6 PM
