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www.starnewsga.com “Not just what happened - but what matters” 83*5**«*******ORIGIN MIX3D ADC 300 MAIN LIBRARY-SjGA GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT 320 S JACKSON ST ATHENS GA 30602-5002 ii 1 |r , ili l,n ii!ir il iiii"iii ll "li ! iii l il! - — - -uco & iiiii.n. »» w wi I v«^ Wf “Government Profiles” The City of Temple t/ie senes continues page 26 770-214-9900 « P.O. Box 680 30112/318 Newnan Road, Carrollton, GA 30117 April 2014 500 StarNews monthly publication/ StarNews Online www.starnewsga.com VOLUME 20 NUMBER 4 Letter to the community from La Trattoria restaurant owner Candidates in U.S. Senate race Candidates in county commission Districts 2 & 4; State Senate race morning on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, an electrical fire began an the top floor of the Groover-Smith building in a corner of Adamson Square, downtown Carrollton. Fire destroyed several businesses on the top floor, the entire roof and parts of the floor. Water used to put out the fire cascaded through the holes in the floor destroy ing the La Trattoria restaurant and its contents located beneath. Carrollton City fire fighters were able to contain the large fire and extinguish it rather quickly before it spread to any other building on the square. No one was injured. A letter to the community from La Trattoria owner James Gross is below: “My wife Marybeth and I would like to thank every one of you for your kind words and support over the past sev eral days. Many of you are aware of the fire that started See FIRE page 23 Nominate Horton’s book store for a grant by Sunny Kirby Locally owned bookstores across America are being given the chance of a lifetime: James Patterson, author of the best sell ing Alex Cross series, is show ing his support of local book stores by pledging to give one See HORTON’spage 24 May 20th Primary to decide which Republican and which Democrat will face off in November; plus one Libertarian candidate has qualified by Carole Scott Seven Republicans, four Democrats, and one Libertarian are seeking to replace Saxby Chambliss, a Republican who is retiring from representing Georgia in the United States Senate. There are a total of 12 candidates in this race. Six of the See SENATE RA CEpage 11 No need for new county school construction for five years by Prissi Sullivan Dr. Steve Salmons and Steve Bennett from RKR Planning Services, LLC presented an enrollment and demographics report to Carroll County Board of Education at the board work ses sion on March 17, 2014. According to the report, there will be no need for the construc tion of new schools in the imme- See NO NEW SCHOOLS page 20 by Prissi Sullivan Carroll County voters will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their candidates for three offices in the Primary to be held Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Voters may cast their vote that day or during early voting dates which includes Saturday. Go to Carroll County’s website at www.carrollcountyga.com; then “Government”; then “Board of Elections”; then “Calendar” for dates, times, location. Up for grabs are Carroll County Commission seats for Districts 2 and 4, and State Senate seat for District 30. Marc Lattanzio Commission District 2 challenger John Wilson Commission District 4 incumbent On the ballot for District 2 is incumbent Vicki Anderson and challenger Marc Lattanzio. See LOCAL RACES page 10 County school board votes to extend custodial contract; one board member objects citing lack of cleaning quality Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby - and the winner is. Villa Rica Cub Scout Pack 108 recently held their Pinewood Derby. This pack was chartered by Villa Rica First United Methodist Church with Luz Morales, committee chair; Carlos Morales, Cubmaster; and Robin Robinson, Asstistant Cubmaster. For this story and derby results, go to www.starnewsga.com by Prissi Sullivan The Carroll County Board of Education voted to extend the contract with Southern Management Corporation for custodial services at their work ses sion on March 17, 2014. Superintendent Scott Cowart had recommended this action citing the fol lowing: steady improve ments since the start of the contract; Southern Management’s respon se DIRT page 20 City of Carrollton makes repairs to chairlift in Stallings building by Carole Scott City of Carrollton’s Stallings Center occupies Carrollton High School’s former building. Built in 1921, it was converted in 1986 into a community center which later, in 2009, was named for past Carrollton mayor Tracy Stallings. Recently, the city arranged for the repair of a chairlift mak ing all floors accessible to people who cannot climb and descent steps. See CHAIRLIFT page 7 Meet /mure LATWIII0 District 2 Commissioner Conservative Values/Fiscal Responsibility 20 Years Served with Local Law Enforcement (Carroll & Douglas Counties) Steady, Fair & Impartial Carroll County Commission District 2 citizens deserve a steady hand and fairness when it comes to making the decisions that affect their everyday lives, families, and businesses. I welcome your comments: 678-873-7981 or your support Tuesday, MAY 20 Your vote counts.
