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“State of Carroll 2014”
beginning page 9
Restaurant inspections
see page 48
>f the Holidays”
see page 53
mist Sunny Kirby:
tie for the little things”
see page 34
770-214-9900 ♦ P.Q. Box 680 30112/318 Newnan Road, Carrollton, GA 30117
October 2014
500 StarNews monthly publication/StsaNem Online www.starnewsga.com
VOLUME 20 NUMBER 10
U.S. Secretary of
Education visits
Carroll County’s
12 for Life program
by Prissi Sullivan
Arne Duncan, the United
States Secretary of Education
since 2009, visited Carroll
County’s 12 for Life program as
part of the “Back to School”
See 12 FOR LIFE page 53
Southwire to feature
Sister Hazel at
“Community Day”
Saturday, Oct 18th
Community-wide event includes
food tasting, free concert, 5K,
and electronics recycling
Recycle those old electronics,
join a 5K run and catch a free
concert by platinum-selling
band Sister Hazel! All of these
events and more make up the
year’s list of activities planned
for Southwire Company’s
Community Day being held
Saturday, Oct. 18, at The AMP
at Adamson Square in
Carrollton and at Southwire’s
corporate office.
See SOUTHWIRE page 43
Ruby Green Yard
Sale to benefit
mammogram fund
On Saturday, Nov. 1st, the
annual Ruby Green Yard Sale
will be held at the comer of
Highway 27 and Columbia,
Drive in Carrollton, hosted by
West Georgia Ambulance.
Proceeds will go help provide
low cost mammograms and
screenings for those who can
not afford it. See page 21 for
more information.
Temple unanimously approves purchase
of bank building for police department
Police department currently operating out of two aging trailers
by Prissi Sullivan
On September 16, 2008, Carroll County
voters were presented with a ballot for a
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax
Referendum, which outlined the county and
Schedule for Nov. 4th
General Election
• In Person Absentee Voting at elections
office 423 College St., Carrollton: Mon.-Fri.,
Oct. 13-17, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Advance (absentee in person) voting at
423 College St., Carrollton: Mon.-Fri., Oct.
20-24,8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Saturday Voting at 423 College St.,
Carrollton: Sat., Oct. 25, 9:00 a.m.-4:00p.m.
See ELECTION SCHEDULE page 37
each municipality’s use for SPLOST funds.
Seven items were listed for the City of
Temple, including “Public Safety Facilities
and Equipment”. This referendum passed
See TEMPLE POLICE DEPT, page 52
Foundation seeks
“Lizzie Belle babies”
submitted by Charles Hudson
Where are all the Lizzie Belle babies?
Lizzie Belle Babies are the 3000 babies
Midwife Lizzie Belle Wilson deliv
ered. The Lizzie Belle Wilson Foundation
is seeking the oldest, the youngest, the
first, and the last baby Lizzie Belle Wilson
See LIZZIE BELLE BABIES page 51
Temple Police Department currently operating
out of two aging mobile trailers
Originally intended as a temporary solution, the Temple Police Department has
now been operating out of two aging mobile trailers since 2011. On Monday, Oct.
6th, Temple council and mayor approved purchase of the old North Georgia Bank
building for use as the future Temple Police Department. See story this page and
more photos page 52.
UWG’s newest
president inaugurated
from press release
Dr. Kyle Marrero began work
ing as the president of University
of West Georgia in July of 2013,
but it was a year and three months
later when he was formally
inducted as the seventh president
in the university’s history on
September 19,2014.
Before joining as president of
See UWG page 44
City of Villa Rica’s deputy
city manager resigns
by Prissi Sullivan
Villa Rica Deputy City
Manager Jeff Reese resigned his
position as Deputy City Manager,
effective October 3, 2014. Reese
also was head of the recreation
department.
In a special called city council
meeting held September 16,2014,
See VILLA RICA page 51
Reese
Marrero
Carrollton Police detective
named UWG’s chief of police
Perry
from press release
West Georgia Technical College
named James Perry, a 34-year law
enforcement veteran, its new chief
of police. Perry is one of the
longest-serving officers of the
Carrollton Police Department.
Perry assumes command of a
force of five full-time officers
assigned to campuses, a lieutenant
See POLICE CHIEF page 44
-County school board
considering drug testing
of students -
See page 52
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