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December 2015 • VOLUME 21 NUMBER 12
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Restaurant Inspections
Marriage Licenses
Pistol Permits
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Community Foundation of West
Georgia gives $358,600 to 34
local non-profit organizations
from press release
A total of 34 nonprofit organizations in Carroll, Haralson and
Heard counties received $358,600 today from the Community
Foundation of West Georgia’s Community Impact Fund.
“The Community Foundation of West Georgia takes pride in
See $358,600 page 15
Suicide prevention training
by Prissi Sullivan
A Suicide Prevention
Training, sponsored by Carroll
County Juvenile Court, was
held at the Carroll County
Courthouse for volunteers and
employees of agencies
involved with Carroll County
youth. The trainer was Dr.
See SUICIDE page 15
Villa Rica council votes to
increase water rates (5%) 4-1
Mayor Collins quickly vetoes the rate hike
on the “fishy, dirty, smelly water”
by Prissi Sullivan
Water and its quality was a main
topic of conversation and dissension
at Villa Rica City Council Monday,
December 1,2015.
The City of Villa Rica purchases
water from Carroll County Water
Authority. The Authority’s water
purchase rate to the city will
increase 8% on bills received after
December 1st. City Manager David
Milliron and staff recommended that
this rate be passed on to the city’s
water customers. Customers pay
$12 for the first 1,000 gallons used,
except for seniors, who pay $5.
“We don’t buy all our water from
the water authority,” stated Mayor J.
Collins. “So, we’re just going to
increase everybody 8%?”
“You’re already losing a phe
nomenal amount of money,” stated
Milliron. “In order to catch up to
See VO WATER page 14
Runoff results: Bracknell wins
Temple Ward 5; Hollingsworth
wins mayoral seat in Carrollton
by Sam Gentry
The results are in for the
December 1 st General
Municipal Election Run
off. Eight percent (8%) of
voters participated.
In Carrollton, Walt
Hollingsworth defeated
Mike Patterson for mayor.
Of the 1,878 votes cast in
the election, Hollingsworth
received 1009, or 53.73%
of the vote, while Patterson
garnered 869, or 46.27%.
In the Temple Ward 5
runoff, Richard Bracknell
won another term in the
seat against Gerald Powell.
Bracknell received 182
votes, or 54.33%, and
Powell received 153 votes,
or 45.67%.
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Spreading good cheer - and gifts!
Shown center is nationally known comic “Rodman” who came home
to Villa Rica, Ga., to present gifts to area children. “Elves” who
assisted included Villa Rica City Councilwoman Shirley Marchman,
Nakesia Foster, Damita Pritchett, Alicia Thompson, Dale Pritchett,
and Takenya Foster. Photo by Prissi Sullivan
Nationally known comic visits
his hometown to spread good
cheer and gifts for area children
by Prissi Sullivan Missionary Baptist, Mace-
Comic Rod Man was donia Baptist, and Assemb-
back at home at Gold Dust ly of the Saints, were con-
Park in Villa Rica, Georgia, tacted to locate needy
handing out gifts to 12 families in the area,
children of four area needy Nakesia Foster, Damita
families. The children Pritchett, Alicia Thompson,
ranged in age from 2 years Dale Pritchett, and
to 14 years old. Takenya Foster spent three
Three churches, Flatrock See RODMAN page 14
