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JANUARY 2016 • VOLUME 22 NUMBER 1 “Not just what happened - but what matters”
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Pine Mountain Gold Museum
1881 StockmarRoad
Villa Rica • 770-459-8455
winter hours of operation
January through March, 2016.
10:00 am until 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Saturday
Closed on Sundays.
pinemountaingoldmuseum.com
12th Annual Empty Bowls
Sunday, Feb. 28th
The 12th annual Carroll
County Empty Bowls is Sunday,
Feb. 28th 11am - 2pm, Carroll
County Ag Center. All proceeds
benefit the Carroll County Soup
Kitchen.
Ceramic artists and amateurs
create and donate bowls, local
chefs donate soup, and for $15
($10 with advance tickets and for
children 12 and under), patrons
choose a bowl to take home and
enjoy a light lunch there with
friends. We also have a Silent
Auction, kids’ activities, and
more.
Live music this year will be by
Americana Express, Martini
Caliente, and Barefoot Nina.
Restaurant Inspections
Marriage Licenses
Pistol Permits
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Temple council members
question mayor’s powers
by Lee Tucker
The Temple Mayor and City
Council held their first meet
ing of 2016 on January 4,
2016 at the Temple City Hall.
The meeting began with Judge
Betty Cason swearing in three
members of the Council.
Richard Bracknell and
William Simmons were both
re-elected to new terms while
Todd Rothwell was elected to
the position after Hiley Miller
See TEMPI! page 19
Long time Carrollton City manager retired
Dec. 31st; new mayor began term Jan. 4th
from staff reports
Carrollton city manager
Casey Coleman recently
See CITY MANAGER page 4
by Prissi Sullivan
Walt Hollingsworth was
sworn in as mayor at the regu-
See NEW MAYOR page 31
March 1st “Super Tuesday”
election to include two local races
Voters will be asked to select either a
Republican ballot or a Democratic ballot
by Sam Gentry
A special election will take place
on March 1st, 2016 in conjunction
with the Georgia Presidential
Primary “Super Tuesday” to fill the
Ward 2 seat in the city of Carrollton
and two vacant seats on the
Roopville city council.
These seats are non-partisan. But
since it is a presidential primary,
each voter will be asked to select
either a Republican ballot or a
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Democratic ballot prior to voting. In
those precincts concerning the
Carrollton and Roopville races, the
local race candidate choices will be
on both the Republican and the
Democratic ballots.
Candidates who have qualified
for the Carrollton Ward 2 seat are:
Adam Wilkins, vice president of
OmniCall; Brent Harris, physician.
Rory Wojcik, video producer; and
See SUPER TUESDAY page 11
Commissioners asked
to approve $120,000
per year for 5 years
for Advantage Carroll
Board votes unanimously to
approve $100,000 instead
New faces join the chamber of commerce’s board of directors for 2016
by Prissi Sullivan
Daniel Jackson, CEO of the
Carroll County Chamber of
Commerce, and Co-Chairs of
Advantage Carroll 2020 Loy
Howard, CEO of Carroll
Tomorrow, and Tim Warren
attended the first meeting of the
see COMMISSION page 12
Villa Rica projects
2016 revenues
to increase 8%
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce conducted orientation for new officers and
members of the board of directors. New directors will serve three-year terms and assist in the
implementation of the chamber’s programs in business development, government affairs,
member support, leadership development and workforce education. Attending the meeting
were: (standing, 1-r) Chairman Gary Hewitt, Southland Insurance Agency; see Page 11
by Prissi Sullivan
Villa Rica City Council
adopted their 2106 budget at its
December 14,2015 meeting, with
See VIIIA RICA page 15
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