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Jazz Festival! Saturday, April 23 4pm-10pm The Mill in Villa Rica Page 36 Restaurant Inspections Marriage Licenses Pistol Permits Page 41 % I 2016 Spring Home and Garden 16 page special supplement see stand alone section inside StarNews C ( *rro!l Courvtij / Wesi. Geovqi \ Council on Aging ^ Thursday, May 5, 2016 PAGE 81 SPRING FLIN6f^ APRIL 2016 • VOLUME 22 NUMBER 4 “Not just what happened - but what matters” W like us at faceboolutoni/ StarNewsGaOnfine A* V-. Pi b O I.V.' »> 73 ‘ Cl txl T in V < i 0» * : + 0-t X ■' m ,' s * * CV' A ft • n c •k cn * •Mti x ’ k H 52! 1 JK f •s. M < wk ■ 01 5 ( Bill Chappell seeks re-election as commission chairman in race* against incumbent Marty Smith Job will go to winner of May 24th election by Prissi Sullivan Former Carroll County Commission Chairman Bill Chappell is seeking re-election to the position against incumbent Marty Smith. The election for this position will be decided Tuesday, May 24th, as both candidates are Republicans. Early voting begins May 2nd. As a concerned citizen and tax payer, Chappell saw a great need for improvement in the handling of the county government’s business and decided to facilitate the necessary changes when he sought the chairman ship in 2007. He won that year to fill the remaining term of Robert Barr who had resigned. Chappell won again in 2008 for a full term that ended 2012 when he lost the election to See CHAPPELL page 20 Chappell Counly school board of education has 3 contested districts by Prissi Sullivan The Carroll County Board of Education has three seats up for grabs in the election to be decided on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Early voting begins May 2. Former school board repre sentative Bernice Brooks and incumbent Rob Cleveland are competing for the District 1 seat. Cleveland took office in January, 2013 and has decided to seek re-election. He has taught and coached in Carroll County for 17 years before serving on the board for the last four years. Brooks, served on the board for 12 years, before being defeated by Cleveland by a See SCHOOL BOARD page 21 JULIE Camp REALTOR® julie.camp@metrobrokers.com juliecamp.metrobrokers.com 404.843.2500 office ■■MB OPPORTUNITY 678.927.0596 mobile D3 M1S BE^ELECT TFKUV E. LAlVGLr,! FOR SHERIFF Over 1100 citizens braved the rain | Thurs., March 24 to show their support of Sheriff Terry Langley and his team of “Souper” Hero officers at the 14th Annual Soup Tasting held at the CarroU County Ag Center. Reagan Burchfield led the Pledge of Allegiance and sang f Amazing Grace in honor of last year's fallen heroes. The crowd socialized over hot chiil, vegetable and French onion soups, while listening to the Central High School Quartet, Heaven’s Echoes, and Jerry Rogers. Langley addressed the gathering and asked for their support in the upcoming election May 24th which would allow him to “continue to serve the citizens of CarroU County” - Prissi Sullivan www.starnewsga.com StarNew s monthly traditional print publication StarNews Online Keith Hancock announces run for county coroner; has two opponents Keith Hancock is seeking the office of Carroll County coroner in the May 24th Republican primary election. Hancock faces two opponents: Doyle Akins and Keith files. This position will be decided with the May 24th election as all three candidates qualified as Republican and there are no Democrats in this race. Early voting begins May 2nd. Hancock, age 37, is a native of Carroll County, Georgia. He graduated from Central High School in 1997 and holds a Bachelors degree in religious studies from Hancock Luther Rice Seminary and an Associates degree in mortuary science from Gupton Jones College. He is a licensed embalmer See CORONER page 15 County Commission District 5 has two contenders: Dale Williams and Lee Powers by Prissi Sullivan Dale Williams and Lee Powers are in a race for the District 5 seat on Carroll County Board of Commissioners. Kevin Jackson is the current District 5 repre sentative but did not qualify to run again. His term ends December 31, 2016. The winner of this race will be sworn into office early January, Williams in time to attend the January See DALE WILLIAMS page 36
