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StarNews AUGUST 2017 • VOLUME 23 NUMBER 8 www.starnewsga.com “Not just what happened - but what matters” StarNews monthly traditional print publication/StarNews Online daily local / Southwire Company becomes signatory to United Nations Global Compact Page 9 Carroll County’s current and past year cash reserves Page 10 BUSINESS SUCCESS SEMINAR ■F "’’’W Using your W 1 Linked In I f m l E ro M le t0 P ! i build your U", 'J personal Rhonda Gauthreaux Southwire Page 18 Opinion & Commentary Comments from a news junkie - Ed Wilson . we are understanding that disproportionally the members of the political class are self- serving sewer parasites.” Page 21 Farm & ^ Commerce see beginning page 27 | Restaurant inspections Pistol Permits • Births Marriage Licenses Page 24 CP 1 U o s s® § o m ro -V a to s. oygk = 2 m o td O Well-known retired surgeon and author V Martin died at age 94 Author of "WWII Ordinary Heroes Carroll County, GA” book series Dr. Talmage McKinley “Mac” I Martin, Jr., 94, died peacefully Sunday ' night, August 6, 2017, attended by imily. He was a | noted surgeon, and i was active in numer ous community causes and charitable organizations. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carol and his daughter, Kathy. He is survived by his daughter, See DR. MARTIN page 19 Villa Rica council finalizes details of the latest city manager’s pay and perks by Prissi Sullivan In a special called meeting held Thursday, July 27, 2017, Villa Rica City Council voted unanimously to approve the contract for Tom Barber as city manager. The details of this hire are as follows: Barber will be paid $115,000 yearly. (The previous city manager’s pay at his exit was $107,000.) His perform- See PAY AND PERKS page 14 Lauren Holverson promoted to director of The Burson Center from press release Lauren Holverson, incubator manager at The Burson Center, has been promoted to director of The Burson Center, Old Bremen Road, Carrollton, upon the comple tion of the Business Incubation Management Certificate Program offered by the International Business Innovation See HOLVERSON page 19 Rodeo time! 12th Annual Don-Rich Ford Villa Rica Frontiers Rodeo Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August 26th by Prissi Sullivan Each August for the past eleven years, local businessman Clint Chance has brought a bit of the old west to Carroll County. The twelfth “Don-Rich Ford Villa Rica Frontiers’ Rodeo” is sched uled for Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August 26th for this year. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. with rodeo beginning at 8:00 p.m. each evening. Professional bull riders, calf ropers, steer wrestlers, and riders will awe the crowd with their skills, while the event will pro vide a safe and friendly environ ment for entertainment for the entire family. “In addition, the annual rodeo is a boost to the local economy by Rodeo organizer Clint Chance and the “Frontier Rodeo Bull” bringing visitors from all over the Carroll County,” stated Chance, state to eat, sleep, and purchase “It also keeps the locals local for gas and other necessities in See RODEO page 15 Temple council and mayor receive state mandatory training Open records/open meetings violations: city was also fined $1000 by Prissi Sullivan In early 2016, several complaints (with at least one by a council member) were made to the Office of the Attorney SeeTRAININGpage14 Villa Rica rolls back millage rate: 6.5 to 6.36 by Prissi Sullivan In a special called meeting held Thursday, July 27,2017, Villa Rica City Council voted 3 to 2 to set the millage rate at the rollback rate determined by the state. This action reduces the current rate of 6.5 mils to 6.365 mils and reflects a 2.12% decrease. See 6.5 to 6.365 page 10 100% of Oak Mountain Academy graduates in last 10 years have qualified for HOPE State average: roughly half of public school seniors qualify for HOPE by Sam Gentry Jay Louttit, director of college coun seling for Oak Mountain Academy (OMA), helps students at the college See OMA page 3 Safety concerns: the Aug. 21st solar eclipse from press release University of Georgia College of Agricultural/Environmental Sciences On the afternoon of Monday, August 21, 2017, Georgians will have the opportunity to share in the experience of seeing the summer afternoon sky darken as the moon’s shadow covers the See SOLAR ECLIPSE page 4 METALPROS Specializing in Metal Buildings B um us on I facebook] 678.664.2250 2952 South Highway 27 • Carrollton (AClassicltalian Kitchen) j The spot for jour local Italian food 120 Alabama Street Carrollton GA 30117 678-8904030 latrattorlaclassicltalian.com WWW.MILLWORKSS.COM ~l
