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SEPTEMBER 2017 • VOLUME 23 NUMBER 9 CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER
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West Georgia Creamery
in Bowdon Georgia
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UGA Extension
Richard Littleton
on upcoming Ag Program:
“West Georgia Beef
Management Tours”
Restaurant inspections
Marriage licenses
Cattle Sales
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20 candidate seats open:
13 seats unchallenged
65% of Carroll County’s open political spots were unopposed
by Sam Gentry
The 2017 Municipal
General Election is coming up,
and qualifying for candidates
recently ended. The election
will be held November 7th. In
Carroll County, Georgia, there
were 20 seats open, of which
13 seats - 65% of all seats -
were unopposed: incumbents
retain the seat. The following
is a list of those who qualified.
In the city of Bowdon, for
city council Ward 1,
Incumbent Jan Rowland is
running unopposed for another
term. Rowland is a retired edu
cator. Contact her at alicejan-
rowland@yahoo.com or by
calling 770-258-7845.
In the city council Ward 4
race in Bowdon, Incumbent
Martin Johnson is also running
unopposed. Johnson is a phar
macist. He may be reached at
mljiii@bellsouth.net or by call
ing 770-258-3391.
In the city of Carrollton
Ward 1 race, Jacqulene Elaine
Bridges is taking on
Incumbent Gerald D. Byrd for
the seat. Bridges works as a
beautician. Contact her at
770_838_7800. Byrd is an art
ist who can be reached at
770_398_4441.
In the city council Ward 2
race, Wes Phillips is challeng
ing Incumbent Rory Wojcik
See ELECTIONS page 12
Tim Padgett, Director of Emergency
Management for Carroll County: update
on county sirens, Amber Alerts, more
by Prissi Sullivan
Tim Padgett, Director of
Emergency Management and
Homeland Security for Carroll
County, addressed the Villa
Rica Golden City Lions Club
at the club’s monthly meeting
held noon on Wednesday
August 23,2017.
Padgett started his career
with Carroll County in 1982,
when he went to work for the
county fire department and
civil defense. In 1987 the name
was changed to Emergency
Management Agency when the
Director Tim Padgett See EMERGENCY page 12
Newly appointed CDC
director visits Carroll
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, the 17th director for the Centers
for Disease Control, Atlanta, was featured speaker at
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast event
More than 200 in attendance: largest chamber breakfast event
by Prissi Sullivan
The newly appointed director of
the United States Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald
addressed the Carroll County
Chamber of Commerce at a break
fast hosted by Tanner Health
System in Carrollton. Fitzgerald
was appointed as CDC Director in
July 2017 by Health and Human
Services Secretary, Tom Price. This
was her first official speaking Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, right, with
engagement since the appointment. Carroll County Commissioner
She is serving as the 17th Director District 4 Michelle Morgan
overseeing 12,000 employees, with for the common defense,” Dr.
a $7 Billion budget. Formerly, Fitzgerald told the 200+ early
Fitzgerald held an OB/GYN prac- morning crowd, “and the CDC
lice in Carrollton, Georgia. functions as the common defense
“The U.S. Constitution states that for all health threats. It is the reposi-
the federal government will provide g ee CDC page 11
District 68’s state rep. keeps his “sleeves
rolled up and ready to work for the people”
by Prissi Sullivan
J. Collins, Georgia State Representative for the
68th District is gearing up for the 2018 General
Assembly, as he reflects on his first year under the
Gold Dome.
Collins was pleased with the warm welcome he
received from his contemporaries. “The second per
son who called me after the election results were in
was Speaker of the House David Ralston,” stated
Collins. “He and his office have been most gracious
and welcoming. This means a lot to a junior
legislator.”
Collins worked closely with former House _
Representative
See STATE REP. J. COLLINS page 43 J Collins
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