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APRIL 2018 • VOLUME 24 NUMBER 4 CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER
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Coweta Judicial Circuit’s new
District Attorney Herb Cranford
A meet and
greet was held
March 1, 2018 for
the newly
appointed District
Attorney for the
Coweta Circuit at
Sunset Hills
Country Club,
Carrollton.
Governor Nathan Deal appointed
John Herbert Cranford, Jr. to fill
the vacancy created by the
resignation of longtime DA Pete
Skandalakis on January 24,2018.
“Most significant bills of the
2018 Legislative Session”
by State Senator Mike Dugan
Page 26
How to get the best
homegrown potatoes
Page 29
Dawnbreakers Club
encourages literacy
Page 30
The Annual
Who’s Junior
Carroll? 2018
begins Page 9
Restaurant inspections
Who passed? Who failed?
Where are you eating this week?
Page 40
Keep Carroll Beautiful
executive director
relieved of job duties
Lindsay Pfau is out; search is
on for new executive director
The Keep Carroll Beautiful Board
issued a press release March 23,
2018, stating that effective
immediately Lindsay Pfau was no
longer be the Executive Director of
Keep Carroll Beautiful. The board
stated, “We wish her the very best in
her future endeavors.”
The board has begun the search
for a new Executive Director. Until
then, board members and other
assistants will be assuming the day to
day operations. KCB board state that
all events, programming, and
speaking engagements will proceed
as scheduled.
List of qualified candidates for
the May 22nd Primary Election
Opposition for two incumbents
Qualifying was held for the May 22, 2018 Primary
Election. Two incumbents have opposition: Carroll
County School Board member for District 5 Donald
Nixon, whose opponent is past District 5 School Board
member Bill Kecskes; and State Representative
District 18 (R) Kevin Cooke, whose opponent is Pat
Rhudy (D).
Incumbents with no opposition are:
State Senator Mike Dugan District 30
State Senator Matt Brass District 28
State Representative J. Collins District 68
State Representative Randy Nix District 69
County Commission District 4 Michelle Morgan
County Commission District 6 George Chambers
County School Board District s Sandra Morris
There are two races with competition, with each
race having two competitors. In both seats, the
See LIST OF CANDIDATES page 6
“Paula Gillispie Day” at Oak Mountain Academy
Shown above left is Katie Kilgore, Director of Admissions and Marketing for Oak
Mountain Academy, with Paula Gillispie, Head of School, as they stand next to a
painting presented to Gillispie on “Paula Gillispie Day” held Friday, March 30,2018
at the college-preparatory school. She is retiring from her position with the academy
after eight years. See more photos page 34. Photo and information by Sam Gentry
3.09% of voters
participated in
commission race
290 voted out of 9383 active voters
Cost of Special Election: $11,100
by Sue Horn Chappell
On March 20, 2018 at a Special Election,
Carroll County voters elected a new
commissioner for District 1 - the first new
commissioner for that district in more than
twenty years. City of Carrollton School System
employee Montrell McLendon won the seat
filling the vacancy left by City of Carrollton
School System employee Trent North (who
was hired by the Douglas County School
System).
See SPECIAL ELECTION page 4
County planning and
zoning board recommends
commission to approve
conference/event center
conditional use permit
Conditional use permit for special
event venue did not require rezoning
by Sue Horn Chappell
More than one hundred people attended the
Tuesday, March 27, 2018, meeting of the
Carroll County Planning and Zoning
Commission. The agenda had two items: one
was for a conditional use permit; the other
was for a rezoning.
After the conditional use permit was voted
on favorably by the commission, approxi
mately half of the room erupted in protest
while half of the room applauded and
cheered, and then almost all attendees left.
The Conditional Use Permit applied for by
John I. Paulk, Jr. for a “large conference and
See USE PERMIT page 36
Southwire invests $9M into workforce following tax reform
Company to offer bonuses and extended parental leave, will introduce new programs and industry partnerships
from press release
Southwire Company recently announced
that it will reinvest approximately nine million
dollars back into the lives, and pockets, of its
employees, joining a growing list of companies
that have made similar moves as a result of
recent tax reform. In addition to global, one
time employee bonuses, the company said that
it is expanding its parental leave policy and
taking steps to strengthen its commitment to
education, skilled trade development, Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
programs and diversify in the workplace.
Full-time employees in the United States,
with the exception of executives and upper
management, will each receive a $1,000 bonus
(USD), and full-time employees outside of the
United States will receive an equivalent sup
plement. Part-time employees will also receive
a bonus payment of $250 USD or an interna
tional equivalent. These investments will
impact the majority of Southwire’s nearly
7,500 employees.
“Building organizational capability is one of
the key components of our company’s strategy,
and it is vital that we make the right decisions
as we continually enhance Southwire’s great
culture,” said Rich Stinson, Southwire’s presi
dent and CEO. “We’re off to a good start in
2018, and I am pleased to be able to share this
benefit, both monetarily and through the exten
sion of new and existing programs and partner
ships, with the Southwire family.”
In addition to the one-time bonuses,
Southwire will expand its parental leave policy
to assist eligible parents.
“At Southwire, our desire is for all employ
ees to focus on “The Whole You,” a concept
See $9M page 38
