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JULY 2018 • VOLUME 24 NUMBER 7
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The AMP 2018
SUMMER MOVIE
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The AMP 2018 SUMMER
MOVIE & CONCERT SERIES
August 18th Marc Broussard
Page 2
“Hope and help with domestic
abuse: speak up, speak out”
Page 9
RODMAN Comedy at
The MILL Amphitheater
downtown Villa Rica
Saturday, July 21st
Page 5
“During the dog days of
summer, check out these dog
friendly places to eat and visit”
Page 14
“Chainsaw childbirth”
Prissi Sullivan - columnist
Page 22
Roopville Road Baptist
Church to celebrate 40 years
Pages 4 / 22
“Governor Deal’s legacy”
Jason Swindle - columnist
Page 21
Restaurant inspections
Who passed? Who failed?
Where are you eating this week?
Marriage Licenses
Pistol Permits
Births • Cattle Sales
Page 29
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City Station, an 8.51 acre community
center, opens its doors to the public
Center is a “gift” from Southern Hills Christian Church
Primary Election Runoff
Election Tuesday, July 24
Carroll County’s Jim Beck is the Republican nominee
for State Insurance Commissioner: on November ballot
Republican gubernatorial candidates: Kemp and Cagle
by Prissi Sullivan
City Station, Carrollton’s new
est community center, has opened
its doors to the public. The facility
is located on Maple Street, just off
the Greenbelt, and has a bright,
welcoming atmosphere, along
with an attractive design, brought
to life by RA-LIN and Associates,
Inc. construction services. The
8.51 acre property is less than one
mile west of the University of
West Georgia campus.
City Station is a gift to the peo
ple of the area from Southern Hills
Christian Church along with dona
tions from the community. “We
decided about three years ago to
move forward with the vision of
City Station,” said Shannon
Lovelady, lead pastor at Southern
Hills. “The overall concept of
using our facilities seven days a
week has been something we have
dreamed about for years, but the
specific vision of City Station has
transpired over the last three-and-
a-half years. Our objective is to
create fellowship.”
Southern Hills has raised, and
will continue to raise, the bulk of
the financing for City Station with
the help of The Solomon
Foundation, which is a lending
organization for churches. “They
See CITY STATION page 28
by Sam Gentry
The General Primary Election,
Nonpartisan General Election and
Special Election Runoff will be
held Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
Advanced voting (Absentee In-
Person) began July 2.
Citizens who voted in the
Tuesday, May 22nd Georgia
Primaiy and Nonpartisan General
Election, and who are casting a
ballot in the July 2nd Election,
must vote using the same party
ballot as they did in the Primaiy.
Example: if you voted in the May
22nd Primary Election using the
Republican Ballot, you must use
the Republican Ballot for the July
24th run-off. If you voted using a
non-partisan ballot, you may
choose either party’s ballot in the
primary run-off election.
Under state law, if you did not
vote at all in the May 22nd
Primary Election, you are eligible
to vote in the July 24th run-off.
In the Primary, in the five-per
son race for Republican
Gubernatorial candidate, Brian
Kemp and Casey Cagle garnered
enough votes each statewide to
necessitate a runoff. In Carroll
County, Cagle received 39.62 per
cent of the vote, or 3,894 votes,
while Kemp received 26.61 per-
See KEMP/RUNOFF page 11
Commission
gives bonuses
to county
employees
Cost to taxpayers: $600,000
by Sam Gentry
The Carroll County Board of
Commissioners recently
approved a measure to allow
more than 630 local government
employees to receive a bonus.
The cost from the county budget
See BONUSES page 18
Southwire CEO
presents at
“Leadership
Luncheon” series
by Prissi Sullivan
Rich Stinson, President and
CEO of Southwire, was guest
speaker at the Villa Rica “Leade
rship Luncheon” held
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at The
Venue in Downtown Villa Rica.
This was the third of a series of
six luncheons by Christopher
Pike, director of Villa Rica
Economic Development.
See RICH STINSON page 10
Georgia Republican candidate for Governor (and current Secretary of State) Brian Kemp
made a campaign stop noon Tuesday, July 10th, at the Carroll County Ag-Ed Center,
Carrollton, as part of his 50-county “Putting Georgians First Bus Tour”. With the Primary
Election Runoff to be held Tuesday, July 24th, polls show it is a “dead heat” between Kemp and
the other Republican gubernatorial candidate Casey Cagle. Photo by Prissi Sullivan
New county transit system began July 5th:
six buses; cost is $3 one way / $6 round trip
by Prissi Sullivan
Carroll Connection, the new Carroll County
Transportation Service comprised of six buses, began
accepting reservations for citizens on Monday, July
2, 2018, with physical bus transportation beginning
July 5th. A ribbon cutting for the new service was
held Sunday, July 1 at the county courthouse, down
town Carrollton. Afterward, Clint Chance, Carroll
County Commissioner Elect for District 2, and Vicki
Anderson, current Commissioner for District 2,
hosted ride-alongs for the public at The Mill in Villa
Rica from 1:30 until 3 p.m.
This transportation system is administered by the
Three Rivers Regional Commission on behalf of its
participating/paying governments. The regional pub
lic transportation program operates under a “demand
response” model which means that there are no fixed
routes, bus stops, or pick up times; residents call in
and order a trip 24 hours in advance, and daily routes
are generated based on the destinations requested.
There is a $3 fee for a one; way trip and a $6 fee for a
round trip.
Carroll County taxpayers, through the county gov
ernment budget, are funding an annual stipend of
$35,000. That stipend plus federal grant money is
expected to cover the annual costs to provide this
service. With Carroll County coming on board, all
See NEW TRANSIT BUSES page 11
