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CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER
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City of Carrollton’s New
Year’s Eve “Downtown
Countdown” to 2019!
see back page
Annual state agricultural
forecast: at Carroll County
Ag-Ed Center Wed., Jan. 23rd
Page 14
NEWS RECAP
find out what you missed at
www.starnewsgaoniine.com
Page 6
State Sen. Mike Dugan elected
as Senate Majority Leader
Page 16
IN BUSINESS
In.WestiGeorgiai
NEW FEATURE
“Women Owned
Businesses in West Georgia”
Pages 26 & 27
“Does the holiday season magnify
grief?” - Ellen McBrayer
Page 33
Restaurant inspections
Who passed? Who failed?
Where are you eating this week?
Marriage Licenses • Births
Pistol Permits • Cattle Sales
Page 32
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2018 General Election
RUNOFF Results
Results for the Tues., Dec. 4,2018
Runoff Election for
•SECRETARY OF STATE
• PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
District 3 Metro Atlanta
(District 3 includes Carroll County)
Results are unofficial: totals may not include
all absentee/provisional votes as of presstime
SECRETARY of STATE
Brad Raffensperger REPUBLICAN 51.89%
764,855 votes
John Barrow DEMOCRAT 48.11%
709,049 votes
TOTAL VOTES 1.473,904
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Chuck Eaton (Incumbent) REPUBLICAN 51.75%
758,553 votes
Lindy Miller DEMOCRAT 48.25%
707,267 votes
TOTAL VOTES 1,465.820
City of Temple’s 2019
approved budget: $3.22M
2018 budget: $3.11 M
by Prissi Sullivan
Reporter
The City of Temple Council approved the
balanced budget for 2019 at their December 3
meeting. City Manager Bill Osborne summa-
See CITY OF TEMPLE page 15
Cason resigns as
Carroll County
probate judge
Sam Gentry
General Manager
Effective December 31, 2018, Carroll
County Probate Judge Betty Cason is retiring.
Cason was first elected to this position 22
years ago.
A lifelong resident of Carroll County, Cason
worked for the city of Bowdon for a number
of years, eventually becoming Bowdon city
clerk. In 1996, she ran for probate judge for
by Matt Westbrook
Reporter
The entertainment industry is thriving in
Geoigia. Yellow and black signs bearing pecu
liar words punctuate side streets in and aroimd
New 70 foot ladder
firetruck for Villa Rica
by Prissi Sullivan
Reporter
Chief Financial Officer Sarah Hefty pre
sented the financial report for October 2018,
the first month of the new fiscal year, to Villa
Rica Mayor and Cily Council at the scheduled
meeting of November 27, 2018. The total
See CITY OF VILLA RICA page 15
Padgett accepts
position as Carroll
County fire chief
Sam Gentry
General Manager
Carroll County Emergency Management
Director, Tim Padgett, who is a well-known
and revered servant of local citizens, has now
been named fire chief, following a brief stint
as interim chief. Padgett is replacing outgoing
chief Scott Blue. However, Padgett will also
continue in his role as EMA director.
Padgett has a lifetime of experience in the
See COUNTY FIRE CHIEF page 29
Atlanta. The simply-lettered signs reveal
paths to secret worlds created by the commu
nity of dreamers working in Georgia’s
entertainment-production hub known as
“Y’allywood” (think “Hollywood” with a
Southern drawl.) Dreamers inhabit every
position of the flourishing film and television
industry here - from the top directors and pro
ducers down to the often-maligned back
ground actors. They have planted their flags
deep in the red Georgia clay and do not intend
to leave until their work is finished.
Background actors, or extras, in Georgia
typically exist in one of two employment
categories: “all-the-time” or “rarely.” The
motivations that drive individuals to work as
See Y’ALLYWOOD page 17
See COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE page 30
“Y’allywood”: Hollywood is firmly
planted in the red clay of Georgia
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Women’s Ministry has longtime Hollywood help
The joyful, giving spirit of providing meals to West Georgia area shut-ins is shared by Hollywood actor -
and longtime Carroll County resident - Gil Gerard and his family
Shown above are the dedicated members of the Women’s Ministry and their regular assistants who ensure meals are
prepared and delivered to area shut-ins: Allene Richie, Jerri Williams, Patricia Roach, Levia Holcombe, Sharon Moore,
Danny Phillips, Caroldene Phillips, Betty Tumlin, Joyce Thompson, Connie Pinon, Linda Craddock, Gil Gerard, Janet
Gerard, and TJ Gerard. See story page 28. Photo and information by Prissi Sullivan
