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A\3rch 20i r i StarNews "Faithfully Reporting on What Matters" 84*3* ************ ’ALL FOR ADC 300 PROJECT 320 S JACKSON ST ATHENS GA 306U2-3UUZ MARCH 2019 • VOLUME 25 NUMBER 3 www.starnewsgaonline.com CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA s UNLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER StarNews monthly traditional print publication/StarNews Online daily local news Spring Home & Garden 2019 beginning Page 24 StarNews Who's Carroll? 2019 COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WEST GEORGIA see Part 2 beginning on Page 9 Carroll County Community Theatre presents “Shrek the Musical” March 14-17, 21-24 Page 2 “HR 1 is Unconstitutional: Would Federalize the Election Process” - Congressman Drew Ferguson Page 21 “Facebook: one of the primary ways to prove or disprove a case in court” - Jason Swindle Page 22 “Reflections of Combat: The Korean War” - Dan Pak Page 21 Main Street VILLA RICA Main Street Villa Rica 2019 Events at The MILL AMPHITHEATER Page 16 Restaurant inspections Who passed? Who failed? Where are you eating this week? Marriage Licenses • Births Pistol Permits • Cattle Saies Page 32 LIKE US at facebook.com/ StarNewsGaOniine HB316 promises the return of a voter paper trail Commission chairman seat now wide open: qualifying in April; Special Election June 18 Two district commissioners, Michelle Morgan and Lee Powers, announce intention to run With possibility of three seats vacant, board would lack the required five for a quorum “Touchscreen-marked paper ballots” by Sue Horn With the 2002 General Election, Carroll County, along with the rest of the state, changed to paperless electronic voting machines: there was no longer a paper trail as proof of an individual’s voting choices. But, within short three years, paperless voting had soured in the minds of voters. See PAPER TF?AIL page 6 by Sue Horn and Prissi Sullivan With the resignation and exit of Carroll County Commission Chairman Marty Smith mid-term [term expires Dec. 31, 2020] an interim chairman has been named and an election date for a new chairman has been decided. Two district commissioners have announced intention to run for the chairman seat: District Commissioner Michelle Morgan and District Commissioner Lee Powers. Long time District 6 Commissioner George Chambers was nominated and unanimously voted in as interim chair at the March 5th See CHAIRMAN SEAT page 33 TUES., MARCH 18,2019 Powell Park Art Center, 524 Leslie Drive VILLA RICA COUNCIL WARD 2 2 CANDIDATES: Cheryl Bell / Matthew Momtahan “Law and order” at the Carrollton Kiwanis Club New school bus law in effect: drivers no longer need to stop for bus traveling in opposite direction from press releases Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill the Georgia General Assembly unanimously approved to reverse last year’s law change that stated that drivers did not need to stop if they were meet ing a school bus traveling in the opposite direction. If the highway is divided with a grass median or solid barrier, traffic does not have to stop for a school bus traveling in the opposite direction. If there is a divided highway or a highway divided by a turning lane, traffic moving in the direction opposite the school bus must stop. Senate Bill 25, was introduced by Sen. Bill Health R District 31 (Bremen) and is immediately in effect with the governor’s signa ture and is now law. Representative Ginny Ehrhart R District 36 (Powder Springs) was also instrumental in this bill. The bill reads as follows: “Code Section 40-6-163 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relat ing to duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus, reporting of violations, and civil See SCHOOL BUS page 8 Southeastrans has plans to relocate to Villa Rica The newly appointed Carroll County Probate Judge Edie Haney spoke at the Carrollton Kiwanis Club on Friday, March 1,2019. She is shown above with club president Terry Langley who is also Carroll County’s long time sheriff (elected in 2001; currently in his fourth term). Judge Haney was appointed in January after the resignation of Betty Cason. See PROBATE JUDGE page 33. Photo by Sue Horn Non-emergency medical transport company plans would involve the construction of a 50,000 sqaure foot facility and 200 jobs by Prissi Sullivan within two years. Southeastrans During his presentation at the would continue to maintain an Villa Rica Leadership Luncheon office in the Atlanta area to sup- held February 13, 2019, Steve port the Atlanta Region contract Adams, CEO of Southeastrans, with the Georgia Department of announced that he has tentative Community Health. Southeastrans plans of relocating the corporate generates approximately $1 mil- headquarters from Arkansas to lion per year. Villa Rica, Georgia, possibly See STEVE ADAMS page 5 nnual Customer Appreciation SALE Thurs-Sat April 11-13 Everything in Store ON SALE!!! dPUOLS Spend $150 & be entered in drawing for ' Pentair Residential Pump of choice! Spend $250 & be entered in drawing for Pentair Pool Cleaner of choice! Spend $350 & be entered in drawing for PRIMO all-in-one Junior Grill! 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