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MARCH 2019 • VOLUME 25 NUMBER 3
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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
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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
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