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JULY 2019 « VOLUME 25 NUMBER 7 CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S
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Educator of the Year - see page 9
Villa Rica High School Academic Decathlon
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GD0T road projects include
improvements for cities of
Temple and Villa Rica, 1-20
from press release
Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R -
Carrollton) announced updates on several
Georgia Department of Transportation
(GDOT) projects occurring in District 30.
The first project addresses work on 1-20
that began on September 12, 2016, and will
be completed by July 2020. This two-phase
project is complex with the work addressing
removal of concrete, grading of subgrade,
placement of recycled graded aggregate
base, and asphalt and concrete paving. In
order to address additional necessary work,
the project’s original completion date of
October 31, 2019, was pushed to July 2020
so that additional safety enhancements such
as two-foot shoulder widening, accident
See ROAD PROJECTS page 22
Governor Kemp appoints
first Hispanic insurance
commissioner / statewide
constitutional officer to
serve while self-suspended
Jim Beck mounts his
defense against 38 charges
Doraville Police Chief and Brigadier
General John King takes oath as
State Insurance Commissioner
from press release
Governor Brian P. Kemp made history
June 13, 2019, by appointing Doraville
Police Chief and Brigadier General John
King to serve as Georgia’s Insurance
Commissioner and Safety Fire
Commissioner. King is the first Hispanic
Insurance Commissioner and statewide con
stitutional officer.
King fills the void left by self suspended
Jim Beck after Beck was indicted May 14,
2019, by a federal grand jury in the United
See INSURANCE COMMISSIONER page 17
City of Villa Rica
cash reserves at
$14.7M; up 36.5%
from one year ago
Historic Preservation Society member
removed from board: conduct cited
by Prissi Sullivan
At the Villa Rica City council meeting
held June 25,2019, Chief Financial Officer
Sarah Hefty presented the report for the
month of May, showing the city in a good
financial state. The total for cash and CDs
was $14,744,206 as opposed to
$10,801,782 in May 2018. The General
Fund has a balance of $6,777,229, while
the water/sewer fund reflects a balance of
See FUNDS/CASH page 10
Special Election Run-Off July 16th
County voters to choose chairman; two district commissioners
by Prissi Sullivan
Candidates Michelle Morgan and John
Wilson faced off in a forum sponsored by
the Carroll County League of Women
Voters at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center
on June 26. These two candidates, who are
running for Chairman of Carroll County
Board of Commissioners, received the most
votes—although neither obtained 50% plus
one vote in the Special Election June 18.
Approximately 65 attendees were present.
The runoff is Tuesday, July 16th. Registered
voters who did not vote in the original elec
tion MAY VOTE IN THE RUNOFF.
See CHAIRMAN FORUM page 9
DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER
by Prissi Sullivan
The League of Women Voters of Carroll
County hosted a forum for the runoff candi
dates for County Commissioner District 4 on
June 26th. Candidates Steve Fuller and Mark
T. Sullivan presented their views to an audi-
See DISTRICT 4 FORUM page 7
DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER
by Prissi Sullivan
The League of Women Voters of Carroll
County hosted a forum for the runoff candi
dates for County Commissioner of District 5
on June 27th. Candidates Ernest “Ernie”
Reynolds and Jay Williford presented their
See DISTRICT 5 FORUM page 8
5 year old, mostly self
taught, math whiz headed
to ldndergarten in August
“I can do Algebra now”
by Sam Gentry
Five-year-old Jonas Pascal of Carrollton is an
ordinary kid.. .for the most part. When he’s not playing
games, watching videos, or spending time with friends,
Jonas enjoys algebra. Yes, algebra.
Jonas, the son of Jonathan and Georgia Pascal of
Carrollton, began showing exceptional abilities with
numbers early in his life. His mom said he began doing
the ‘easy stuff” when he was three and the ‘harder stuff”
when he was four.
Jonas said he doesn’t remember exactly when he saw
his first math problem and understood it, but he does
recall that his sister, Nevaeh Brown, was with him. She
is perhaps his greatest supporter and mathematics
assistant. Also an outlier when it comes to intellect,
See 5 YEAR OLD MATH WHIZ page 5
Shown left is 5 year old Jonas Pascal with his 17
year old sister Nevaeh Brown as he quickly and
successfully works through several addition,
multiplication, and division problems along with
some simple algebra. Photo by Sue Horn
Restaurant inspections
Who passed? Who failed?
Where are you eating this week?
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Obituary Listing
Page 16
Marriage Licenses Issued
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