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JULY 11, 2021 • VOLUME 27 NUMBER 7
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Yolanda Kagler named executive director of Carroll
County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
“Our goal is to put children in forever families”
Gary Black selects West
Georgians for “Team
22 ” in coming run for
U.S. Senate seat
challenging incumbent
Raphael Warnock
from press release
Republican Gary Black, Georgia
Agriculture Commissioner and
announced U.S. Senate candidate, made
public his list of county coordinators for
his “Team 22” grassroots initiative in his
run against incumbent Raphael Warnock
(D). Black announced in June he would
challenge Warnock in the Nov. 8, 2022
See GARY BLACK for SENATE page 8
by Wayne Reynolds
On June 21st, Yolanda Kagler
began serving the children in
Carroll County as executive direc
tor of Carroll County CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates).
“For the past 18 years I have
been serving children in Fulton,
DeKalb, Muscogee, and Paulding
counties with the Georgia Division
of Family and Children Services,”
Kagler said. “But this opportunity
to become a part of the Carroll
County CASA organization to help
children on a different level is such
an exciting challenge and
opportunity!”
For those who are not familiar
with Carroll County CASA, their
mission statement explains:
“Through the power of volunteer
advocacy, Carroll County CASA
works to ensure that all victims of
child abuse and neglect are given a
chance to thrive in a safe, perma
nent home. CASA’s trained and
supervised volunteers provide an
independent voice for children, one
child at a time, by speaking for
See KAGLER:CASA page 10
Former KGB agent and atheist, now American citizen and Christian,
visits with the Toastmasters of West Georgia and speaks on his conversions
Shown above is East German-born Jack Barsky (nee Albrecht Dittrich) at a recent Toastmasters of
West Georgia meeting. He was recruited by the KGB in 1969, becoming a Russian spy in the U.S. He
spoke on his life and the joy of becoming an American and a Christian. See page 5. Photo by Sue Horn
Former Georgia Secretary of State
Karen Handel hired to lead
Carroll Tomorrow and Carroll
County Chamber of Commerce
Handel was first female Republican from Georgia to be elected to
Congress (2017); past chairman Fulton County Board of
Commissioners (2003-2006); and had a run for governor (2010)
from press release made by Loy Howard, chair of the
Karen Handel has been selected Carroll Tomorrow Board of
by the leadership of Carroll Directors, following an extensive
Tomorrow as the economic develop- executive search process,
ment organization’s new president “Early in the process, the search
and chief executive officer. She will committee identified several key
also serve as president and CEO for traits we were looking for in a can-
the Carroll County Chamber of didate,” said Howard. “The ability
Commerce. This announcement was See KAREN HANDEL page 13
Mt. Zion City Mayor Randy Sims:
“unprecendented cooperation
between governments” is bringing
city water - finally - to all residents
by Wayne Reynolds director of the Carroll County Water
At the Carroll County Board of Authority (CCWA), presented to the
Commissioners retreat held last commissioners a detailed overview
spring at Banning Mills, of the water authority’s proposed
Whitesburg, a large portion of that plans to improve to the water system
eight hour work day was devoted to in the northern portion of unincorpo-
the “Mt. Zion/Carroll County Water rated Carroll County (south of 1-20
Plan”. Matt Wmdom, executive See MT Z | 0 N WATER page 4
Georgia Labor Department: proof of
work search returns as requirement to
receive weekly unemployment money
from press release dence of three verifiable contacts of
The Georgia Department of work search activities as part of the
Labor (GDOL) ended the state’s weekly certification process,
participation in the federal unem- “Work search and registration
ployment insurance (UI) programs with EmployGeorgia is part of the
enacted through the CARES Act reemployment process,” said
and the American Rescue Plan Act. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark
Beginning Sunday, July 4, 2021, Butler. “Unemployment insurance
claimants are now required to sub- payments serve as a financial sup-
mit work search by submitting evi- See WORK SEARCH PROOF page 3
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