Newspaper Page Text
StarNews
CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED / LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER
| NEWS REPORTING / NEWS RECAP / NEWS ANALYSIS
StarNews monthly traditional print publication / StarNews Online daily local news \
MAY 15, 2022 • VOLUME 28 NUMBERS
www.starnewsgaonline.com
Governor Kemp and First Lady visit Carroll County
Commission and school board seats on
ballot for Primary Election May 24th
CARROLL COUNTY BOARD of
COMMISSIONERS Districts 4 and 6
CARROLL COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5
Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp were greeted by an excited crowd
as they stepped off the Governor’s tour bus onto Adamson Square, downtown Carrollton
Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Supporters kept the two quite busy with handshakes and
snippits of conversation for more than an hour before they were able to make their way
down the sidewalk and into City Tavern for a scheduled campaign speech. The restaurant
was filled to overflow capacity, so doors were opened wide to allow those outside to hear.
Shown above left is Greg Camp, owner of both the Southern Standard Construction
and Halo Water Fowl apparel company, Carrollton, as he, the Governor, and First Lady
exchange a laugh. The Kemps had also visited the City of Bremen earlier that morning.
See more photos page 11. Photo and information by Sue Horn
Five-county Coweta Judicial Circuit receives
S1.98M in grants to fund several new positions
from official documents
The Judicial Council of Georgia Ad Hoc
Committee on American Rescue Plan Act
Funding (ARPA) awarded a grant to the
Coweta Judicial Circuit, which includes Carroll
County, in the amount of $1,983,773. This
grant funds the period of March 1, 2022
through December 31, 2022. Funding in future
calendar years is not guaranteed and is subject
to application and the approval of the ARPA
Committee in future award cycles.
The newly funded positions include: one
legal assistant; one program manager; two
program assistants (interns); one deputy sheriff;
two jury assistants (Interns); two jury
coordinators; one grant accountant (part-time);
and one judicial staff attorney.
The Coweta Judicial Circuit is comprised of
five counties: Carroll, Coweta, Heard,
Meriwether, and Troup; and has seven judges
in three court locations: Carrollton, Newnan,
and LaGrange.
This issue is also
posted on over
100 Facebook
community pages,
Twitter, Pinterest,
Linkedln,
&
starnewsgaonline.com
Call 770-722-7227
suehorn.starnews
@gmail.com
waynereynolds.starnews
@gmail.com
by Wayne J. Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 24th, citizens will have
the opportunity to vote in the Primary Election
which includes electing two Carroll County
Board of Commissioners, one for District 4
and one for District 6. The two candidates for
District 4 are incumbent Steve Fuller and Will
Godbee. The four candidates for District 6 are
Vicki Anderson, Danny Bailey, Ken
Huddleston, and Debbie Neal. All candidates
qualified as Republicans. There are no
Democrats in either race. Thus, both races
will be decided with the May 24th Primary
results or, if required, with the June 21st
Runoff Election results.
See COUNTY COMMISSION page 9
UWG lowers tuition:
students from bordering
states to pay same as
Georgia residents
from press release
All incoming and continuing University of
West Georgia undergraduate students from
Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina
and Florida will join Alabama in paying the
same rate as Georgians through at least Spring
2025.
To be eligible, a student must be a legal
See UWG TUITION page 15
Carrollton rezones 53
Road from residential
by Janice Daniel
At the May 2, 2022 City of Carrollton
Mayor and Council meeting, council
approved a rezoning request for a large parcel
of land on 774 Old Airport Road, Carrollton.
The 53 acre parcel is located behind the
Quick Trip gas station and across from the
Raceway gas station.
by Wayne J. Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 24th, citizens will have
the opportunity to vote in the Primary
Election which includes electing a Carroll
County Board of Education member for
District 5. Incumbent Donald Nixon chose
not to mn for reelection leaving the seat open
for the next four year term to begin January
1,2023.
The three non-partisan candidates for
District 5 are Curtis Stepps, Thomas
Sizemore, and Bill Kecskes. StarNews pre
sented these three District 5 candidates with
specific questions in an attempt to under
stand each’s platform as a candidate and
See COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD page 7
City of Carrollton
hires new fire chief
from press release
The City of Carrollton
has hired Allen English
as the new fire depart
ment chief to succeed
Jimmy Bearden, who is
retiring after 42 years
with the city. English is
a 27-year employee of
the city, having been
See FIRE page 7 English
acres on Old Airport
to heavy industry
At the April 11th council meeting, a rezon
ing request was presented by Buildmore
Enterprise Services LLC for rezoning 53
acres located at 774 Old Airport Road,
Carrollton, from ER-3 (Estate Residential) to
M-2 (Heavy Industry).
City Manager David Brooks relayed to
See OLD AIRPORT ROAD page 12
Wm
Be accessible...Listen...Serve the Citizens!
A partnership with the citizens of the district, we must work together. \
•Help maintain our agricultural roots
& farmland with smart growth.
The county is growing because people like what we have
here & we cannot lose that.
•Pro employee... they are the best asset we have!
We must take care of them to stop the turnover rate & loss of
experience in all county departments.
DIST 6 COMMISSIONER
