Dan Pool

• City Manager Douglas announces return to Acworth • Lawsuit from former top employees make social media Brandon Douglas will be returning to Acworth city government in October. By Dan Pool Editor In a called meeting Friday, the Jasper City Council approved moving ahead with a “rollback” millage rate, meaning the tax rate will be lowered enough so they collect near the same revenue as last year. This was not a final approval, but does signal their intention with the rollback rate.

Talking Rock Mayor Randy Banks (standing) and council member James Bryant Jr. exchange heated words during last week’s meeting. The contentious meeting saw others also expressing anger over a variety of topics. The opening Pledge of Allegiance went smoothly at Talking Rock’s town council meeting Thursday. Then things went downhill. Over the course of two hours with a crowd of 20 or so residents looking on (and joining in) multiple feuds emerged.

Mike Lowe (left) and Drew Tutton make the deal official for Jasper Jeep to change hands. On Monday, Drew Tutton, who wrapped up a  deal to acquire Jasper Jeep last week, was scrambling around his new “store”, dealing mainly with the IT side of running one of the most well-known Jeep dealerships in the world.