Fayette County commissioners will not voluntarily give jurisdiction over the county to the Georgia Regional Transportation or the Atlanta Regional Commission, commissioners plan to declare.

Are you due a cell phone refund

If you've been paying a charge for 911 service on your cellular phone bill, you may be due a refund.

Overnight school field trips are alive and well

No more overnight field trips for Fayette County students? Not so, says Stuart Bennett, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.

Father-son spat with loaded .357 ends with arrest

A father and son's argument over dinner escalated into a deadly situation with loaded .357 pistol at an Olympic Road residence in Fayette County last Wednesday

2 big Tyrone projects to get sewer service from Fairburn

Tyrone moved one step closer to providing sewerage for two huge developments last week.

Fayette gas prices week of June 12

Water restrictions tightened; residents advised to conserve

It didn't take long for state environmental officials to tighten outdoor watering restrictions on Fayette and 14 other metro Atlanta counties.

Catholic school on track to open this fall

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School in north Fayette County is nearly complete and will be open to ninth and 10th graders this fall.

Burn drive coming soon

Local firefighters will kick off their boots from Thursday through Saturday, June 22-24, to raise funds for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.

School committee meeting set for Tuesday

Members of the advisory and action facilities committees for Fayette County Schools will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m in the media room of the Lafayette Education Center.

Final impact fee numbers are in

Residential impact fees to help pay for a new jail and fire service improvements in Fayette County will be lower than anticipated.

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Commission eyes tough budget issues next week

Fayette County commissioners will get down to the more serious issues in the proposed 2001 budget in a work session June 19.

Local recruiting station celebrates U.S. Army's 225th birthday

The U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Peachtree City will hold an “open house” Wednesday, June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to commemorate theArmy's 225th birthday.

New merit system approved for county workers

All Fayette County employees will get a 2/7 percent cost of living increase next year, but only 17 will get the highest possible merit increase, an additional 5 percent.

Hundreds march for Jesus in Fayetteville

Downtown Fayetteville came alive Saturday morning with the joyous sounds of Christian praise as marchers took to the streets for the third annual March for Jesus. Although the turnout was small compared to other years, what the marchers lacked in numbers, they made up in energy and spirit, according to Rev. Knox Herndon, pastor of Our House Community Church.

Statutory rape charge filed

A Stockbridge man has been arrested for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl in December at her home in north Fayette County, according to a report from the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Spring brings out hibernating black bears in Georgia

Georgia is home to about 1,800 black bears that generally live in the north Georgia mountains, along the Ocmulgee River drainage system and in the Okefenokee Swamp. But sometimes they wander outside these areas.

Planners take aim at asphalt jungle Thursday

The Fayette County Planning Commission Thursday will continue its discussion of ways to keep the county from being buried in concrete and asphalt.

Tax tiff may take time

Now that the Pandora's Box of tax inequity has been opened, it may be some time before it is closed again.

Fayette 1980 class looking for lost Tigers

Fayette County High School's Class of 1980 is in the final stages of planning its 20th reunion, scheduled for Saturday, June 17, at the Wyndham Conference Center in Peachtree City.

Local cadets earn top awards

Fayetteville Cadet Douglas Smith was one of three cadets at the Georgia Youth Challenge Academy chosen for its Citizenship Trophy.

Kedron students try sculpting

Kedron Elementary School students literally squeezed, pummeled and stretched their emotions into tangible form recently during a collaborative effort on the part of the school's C.A.R.E. team and art teacher Wendy Stimbaugh.

Local geneaologist unveils CD

Fayetteville's Jeannette Holland Austin's new compact disc “Internet Ancestors 2000” will make genealogy research just a little bit easier.

Studdard sets Monday meet-and-greet

Sheila Studdard, Republican candidate for Clerk of Fayette County Superior Court, will host “Hot Dogs and Hand Shakes” Monday, June 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the gazebo on Ga. Highway 85 in front of the Fayette County Government complex. Admission is free. Everyone is invited to come by for lunch and to chat with Sheila.

Peeples paces Power Parade

Peeples Elementary School outpaced Braelinn Elementary by a very small margin in donations to the 2000 Fayette Youth Protection Home Power Parade.

Seabough announces education agenda

State senate candidate Mitch Seabaugh recently announced today his agenda for education, taking a swipe at Governor Roy Barnes' own plans in the process.

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