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Council
approves jail impact fees
The Peachtree City
Council has given its stamp of approval for the latest plan to levy
impact fees countywide to pay for a new jail facility.
Look
for FCHS band on local TV tonight
There will be plenty
of stories to tell Sunday night when Fayette County High School's "Olympic"
Band arrives home from its two-week adventure Down Under.
Council
accepts employee pay plan, but will revisit the results
One major reason
given for Peachtree City's 11.8-percent budget increase was the recommended
pay raises set forth in the city's new pay plan.
Outdoor
sales display regulations meet opposition
Peachtree City has
received some negative feedback from local businesses on a new ordinance
that would regulate outdoor displays.
WASA
adopts budget, hears complaint about pump station
The Peachtree City
Water and Sewer Authority adopted its $3.3 million budget at its regular
meeting Monday night.
PTC
plans several facility renovations for this year
Peachtree City's
Public Improvement Program, budgeted at $3.18 million for the coming
fiscal year, makes room for plenty of renovation projects.
Fire
safety robot helps get message to young children
He looks like a
pint-sized fire truck, the kind a kid might hop on and drive away, pretending
to race to the scene of the flames.
Chlorine
leak at treatment plant repaired
The Fayette County
Water Treatment Plant in Peachtree City was evacuated briefly Monday
night after a chlorine spill was reported.
Genealogy
class offered by library
The Peachtree City
Library will host a genealogy class Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the
library's educational learning lab on the first floor.
Free
car wash on Saturday, Sept. 16
The Rivers of Life
Community Church will offer a completely free Car Wash on Saturday,
Sept. 16. in an effort to intoriduce their congregation to the community.
Coffee
house coming next weekend
The Saturday, September
23, Stars on the Southern Crescent coffee house at the LaFayette Educational
Center will showcase the acoustic duo of Grubbs and Imes, whose original
and traditional songs span blues, gospel, folk and rock.
Movies
Board
gives weight to A.P. classes
Coweta's students
picked up an incentive Tuesday night to take advanced placement classes.
County
wants power plant construction stopped
In a unique partnership,
the Coweta County Board of Commissioners, the Coweta County Rural Preservation
Society, and private citizens in Coweta County have filed suit in Heard
County Superior Court to stop construction of a natural gas-fired merchant
power plant being developed in neighboring Heard County by Dynegy Inc.
of Houston, Texas.
Airport
gets federal grant
The county's airport
got at least a $450,000 shot in the arm Tuesday.
Old
Town Sharpsburg celebrates its 16th year
The town of Sharpsburg
will celebrate the 16th annual Fall Festival this Saturday and Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
County
commission nears decision on court complex
Residents curious
about a new courthouse in Coweta County should have a better idea about
the project after next week's Coweta County Commission meeting.
County
commission race is starting to generate sparks
It's only September,
but the fur is already flying in this year's election campaign.
Sports
Cross
Country teams face the challenge of the Berry-Darlington meet
The Berry-Darlington
Invitational Cross Country meet is one of the largest cross country
meets in the state.
McIntosh
volleyball gets big wins against big teams
The McIntosh Lady
Chiefs volleyball team jelled in time to handle county rival Fayette
County High School in two sets last week.
MPTC's
Brostrom makes name for himself at West Georgia
Peachtree City's
Jeremy Brostrom recently finished up a successful junior season with
the West Georgia Braves.
Opinion
An
unreconstructed bully, Coach Knight needed somebody in his face
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
Everywhere you look
in the news and television this week, it's Bobby Knight, the basketball
coach (oops former coach) of Indiana University.
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