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Foes
target Starr's Mill rezoning
Opponents say they'll
be present and armed for bear when Starr's Mill LLC takes its shopping
center request to the Fayette County Commission Thursday.
PTC
may restrict 'big box' retailers
The big box issue
is now headed to the Peachtree City Council.
F'ville
liquor vote Nov.7
It seems certain
now that liquor by the drink will be on the ballot in Fayetteville this
November.
Judge:
No sewer for homeless ministry
Supporters of Chariots
of Fire Ministries are weighing their options in the wake of a judge's
dismissal of their lawsuit against Fayette County.
Groundbreaking
near for major F'ville project
Developers of The
Village in Fayetteville are looking to turn back the clock and produce
a neighborhood that they say is reminiscent of the way towns were built
nearly a century ago.
PTC
schools set pace in state reading tests
The results of the
first-ever Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests are in, and
almost all Fayette County schools have met or exceeded the state standards
in reading, English/language arts and math.
Hooters
request officially withdrawn
Proponents of a
Hooters restaurant in Fayetteville have officially withdrawn their application,
putting to rest for the time being an issue that has aroused a sizeable
moral debate in the community.
Commission
eyes taxes, jail, rezoning request
Rezoning requests
dominate the agenda for Thursday's Fayette County Commission meeting,
and most of the requests are expected to have opposition.
Tyrone
holding out against impact fees
The impasse over
impact fees remains and Tyrone leaders are not saying when the matter
will be discussed again.
County
still 'plugging away' on impact fees
Fayette County officials
will "keep plugging away at it" in the wake of Tyrone's refusal
last week to go along with the latest version of impact fees for a new
county jail, said assistant County Attorney Dennis Davenport.
Local
student arrested after knife is found
A student at Fayette
County Alternative School was arrested Monday morning for bringing a
weapon to school, authorities said.
One
inmate died naturally; other is subject of probe
The Georgia Bureau
of Investigation has cleared the Fayette County Jail of any wrongdoing
in the death of an inmate back in August.
Homeroom
is history in Fayette high schools
Homeroom, in its
traditional form, is history in Fayette County's four high schools.
Tyrone
to conduct tax hearing
Tyrone residents
will have a chance to talk back about taxes during a public hearing
Thursday night.
Villa
Estates office request is withdrawn
Developers have
withdrawn a request to use a subdivision lot on Ga. Highway 54 for an
office building.
Eight
cases end in guilty pleas
The following people
entered guilty pleas in Fayette County Superior Court Friday morning.
Each were sentenced by Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards:
Team
Johnathan plans variety of events
Team Jonathan is
on the move again.
Students'
trading company still 'Star' of the show
It's business as
usual for the executives and employees of Star International.
Rape
crisis center getting new name
The Clayton Rape
Crisis Center, which also serves Fayette County, is changing its name
as of Oct. 1.
Student
anti-violence group hopes to start local chapters
SAVE, Students Against
Violence Everywhere, a nonprofit organization committed to empowering
youth to find positive solutions to conflicts in school, is coming to
the metro Atlanta area.
Flood
insurance program now available to Brooks residents
The town of Brooks
has joined more than 19,000 communities nationwide as a participant
in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Huddleston
Elementary staff rewarded for performance
The staff at Huddleston
Elementary School will receive an early Christmas nest egg in the near
future when $110,000 arrives from the state to be distributed to certified
staff and to be used for school equipment.
Police
Blotter
Cox
to study funding for indigent care
State Rep. Kathy
Cox, R-Peachtree city, recently was appointed to the joint Hospital
Indigent Care Funding Study Committee by House Speaker Thomas B. Murphy,
D-Bremen.
Composters
set demonstration
Mark your calendar
for Saturday, Oct. 14. Master Composters will be at the Peachtree City
composting site from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer your composting and
gardening questions.
Collins
is first Republican to address controllers' group
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins,
who represents Fayette and nine other counties, became the first Republican
to address the National Air Traffic Controllers Union annual convention
last week.
Collins
receives small business award
The National Federation
of Independent Business awarded Rep. Mac Collins, R-Ga., its Guardian
of Small Business award for "an outstanding voting record on behalf
of America's small-business owners in the 106th Congress.
Thrift
shop volunteers celebrate
The Fayette Thrift
Shop, celebrating its tenth anniversary of serving the community, recently
had a tea to say thank you to the 88 volunteers who keep it going.
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