Friday, October 13, 2000

News

Commissioners attack 'unfair' MARTA funding

The funding war is starting to heat up between Fulton County and MARTA.

Housing Authority focuses on maintenance

It should be relatively quiet this year at the housing authorities of Palmetto, Fairburn and Union City.

Groundbreaking for Hope House, a long-awaited children's addition to Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City, will be Thursday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.

Greenspace hearings set for next week

Fulton County officials will have three public information meetings to discuss the Fulton County Community Green Space Plan. The meetings will be:

The Landmark Christian School Cross Country teams lined up to run in the highly competitive Alexander-McIntosh Trail Run Invitational as well.

New subdivision set for Palmetto

Palmetto residents will soon have a new housing option.

Budget hearings set

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners will conduct public hearings at the following locations to receive taxpayers' input regarding the 2001 general fund and special services district fund budgets.

No charge meals available

The Little Flyers Child Development Center, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, recently announced the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Child and Adult Food Care Program.

Sports

Lots of great football in store for fans this weekend

The chill in the air makes it the perfect weather for football.

Chiefs sweep county cross country championships

The Fayette County Cross County Championship was held at Sandy Creek High School on Tuesday afternoon and all four county high schools competed. McIntosh's girls and Fayette County's boys were the favorite to win, but anything can happen in sports.

Many repeat winners last week at Senoia Speedway

Covington's J.R. Hardy led from start to finish for his first win of the 2000 racing season in the Alan Vigil Southlake Ford 50 at Senoia Speedway Saturday evening.

PTC Classic held this Saturday

The annual Peachtree City Classic Road race, sponsored by the Peachtree city Running Club, will be run this weekend. The races, a 5K and a 15K, are open to the public and registration is still available at the pre-Race Expo on Friday, Oct. 13 at the Wyndham Peachtree Executive Conference Center.

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Opinion

Keep watching debates, while asking what you learned, not who won
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large

Are we all breathless with anticipation of the next and final presidential debate?

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