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Will
$65 million school bond pass this time?
The signs are up
"School Bond, Vote Yes at End of Ballot" and supporters are
out in force at high school football games and school events circulating
informational fliers about the bond.
F'ville
liquor, 3 local races on 2 ballots
Fayette County voters
go to the polls Tuesday to elect a county commissioner, a Board of Education
member, a clerk of Superior Court, a state senator and a U.S. congressman,
in addition to statewide races.
Activist
puts stamp(s) on big box flap
The latest version
of Peachtree City's big box ordinance contains language that would specifically
exempt two properties from having to abide by its rules.
County,
cities ask state for $754,000 for green space
Fayette County is
now officially a part of Gov. Roy Barnes' green space program.
Impact
fee plan awaits state OK
Fayette County is
ready to submit its plan for impact fees to help pay for a new jail
and fire stations to state agencies for their approval.
Semi-private
pools to get county inspection
Swimming pools owned
by homeowners associations, apartments and country clubs will be regulated
under new guidelines approved by the Fayette County Commission last
week.
Flu
shots are now here for high-risk group
Flu
shots are now available at the Fayette County Health Department, but
the department is asking that high-risk clients be immunized first.
Rezoning
denial leads to lawsuit
The
Fayette County Board of Commissioners is being sued over its decision
to deny a rezoning for a 77-acre subdivision on Spear Road that would
have 23 single-family homes on three-acre lots.
PTC
Council to rule on Wal-Mart plan
The
Peachtree City Council is scheduled to rule Thursday night on whether
to uphold the Planning Commission's denial of a concept plan for the
proposed Wal-Mart Superstore.
Late
in game, state scuttles county planning effort
Fayette
County commissioners were all set to adopt an updated comprehensive
growth management plan, but the state of Georgia pulled the rug out
from under them.
Village
revised plan gets P&Z approval
Plans
for the proposed Village development have been revised, but the plan
agreed upon at last week's Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission
is not as different from the original plan as it once was.
New
county engineer has his hands full
Ron
Salmons had little time for orientation after he started work a few
weeks ago as Fayette's county engineer.
Students
get firsthand view of how politics works
The
race for president of Starr's Mill High School is over and Tony Tofanelli,
the candidate for the Free Liberty Party, is the winner.
Students
discover human side of history
Students
at Brooks Elementary School don't just study history, they live it.
Police
Blotter
LaFayette
Ball reopens old state Capitol at Milledgeville
In
March of 1825, the Revolutionary War hero, Gen. Marquis de LaFayette,
was welcomed to Milledgeville and to Georgia by Gov. George M. Troup
and a ball was held in the 1807 Capitol building.
Library
patrons celebrate its founding
Library
enthusiasts recently celebrated the third annual Founders' Day and Concert
Series at the Fayette County Public Library, Fayetteville.
Collins
happy about new tax package
U.S.
Rep. Mac Collins said this week he hopes the president will sign a new
tax cut package approved by the House of Representatives last week.
Parenting
series set at Heritage School
Noted
author and speaker Dr. Sylvia Rimm will speak Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at The
Heritage School in Newnan.
Delta
pilots endorse proposals to shareholders
At
Delta Air Lines' annual meeting last week, the company's 9,600 pilots
strongly endorsed three significant proxy proposals that the pilos say
increase shareholder value and reflect important trends in corporate
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