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Flag
fight ignites Westmoreland
In response to charges
he is backing away from his earlier position, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
(R-Sharpsburg) is reiterating his opposition to changing the Georgia
state flag.
Friends
involved in drug death could face charges of murder
Kathryn Alline Birge
certainly played a role in her own death.
Luxury
car drivers, be cautious: Robbers may follow
Local residents
are being warned to watch their rear-view mirrors after the arrests
of four people for following a Fairburn man home and attempting to rob
him at gunpoint.
Bomb
threat empties schools
All 24 of Fayette
County's public schools were evacuated yesterday morning in response
to an anonymous bomb threat.
DOT
dispute snags cable upgrades
Fayette County residents
may not get access to new and improved cable television service for
some time yet.
Tyrone
sewer deal could hook up schools
Tyrone's efforts
to tie into Fairburn's wastewater treatment plant could have a new player
involved the Fayette County Board of Education.
First
liquor applications on council agenda
Liquor could be
flowing in two Fayetteville restaurants by Feb. 2, or as soon thereafter
as stock can be delivered.
Commission
eyes Wieland project
Fayette County commissioners
will consider John Wieland Homes' plan for 14 homes, a recreation center
and a school site for 80.65 acres on the Peachtree City border Thursday
night.
Cox
targets drug test fraud
State Rep. Kathy
Cox of Peachtree City has aimed her latest legislative effort at those
who sell "clean" urine in order to defraud drug testers.
Hecht
bills take aim at child prostitution
In his second term
in the state Senate, Jonesboro's Greg Hecht continues to sponsor and
cosponsor numerous bills, most of them involving criminal penalties.
Seabaugh
joins battle on video game machines
State Sen. Mitch
Seabaugh, R-Newnan, is cosponsoring two different bills aimed at regulating
video game amusement devices.
Ordinance
may target access to gated communities
Getting emergency
vehicles into Fayette's numerous gated neighborhoods could be a problem,
according to county Fire Marshal David Scarbrough.
Math
textbooks on display
Math textbooks proposed
for Fayette County students to use for the next seven years are now
on display at the LaFayette Educational Center, in room 207.
School
board: No funds for Jenkins Road auditorium
With $65 million
in construction projects planned for the near future, parents and teachers
at the Jenkins Road school complex are disappointed that, once again,
an auditorium for the complex has been overlooked.
New
panel to study middle school structure
Fayette County's
middle schools aren't broken, says Dr. Stuart Bennett, assistant school
superintendent, but at least some "fixing" is going to have
to be done to comply with new state laws.
Tyrone
may face wetlands snafu
Tyrone's new $500,000
ballfields could end up costing the town a lot more if officials discover
that alleged wetlands lie under the fields.
McIntosh
named 2001 School of Excellence
McIntosh High School
has received an elite honor, having been named a School of Excellence
for 2001 by the Georgia Department of Education.
Graduation
times change
Graduation
times will be a little different this year.
Compromise
reached in PTC clerk debate
The
Peachtree City Council will likely retain its power to appoint a city
clerk, who would report to the city manager under an agreement reached
by council at its regular meeting last week.
Starr's
Mill developer commits $150,000 for schools
Developers
of a new office and shopping center across from the Starr's Mill school
complex on Ga. Highway 74 have promised to donate $150,000 to improve
the schools over the next ten years.
PTC
Council meet tomorrow moved up to 6
To
allow for extra time to discuss possible changes to the city's charter,
the Peachtree City Council will start its meeting Thursday at 6 p.m.
instead of 7 p.m.
Post
office slated for Tyrone
Within
the next two years, Tyrone residents should see a new post office sprouting
up in town.
Tree
ordinance getting another look
More
changes to Fayette County's tree protection ordinance may be coming.
Board
to ponder construction options
Construction
options will be on the minds of Fayette
County Board of Education members when they convene Thursday.
Schools
pick three vendors for office supplies
Fayette
County schools will have a choice of only three office supply vendors
from now on.
Team
Jonathan to be honored by Respesses
Team
Jonathan, a group of youths who have worked to honor the memory of Jonathan
Respess, a Fayette County High School junior who lost his life to a
sudden cardiac arrest to heart arrhythmia in May 1999, will be honored
themselves next week.
Republican
Women celebrate Ronald Reagan's 90th
The
Greater Fayette Republican Women will celebrate former President Ronald
Reagan's 90th birthday Tuesday, Feb. 6, with a Dutch treat barbecue
dinner.
Car
seat checks set at McIntosh Saturday morning
Free
child safety seat inspections will be performed Saturday at McIntosh
High School from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. by volunteers from the Fayette
Safe Kids Coalition.
Police
Blotter
Correction
Jill Karen Lazarus
was incorrectly identified in an article in the Jan. 19 Peachtree Citizen
Review concerning her request for records of a police investigation
into Dr. Kenneth Lazarus.
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