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Dunn
to Lenox: 'We're not playing'
If Peachtree City
Mayor Bob Lenox wants serious replies to his communications with Fayette
County commissioners, he should communicate through mail or e-mail,
rather than through the media, commission Chairman Greg Dunn said this
week.
County
drops out of joint planning with cities
FUTURE is history,
as far as the Fayette County Commission is concerned.
PTC
officials originally planned to fire city clerk
Records obtained
by The Citizen show there was a move to fire Peachtree City Clerk Nancy
Faulkner several months before the City Council declined to reappoint
her to that position.
Pike
murder suspect has Fayette ties
One of three men
who sparked an extensive manhunt in Fayette County over 27 years ago
has been arrested for the murder of two Pike County men at a hunting
lodge there in January.
Planners:
What next for Starr's Mill area?
Fayette County's
Planning Commission Thursday will start thinking about whether a recent
controversial shopping center rezoning on Ga. Highway 74 should bring
changes in the land use plan for the area.
Heart
help goes public
If you've got to
go into cardiac arrest in a public place, Fayette County may be one
of the better places in the country to do it.
Using
these AEDs, anyone can save a life
When sudden cardiac
arrest occurs, says Chris Campbell, a firefighter and paramedic with
Peachtree City Fire Department, the victim's survival depends on the
earliest possible return to a normal heart rhythm.
Jones
settles sex discrimination suit against city of Fayetteville
Amanda
Jones, a former clerk with the city of Fayetteville, has agreed to settle
her sexual discrimination lawsuit against the city, former City Manager
Mike Bryant and current City Manager Joe Morton.
Jail
sentence for rapper who skipped jury duty is upheld by appeals court
Rapper
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin will get a taste of the real "Hard Knock
Life" after all.
Pearson
guilty plea hearing postponed
The
family of murder victims allegedly shot to death by an elderly Fayette
man over a year ago came expecting to see justice in court.
Tower
request withdrawn after neighbors object
An
application for a cell phone tower on Ga. Highway 74 has been withdrawn
in the face of neighborhood opposition.
County
sets moratorium on growth in work force
Fayette
County government is big enough for now, county commissioners have decided.
Road
rage chase leads to assault of Riverdale woman
A
Riverdale woman has claimed she was assaulted by a motorist who had
chased her and an acquaintance into Fayetteville earlier this month.
Double
bee winner: NorthFayette student wins in spelling, geography
North
Fayette student wins bees
Flat
Rock is First School in Georgia to Offer SAVE
Today's
students face a multitude of challenges in their daily lives.
WalkAmerica
kicks off
The
2001 WalkAmerica Fayette Kickoff luncheon was attended by over 100 representatives
of businesses and industry in the county.
Hecht
bills moving through the process
State
Sen. Greg Hecht's bill aimed at stiffer penalties for pimps who take
advantage of children has cleared a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.
Westmoreland:
Slow session is good news
Rep.
Lynn Westmoreland is calling in a Fayette connection to help interpret
one of Gov. Roy Barnes' initiatives.
Republicans
launch gas rights bill
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland,
the state's House minority leader, will join other Republican representatives
in introducing a "gas customers' bill of rights in a press conference
today at 1:45 p.m. on the Washington Street steps of the state Capitol.
Cox
working on child endangerment bill
State
Rep. Kathy Cox introduced legislation last week that she hopes will
help protect children from the criminal actions of their parents and
other adults.
Fayette
County GOP sets mass meetings and County Convention
The
Fayette County Republican Party will convene precinct mass meetings
Saturday, March 3, at 9 a.m. to elect delegates and alternates to the
Fayette County Republican Party Convention.
Healthy
heart is February focus
St.
Valentine's Day, with its emphasis on matters of the heart, falls in
February, and that may be reason enough to focus on health, especially
heart health.
Geography
bee winners announced
Do
you know the answers to these questions:
Planning
ahead urged for severe weather
The
week of Feb. 18-24 has been proclaimed "Severe Weather Awareness
Week" by Gov. Roy Barnes.
Police
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