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'Upgrade
cable or pay $700 a day'
Fayette County has
notified AT&T Broadband that it will start fining the company about
$700 a day because it hasn't finished an upgrade of local customers'
cable service.
English
may get federal judgeship
Fayette Superior
Court Judge Paschal English Jr. is being considered for a federal judgeship
in the Middle District of Georgia, headquartered in Columbus, The Citizen
confirmed Tuesday morning.
BOE
buys site on 85 S. for new elementary, high school
Fayette County's
school board has bought yet another school site ... or most of it at
least.
Stoplight
halt might delay Home Depot, Wal-Mart
The final site plan
for the Wal-Mart and Home Depot shopping center in Peachtree City has
long been submitted to the city's Planning Department.
PTC
plans help for traffic at Avenue opening
As each day goes
by, the likelihood increases that The Avenue at Peachtree City will
open without a traffic light off Ga. Highway 54 to provide access.
P&Z
eyes Whitewater expansion, Starr's Mill
Whitewater Creek
developer Robert Brooks wants to add to the community.
Teacher
shortage seen; board approves 54 new slots
It's
going to be a tough year for teacher recruitment, Fayette educators
believe.
Fayette
man shot, killed as officer attempted to free himself from car
A
Fayette County resident was shot and killed recently after trying to
get away from police during a traffic stop in Clayton County.
Board
eyes policies, time line for school councils
Local
advisory councils for at least three Fayette County schools would be
chosen by May and begin meeting in August under a time line being considered
by the Board of Education.
Start
school on a Friday?
Fayette
students could start school on a Friday under one proposed calendar
for the 2002-2003 school year.
Fayette
woman charged in fatal August crash
A
local woman has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide relating
to an accident that occurred Aug. 11 on Ga. Highway 92 North near Hickory
Road.
Longtime
county leader Grady Huddleston dies
One
of the pillars of the Fayette County community, Grady Huddleston, is
dead at 77.
Math
textbooks approved
New
math textbooks will be on their way to Fayette County schools.
Commission
denies cemetery plan
Are
there enough cemetery plots in Fayette County to meet the needs of local
residents?
Fayette
students excel at regional science competition
The
results of the Regional Educational Service Agency Regional Science
Fair are in and Fayette students walked away with many top awards across
the board.
Tree
ordinance still under review
Changes
to Fayette County's tree protection law will be discussed in at least
one more work session before being offered to the public for input.
County
computer guru resigns post
Jay
Wright, head of Fayette County's Information Systems Department, has
resigned his job effective today.
Fayette's
top spellers headed for district competition
Chris
Cool, an eighth-grader at J.C. Booth Middle School, has won the Fayette
County Spelling Bee Championship.
Two
Flat Rock science teachers receive honors
Science
teachers Jean Robinson and Mikie Emerson of Flat Rock Middle School
have been named Georgia Science Teacher of the Year for the 5th District
and Georgia Marine Educator of the Year, respectively.
Whitewater
ironman prepares to compete
Teacher
by day, racer by night, Ken Thorsen of Whitewater Middle School is working
hard to prepare for the sporting event of a lifetime.
Council
calls off Thursday meeting
The
Peachtree City Council meeting normally scheduled for Thursday evening
has been cancelled.
CPR
classes to fit your schedule at LaFayette Saturday
If
you haven't learned CPR because classes haven't fit into your schedule
... or you don't want to pony up the normal $30 fee ... think again.
Deadline
approaching for memorial bricks
The
deadline for ordering memorial bricks for the veterans' memorial in
front of Peachtree City Hall is fast approaching.
Two
in Brooks qualify for council race
Two citizens in
Brooks have qualified for its March 20 election for a councilman.
Oak
Grove students shine in Current Events Bowl
If
you need an update or a refresher on the most current events happening
in the United States and around the world, just ask the students at
Oak Grove Elementary School.
Fayette
educators help win awards for 6th District
The Georgia Association
of Elementary School Principals has awarded the 6th District for its
outstanding membership for 2001.
Vigil
named to state board
Allan
Vigil of Fayetteville was among eight new members of the state Board
of Motor Vehicle Safety sworn in by Governor Roy Barnes last week in
a ceremony at the State Capitol.
Fayette
GOP set to meet this weekend
The Fayette County
Republican Party will convene precinct mass meetings Saturday morning
to elect delegates and alternates to the Fayette County Republican Party
Convention one hour later.
Collins
honored by National Assn. of Manufacturers
For
his efforts to trim government and reduce taxes and unnecessary regulations,
Rep. Mac Collins was honored this week by the National Association of
Manufacturers with its award for Legislative Excellence in the 106th
Congress.
Marcy
Westmoreland may follow in father's footsteps
Like her father,
state Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Sharpsburg, Georgia State University
senior Marcy Westmoreland is politically conservative.
EMC
entertains Armenian visitors
Coweta-Fayette
EMC recently hosted a group of people from Armenia in the Electric Utility
Metering and Collections Internship Program of the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association International Ltd.
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