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Busted
at school: kids passing funny money, sharing medications
In the past few
months, the Fayette County School System has caught several students
sharing prescription medication with others and attempting to pass counterfeit
money to pay for book fines and meals in the cafeteria.
Judge
'mugs' student traffic offender at Sandy Creek
Students at Sandy
Creek High School will soon find out what happens when you break the
law and test the temper of a judge.
County
helps family with $1,038 bill for water, sewer
A water bill of
$100 for a single family home would be considered pretty high, so how
about more than $1,000.
Inside
Fayette's BIG houses -- the Top 10
It's well known
that Fayette is an affluent county filled with fine, expensive homes.
Sports
icons, preacher, CEOs all like privacy
Not surprisingly,
people who live in expensive houses are inclined to protect their privacy.
Owners
proud of their custom abodes, but wary of publicity
[Editor's
note: Staff writer Sallie Satterthwaite contacted some owners of Fayette's
biggest homes and asked them about living in the big houses shown in
this issue. The following are excerpts from those interviews.]
After
three days in jail for missing jury duty, local rapper ready to give out
new address
Exiting
the Fayette County Jail Sunday evening after completing his three-day
sentence for skipping jury duty, rapper Jermaine Dupri Mauldin said
he didn't want to go back.
Engineers
seek solution to fire hydrant concerns
Engineers
for the Fayette County Water System this week are trying to find a way
to install fire hydrants on low pressure water lines without bursting
the lines.
Cox
irked by part of education bill
State
Rep. Kathy Cox yesterday introduced an amendment to Gov. Roy Barnes'
education legislation that addressed what for her is a major sticking
point regarding the distribution of education funds.
P&Z
recommends offices, not retail, for 74/Redwine
Charles
Pailer III is between a rock and a hard place ... actually between a
school and a shopping center, but that's the same thing, says his daughter,
Donna OKelley.
School
board looking for (quite) a few good teachers
If
you're a qualified teacher, the Fayette County Board of Education wants
you.
Fayette's
ready for summer drought
Fayette
County Water System is ready for another dry season, but local officials
would like a little more flexibility in dealing with summer demand.
Mechanical
failure at pump station leads to small sewage spill in PTC
Two
separate failures contributed to a minor sewage spill at a pump station
near Lake Peachtree Sunday evening, authorities said.
School
board meets Monday
The
Fayette County Board of Education has adjusted its schedule slightly
for March, with a special called meeting and the regular workshop scheduled
for Monday at 4 p.m.
Brooks
candidates to meet the public
Candidates
for the Post 4 seat on the Brooks Town Council will face the public
tonight in a question-and-answer session at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
PTC
ready to celebrate Tree City USA honor
Peachtree
City residents are invited to celebrate the city's new designation as
a member of the Tree City USA program.
Hecht
natural gas bill passes
State
Sen. Greg Hecht's Natural Gas Bill of Rights has passed the Senate.
Check
it out: Chess programaids students academically
Most
people would not know what the terms "castling" and "en
passant" mean.
Guilty
pleas entered in two separate child molestation cases
Two
local men pled guilty in court Wednesday to child molestation charges
stemming from two separate incidents.
Krakeel
to make appeal in Brooks
The
Brooks Town Council will hear Fayette County Fire Chief Jack Krakeel
at its regular meeting tonight at 7:30.
Seabaugh
to address NAACP
State
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, who represents parts of Fayette and Coweta counties,
will address the Fayette County Branch of the NAACP Saturday, March
10 at 4 p.m. at the Flat Rock AME Church.
Fayette
post offices now open at 8 a.m.
Post
offices in Peachtree City and Fayetteville are now open an hour earlier
to give customers a chance to stop by before work.
Local
choral student going to national convention
For
the first time in at least 10 years, a choral student from the Fayette
County School System has been selected to perform at the American Choral
Directors Association national convention.
Three
Fayette schools to vie in Literary Meet Friday
High school students
from Augusta, Ga. to Gray, Ga. to Newnan, Ga. will converge on the campus
of Clayton College & State University this Friday, March 9, for
the Georgia High School Association Regional Literary Meet.
Booth
Middle participating in Laws of Life contest
As
part of J.C. Booth Middle School's character education program, the
English department at the school will launch a Laws of Life essay contest
with the assistance of the Peachtree City Rotary Club.
Fayette's
outstanding volunteers sought
If you know and
adult or youth who has worked hard as a volunteer during the past year,
the United Way in Fayette County wants to know about it.
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