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Witness:
'A. K. popped him'
A witness said Karl
Bryan Hodge shot drug dealer Adolf Stubbs as the two drove in an SUV
later found abandoned and burning in Fayette County almost two years
ago, according to testimony in Hodge's Fayette County murder trial Tuesday.
The murder was the result of a drug deal double-cross, witnesses said.
Land
use vs. historic house
A new land use plan
for the area around Ga. Highway 74 at Redwine Road will get its first
test Thursday, and the fate of Fayette's second oldest home is at stake.
Courthouse/jail
bids to be opened
Design work on a
new jail and courthouse complex for Fayette County is complete and bids
are currently being received from construction firms that want to do
the job.
Unhappy
parents push for Kedron school redistricting
Students from Kedron
Hills subdivision in Peachtree City are feeling left out, according
to Maria Kachadurian, a parent who lives there.
Tax
equity battle heats up; Cities vow to go to court
The smoldering fires
of disagreement over tax equity in Fayette County have flared up again
as local city officials prepare to take legal action in the controversy.
May-Peeples
house rich in Fayette history
Just 11 years after
the formation of Fayette County, a man named Druery May built a two-story
house at the corner of what is now Redwine Road and Ga. Highway 74 south.
Hecht
scrambling on last day of session
As
the clock ticks down on the 2001 session of the Georgia General Assembly
today, Fayette's Sen. Greg Hecht is engaged in a last-minute flurry
of activity in hopes of getting some more of his bills passed.
Commission
to vote on fire impact fees
Fayette
County commissioners Thursday are expected to adopt the ordinance that
will govern collection of impact fees to help pay for fire services.
Fayette
not yet to become a judicial district
Despite
rumors to the contrary, there appears to be no current push to make
Fayette County its own judicial circuit.
School
board rejects Friday start for 2002
There
will be no Friday start date for Fayette County schools in 2002.
Board
adopts school council plan
Plans
are in place to put local advisory councils in at least three Fayette
County schools.
Planners
eye expansion of Whitewater
Fayette County Planning
Commission members don't have a problem with owner Robert Brooks' plan
to add 127 acres to the Whitewater Creek community.
Teachers'
dismissal policy delayed
The
Fayette County School System isn't quite ready to move forward with
a non-renewal policy for teachers.
Fire
Department hoping for space on proposed Sprint tower in Brooks
Like
everything else, the need for emergency communications towers in Fayette
County is growing.
Pre-school
registration planned
Pre-school
registration for the 2001-2002 school year will be April 19 from 9 -
11 a.m. and 4 - 6 p.m. at the following schools: Burch Elementary, East
Fayette Elementary, North Fayette Elementary, Peachtree City Elementary,
Tyrone Elementary.
Kindergarten
registration set
Kindergarten registration
for the 2001-2002 school year will be at the elementary school in your
district April 19 from 9 - 11 a.m. and 4 - 6 p.m.
Local
students' oratory wins Optimist contest
Four
Fayette students placed in the Optimist International Oratorical Contest
for Zone 10 recently at the Fayette County Public Library.
Natural
gas discconection moratorium ends
The
Public Service Commission is urging consumers and natural gas marketers
alike to be aware of their responsibilities as the end of the commission's
moratorium on natural gas disconnections approaches.
Police
Blotter
ARC
sets open houses on transportation plan
The
Atlanta Regional Commission is planning a series of open houses on the
fiscal year 2002-2004 Transportation Improvement Program.
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