PTC
curtails mayor's spending power
Peachtree City Mayor
Bob Lenox contends that he had the permission of City Council members
to spend $7,500 from the council's contingency fund toward a compensation
package for former city clerk Nancy Faulkner.
Council
OKs limits on contingency fund spending
Peachtree City's
council contingency fund now has a few strings attached.
FCHS
over capacity; BOE mulls its options
County school officials
spent some time Monday trying to figure out how to relieve overcrowding
at Fayette County High School before a fifth county high school is opened.
5
candidates run for commission special election
Five candidates
will be asking for your vote June 19 in a special election to replace
Post 3 Fayette County Commissioner Harold Bost, who resigned recently.
March
for Jesus scheduled for this Saturday in F'ville
Fayette County residents
will join marchers throughout the nation this Saturday, May 12, when
the fourth annual "March for Jesus" parade and rally take
place in downtown Fayetteville.
Power
plant proposed on Fayette border
Fayette County officials
thus far haven't had any contact from a company proposing to build a
massive energy supply facility on the county's northern border.
Kiwanis
to sponsor county-wide July 4 bash
For the first time
in recent years, there will be a county-wide Fourth of July celebration
this year.
Judge:
skipping trial for 'chest pains' could mean jail for child molestation
defendant
A
local man accused of child molestation might be jailed until he stands
trial after he missed a second scheduled trial date under questionable
medical circumstances.
Nub's
not going anywhere yet
The
produce stand that Fayette Countians have grown to know and love on
Ga. Highway 54 may have to move, but not any time soon.
Cannon:
Count off-base on sewer dispute
Tyrone
Town Councilman Ronnie Cannon wishes the Fayette County Commission would
listen.
Fayetteville
settles lawsuit with Pavilion developer
A special called
meeting has been set for tonight for the Fayetteville City Council to
approve a settlement agreement of a lawsuit filed by developer Stan
Thomas.
Head-on
collision kills local woman
A
Fayetteville woman died after a head-on automobile wreck on Ga. Highway
85 south near Harp Road early Monday morning.
Party
faithful endure long contest
The
face of the Georgia Republican Party changed substantially Saturday
with the help of just over 50 Fayette County Republicans - and a couple
of thousand from across the state of Georgia.
Ghost
Out sends timely reminder about the dangers of reckless driving
Every
22 minutes a teenager dies in a car accident in the United States.
Dunn
to serve on water superagency
Fayette
County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn is ready and waiting for the new
metro Atlanta water superagency to get organized so he can begin his
service on it.
Tree
law changes delayed
It's
back to the drawing board for proposed changes to Fayette County's tree
ordinance.
Tyrone
Publix plan in negotiation
Tyrone
officials will meet with Publix developers tonight to try and hammer
out final details for Tyrone's first chain grocery store.
County
has begun levy of fire svc. impact fees
After
more than a year of study, discussion, negotiation and paperwork, impact
fees to help pay for fire services in Fayette County are now a reality.
Molestation
charges filed against 2 men
Two
men were arrested last week on child molestation charges from two separate
incidents.
Child
safety fair planned
The
Fayette County Safe Kids Coalition will sponsor a children's safety
fair Saturday in honor of National Safe Kids Week, May 5-12.
Rep.
Bob Holmes to address Fayette NAACP chapter
Georgia
state Rep. Bob Holmes will address the Fayette NAACP during its monthly
meeting Saturday, in keeping with the group's practice of inviting local
officials to speak.
Local
officer named special squadron leader
Air Force Lt. Col.
Norman D. Potter, son-in-law of Lorene Carroll of Fayetteville and the
late Robert C. Carroll, was recently named commander of the 42nd Airborne
Command and Control Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Ariz.
Fayette
selects students for district competition
Nine students from
kindergarten through the eighth grade will represent Fayette County
schools in the Griffin Regional Educational Service Agency Recitation
Festival scheduled for May 8-10.
Optimists
honor officers
The
Optimist Club of Fayetteville honored officers in both the city of Fayetteville
and Fayette County at its annual Respect For Law dinner.
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