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PTC
OKs Hwy. 54 E. turn lane
A right turn lane
at Huddleston Road to divert industrial park traffic during rush hour
is the best remedy for easing the logjam at the intersection of Ga.
highways 54 and 74 in Peachtree City, a planner told the City Council
last week.
Seniors
to march Friday night
In ceremonies at
6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, more than 1,400 graduating seniors will receive
diplomas from Fayette's four high schools.
Parents
get misdemeanor sentences in kid sex trial
District Attorney
Bill McBroom vowed Tuesday to retry a Fayetteville couple on charges
they molested their children.
County
defends court motion to throw out cities' tax equity claim
Fayette County should
allow a request for mandatory mediation of its tax equity dispute with
local cities to move through the courts unhindered, says Peachtree City
Mayor Bob Lenox.
Memorial
Day ceremony set in Peachtree City
Patriotic music,
live echo taps, a 21-gun salute and a performance by a former Marine
Corps Silent Drill Team rifleman will highlight the third annual Peachtree
City Memorial Day Celebration May 28, beginning at 8 a.m.
Gunman
hits Burger King in robbery
An
armed gunman got away with $1,500 in cash after targeting the Burger
King restaurant in Fayetteville early Wednesday morning.
Tree
rules targeted for vote
There's
no way to make a logging operation pretty, but Fayette planning commissioners
think they've come up with a way to at least make it less of an eyesore.
Booth
clenches sixth consecutive win at National Science Olympiad
For
the sixth year in a row, the Science Olympiad team at Booth Middle School
has brought home the gold by taking first place at the National Science
Olympiad Competition.
Caution
urged with water fun, auto travel over Memorial Day
A
number of agencies are urging local residents to use caution while having
fun during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.
School
board reviews policies
Meeting
for the last time before the end of the 2000-01 school year, the Fayette
County Board of Education spent Monday night considering a number of
potential policies and measures for the coming year and beyond.
McDonough
Road tower denied
Ben
Skipper of Preferred Sites company thought he had a perfect location
for a communications tower on a farm some distance away from any subdivisions.
Arson
ruled as cause of blaze that destroyed local ministry
The
blaze that destroyed the home of the Chariots of Fire Ministries has
officially been ruled arson.
Wreck
on 74 kills PTC woman
A
Peachtree City woman was killed after she lost control of her vehicle
on Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone Wednesday afternoon.
Art
show's a winner again
The
old Fayette County Courthouse lawn has been the scene of a number of
events: Confederate soldiers garrisoned there on the fall of 1864; Gypsies
trading their goods for fresh vegetables; a juror who ate his lunch
sitting under one of its trees during a trial break; heavy equipment
putting the top of the courthouse back together after an arson fire
in 1982; and the Old Courthouse Art Show.
Concert
series swings into action
The
Beat on Main Street, a summer concert series at the Heritage Fountain
in Fayetteville, hosted a band concert during the annual Courthouse
Art Show.
Students
meet challenge, have principal for a day
Brooks
Elementary School Principal Harry Sweatman is willing to go to extraordinary
lengths to encourage his students to read books and strengthen their reading
skills.
Fayette
County Education Foundation ready for donations
Businesses
and organizations wishing to donate money to support various programs
and activities within the Fayette County School System now have an easy,
convenient way of doing so.
Students
win at spring stock market game
As
investors struggle to stay afloat in a volatile stock market, a team
of students at one Fayette high school has managed to make a profit.
Fayette
County 4-H'ers stand out at District Project Achievement
The
Fayette County 4-H Program participated in District Project Achievement
recently, bringing home 14 first place ribbons.
Making
fitness fun gets students interested in exercise
When
it comes to exercise, many children and young adults would rather work
on the computer, play video games, talk on the telephone or watch television.
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