South
Fulton city seeks to annex piece of Fayette; Commission will hear arguments
for 22-acre plan
Fairburn wants to
be a Fayette County city, but at least one county commissioner is having
none of it.
Landmark
School eyes move to Tyrone
Landmark Christian
School could be on the move from its Fairburn campus, but not anytime
soon.
High
risk law enforcement
The really bad guys
the rapists, murderers, drug dealers don't often turn themselves in.
Typically, the cops have to sniff them out.
West
PTC's future: Should it look 'like the rest of PTC'?
Take a glimpse into
the future. Imagine what Ga. Highway 54 West will look like in several
years.
Cowan
chair regional water group, leaving as GRTA head
Peachtree
City resident Joel H. Cowan will be shifting his focus from traffic
to water.
Sentencing
set today in day care spanking
Kristi
Parrish thought her daughter was lying about being spanked in day care
the afternoon of Nov. 27.
Knife-wielding
suspect forces drive to Atlanta
A
Peachtree City man was carjacked by a knife-wielding man early Monday
evening in Fayetteville, according to a report from the Fayetteville
Police Department.
Bike
path project back on track?
A
pedestrian/bike path may soon connect Fayetteville with Kiwanis Park
along Redwine Road.
Sandy
Creek's Warr moving to FCHS
Sandy
Creek High School Principal Charles Warr, Ph.D., will replace Gary Phillips
at Fayette County High School.
Phillips
saddles up for new post
In
the final scene of "The Searchers" arguably the best final
scene of any film in history John Wayne steps off the porch and walks
into the sunset as the door closes behind him.
Gardening
club teaches kids community service
A
new club in town is perfect for kids who like digging in the dirt and
helping others.
South
water plant almost ready
It
won't be long now before the South Fayette Water Plant begins pumping
six million gallons of treated water daily.
Report:
Fayette watersheds fairly clean
Fayette
County is doing a good job of keeping its watershed areas clean.
Water
officials may hold off on dredging plans
The
spectre of drivers being greeted by an empty Lake Peachtree as they
enter Peachtree City on Ga. Highway 54 is prompting county water officials
to move cautiously on their periodic dredging project.
PTC
Development Authority to probe its recruitment strategy in the near future
Much
of the Peachtree City Development Authority's work involves the administration
of the city's tennis center and amphitheater.
Rising
Starr students cited for writing prowess
Only nine
students from Georgia have been recognized as the nation's eighth-grade
Most Promising Young Writers and two of them are from Rising Starr Middle
School.
Host
families needed, deadline extended
The
deadline to sign up to host music students from Scotland for an upcoming
concert has been extended through Wednesday, June 6.
Collins
heralds 'victory' for tax relief
U.S.
Rep. Mac Collins said passage by Congress of tax relief is a victory
for the American people because it will return overpayments to taxpayers
and encourage investment and economic activity that will benefit everyone.
School
transportation department receives safety award
Keeping
students safe on the road to and from school is the number one priority
of the Fayette County School System's transportation department.
Student-athlete
excels
Murray
State University sophomore Cheryl Graham, a graduate of McIntosh High
School, has been named to the Verizon Academic All-District 4 second
team for spring women's at-large sports.
Former
Fayette teacher honored by retirees
The Fayette County
Retired teachers Association recently recognized Fayetteville resident
Jan Puschaver as the teacher making the greatest contribution to education
after retiring.
Fayette
bus drivers compete
Driving
a school bus is a challenging task, but Fayette's school bus drivers
made it look easy as they demonstrated their skillful driving maneuvers
at the annual School Bus Road-E-O at Flat Rock Middle School.
English
program founder honored
Sam
Phillips recently was honored for his special contributions to the Japanese
community in Peachtree City.
Math
students take top three places in district contest
Fayette
math students recently swept the Griffin Regional Educational Service
Agency math contest, which was open to middle school students.
Fayette
leaders tapped for regional institute
At
its monthly board meeting last week, the Atlanta Regional Commission
announced the names of 56 public and private community leaders who have
been selected to participate in the 12th Regional Leadership Institute.
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