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$6.85
million bond list on PTC ballot
The fate of several
big-ticket projects for Peachtree City will be in the hands of voters
this November during the General Election.
County
to consider 3 annexation proposals
Almost 150 acres
are under consideration for annexation into the city limits of three
Fayette cities.
Tyrone
couple arrested for online Viagra sales scam
A Tyrone couple
has been arrested by state and federal drug enforcement officials for
operating a pharmacy without a license.
Fayette
now 94,500 and counting . . .
Fayette County's
population is now 94,500, according to April 2001 estimates by the Atlanta
Regional Commission staff.
Good
Samaritan needed for homeless Fayette Samaritans
Fayette's premiere
charitable group helping the homeless is now facing homelessness itself.
Redistricting
round 2: Bell rings today
With
Republican lawmakers still seething over last week's passage of new
state Legislature districts that they consider unfair, a new special
legislative session begins today to redraw districts for Georgia's U.S.
representatives.
Legislature
may take aim at video poker
In
addition to redrawing U.S. Congress district lines for Georgia in this
week's special session, the state Legislature also will consider everything
from tighter restrictions to an all-out ban on video poker machines.
Planning
panel reviewing green space law
Developers
would be allowed to build smaller home lots in exchange for more open
green space under a new ordinance under consideration by county planners
Fayette
students above state average on Stanford 9
Results
of the Stanford 9 norm-referenced test show that Fayette students are
performing well above state averages in all curriculum areas.
Committee
cooks up formula for naming schools
What's in a name?
Hecht
seeks $300,000 for senior center
Sen.
Greg Hecht has thrown his support behind efforts to raise money for
a new senior center for Fayette County.
Sheriff's
Department busts two in-progress burglaries
Fayette
County sheriff's deputies and detectives busted up two burglaries as
they transpired during surveillance of the area late last week.
School
board considering new math teaching guides
Proposed
new guides for teaching math to your children are available for public
review at the Board of Education office, 210 Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville.
Out
of place auto helps solve 'smash and grab' burglaries
An
alert police officer in Peachtree City helped solve four "smash
and grab" robberies at two stores in the Peachtree East shopping
center near the city limits.
Stolen
check scam involves homeless people from Atlanta
Fayette
business owners are being asked to make sure their checkbooks are well-secured
now that a stolen check scheme has made its way to Fayette County.
Elementary
schools get new report cards
Parents
of Fayette elementary school children may notice some changes in report
cards this fall.
Planners
can't agree on highway overlays
Balancing
the rights of business owners with the need for good planning is the
sticking point for Fayette County Planning Commission members as they
consider new architectural rules for business construction on all of
the county's state highway corridors.
Oak
Grove principal kicked upstairs
Another
school principal is making the transition to the central Board of Education
office.
Voter
drives planned
A
series of voter registration drives is planned during September, sponsored
by the Knights of Columbus Assembly 2606 at Saint Gabriel Church.
Four
Fayette schools seek 'Pay for Performance'
As
a new school year begins, students will not be the only ones rated on
their classroom performance.
World
War II veterans to receive diplomas
World
War II veterans who did not graduate from high school due to their service
in the war can now apply to the school district where they attended
high school to receive their high school diplomas.
Free,
reduced-price meals available
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced its 2001-02 income guidelines
for free and reduced-price meals served under the school breakfast and
lunch programs administered by the Georgia Department of Education.
Local
shelter joins Petfinder.com effort
The Fayette County
Humane Society has joined ten other area animal shelters and rescue
groups, along with 51 others in the state, as members of Petfinder.com,
the oldest and largest virtual animal shelter on the Internet.
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