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Regional
water plan to impose high cost here?
Will Fayette County
taxpayers and water service customers be forced to pay part of the cost
of rebuilding the city of Atlanta's antiquated and dilapidated sewer
system?
Mac
Collins cut out as Fayette is split into 2 congressional districts
Fayette County stands
to be split into two U.S. congressional districts under the redistricting
map forwarded to the Georgia Senate Tuesday by its Reapportionment Committee.
Fayette also will lose its incumbent congressman, Mac Collins.
Fayette
SAT scores are up from last year
Fayette County students
performed well compared with the rest of metro Atlanta and Georgia as
a whole on this year's Scholastic Aptitude Test scores.
County
has questions on annexation for Tyrone
Annexation requests
from three Fayette cities drew mixed reactions from the County Commission
in its first ever review of annexation requests.
Tyrone
to get first look at new Braelinn Baptist site
Braelinn Baptist
Church's efforts to build a new sanctuary in Tyrone will have a first
test Thursday night.
Senate
passes ban on video poker game machines in Ga.
Georgia's
State Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban video poker gaming machines
Tuesday.
Faette
students reading, performing better
Student performance
in Fayette is improving, according to test scores released last week.
Masked
gunman comes up empty at gas station Sunday night
A masked gunman
aborted an armed robbery attempt at a local convenience store Sunday
evening.
Tennant
expected to return at next PTC Council meeting
Peachtree
City Councilman Dan Tennant expects to be back in attendance at the
next City Council meeting Sept. 6.
Senior
center may be looking for a contractor soon
Fayette
Senior Services is a third of the way to funding a long-standing dream,
construction of a new center to serve Fayette's elderly, said director
Andy Carden.
Jonesboro
man charged with molesting girl
A
Jonesboro man has been arrested for having sexual contact with a girl
under 16 years old at Shiloh Mobile Home Park near Peachtree City.
Schools
get access to anti-tobacco videos
CARING,
the Coalition Advocating Responsible Indoor Non-Smoking Generations,
has presented the Fayette County School System with videos entitled
Secrets Through the Smoke developed by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
McBroom
joins chorus of DAs urging video poker ban in Ga.
Fayette
County District Attorney Bill McBroom has joined other DAs throughout
the state and Gov. Roy Barnes in the call to ban video gambling machines.
Collins
drops in on Fayette
U.S.
Rep. Mac Collins spent some time in Fayette County Monday, visiting
with Sheriff Randall Johnson and Superior Court Clerk Sheila Studdard,
talking education with faculty at J.C. Booth Middle School, and explaning
government to students at the school.
Classic
car club's picnic turns heads in PTC
Quite a few samples
of yesteryear's automobile industry were on display at Michael Posey's
Peachtree City home Saturday afternoon.
Students
get help with reading
Eighteen
new reading mentors will join Peachtree City Elementary School's volunteer
program this fall.
Trip
to Japan helps local teacher understand students' background
Each
year, Japanese students enroll in Fayette schools with little or no
knowledge of the English language and receive an American education
while learning to speak a second language at the same time.
McIntosh
students bring home silver In FCCLA competition
After
winning awards at the regional and state levels, three members of the
McIntosh High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of
America) advanced to the organization's national conference where they
recently brought home silver medals in two categories.
County
EMS names new med. advisor
Dr.
James Robertson, director of emergency medicine at Fayette Community
Hospital, has been named medical advisor for Fayette County's ambulance
service.
Rep.
Collins honored by National Guard group
U.S.
Rep. Mac Collins has been awarded the distinguished Charles Dick Medal
of Merit Award by the National Guard Association of the United States.
Youth
earns Eagle rank
Brandon
Lee Thompson recently was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a special
Court of Honor at First Baptist Church of Peachtree City.
Fayette's
school board members recognized by state
Members
of the Fayette County Board of Education were recently recognized for
successfully completing board member training activities sponsored by
the Georgia School Boards Association.
Police
Blotter
GSP
predicts 18 traffic fatalities for Labor Day
The
Georgia State Patrol is beefing up its efforts again for the pending
Labor Day weekend holiday.
AAA
shares traffic safety tips
AAA
Auto Club South is reminding motorists to remember the basics of auto
safety in its "School's Open Drive Carefully" campaign.
Water
safety urged for Labor Day fun
The
American Red Cross and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources are
partnering up to remind local residents to use caution around water
during the Labor Day weekend.
Public
input sought for GBI reaccreditation bid
The
Georgia Bureau of Investigation is seeking public comment on its effort
to meet reaccreditation standards from the Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.
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