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County
votes 3-2 to hike taxes 6.1%
Property taxes in
Fayette this year will produce $3 million more in revenue than they
did last year about 11.4 percent though the tax rates will remain the
same.
Fayette
to share 2 U.S. reps
Fayette County will
end up with two U.S. representatives instead of the three that were
contemplated earlier in the state Legislature's redistricting process.
Teen
pilot now faces 'terroristic' charges
The teenage student
pilot accused of buzzing the Fayette County Kiwanis Fair last week remains
in custody after officials have filed felony charges against him.
Fayette
steps up to aid displaced Delta workers
Last week's announcement
by Delta Air Lines that more than 13,000 positions would be cut by the
end of the year could have an enormous impact on Fayette County.
Cable
upgrade complete, except for PTC customers
Fayette's cable
provider, AT&T Broadband, announced this week that the long-awaited
upgrade of its local facilities is finished.
Hecht
formally announces congressional bid
State
Sen. Greg Hecht made it official Tuesday ... he is running for Congress.
Plan
for Fayetteville south side slows down
The
proposed master plan for the south side of Fayetteville is under review
by the City Council, but council members will not be rushing to send
it through.
Local
deputies collaborate with metro agencies for $8 million cocaine bust
With
metro Atlanta fast becoming "a major hub" for illegal drug
distribution, the Fayette County Sheriff's Department is cooperating
with other area agencies to stem the tide of drugs coming here.
Over
$135,000 raised for victims of terrorist attacks; local woman's brother
among missing firefighters
When
local firefighters hit the streets seeking financial assistance for
victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Fayette countians responded
in a big way, donating over $135,000 in recent boot drives.
PTC
Council to consider contract for manager, also transportation plan for
growing West Village
A
proposed contract for Peachtree City Manager Jim Basinger will be considered
by the City Council at its meeting Thursday night.
P&Z
eyes new overlays, 'conservation' subdivisions
New
special architectural standards for state highway corridors, a new "conservation"
zoning category and a proposed large truck repair shop on Ga. Highway
85 north are among 13 items crowding the agenda of the Fayette County
Planning Commission Thursday.
Samaritans
find a home
The
Fayette Samaritans organization is no longer homeless.
Fayetteville
tax rate set
Fayetteville's
property tax rate has been set at 3.22 mills, meaning there will not
be a millage increase in the city for the upcoming fiscal year.
Music
studio idea not in harmony with county law
Emmanuel
Lewis, former star of the hit television series "Webster,"
wants to use a guest house on his 15-acre Fayetteville property as a
music studio.
Commission
denies one-acre zoning on 85, grants two-acre
If
developer Michael Faulkner wants to build a new neighborhood on Ga.
Highway 85 next to Whitewater Middle School, he'll have to put the homes
on two-acre lots.
Hampton
man charged in stolen tractor conspiracy
Police have arrested
another alleged co-conspirator in a scheme to sell stolen John Deere
tractors from a motorcycle shop in Fayette County.
Local
man accused of sexual assault on his stepdaughter
A
Fayette County man has been arrested for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old
stepdaughter.
Collins
cosponsors victim tax relief bill
Rep.
Mac Collins cosponsored the Victims of Terrorism Relief Act that was
passed late last week in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote
of 418 to 0.
Red
Cross fund-raiser set
Tyrone resident
Chip Young, owner of Atlanta South ambulance service, and the Greater
Fayette Republican Women will sponsor United We Stand, a fund-raiser
for the local branch of the American Red Cross, Saturday, Oct. 13.
Ban
lifted on burning outdoor debris here
Fayette
County's outdoor burning ban has been lifted.
Author's
a hit at library
Noted
author Tina McElroy Ansa read from her work at the Fayette County Public
Library last Saturday.
Flat
Rock students first in school system to make donation to American Red
Cross
One
day after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,
Flat Rock Middle School set a goal to raise $1,000 in five days for
the American Red Cross.
Locally
based company donates equipment for New York disaster relief
Hoshizaki
America Inc., which has a manufacturing plant in Peachtree City, has
donated $20,000 worth of equipment to the disaster relief efforts in
New York City.
Local
residents do their part for relief effort
The
Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon brought
about many results and responses.
GOP
sets breakfast meeting
Fayette Republicans
will learn more about traffic management in the county during their
monthly breakfast meeting, Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
Local
resident named new DAR regent
Betty
Harrah of Fayetteville was sworn in as chapter regent during the Augustin
Clayton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution
Week celebration recently.
Correction
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