News
Edwards
is confident with county's racial profiling policy
Fulton
County wants all residents to know that it will not tolerate racial
profiling.
Green
Manor honors late Barbara Green
A
special tea was held last Sunday afternoon at the Historic Green Manor
in Union City, honoring the late Barbara Bendall Green. Along with her
husband, A. J. Green, she was instrumental in creating the Green Manor
Restaurant in 1990.
Golf
tourney is a success for Fulton education efforts
The
Fulton Education Foundation's 7th Annual "Fore" Kids Golf
Classic led the way for a huge score for Fulton County's students and
teachers.
Runway
expansion could be delayed
The
proposed expansion of a fifth runway at Hartsfield International Airport
could be delayed because of two separate events.
Atlanta's
military personnel help out victims
Shortly after the
events of Sept. 11 unfolded, Maj. Gen. Colby Broadwater, acting commander
of the First U.S. Army headquartered at Fort Gillem in Forest Park,
activated a response plan that involves First Army units known as defense
coordinating elements.
Job
fair set for November
More
than 60 major employers will meet with job seekers at the Fulton County
Human Services Department's Office of Workforce Development's Fourth
Annual Job Fair, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thousands
expected at health caucus
Thousands
of public health professionals will explore the impact of race,ethnicity
and gender on health care during the national Black Caucus of Health
Workers Conference at Atlanta's Marriott Marquis Hotel Oct. 20-24.
Jazz
fans turn out in force
Nearly
2,000 jazz fans joined Fulton County District 7 Commissioner William
"Bill" Edwards on Sept. 22 to enjoy a full evening of entertainment
with Detroit's Grammy-nominated Straight Ahead and Atlanta's Jordan
Dayan Trio.
ARC
accepting nominations for development awards
In an effort to
showcase and reward innovative and sustainable development, the Atlanta
Regional Commission (ARC) is accepting nominations for its third annual
Developments of Excellence Awards.
Sports
McIntosh
sweeps cross country county championships
McIntosh
showed their dominance at the county cross country championships last
week. The boys won their secodn county championship in a row, while
Fayette County placed second, Starr's Mill placed third and Sandy Creek
placed fourth. The Lady Chiefs, who have never lost the county championships,
won again with Starr's Mill placing second.
Teams
playing for playoff position, pride
While
teams like East Coweta and Starr's Mill are playing to stay in the playoff
race, Sandy Creek is playing to hit .500 and McIntosh and Fayette County
are playing for pride. The games scheduled for tonight should pose some
interesting challenges for all teams involved.
Super
season for McIntosh volleyball ends at state tourney
The
McIntosh Lady Chiefs volleyball team entered the state tournament last
weekend as area champions, undefeated in area play, and state-ranked.
In the first round of state competition, a team needed two victories
before losing twice to ensure advancing to the Elite Eight round this
weekend.
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