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Tyrone
and Fayette spat about sewer
The town of Tyrone
expects to soon be in the sewer business.
Superintendent
DeCotis in the middle of playoff dispute between 3 middle schools
A group of irate
parents Monday put Fayette County School System officials between a
rock Flat Rock, to be exact and a hard place.
Tax
woes: 10% of PTC budget frozen by Council
Peachtree City Council
has put 10 percent of its 2002 budget in a holding pattern, at the request
of city staff.
Tests
show no danger from PTC Post Office powder
Materials
taken from the Peachtree City Post Office last week tested negative for
anthrax, city officials confirmed.
Big
events to trigger PTC prayer services
In difficult times,
people often turn to prayer, and Sunday may not come soon enough.
Fayette
group helps bolster exhausted New York volunteers
There's
more than one way to help in a crisis.
Help
sought to keep Play Park open
Remember
the massive fund-raising and volunteer effort that built the Fayette
Family Play Park?
Fayette
chips in over $40,000 to Red Cross for relief efforts in N.Y.
Fayette
County can be proud.
Risk
Watch teaching kids to stay safe
Local
elementary school children are getting a solid safety education thanks
to a special program conducted once a month by local volunteers.
Local
memorial for NYC firefighter
Peachtree City officials
have scheduled a memorial service for a fallen New York City firefighter
with a local connection.
Commission
to consider special highway rules
If
you own property along any of Fayette County's state highways, you might
want to attend Thursday's County Commission meeting.
Collins
concerned about airport security
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins
telephoned Deputy Secretary of Transportation Michael Jackson last week
to suggest steps to increase airport security without federalizing security
staff.
Group
quietly works on seniors' issues
When
the dust settles after a session of the Georgia Legislature, chances
are that many of the bills passed actually originated in another body,
the Silver Haired Legislature.
Charter
school in the works for Fayette
A
new school currently in the planning stages is slated to provide Fayette
students and residents with a broader range of educational opportunities
aimed at enhancing the economic development of the county.
Changes
afoot for next year's elections
Candidates
in the 2002 election will face a hurried-up campaign period, thanks to
redistricting.
Items
sought for silent auction benefiting family violence program
The Fayette County
Council on Domestic Violence is seeking items for its annual silent
auction benefit, which will be held in conjunction with a fashion show
at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center Saturday, Nov. 17.
Red
Ribbon Week festivities planned for Fayette schools
Fayette will soon
be seeing red as students throughout the county's school system celebrate
national Red Ribbon Week.
Holiday
shopping event to benefit Sams School
The Joseph Sams
School will present a holiday shopping open house Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the school, 280 Brandywine Blvd., Fayetteville (behind
Fayette Medical Clinic).
PTC
Girl Scouts set to 'Make a Difference'
Brownies and Girl
Scouts from Peachtree City Troop 254 will participate in the national
Make A Difference Day Saturday, Oct. 27.
Last
chance for tickets to NAACP banquet
A
few tickets are still available for the fourth annual NAACP fund-raising
Freedom Fund Banquet, organizers said.
New
Eagle's ceremony set for Monday
Chris
Jagstadt, 13, of Fayetteville, has two goals to become an Eagle Scout
and to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.
GOP
golf tournament a success
The
Fayette County Republican Party raised money for several causes during
its annual Paul Heard Memorial Golf Tournament last week.
State
chips in funds to help local crime victims
Local
crime victims can get assistance while the crime scene is still fresh
thanks to the Victim Witness Assistance Program operated by the District
Attorney's office here.
Scholarship
info offered
A
financial aid meeting for parents of seniors will be conducted in the
McIntosh High School media center Monday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
School
aids relief effort
Fifth
grade students at Tyrone Elementary School recently raised $1,560.25
for the American Red Cross in a school-wide campaign.
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