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'army' vs. new enemy
Public safety workers
police, fire and emergency medical services have become
by default the army on the battlefield at home, said Billy Watson, Georgia
Department of Human Resources coordinator for District 4 emergency medical
services, addressing Peachtree City public safety workers and city officials
last week with the latest updates on bioterrorism.
Security
for local water supplies discussed
Is Fayette County's
water supply safe?
Fayette
rebuffed, ponders how to stop Tyrone sewer
Fayette County attorneys
sometime this week hope to set a date for round two in the county's
quest to put a stop to an agreement for sewer service between Tyrone
and Fairburn.
Wynn's
Pond, Starr's Mill star in new movie
Coweta and Fayette
counties are going Hollywood.
Tax
equity dispute headed to court Thursday
That
on-again/off-again tax equity lawsuit hearing is on again for this Thursday.
Power
plant vote delayed again; Williams sets more studies
Proponents and opponents
of a huge power plant will have a little more time to study the issue
before it's voted on by the Fulton County Commission.
Suspect
held on attempted rape charges
A
Stockbridge man has been arrested for the attempted rape of a woman
while both spending the night at a residence on Goza Road Sunday.
Peachtree
City mayoral candidates questioned
Four
candidates will ask for your vote Tuesday in Peachtree City's mayoral
race: Steve Brown, Dan Lakly, Frank Murphy and Gary Rower.
PTC
Council candidates respond to questionnaire
Candidates
for Peachtree City Council responded to a questionnaire submitted by The
Citizen. Running for Post 3 are Steve Rapson, incumbent, and Nancy Faulkner.
In Post 4, candidates are incumbent Carol Fritz, Allison Chambers, Gerald
Ostrowski and Murray Weed. Answers were limited to 150 words.
Fayetteville
race pits Walt White, challenger Lee Hunt
Election day is
next Tuesday in Fayetteville, but only one of the three City Council
seats is being contested.
Commission
holds off on overlays, green space
County commissioners
want to study the idea of creating special architectural standards for
the county's state highway corridors a little longer before deciding
whether to adopt the rules.
Local
woman dies in crash on Goza Road Sunday
A Fayetteville woman
was killed Sunday afternoon when her vehicle pulled out in front of
another vehicle while crossing Goza Road at its intersection with Antioch
Road.
Governor
hand-picks local county fire chief for special award
Chief
Jack Krakeel of the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency
Services was one of 19 public safety professionals in Georgia honored
by Gov. Roy Barnes last week at a special ceremony at the Georgia Public
Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
PTC
candidates make their case to youths
Four
mayoral and five council candidates for posts in Peachtree City turned
out last week for a question and answer period, hosted by the Peachtree
City Youth Advisory Board.
Brooks
seeking new subdivision next to Whitewater
Having
failed in an earlier attempt to add 125.7 acres to the Whitewater Creek
subdivision, owner Robert Brooks and developers Cypress Development
Inc. are returning with a request for a 56-home stand-alone subdivision.
Auctions
to benefit hospice
The
American Legion log cabin building will be the site this Saturday for
a silent and live auction.
CVS
on track at Lexington
CVS
Pharmacy's plans for a new store on Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City
moved a step closer with approval of its site plan.
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