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Fayette
schools: Better than Ga. average
The Georgia Department
of Education has released its Georgia Public Education Report Cards
for the 2000-01 school year, and Fayette County's test scores outpace
the overall state results in every category.
State
tests water again
State environmental
officials collected more samples of Fayette County's drinking water
Tuesday after running tests on earlier samples in a search for answers
to reports of a sweet odor to the water.
PTC
halts work on cable TV upgrades
Fed up with ongoing
complaints from citizens about problems with cable television from AT&T
Broadband, Peachtree City officials have executed a stop work order
on the company to halt all its work in the city.
Jack's
is gone
For the first time
in 15 years, Tyrone is without a local grocery store.
State
green space grants come to Fayette
Fayette
County and local cities will receive $685,537 for green space projects
in fiscal year 2002, according to an announcement last week.
Fayetteville
goes live on Nickelodeon's 'Slimetime'
Math
can be a challenging subject but add a little slime to the equation
and suddenly students cannot wait to crunch numbers.
Judge
disqualifies himself in Citizen's secrecy suit
Judge
Chris Edwards has disqualified himself from hearing The Citizen newspapers'
lawsuit seeking a halt to secret meetings between representatives of
Fayette County and its three largest cities.
Water
System eyes security measures
Fayette
County's Water System is ready to take steps to beef up security.
Fayetteville
gets revitalization grant
Fayetteville
will be getting some help about $75,000 worth from the Atlanta Regional
Commission in its ongoing downtown revitalization efforts.
Sheriff's
detectives get new tool in crime fight
The
Fayette County Sheriff's Department now has another weapon in the battle
against crime a computer system that allows it to digitize surveillance
video from crime scenes.
Fayette
pays homage to King
The
Fayette County NAACP, Fayette County school board and Peachtree City
joined with local and state elected officials to honor the birthday
of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday.
NAACP
leader: Schools pass the civil rights test
Fayette
County educators appear to be acting properly in enforcing their rights
to question students in the absence of their parents, says a local civil
rights leader.
PTC
hikes hotel-motel tax; seeks solutions to shortfall
With
Peachtree City's hotel-motel tax revenues continuing to suffer from
economic doldrums, city officials are worried about how to make up for
a shortfall that could reach upwards of $200,000 by year's end.
Tyrone
moving ahead with sewer
Now
that all the legal debate is over, Tyrone is ready to connect to Fairburn
to treat wastewater in the town's newest subdivision.
Robber
strikes at Pavilion's Blimpie
A
local sandwich shop had a bite taken out of its profits last week when
it was robbed of over $300.
Legion
post plans speech contest
The
American Legion Post 105 is conducting an oratory contest Saturday Jan.
26.
American
Legion blood drive succeeds
The
American Legion Post 105 conducted a blood drive last Saturday and 33
people came by to donate.
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