Longer
school year ahead?
That proposed school
calendar you may have seen along with your child's report card or on
a table at a PTO meeting is not a done deal, Fayette County Board of
Education members want you to know.
County:
'Water is safe to drink'
Some local residents'
reluctance to drink Fayette County water due to a sweet smell may actually
be contributing to continuation of the smell.
Deputy:
'Watson stalked my family'
Until weeks ago
there hadn't been enough evidence to arrest Jim Watson for the five-year-old
murder of his wife Beverley.
Local
judges bow out of Citizen Open Meetings suit as secret tax talks continue
All of Fayette's
Superior Court judges have now disqualified themselves to hear The Citizen's
lawsuit against Fayette County and its three largest cities, and a visiting
judge has been appointed.
Watson
granted $100,000 bond; trial could start in June
If
he can make a $100,000 bond, Jim Watson could go free while awaiting
trial for murdering his wife over five years ago.
Dunn:
Fayette not interested in GRTA bus plan
The
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority wants to run buses up and
down two Fayette County thoroughfares, and is willing to pay for them.
PTC
development moratorium gets first legal challenge
It
took just over two weeks for Peachtree City to draw a legal challenge
to its 90-day land development moratorium.
Viability
of town center tops Tyrone concerns
As
Tyrone continues to grow, the town leaders want to make sure the historical
heart of the town keeps beating.
Flight
instructor gets 30 days jail for buzzing fairground
The
flight instructor in charge of a plane that "buzzed" the Kiwanis
Fair in Fayette County in September has pleaded guilty to two counts
of unlawful flight of an aircraft.
Fayette
County High Yearbook wins highest honor
Fayette
students have once again reached the pinnacle of achievement in an endeavor.
Bird
count shows decline in numbers here
The
best thing about the recent National Audubon Society Christmas Bird
Count in the Peachtree City circle was the weather.
Chamber
speaker: bin Laden repeated historical mistake
Terrorist
Osama bin Laden made the biggest mistake against Americans since 1941,
according to a specialist in terrorism who spoke here Saturday.
Fayette
science teacher gets district honor
The
Georgia Science Teachers Association has selected Karen Mizell of Flat
Rock Middle School as the 2002 Middle School Science Teacher of the
Year for its 5th District.
Town
of Brooks fetes retiring councilwoman
Retiring
Brooks Councilwoman Caroline Smith was treated to a reception at the
City Council's last meeting.
Sen.
Mike Crotts, Rep. Saxby Chambliss to address Fayette GOP
The
Fayette County Republican Party will host its February First Saturday
Breakfast this Saturday at IHOP in Fayetteville, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Catholic
school sets open house
St. John the Evangelist
Catholic School will have an open house for prospective new students
for the 2002-03 school year Saturday, Feb. 2, from 3-5 p.m.
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