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Traffic
stop nets largest ever powder, crack cocaine confiscation in city
A traffic stop for
a broken headlight has led to the largest cocaine and crack cocaine
bust in Peachtree City's history, according to police.
Fayette
nixes GRTA buses
The Fayette County
Commission rejected the Georgia Regional Transportation Agency's offer
of $1.2 million to get on the bus last week, but left the door slightly
ajar for bus service down the road.
PTC
mayor skeptical about new TDK link to Coweta
A future project
to extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County via a bridge over Line Creek
was originally envisioned as a way to free up traffic on Ga. Highway
54 West by rerouting employees to the city's industrial park.
School
calendar vote delayed
At
the suggestion of Fayette County School Superintendent John DeCotis,
the Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to put off the
vote on the 2003-2004 school calendar.
PTC
Council hears plan to study streets to slow, cut down traffic
In
the view of many Golf View Drive residents, the Peachtree City street
has become a race track.
Guilty
verdicts in assault, home invasion
A
Fayette County jury has found a Palmetto man guilty of several charges
stemming from a home invasion last March at a north Fayette residence
located at the Fayette-Fulton county line.
Property
assessment freeze for PTC seniors faces tough road
More
information is needed before the Peachtree City Council decides on a
proposal to freeze property assessments for citizens over 70 years old.
Local
thrift shop expands again
The
title of the shop is The Clothes Less Traveled, but you will find much
more than gently used clothes in the store. Located on the corner of
Huddleston Road and Fulton Court in Peachtree City, the thrift store
has almost anything a person could want for their home. Of course, the
items in the store can change from day-to-day if you can't find what
you are looking for today, it may just come in the next.
Parking
may be restricted in PTC on Commerce Dr.
The
Peachtree City Council will consider a staff recommendation to limit
parking on Commerce Drive North near Gold's Gym and Royal Learners day
care center at its meeting Thursday night.
Proposal:
Clayton State to hold classes at tennis center's new building
The
expansion of the Peachtree City Tennis Center will include room for
a pro shop, a restaurant, and ... a college?
Fayette
County High names distinguished alumni
The
Fayette County High School Athletic Booster Club and Fayette County
High School administration officials have announced its selection for
its Distinguished Alumni in Achievement for 2002.
Soldiers
Tell Their Story at East Fayette
Several
Buffalo Soldiers recently rode into town to make a special visit at
East Fayette Elementary School.
Former
Barnes Advisor Focuses on the Economy in Campaign for General Assembly
Chuck
Meadows, who for over two years was deputy policy director for Georgia
Gov. Roy Barnes, kicked off his campaign for state Senate District 34
last week.
N.
Fayette homeowner group sets meeting
The next meeting
of the North Fayette Community Association is Tuesday, March 26, at
7:30 p.m. at the Country Lakes subdivision's clubhouse.
'Two
Feet for America' bound for 9/11 sites
After
months of making cloth memorials for the victims who lost their lives
in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, students at J.C. Booth Middle School
are ready to send their symbols of love and support to the locations
of those incidents.
Registration
day set for pre-K, kindergarten and after-school programs
Parents of students
who are eligible to attend the Fayette County School System's pre-school
or kindergarten program will be able to register their children for
the 2002-2003 school year April 18 from 9-11 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.
Police
Blotter
Delta
Pilots Charitable Fund Presents $35,000 Donation to 9/11 Disaster Relief
Fund
Delta Air Lines
pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, recently presented
the New York City Central Labor Council (NYCCLC) 9/11 Disaster Relief
Fund with a $35,000 donation from the Delta Pilots Charitable Fund.
The donation will benefit family members of union workers who lost their
lives.
Collins
Questions Food Stamp Program, Farm Bill Incentives
Ag. Secretary questioned
on "farming to the program"
CDC
bioterrorism expert to speak at CCSU March 21
Richard Meyer, director
of the Centers for Disease Control's Bioterrorism Rapid Response and
Advanced Technology Laboratory, will speak on "Responding to Bioterrorism"
Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. in room 10 of the University's Lecture
Hall. Meyer comes to speak in conjunction with Clayton State's spring
biology seminar series.
Dogs
may soon have place to roam in PTC
Dog
owners in Peachtree City may have a new place for their pets to play
in the near future.
Reconnecting
gas service dangerous, illegal, PSC warns
The Georgia Public
Service Commission is warning gas customers not to reconnect their own
service after it's been disconnected.
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