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Mayor
wants probe of tax pact
Claiming that it
"handcuffs" the current City Council, Peachtree City Mayor
Steve Brown wants an investigation into the contracts approved by last
year's council that dedicate hotel-motel tax funds to the city's development
and airport authorities.
Appointed
PTC authority declares war on Council
Calling the body
that appointed it "ethically challenged," the Peachtree City
Development Authority in a letter to this newspaper Tuesday unleashed
a broadside against Mayor Steve Brown and members of the City Council.
Ex-mayor
accuses Rapson of ethics lapse
Former Peachtree
City Mayor Bob Lenox has filed an ethics complaint against City Councilman
Steve Rapson, claiming he is using his position "to garner significant
financial gain for him and his family."
Rising
Starr tops Booth inNational Science Olympiad
Rising Starr Middle
School ended J.C. Booth Middle's string of six consecutive national
titles with its own win at last week's National Science Olympiad at
the University of Delaware, but Booth's second-place finish gave Fayette
County an impressive 1-2 punch.
PTC's
Memorial Day fest to feature Guard band
Peachtree City's
Memorial Day celebration will have more than just a patriotic theme
this year.
FCBOE
set to approve budget in June
The
Fayette County Board of Education is tentatively set to approve the
budget for fiscal year 2003 at a called meeting June 4 at 4:30 p.m.
DOT
agrees to median change for Hwy. 54 widening project in PTC
Officials
from the Georgia Department of Transportation have agreed to tweak its
design for widening Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City to four lanes.
No
candy ban for PTC July 4th Parade; walking spotters to be required for
floats
Freedom
will ring and the candy will fly this year at Peachtree City's annual
July 4th Parade.
Rec
dept. hosts history-filled tour
A van filled with
14 interested history buffs departed from the Hollingsworth House recently
for the Fayette County Recreation Department's annual historical bus
tour.
Friday
Johnson tourney nets $24,000
A
little rain did not dampen the fundraising efforts at the annual Friday
Johnson Golf Tournament. The event at the WhiteWater Country Club raised
$24,000 for the two Fayette Youth Protection Homes for abused and neglected
children.
Travis
foundation sees first graduate
Fayette
County native and longtime business owner Ed Travis set up a foundation
to assist graduates of his alma mater, Fayette County High School, and
he has now seen the first of those students graduate from college.
Holiday
campaign to crack down on seat belt violators
The Georgia Department
of Motor Vehicle Safety predicts 20 people will die in motor vehicle
related crashes during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Third-graders
take center stage in 'Alice in Wonderland'
The acting bug has
bitten third-grade students at Oak Grove Elementary.
Local
student wins state oratorical contest
Andrea Zonnevald,
representing the Evening Optimist Club of Fayetteville, won first prize
in the Georgia District-Optimist International Oratorical Contest. She
is the daughter of Diederik and Carla Zonneveld of Fayetteville and
is completing her sophomore year at Starr's Mill High School.
McIntosh
high acheivers honored
McIntosh High School
students who have demonstrated high academic achievement were honored
recently by the school's Academic Booster Club, an organization that
is unique among Fayette County's high schools.
Students
place at regional recitation competition
Three Fayette students
brought home honors from the 2002 Griffin RESA (Regional Educational
Service Agency) Literary Contest.
Fayette
students ready for state geography bee
What state capital
did the Puget Sound earthquake rock in the spring of 2001?
American
Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence honors McIntosh High School
McIntosh High School
was one of 12 schools in the nation to receive a special recognition
in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day May 7 from the American
Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence.
Fayette
children getting help from 'Friends'
The Fayette County
School's Friends Mentoring Program has been around since 1992 and has
grown tremendously over the years.
Fayette
Teachers Receive Scholarships for Professional Development
Two Fayette teachers
are among 22 educators who received scholarships through the Education
Excellence Foundation of the National School Supply and Equipment Association
(NSSEA).
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