Wednesday, June 12, 2002
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Wednesday, June 12, 2002 |
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Watson: Told differing stories to wife's friends Murder defendant Jim
Watson in a taped interview played in court Tuesday said he told different
versions of his wife's disappearance to friends "to get them off
my back." As detectives began
to search Jim and Beverley Watson's house for clues about the missing
woman's whereabouts, their daughter noticed something in the garage that
may be the only link between her father and the crime scene where Beverley
Watson's remains were found dust on her mother's car, according to testimony
in Jim Watson's Fulton County murder trial.
As detectives searched
his home collecting possible evidence of foul play after he reported his
wife missing, Jim Watson was cooperative, according to two officials from
the Fayette County Sheriff's Department. For the first time
Friday, Jim Watson spoke aloud in court as he responded to an inquiry
from the judge presiding in the murder case against him. The Fayette County
Sheriff's Department could become a lot more crowded later this year if
the Fayette County Commission adopts the department's proposed budget
of nearly $13 million. You could say the dog park went to the people people who opposed spending $14,150 to create a fenced dog exercise area on city land near Peachtree City's Kedron recreation facility. PTC buys land for 3rd bike bridge Peachtree City is the new owner of 5.1 acres of prime real estate fronting on Ga. Highway 54 West at the entrance to the venerable Wynnmeade subdivision.
The Fayette County Commission will finish its preliminary budget discussions Thursday with three more department heads presenting their budgets.
If the Fayette County commissioners want to fund elements in the first year of their Capital Improvement Program, they'll have to transfer nearly $3.5 million from their cash reserves for the projects. Commission turns down store request
A rezoning request to allow development of a convenience store at Seay Road and Ga. Highway 92 was recommended for denial by the Fayette County Planning Commission at its regular meeting last Thursday night. It's been 55 years
since the Fayette County High School Class of 1947 graduated and they
still get together to recall old times. There were 50 graduates that year,
nine of whom are now deceased, and 19 were present for the most recent
reunion. Forgetting to unload
his landscaping equipment from the back of his truck may cost Fayette
County High School junior Jamie Gilman the chance to go to prom ... and
it may cost him his passing grades as well. The Tyrone Town Council
met last Thursday night and tentatively approved a 2002-2003 budget, including
the Capital Improvement Program and Sewer Enterprise Fund, of $2,749,731.
Tyrone's
payment of the fire impact fee has got council member Ronnie Cannon a
little hot. During
the staff comment portion of the Tyrone Town Council meeting last Thursday
night, town manager Barry Amos told the council about the results of an
investigation into whether or not the construction of Handley Fields destroyed
wetlands.
For
the third year in a row, Peeples Elementary took top honors in the Fayette
Youth Protection Home's Power Parade. The
Peachtree City Recreation Department is looking for a few good male or
female volunteers for crowd control on the morning of July 4.
Representatives
from 15 counties in the newly formed 8th Congressional District gathered
Saturday to elect new Republican officers and review rules.
The
Fayette County Republican Party will be conducting candidate qualifying
for those offices that will appear on the August 20, 2002 Republican General
Primary ballot on June 19-21, 2002, as mandated by state law.
The
Fayette County Republican Party, in conjunction with the Coweta County
Republican Party, will be hosting a forum with the republican candidates
for lieutenant governor. Red Cross issues emergency appeal for blood donors
Blood is being rationed and surgeries may be cancelled because blood supplies all over the country are drastically low.
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