|
PTC
ethics board 'admonishes' Councilman Rapson
In a grueling
4-hour long hearing Thursday night in Peachtree City, the city's ethics
board voted 3-2 to "admonish" City Councilman Steve Rapson
for technical violations of the city's ethics ordinance. The two charges
had been filed by former Mayor Bob Lenox.
Tom
Farr dead at 60
Thomas E.
Farr, 60 honored leader in the Fayette County business community,
executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Peachtree National
Bank, elder at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City, Rotarian
died at his home Wednesday, apparently of natural causes.
Clowns
respond to girl run over by float in PTC July 4th parade
When
an 11-year-old girl was run over by a trailer in Peachtree City's Fourth
of July parade last week, the first emergency unit on the scene was
a bunch of clowns.
Relocating
utilities for Hwy. 54 widening to be costly
Before
Ga. Highway 54 West is widened to four lanes in Peachtree City, it will
cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to relocate utilities currently
in the area.
Peachtree
Skate on the way out ... auto body shop to replace it
An
auto body repair shop will replace Peachtree Skate on Clover Reach in
Peachtree City now that the city's Planning Commission has signed off
on the plans.
New
PTC fire tower proves its mettle during blaze
The
newest weapon in Peachtree City's firefighting arsenal debuted last
week during a blaze at Interlochen Drive.
Police
Blotter
Clayton
State presents free DNA forensic science seminar series
Crime scene meets
classroom July 15 to July 19 as six forensic science experts converge
on Clayton State's campus for a DNA Forensic-Science Seminar Series.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
True
crime author to speak at PTC library
Jaclyn Weldon White
will make a return appearance at the Peachtree City Library on Thursday,
July 25 at 7 p.m. to talk about her latest book, "The Empty Nursery,"
a true crime book about the 1992 kidnapping and murder of seven-month
old Haley Hardwick in Lawrenceville,Ga. White, a former Juvenile Court
Administrator, has provided in-depth insight into the case from two
very different perspectives. On one hand the reader is privy to the
police investigation and on the other hand can experience the anguish
the Mother is going through.
Free
goat raising seminar in August
The Middle Georgia
Goat Producers will sponsor a "Goat Basic" workshop on Saturday
August 10, in Perry, Ga. at the Houston County Extension Office, located
at 733 Carroll Street. The meeting will begin promptly at 8 a.m. and
will end by noon. The following subjects will be covered during the
morning session: fencing, housing, browse, medications, selecting goats.
Movies
Senoia
tabs Canerella as new police chief
Senoia
has a new top cop on the beat.
School
choice comes to Coweta
Parents
at five Coweta County elementary schools could opt to send their children
to different schools this fall.
Brown
wants Hwy. 74 widening as main road focus
Peachtree
City Mayor Steve Brown believes TDK Boulevard should be extended to
help some traffic problems in Coweta County.
Courthouse
design firm named
Atlanta architecture
firm Rosser International has been retained to design the Coweta County
Justice Center.
Click Here to
view complete listing of articles for this edition of The Citizen
News
|
