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News
Back
to school - new faces and new places
School bells will
be heard in Fulton County Monday, ringing in the 2002-03 school year.
The opening of four new schools and implementation of new student achievement
programs are highlights of the school year.
Jordan
pulls out of County Commission race
Fulton County Commissioner
Bill Edwards will face no opposition in November, after this week's
announcement by independent candidate Abby Jordan.
Residents
can tell Fulton what they think of government services
Fulton County government
will conduct a wide-ranging opinion survey in August and September 2002
to find out which services residents need the most.
Candidate
forum is Tuesday
The six candidates
for the newly created 13th Congressional District will have a chance
to demonstrate to voters why they feel they should go to Washington
at a candidate's forum one week before the primary election.
Exiting
PTC official lauded for quality of city's developments
With a throng of
well-wishers ranging from developers to concerned citizens, Peachtree
City officials hosted a "retirement" party last week for Jim
Williams, the city's director of developmental services who is leaving
to become Fairburn's city manager.
AIDS
testing sites expand
The Fulton County
Department of Health and Wellness will offer HIV testing and syphilis
screening at three new locations beginning August 19.
Commission
wants to hear residents' concerns
Fulton County Commissioner
William "Bill" Edwards wants to listen more to his South Fulton
constituents
School
workers getting out the message that school starts Monday
Armed with information
and determination, Fulton County school social workers hit the streets
this week to make sure every student and parent knows about the first
day of school.
Sports
Team
USA scores in London
They
were four girls from Fayette County going to London, England, with the
Team USA cheerleading team to compete against teams from around the
world. Now, they are back in the states and they know they are number
one.
Dale
Murphy to speak at LDS Church next weekend
Former National
League All Star Dale Murphy will be returning to the scene of his greatest
baseball triumphs on Saturday, Aug. 17 for a special "Fireside"
talk in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' Stake Center
in Lilburn, Ga.
Local
student attends leadership conference
Beau Kelsch, a 14-year-old
freshman at McIntosh High School, recently attended the week-long American
Red Cross Leadership Development Conference at Emory University. According
to event organizer Kristi Couch, the annual conference is designed to
provide "focused, thought-provoking, skill-building experiences
in leadership and service."
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