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News
Murder
in Union City
The Christian
City community spent Thursday grieving for one of its employees after
a bizarre triple murder near the retirement home Wednesday night.
Fairburn's
property tax rate could double
Fairburn taxpayers
could see their taxes nearly doubled this year, unless the city decides
to cut some services or find another revenue source.
Land
planning group passes first hurdle
After a successful
business career in Atlanta, Steve Nygren bolted the big city and headed
for the serenity of South Fulton County.
Election
Tuesday
South Fulton
residents head to the polls Tuesday with only one contested school board
race on the ballot.
DOT
moves most of I-85 work to evenings, weekends to minimize commuter impact
Responding
to outrage from southside Atlanta commuters, the Georgia Department
of Transportation has changed its work schedule for lane closings due
to improvements slated for both sides of I-85 between Flat Shoals Road
and Riverdale Road in south Fulton County.
Summary
of candidates' views
Secretary
Cox issues important reminders for voting and handling of absentee ballots
Georgia Secretary
of State Cathy Cox today issued important reminders to voters on the
proper voting and handling of absentee ballots for the upcoming August
20th General Primary.
Campbell
Elementary sets PTA meeting
Fairburn's
Campbell Elementary School has scheduled their first PTA for August
20 at 7 p.m. Parents and community members will be introduced to the
school's faculty and PTA Officers. Later in the event, parents will
be welcomed to visit with their child's teacher(s). Parents will be
informed of expectations, curriculum, and special events planned for
the 2002-2003 school year.
Southern
Regional decides to wait on building an acute rehabilitation center
Southern Regional
Health System announced recently it has withdrawn its application to
launch an in-patient acute rehabilitation program, to consider updates
in state's data for reviewing such projects.
ARC
updating transportation plans
As part of
an update of long-range and short-range transportation plans, the Atlanta
Regional Commission (ARC) has completed its tailpipe emissions analysis
demonstrating that these plans not only meet federal air quality standards,
but also will continuously improve the region's air quality during the
next 20 years.
ARC:
Fayette's growth slow compared to other metro Atlanta counties
Preliminary
results from the Atlanta Regional Commission's metro Atlanta population
estimates show that Fayette County is one of the slowest-growing in
the area.
Memorial
service Sunday for PTC man killed during police chase
A memorial
service will be held Sunday for a Peachtree City man who died several
weeks ago in an automobile collision brought on by a high speed police
chase.
Sports
Peachtree
City Classic coming this fall
Preparations
are well underway for the 21st running of thePeachtree City Classic
15K and 5K road races, the Peachtree City Running Club announced earlier
this week.
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