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County
wants to increase its share of local option tax; PTC, Tyrone would get
less money under new formula
Peachtree City and
Tyrone stand to be the big losers under the county's proposed plan to
equalize sales tax distribution.
Fayette
on alert for West Nile virus
Fayette County officials
are stepping up their efforts to be on the lookout for the West Nile
virus, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently
confirmed the first Georgia case involving a human.
PTC
Council sits at peace table with nervous authorities
The rocky relationship
between the Peachtree City Council and two of its autonomous appointed
authorities may have lost some of its rancor for the moment as all parties
came together last week to work out compromise positions on a disputed
taxing agreement.
Development
Authority opposes cuts for tennis, amphitheater
The meeting between
council and the development authority wasn't as diplomatically smooth
as the airport authority's, but both sides eventually agreed to meet
later on the issue once the authority compiles figures on how it can
cut costs so it doesn't need the hotel-motel tax subsidy to operate
the city's tennis center and amphitheater.
Bedraggled
beagle becomes a 4-year-old's wish-come-true
A child's wish turned
into reality this summer, as a three-legged dog brought home the true
meaning of family.
74/Redwine
property rezoned
The busy stretch
of Ga. Highway 74 near Redwine Road will probably get a little busier
after the Fayette County Commission voted to rezone the property last
week.
Chuck
Floyd named as chief magistrate; becomes Fayette's first black judge
Fayette
attorney Charles Floyd Jr. has been appointed as the county's chief
magistrate judge, replacing long-time chief magistrate A.K. (Kenny)
Melear, who resigned after being accused of using racial slurs.
No
one hurt after small plane crash near PTC
Four
people walked away uninjured from a small plane crash Saturday morning
just south of Peachtree City, according to the Fayette County Department
of Fire and Emergency Services.
PTC
to regulate stormwater to improve water quality results
Illegal
discharges into Peachtree City's stormwater drainage system will carry
a hefty fine if the city council signs off on a water protection ordinance
compiled by a volunteer committee.
Local
man arrested for assault, kidnapping
A
Fayetteville man has been arrested for assaulting a woman at his residence
early Saturday morning.
Local
nursing home employee fired, charged for stealing pain patch
An
East Point woman has been arrested for stealing pain medication from
a patient at Southland Nursing Home in Peachtree City while she worked
as a certified nurse assistant there.
Police:
Fville man hit mother with wooden chair
Police say a Fayetteville
man struck his mother with a wooden chair and then turned on two Fayette
County Sheriff's detectives who had responded to the scene last week.
War
veterans to receive high school diplomas
Veterans who did
not graduate from high school due to their service in the Korean or
Vietnam War can now apply to the school district where they attended
high school to receive their high school diplomas.
Children
at the Fayette youth Protection homes enter a new school year
The
Fayette Youth Protection Homes staff invited Fayette County teachers,
counselors and principals for a luncheon and planning session. The Youth
Protection Homes provide shelter and healing to abused and neglected
children. As the new school year opened, the agency's percentage of
elementary age residents was much higher than in previous years.
Wheat
loans Civil war pistol to museum
Former
Fayetteville mayor Mike Wheat recently loaned a Civil War-era pistol
used by one of his ancestors to the museum at Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House
in Fayetteville.
Regional
Archives in Clayton County
Calling upon the
theme of Bruce Springsteen's current tribute to the American spirit
- "The Rising" - James McSweeney, regional administrator for
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today opened
the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Southeast Regional Archives,
just west of the campus of Clayton College & State University and
astride the city boundaries of Morrow and Lake City, Ga.
Southern
Regional refiles application for rehab center
Southern Regional
Health System announced this week that it has refiled its application
to launch an inpatient acute rehabilitation program. The 20-bed center
would be only the second inpatient rehab facility in the Atlanta metro
area south of I-20.
Dan
Cathy speaks at Landmark
Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A's
president and chief operating officer, delivered an inspiring message
to Landmark Christian School's class of 2003 during last Friday's Senior
Convocation.
English
to emcee opening Villages concert
Fayette Superior
Court Judge Paschal English, who received national recognition as a
cast member of the CBS-TV series "Survivor," will emcee the
opening concert of the Fayetteville Villages Amphitheater next month.
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