The Fayette Citizen-News Page

Wednesday, September 18, 2002

County up in the air about sheriff's copter

An angry discussion Thursday night has boiled over into a full-fledged fight between the Fayette County Sheriff's Department and the Fayette County Board of Commissioners over the sheriff's department recent purchase of a helicopter.

West Nile virus involved in Fayette man's death

A Fayette County man may be the county's first West Nile virus victim.

F'ville backs up on plans for annexing; will appoint study group

Local residents with concerns about the proposed master plan for Fayetteville's south side will have the opportunity to make their points known over the next two weeks, as a task force is being organized to study the pros and cons of the plan.

County Commission mulls aid for multi-church charity group

Should the Fayette County Commission support one of the charitable organizations in the county?

Oops, tax man flunks math; BOE to redo rate

The gobbledygook continues.

Chase suspect indicted for murder, vehicular homicide

A Jonesboro woman has been indicted by a Fayette County Grand Jury for murder and vehicular homicide for causing the death of a Peachtree City man while fleeing Luthersville Police.

Grand jury tosses out feticide charges

A Fayette County Grand Jury has declined to indict a local man on charges that he caused the death of two unborn children by striking the mother in the abdomen.

Change would allow 15-year-olds to carry siblings on golf cart in PTC

The Peachtree City Council will consider allowing 15-year-old golf cart drivers with their Georgia learner's permit to drive their siblings around.

Man indicted for multiple counts of child molestation

A Fayette man has been indicted for six counts of aggravated child molestation and 15 counts of child molestation relating to incidents at his residence at Landmark Mobile Home Park dating back to January 1999.

Staging area for lake dredging set, but it may not be needed

County water officials are nearing a "legal agreement" with Peachtree City to have access to Drake Field to stage materials for dredging Lake Peachtree later this year.

Landmark has a new song to sing

Premiering at graduation this past May, Landmark Christian School's first alma mater is an original work written by the school's high school English chair Rebecca Riskedahl. The chorus sang the new alma mater in four-part harmony. The moving piece was arranged and directed by Landmark choral director Beth Everett.

Police Blotter

No One Loves Donuts More Than Dad

On Friday, August 20, 2002, the PTO at Peeples Elementary School in Fayetteville hosted its annual "Dads and Donuts" breakfast. This popular Peeples Elementary PTO fundraiser was attended by most of the school's students and their fathers. Donuts, coffee, and milk were available for a small fee and served by volunteer moms. The hour long breakfast was a great way for Peeples' students in grades K-5 to get a little extra "quality time" with dad while showing off their school

Chi Omega Southern Crescent Alumni Chapter Established

The national panhellenic Chi Omega sorority recently established the Southern Crescent Alumni Chapter for Fayette, Coweta and Clayton Counties.

Boys Scouts backpack through New Mexico

Family and friends of Boy Scout Troop 73, sponsored by the Inman United Methodist Church, would like to congratulate a crew of 15 who spent 13 days in July on a high adventure backpacking trip to Philmont Boy Scout Reservation located in Cimarron, New Mexico.

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