News
Aviation
Day at Fulton County Airport
Fulton families
will get a closer look at their community airport, Fulton County Airport-Brown
Field, during "Aviation Day," 10 a.m.-2 p.m. October 5.
Fairburn
closer to approving budget
It's one public
hearing down, and two more to go before Fairburn's budget is approved
for next year.
Coweta
EMC to market natural gas
Coweta Fayette Electric
Membership Corporation (EMC), through its affiliate EMC Natural Gas,
applied to the Georgia Public Service Commission on September 13 to
become a certified natural gas marketer.
Union
City plans Fall Festival
Union City is well
underway in its planning for the annual Fall Festival. Organizers are
expecting a large turnout for the popular community festival. The event,
which in the past has been held in the latter part of September, will
be held October 11th and 12th to allow local high school bands to participate.
What's
on tap at the Fall Festival:
Library
plans events to attract new patrons
September is National
Library Card Month, and the East Point Library will host a variety of
activities this fall to encourage citizens to become "card-carrying"
patrons of the library.
Judge
honored by child councel
Fulton County Juvenile
Court Chief Presiding Judge Nina Hickson will receive a 2002 Outstanding
Child Advocacy Award presented by the National Association of Counsel
for Children (NACC).
Book
signing at the library
The Atlanta-Fulton
Public Library, with the Center for Southern Literature and the Margaret
Mitchell House, will host a discussion and book signing by author Reynolds
Price in the Central Library Auditorium September 26 from noon to 1:30
p.m.
Night
school offered
Fulton County High
School students have an opportunity to earn additional high school credits
by attending a nine-week night school.
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.
Sports
Teams
face formidable foes in fourth week
The
third week of the high school football season is upon us and teams are
either looking to continue their winning ways or to right their ships
fast. The only home games in the area tonight are Fayette County vs.
Newnan and Northgate vs. North Clayton.
Notable
AMS
hosts NOPI Nationals this weekend
More than 80,000
car enthusiasts are expected this Saturday and Sunday at Atlanta Motor
Speedway for the 15th annual NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow, one
of the largest in the world. This year's NOPI Nationals will feature
more than 6,000 show cars and trucks competing for over $100,000, and
a smorgasbord of other activities, including hydraulic jump-offs, burnout
contests, dyno contests, the World Bodybuilding Challenge, live music
and a foam party.
PTC
Recreation to host fun day for students durig school holidays
Peachtree City Parks
and Recreation Dept. will hold an all day Friday Funday on Oct. 18 at
the Kedron Fieldhouse off Kedron Drive in Peachtree City. Drop off begins
at 7:45 a.m. for the day of activities which runs from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Friday Funday coincides with a school holiday for students / staff development
day scheduled on the Fayette County Board of Education 2002-03 Calendar.
Registration begins on Sept 15 for children ages 5 to 12
at the Kedron Fieldhouse and the Recreation Admin Building,off McIntosh
Trail. The cost is $25 per child and is limited to 60 children. Children
must bring their own lunch.
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