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News
WASA's
plans for resevoir hits snag
The South Fulton
Municipal Water and Sewage Authority appeared headed for a break-up
prior to Tuesday night's meeting. The Authority was formed in April
2000 by the cities of Fairburn, Palmetto and Union City to address sewage
and water issues for the tri-city area.
Fulton
County enters partnership with Southwest African brewery
Fulton County and
the southwest African nation of Namibia will help a Namibian corporation
establish U.S.-based operations here in a venture that could lead to
the construction of a brewery subsidiary.
Free
seminar for Fulton County vendors
Fulton County is
sponsoring a free seminar October 19 to help vendors and prospective
vendors learn about business opportunities with county government.
Free
concert for jazz, folk fans
Fulton County District
7 Commissioner William "Bill" Edwards invites residents to
a free outdoor performance by jazz group Straight Ahead and folk duo
Joyce & Jacque at 7 p.m., today.
Landmark:
Teaching Leadership To Its 'Prefect'ion
How does Landmark
Christian School plan to put a president in the White House
Coweta-Fayette
EMC hosts fair
Last Saturday, Coweta-Fayette
EMC hosted its fourth "On the Midway" member appreciation
day. The country fair atmosphere attracted hundreds of members for the
morning of fun.
Duck
Derby at CCSU Oct. 12
On your mark, get
set, quack! And they're off!
Sports
Rivals
meet on gridiron tonight
It
seems like every week from now until the end of the football season
will feature some big games for our local teams.
Starr's
Mill places second in volleyball tournament
The Starr's Mill
Lady Panthers volleyball team was in top form this past weekend in Conyers,
bringing home the second place trophy in the Conyers Classic Invitational.
Softball
teams prepare for area tournament
The area softball
tournament for Region 4-AAAAA is scheduled to start on Monday. As tuneups
for the playoffs, the local teams have been facing each other. On Tuesday
of this week McIntosh faced Mundy's Mill, while Fayette County and Starr's
Mill battled.
Tryouts
for roller hockey teams soon
The 2002 GHRA State
Champion McIntosh Chief Inline Hockey Club will be holding tryouts for
two high school teams Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Kedron Multipurpose
Rink from 8-10 p.m. The tryouts are open to all players in high school
(9th to 12th grade) in Fayette and Coweta Counties. If a player is not
currently registered through PHA, they will be required to show a current
USA membership card or they must purchase "weekend warrior"
insurance onsite prior to the tryouts. These players must also pay a
fee of $5 and must have a parent or guardian present to fill out the
registration form.
Deer
season starts next week
Deer season for
modern firearms hunters opens statewide Saturday, Oct. 19. In the Northern
Zone, the season runs through Jan. 1, 2003. In the Southern Zone, the
season runs through Jan. 12, 2003. Last year, more than 279,000 firearms
hunters harvested 371,500 deer. Approximately 96 percent of sportsmen
and women use a modern firearm when pursuing deer, according to the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
(WRD).
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