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Commission
to keep voting in secret sessions
Despite an opinion
from the Georgia Attorney General's office saying their executive session
votes are illegal, the Fayette County Commission decided Friday to keep
doing business as usual. That means the board will continue voting during
sessions closed to the public.
Grumbling
increases over Dunn leadership
It looks as if the
election of a chairman for the Fayette County Commission could be interesting
this January.
Industrial
park not for homes, PTC says
A rezoning proposal
for a 124-home subdivision on the southern edge of Peachtree City on
Ga. Highway 74 was denied unanimously by the City Council Thursday night.
Cops
bust SCHS teacher for Internet sex
A teacher at Sandy
Creek High School was arrested Friday morning after sheriff's detectives
caught him using a webcam on a computer in his classroom to display
"a sex act" via the Internet, according to police.
Mayor
kicks off 'Shop PTC' campaign
With Thanksgiving
and the biggest shopping period of the year approaching, Peachtree City
Mayor Steve Brown wants to encourage residents to shop in local stores.
He proclaimed "Shop Peachtree City Month" at the Nov. 21 City
Council meeting.
Holiday
events in Peachtree City
Brown:
1st shot fired in rezoning revolution
On Nov. 21, the
City Council of Peachtree City unanimously voted to deny a rezoning
request, firing what Mayor Steve Brown calls the first shot in a revolution
of evaluating rezonings based on the impact on the local school system.
F'ville
adds nonlethal weapon that's sure to shock bad guys
It looks like a
handgun, feels like a handgun and almost shoots like a handgun.
Jolt
from Fville police's taser weapon is jarring, effective
The electrical jolt
from the Fayetteville Police Department's new taser weapon doesn't just
get your attention; it commands it.
Stillions
picked to head new high school
McIntosh
High School principal Greg Stillions was named Tuesday morning to the
same post at the new Whitewater High School, which is slated to open
next fall.
Judge
denies bond for woman who led police on deadly chase through PTC
A
Riverdale woman accused of murder for the death of a Peachtree City
man in an auto crash while she was being chased by police in July was
denied bond Tuesday morning.
PTC
council approves tweaked version of hotel-motel tax pact with Development
Authority
The Peachtree City
Council has unanimously signed off on a deal to cut the hotel-motel
tax funds it provides to the city's development authority.
PTC
appoints separate city attorney and solicitor to replace Lindsey
Beginning next year,
Peachtree City will have a separate city attorney and municipal court
solicitor.
County
OK's radio system purchase
The
Fayette County Commission gave unanimous approval last Saturday to buying
the county's new communications systems from Motorola for $7.6 million.
Smith
estate denied at Tyrone, town continues in greenspace program
The
last time the Tyrone Town Council discussed the 36.724-acre tract known
as the Smith estate, developer Burt Clark had offered several compromises
to the council to get the development built. The council members appreciated
the compromises but the concerned citizens wanted time to examine the
proposed compromises. Further discussion was delayed.
Cannon
looks back on six years on Tyrone Town Council
During the public
comment portion of last Thursday's Tyrone Town Council meeting, a number
of citizens came forward to thank Ronnie Cannon for his six years of
service to the town and for his friendship.
FCH
leaving PROMINA
Fayette Community
Hospital and its parent hospital, Piedmont Medical Center, will no longer
be a member of the PROMINA Health System.
Council
tweaks zoning ordinance
Several
amendments to Fayetteville's zoning ordinance were approved last week
at the regular City Council meeting.
Georgia
gets top grade for its DUI prevention efforts
Mothers Against
Drunk Driving and the GuideOne Foundation have given Georgia a "B"
grade for its efforts to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking.
Local
man serves in Afghanistan
Fayetteville resident
David Michael "Mike" Harris, a sergeant in the United States
Marine Corps, is currently deployed to Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul,
Afghanistan, as part of Operaton Enduring Freedom and the war against
terrorism.
Endangered
whooping cranes reach Georgia skies
Sixteen whooping
cranes following four ultralight aircraft landed in Pike County, Georgia
Tuesday on their 1,250-mile fall migration from Necedah National Wildlife
Refuge in Wisconsin to Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge along
Florida's central Gulf Coast.
Area
students receive Ty Cobb scholarships
A number of students
from the Fayette/Coweta/South Fulton area are recipients of scholarships
provided by the Ty Cobb Educational Foundation, including:
Whitewater
makes history with Positive Label certification
Whitewater Middle
has become the first middle school in the nation to complete an innovative,
national, four-week character education program designed to break the
name-calling/bullying cycle, stop violence before it starts and teach
students self-esteem.
FCCDV
benefit successful
The Fayette County
Council on Domestic Violence's recent silent auction and luncheon, the
organization's only major fundraiser, was declared a real success, according
to the organizers.
Students
decorate boxes for good cause
The Student Council
at Rising Starr Middle School sponsored a Thanksgiving Food Drive Nov.
4-18. Food was collected by homeroom and each class was asked to decorate
a box with a Thanksgiving theme. This year's winners for best decorated
box were (sixth-grade homeroom) Suzanne Quattlebaum, (seventh-grade
homeroom) Amy Maddox and (eighth-grade homeroom) Julie Gray. The overall
school winner was the seventh-grade homeroom of Greg Parsons.
Cathy
Cox to speak at CCSU graduation
Georgia Secretary
of State Cathy Cox is the scheduled speaker for Clayton College &
State University's upcoming graduation ceremonies, scheduled for Thursday,
Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Athletics & Fitness Center.
Colder
weather keeps Red Cross disaster teams busy
The
weekend before Thanksgiving provided proof that the fire season is here.
Oxendine
offers fire safety tips for holidays
Insurance and Safety
Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine urges Georgians to keep safety in
mind when decorating their homes for the holidays.
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