News

Duncan Park to close after all

Unless an early holiday miracle occurs, Fairburn's Duncan park will be shut down tomorrow.

Union City says no to rezoning request

Union City officials turned down a zoning request, despite an impassioned plea from the developer's attorney.

School bus accident sends 12 students to the hospital

Twelve South Fulton students were sent to the hospital Monday after a tractor trailer struck a bus.

South Fulton Medical Center offers free screenings and education in December

South Fulton Medical Center will host several free and discounted screenings and health education seminars during the month of December 2002. To register or for more information, call 1-888-888-1872. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Writing contest winners to be published

In March, twelve students from talented and gifted language arts classes at Camp Creek Middle School entered the O! Georgia Too Writing Competition sponsored by Humpus Bumpus Bookstore in Cumming, Georgia.

Union City denies church zoning change, approves annexation of 73+ acres

The Union City Council started their meeting last week considering two items tabled from the October meeting. The council denied a text amendment to the zoning ordinance that would have reduced requirements for a church to be located on a residential property within the city to be less than three acres.

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:

Colder weather keeps Red Cross disaster teams busy

The weekend before Thanksgiving provided proof that the fire season is here.

Carter pledges support to Georgia tourism at summit

Former President and Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter joined other influential State leaders during a recent tourism summit and pledged support to Georgia tourism. In a speech at The Southern Pine Conference Center at Callaway on Tuesday, November 12, Carter said he was surprised to learn that Georgia ranks lowest in tourism promotion spending amongst surrounding Southeastern states.

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.

Sports

Second round of state playoffs set for tonight

East Coweta, Landmark Christian and Starr's Mill all got big wins in the first round of the state playoffs. The second round games take place tonight and all three teams are hoping to continue their winning ways.

Starr's Mill swimmers take second in Conyers

The Starr's Mill swim team traveled to Conyers for their first meet of the season on Nov. 23. Both the boys and girls teams placed second overall behind Wesleyan with a combined point total of 1061 points. Wesleyan's total score was 1247. Third place went to Salem with 794 points and fourth to Rockdale County with 259.

Early part of basketball season continues

The first part of the high school basketball season continued on Tuesday night and many local teams ended up on the short end of the stick.

Local Trout Unlimited chapter reactivates in PTC

The Flint River Chapter of Trout Unlimited has been reactivated in Peachtree City, Ga. It was one of the original chapters in Georgia, ad joins the efforts of other state chapters in supporting Trout Unlimited's mission of conserving, protecting and restoring North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.