News
Cut
your own tree?
Gale
Botwick's holiday spirit has diminished somewhat after a thief cut down
a tree from her Peachtree City back yard this weekend.
Santa
Run gets rolling Saturday
Peachtree City children
can get a glimpse of Santa riding by on a fire engine during the Peachtree
City Fire Department's annual Santa Run over the next three weekends.
Former
amphitheater director adds discrimination charges to equal pay suit against
PTC development authority
A
federal lawsuit filed by Peachtree City's former amphitheater director
against the city's Development Authority has been expanded to include
a complaint that she was discriminated against after she complained
about her salary.
PTC
planning, library meetings cancelled
The
regularly-scheduled meetings for Peachtree City's Planning Commission
and Library Commission for next week have been cancelled.
Access
to suspect's medical records at dispute in federal lawsuit against PTC
police officer
Attorneys
for a woman who claims she was roughed up by a Peachtree City police
officer during an arrest are opposing a move by city attorneys to gain
access to more of her medical records.
Local
engineer sues Jones Co. Commission over bid process
An
engineering company owned by a Peachtree City man is suing the Jones
County Board of Commissioners for failing to award him a bid for a project
where his company was the lowest bidder.
Community
planning, design topic of seminar Wednesday
The public is invited
to attend an all-day workshop on community planning and design that
is being offered by the Atlanta Regional Commission Wednesday in Atlanta.
Police
Blotter
Movies
Budget
showdown is Dec.17
Coweta
County's proposed budget for next year features no tax increase and
only a modest personnel increase.
Commission
sets summit for business tax rates
Business
tax rates will stay the same in Coweta County this year, but next year
could be different.
Woman
pleads guilty to killing PTC man in police chase crash
A
Jonesboro woman who killed a Peachtree City man as she fled police on
a high-speed chase in July avoided a trial Monday by pleading guilty
to vehicular homicide in the first degree.
County
is StormReady
If
bad weather threatens Coweta County, the county is one of the most prepared
in the state to deal with the problem.
Christmas
festivities in Senoia this weekend
Next
weekend promises to be a busy Christmas weekend in Senoia.
Sports
East
Coweta still alive in playoffs, dreams of returning to dome
The
East Coweta Indians (7-5) are still alive in the Class AAAAA state football
playoffs.
Sandy
Creek swim team splits at first meet of season
The Sandy Creek
High School swim team defeated Shaw High School but lost to Fayette
County high School in its first meet of the season. Much of Sandy Creek's
team consists of first-year swimmers, but the team set 20 personal best
times and four school records in the meet, and had a state qualifying
time.
Starr's
Mill basketball teams get wins on Tuesday night
There
was a full slate of region basketball games on Tuesday night and only
the Starr's Mill boys and girls teams and the Fayette County Lady Tigers
emerged victorious.
McIntosh
wrestling team splits at first meet of season
McIntosh
opened up their wrestling season with a meet against East Coweta and
Central Carrollton. The Chiefs defeated Central Carrollton 49-29 but
lost to East Coweta 43-29.
Opinion
Learning
to sweep as a teen can stay with you for decades to come
By
DAVID EPPS
Pastor
I took last Tuesday
off and did almost no church work. I needed the break and a few chores
around the house needed to be done.
Manners,
like shrimp forks, can turn out to be pretty important stuff
By
Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services
Yes Ma'am, No Ma'am,
Yes Sir, No Sir these are but of few of the catch phrases that
are missed on the young today. Manners a thankless gift handed
down from parents to children. Unfortunately, it seems few parents do
nowadays.
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