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Pilot slightly hurt in crash while landing at Falcon Field

A solo pilot attempting to land at Falcon Field just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday evening crashed an experimental aircraft just short of the runway.

Georgia appeals court upholds ruling to supress DUI evidence in PTC case

The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by Fayette State Court Judge Fletcher Sams to suppress key evidence in a DUI case from Peachtree City that originated when a police officer pulled over a motorist for apparently driving his truck without an auto tag.

Minor traffic accident in Luthersville sparked deadly police chase in PTC

The deadly police chase that claimed the life of a Peachtree City man in July began as Luthersville police officers investigated a minor traffic accident, according to initial police reports.

Ethics board to shun public from deliberations?

Peachtree City's Ethics Board will meet 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall to discuss potential revisions to the city's ethics ordinance.

Author to speak at library

The Georgia Author Program for January at the Peachtree City library will feature Millam McGraw Propst, author of "It May Not Leave a Scar" and "A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street." She will be in the downstairs room of the library Thursday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m.

Home Depot chips in for landscaping at playground memorial for volunteer

The Home Depot in Peachtree City recently donated funding to provide landscaping at the Luther Holt Memorial at the All Children's Playground at Picnic Park.

Traffic, political fights in Peachtree City in 2002

Motorists who travel the often-clogged Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City got fantastic news earlier this year when it was announced that the Georgia Department of Transportation was "fast-tracking" the widening of the thoroughfare to four lanes.

Much work on Lake Mac in 2002

The past year has been a busy one with regard to Lake McIntosh.

GRTA plan, new commissioners in Coweta

In 2002, the Coweta Coweta Commission laid the framework for the county's first mass transit program. In the spring, the county officially signed up for the Georgia RegionalTransportation Authority's plan to run express buses in the 13 county metro Atlanta region.

Coweta schools continue to grow

The Coweta County School System saw many changes in 2002.

Changes in Senoia in 2002

Change was the operative word in Senoia in 2002.

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Sports

Sandy Creek swim team sets records

The Sandy Creek Patriots swim team set five school records, three state qualifing times and 27 personal records in their meet against South Forsyth, Northgate and Heritage. The boys team lost to South Forsyth, which is a highly ranked program, and defeated Northgate and Heritage, while the girls, missing several members due to illness, finished behind those teams. In their first three meets of the season, Sandy Creek has set nine school records and 73 personal records.

Newnan girls soccer team recognized by National Soccer Coaches

The Newnan Lady Cougars were among 186 women's soccer teams recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Assocation of America as 2002 NSCAA Team Academic Award recipients. The team's overall GPA, compiled from their 18 player state playoff roster in the 2001-2002 school year, was 3.69 and tied the Lady Cougars with three other schools for 41st in the nation.

High school athletics starts up again this weekend

School starts back up on Monday but several groups of high school athletes will get back in the swing of things this weekend.

Opinion

The reasons for being pro-police are many and should be obvious
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

I had an unpleasant dream the other night. In the dream, I happened to overhear two people who were discussing one of my newspaper columns. One of them said to the other, "You know that the guy who writes this stuff is anti-police, don't you?" Though I was in the midst of a deep sleep, this comment in the dream disturbed me enough to wake me up. In that misty haze between stupor and alertness that sometimes occurs in the middle of the night, I tried to determine why the man in my dream would say such a thing.

The finer points of water balloon warfare, and frostbite in June
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Last week The Boy asked, "Dad, can I go over to Michael's house? His yard is great; they got 60 acres. We're gonna run around in the woods and shoot paint balls at each other after the sun goes down. You do know what paint ball is, don't you?"

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