News
Car
inspections have begun at Hartsfield
Starting yesterday,
the Atlanta Police Department and private security personnel began conducting
visual inspections of all vans, trucks, and SUVs on the access roads
leading to Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.
Darnell
proposes new ethics ordinance
Fulton County District
5 Commissioner Emma I. Darnell has proposed a resolution that would
revamp the county's ethics code.
Haro
named Fulton school superintendent
Dr. John T. Haro,
of Rosemount, Minn., unanimously was approved as Superintendent of Schools
Feb. 20 at a special called meeting of the Board of Education. He will
assume his new role July 1.
Annexations
raise objections
Fairburn's proposed
annexation requests for the Harris tract on Plantation Road and the
Stephens tract on GA 74 have been objected to by Fulton County.
Police
Department overcrowded
Officials said Monday
Fairburn's Police Department is a little too overcrowded and has caused
severe space problems.
PSC
warns consumers of telemarketing scam
The Georgia Public
Service Commission is warning Georgia consumers to be aware of fraudulent
telemarketing schemes involving registration for the Georgia No Call
List. Some consumers have reported receiving telemarketing calls soliciting
registration fees as much as $300 for the Georgia No Call List. The
solicitors have also asked for personal information such as social security
numbers. The Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs is investigating
these reports.
Local
students semi-finalists for Presidental Scholars
Six Fulton County
seniors have been selected as semi-finalists for the United States Presidential
Scholars Program:
Performers
soughts
The new Georgia
International Convention Center is seeking performers living in either
South Fulton or Clayton County who wish to audition to perform at the
facility's grand opening community day in June.
Three
steps to scholarship success
One of the biggest
burdens of parenting today is finding the money to pay for college.
Since the cost of higher education is continuously spiraling upward,
most moms and dads are left with no other choice than to seek scholarships
and grants to finance their teen's schooling.
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