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Tyrone
police chief laid to rest
Tyrone
Police Chief Roger Spencer was remembered at his funeral Wednesday as
a compassionate policeman who cared about Tyrone and was prone to pull
pranks on co-workers, friends and family.
Is
the money there?
Long-awaited
additions to both McIntosh and Sandy Creek high schools could be put
off another year if the legislature doesn't finalize the fiscal 2004
state budget within two weeks, the Fayette County school board learned
Wednesday.
County
drug agents shoot out tire of suspect's stolen vehicle to avoid a chase
A man trying to
flee agents of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department Drug Task Force
Tuesday afternoon was stopped after one of the agents shot out one of
the tires to his car, which turned out to be a stolen vehicle, police
said.
Suspect
in PTC armed robbery found in Atlanta
The
suspect from the January armed robbery of the Flash Foods convenience
store in Peachtree City is now in custody, police said.
Corrections
An article in Wednesday's
edition of The Citizen incorrectly listed the vote of the Fayetteville
City Council on a plan to raise the salaries of council members by $150
a month.
2
arrested for shooting signs in PTC
Two men were
arrested last Thursday after they shot at several traffic signs on Ga.
Highway 54 West in Peachtree City, police said.
Individual
amphitheater tickets on sale next week
Individual
tickets for the first part of the summer concert series at the Frederick
Brown Jr. Amphitheater will go on sale Tuesday, April 1, beginning at
9 a.m.
Tires
Plus clears another hurdle, waiting on design guidelines before creating
final site plan
There
will be a Tires Plus by the Wal-Mart and Home Depot in Peachtree City,
and construction could start as early as late this summer or early fall.
Police:
man bilked residents through phony tree service
The Fayette
County Sheriff's Department
is investigating a man who reportedly has bilked several residents by
charging them for proposed tree services which he then fails to perform.
Planners
finalize Memorial Day event
In a year when the
U.S. faces armed conflict in Iraq, hostilities in Korea and a war on
terrorism, Memorial Day planners here feel it is important for Americans
to be prepared to support troops, regardless of how they feel about
the political aspects of these events.
Police
Blotter
Coweta
leaders breakfast next week
The first local
action from last month's government retreat in Athens is taking place
next week.
Schlumper
working highway agenda
Since Commissioner
Leigh Schlumper took over the gavel as Coweta County Commission chairman
in January, she has been a busy woman
School
system announces Teacher of the Year candidates
Teachers of the
Year for each of Coweta County's 27 public schools have been elected
by their fellow faculty members. They will participate in the May 12
Coweta County Teacher of the Year Program, which the Board of Education
presents annually with the Newnan Pilot Club.
Five
new principals named
The Coweta County
Board of Education approved five principals during a March 18 board
session, called to make the appointments following school council reviews
earlier in the day.
DuChem
moving to Coweta
Coweta
County's gain is Fayette's loss.
United
Way event April 3 at SummerGrove
United Way of Coweta
will be holding a "thank you" event at the SummerGrove Golf
Clubhouse April 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Habitat
staging warehouse sale
Newnan-Coweta Habitat
for Humanity has a warehouse jam-packed with items to be sold at their
first warehouse sale to be held in Senoia tomorrow from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
County
set to celebrate literary giant's birthday
The museum at the
birthplace of novelist, Erskine Caldwell, is celebrating the anniversary
of his birth with a SouthernStorytelling Celebration April 5.
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