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New convention center opens this month

If necessity is the mother of invention, then the city of College Park, Georgia can thank the rapid growth and expansion of Hartsfield International Airport for its grand new convention and meeting facility.

Bank robber arrested in Union City

Special Agent in Charge Theodore Jackson of the Atlanta Division of the FBI announced last week the arrest of David Michael Schott, age 28, of Jacksonville, Fla.

Traffic Summit in Peachtree City

Way back yonder before cell phones and the Internet, DVDs and wars played out live onTV it took a good 40 minutes or more to get from the heart of Peachtree City to the airport.

Operation HartBeat underway at Hartsfield

In one of the nation's most ambitious airport defibrillator installation programs to date, officials with the City of Atlanta and Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport have begun to install 200 of the life-saving devices throughout the terminal and concourses of the world's busiest passenger airport.

Landmark leadership for the future

Landmark Christian School's board of directors is pleased to announce that Landmark has a new Headmaster. Matt Skinner will take the reins in this new position April 14.

Area schools selected for state honors

Woodland Elementary Charter School in Sandy Springs and Tri-Cities High School in East Point have been named 2003 Georgia Schools of Excellence. Twenty winners statewide were selected by the Georgia Department of Education for this annual recognition program.

Scott votes for funding proposal

Congressman David Scott, D-Ga., recently voted to provide an additional $2.5 billion in funding for police officers, firefighters and local governments to protect communities in these uncertain times.

Local school chorus perfomrs at Capitol

The Camp Creek Chorus performed at the Georgia State Capitol March 12 in a noon performance. The students sang three selections; "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, "Let My People Go" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

Rep. Scott to be featured speaker

David Scott, Georgia's U.S. Representative from the newly created 13th district, will be the featured speaker at the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce Business Forum April 17. This will also be the first Chamber event at the new Georgia International Convention Center on Camp Creek Parkway in College Park.

New 4-H Center opens

Besides a week off from school, Fulton County 4-H'ers have something to look forward to this spring break.

Job fair at College Park Auditorium

Fulton County District 7 Commissioner William "Bill" Edwards is hosting the second annual Youth Job Fair April 19, with the Fulton County Human Services Department's Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and Office of Children and Youth.

CCSU to sponsor war coverage panel

In conjunction with Clayton State's Communication and Media Studies program, the University's Lyceum program will sponsor a panel session entitled "The Art of War Coverage" tomorrow at noon in room 47 of the University's Business and Health Sciences Building.

Four-county bike path discussed

Fulton County officials will co-host with neighboring Coweta, Carroll and Douglas counties two public information meetings to discuss the feasibility of a proposed four-county bike path corridor.

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