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$145
M budget freeze squeezes schools
Fayette County school
board members will get their first look at a 2003-2004 operations budget
that is very much "a work in progress" when they convene in
a special called meeting Thursday afternoon.
Nervous
BOE to seek bids on expanding Sandy Creek, McIntosh?
Though the deadline
for beginning the bidding process on two high-profile school construction
projects came and went this week, school board members will hear one
last proposal to get construction going by the time summer comes around.
Golf
carts wrecks involving teen drivers increase in PTC
A 15-year-old Peachtree
City girl has been cited by police for driving a golf cart recklessly
after the cart flipped over Thursday evening, seriously injuring one
of the passengers, according to police.
No
flag for now at Fayette Hospital
These days it's
hard not to miss the American flag being flown throughout the area and
displayed on bumper stickers and other decals on automobiles.
Churches
observe Holy Week
Man
shot, another shocked during home invasion in NE Fayette
One man was tortured
with electrical shocks and another was shot in the arm during a home
invasion in northeast Fayette County last week, according to police.
PTC
couple busted by police for numerous ID fraud charges
A
Peachtree City couple has been arrested for bilking 10 different victims
of over $16,000 to pay their bills electronically and make purchases
online, according to police.
Council
to hear tax request, liquor license issues
A proposal to freeze
the tax assessments of homeowners age 70 and over is on the agenda for
Thursday's regular Peachtree City Council meeting, but the chance that
action can be taken on it this legislative term is almost zero.
Fayetteville
council to consider housekeeping rezoning Thursday
At its regular meeting
Thursday night, the Fayetteville City Council will consider a rezoning
initiated by city staff to clear up mistakes on legal descriptions for
a 50-acre tract of land across Ga. Highway 54 from Fayette Community
Hospital.
Fayetteville
annexations at Pavilion OK, judge rules
Superior Court Judge
Paschal A. English has ruled in favor of the City of Fayetteville in
an annexation dispute with the Fayette County Commission, which alleged
the city improperly annexed 57 acres in two separate tracts at the Fayette
Pavilion last year.
Man
killed after vehicle strikes tree off Hwy. 279
A Riverdale man
was killed early Thursday morning when his vehicle veered off Ga. Highway
279 and struck a tree, police said.
Former
commissioner arrested on sex charge
Former Fayette County
Commissioner Charles Herbert Mask has been arrested for sexual battery.
Fayetteville
commission reviews plan for large commercial development on southside
Plans
for a large commercial development on recently annexed land in south
Fayetteville were presented to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission
during its workshop session last week.
Tennant
says he'll run again
Peachtree City Councilman
and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Tennant announced Tuesday that he will run for
a second term in November's municipal elections.
Flat
Rock Elem. gets Civil War lesson
Scott
Gilbert and Jim Rector, members of the LaFayette McLaws Chapter, Sons
of Confederate Veterans, Fayetteville, gave a demonstration of life
in the Army during the Civil War. The eighth-graders at Flat Rock Elementary
are studying that period of history.
Power
Parade next week
Child
Abuse Prevention Month, observed in April for the past 20 years, is
recognized by the Fayette Youth Protection Homes as an opportunity to
help Fayette County children.
Fayette
earns budget award
The Government Finance
Officers' Association of the United States and Canada has announced
that Fayette County's government has received its Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2002.
Voter
drives in Fayette
During the month
of April, voter registration drives will be conducted by the Knights
of Columbus of Saint Gabriel Church at several locations:
Active
Duty
Army
supports families with toll-free hotline
The U.S. Army Community
and Family Support Center is supporting families of deployed soldier
by providing a toll-free Family Assistance Hotline.
Red
Cross serves military by connecting service members and their families
Many citizens are
looking for ways to support and show their appreciation for American
military personnel now deployed throughout the world. The American red
Cross is continuing to support the military community through its Armed
Forces Emergency Services program.
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