Census
estimates Coweta growth has eclipsed Fayette
Fayette
County's population growth rate slowed last year to its lowest in years,
while Coweta County's numbers surpassed its neighbor to the east for
the first time since the 1980s, according to estimates released this
week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Providing
treats for children of troops
While
their fathers or mothers are off fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom,
the children of soldiers at Ft. Benning, as well as several other armed
service bases in Georgia, will receive Easter treats thanks to Operation
Easter Basket.
Flag
now on display on exterior of Fayette Community Hospital
An American flag
is now on display on the exterior of Fayette Community Hospital, and
hospital officials have ordered a flagpole and lighting system to keep
the flag on permanent display.
Rezoning
dispute for land north of PTC heard in court
Pathway
Communities contends that the Fayette County Commission improperly rezoned
a 364-acre tract of land north of Peachtree City for lots with a minimum
size of two acres.
Head-on
collision ties up Hwy. 74
Traffic in south
Fayette was snarled Wednesday morning when an auto crash occurred on
Ga. Highway 74 south near its intersection with Ga. Highway 85.
Undercover
drug agents seize steroid pills, vials
Agents of the Fayette
County Drug Task Force have seized a large quantity of both oral and
injectable steroid drugs during two recent busts in the Peachtree City
area.
Legislature
clarifying role of development authorities
The Development
Authority of Peachtree City is just one formality away from having Georgia
law clarify its role as manager of two of the city's most popular attractions.
Authority
seeking flat rate for hangar rental space
Those who lease
aircraft hangars in Hangar Area A at Falcon Field Airport will have
the option to amend a part of their current lease agreement eventually.
Police
Blotter
Leaders
discuss Hwy. 74 traffic
Peachtree
City Mayor Steve Brown's "one world" vision of regional cooperation
took another step forward Tuesday afternoon.
Senoia
awaits sewer cost figures
Senoia
officials are hopeful they will find out about the funding of their
sewer system in the next two weeks.
Newnan
First Baptist presents 'Once Upon a Tree' April 18-20
The First Baptist
Church of Newnan will present its Easter Pageant, "Once Upon A
Tree," Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19 at 7 p.m., and Easter
Sunday, April 20, at 10:45 a.m.
Bike
Rodeo in Newnan tomorrow
The Newnan Police
Department is hosting its fourth annual Bicycle Rodeo tomorrow from
5-9:30 p.m. at the Coweta County Fairground on Pine Road.
St.
Mary Magdalene's 'tin barn' provides unique setting for Easter Triduum
St. Mary Magdalene
Catholic Mission will celebrate the days of Holy Week, the "Triduum,"
within the young mission's present worship location in an old tin barn
on 40 acres on Lower Fayetteville Road in Coweta County. Father Dan
Fleming, administrator of St. Mary's, said the congregation was excited
about the "wondrous liturgies we will share in our very own 'outdoor
cathedral.'"
Christ
the King to celebrate first Easter in new sanctuary
Members of Christ
the King Charismatic Episcopal Church will celebrate their first Easter
services in the new sanctuary on Ga. Hwy. 34 in Sharpsburg.
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