News
Fulton
millage rates remain mostly the same
The Fulton County
Board of Commissioners approved tentative millage rates for 2003 at
its last week's meeting and scheduled three public hearings.
Landscaping
plan approved for Valencia Warehouse
City Councilmen
approved the Valencia Warehouse's newly revised landscaping plan last
Monday night.
Writing
test scores continue to rise
Fulton County eighth
graders prove they have the write stuff when it comes to the state Middle
Grades Writing Assessment.
New
speed limit in effect on West Campbellton
Last month, Fairburn
City Councilmen approved of a speed limit reduction on West Campbellton
Street after hearing concerns and complaints from some residents.
New
textbooks, calendar proposed among other matters at Board of Education
meeting
The Fulton County
Board of Education met for a combined work session/legislative session
on May 8 at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School. The May 6 work session
was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Fulton
County Honors Seniors Near Century Age
100 years old and
still counting
Body
of Christ plans anniversary events
The Body of Christ
Church International, USA, will have its 20th anniversary celebration
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 18-20, with guest speakers Drs.
Frederick and Betty Price of Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles,
and Minister Alvin Slaughter.
The
Parks at Durham Lake rezoned to PD-06
During Monday's
Fairburn City Council meeting, the Council approved proposed rezoning
from Planned Development (Bear Claw Golf and Country Club) PD-01 to
Planned Development (The Parks at Durham Lake) PD-06.
Hope
VI program gets new lease on life
Congressman David
Scott voted in the Housing Subcommittee of Financial Services last week
to pass legislation that would reauthorize the HOPE VI program.
Sports
McIntosh,
Starr's Mill in tennis semis
There
will be plenty of Fayette County representation this weekend in Stone
Mountain when the state tennis semifinals begin.
Local
soccer teams fill quarterfinal brackets
Anyone who suggests
that Region 4-AAAAA has the best girls soccer around has some ammo
to back that up.
Lady
Chiefs sixth in state golf
The McIntosh Lady
Chiefs golf team fininshed sixth in the state tournament Monday at
Jekyll Island. Kristine Schiavone shot a 81 and Lindsay Vallo scored
93. The team's score of 174 was one shot behind fifth-place finisher
Northwest Whitfield.
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