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Tax
hike ahead: BOE OKs $148.6M budget
It was supposed
to hold the line on spending, avoid a tax hike, include pay raises for
all employees and staff two new schools with no new hires.
PTC
Council eyes higher costs on TDK Extension
Amidst charges of
"political grandstanding" and "embarrassing behavior"
the Peachtree City Council will go fishing Thursday for money to get
the TDK Boulevard Extension project back on track.
PTC
parents see Rickert top Everest
A Peachtree City
couple watched proudly last weekend as their son made history on the
other side of the world.
Magistrate:
Evidence 'thin' in road rage murder charge
A defense attorney
for a Sharpsburg man accused of murdering a Fayetteville woman in what
has been termed a road rage incident May 10 tried to place the blame
on the victim during a court hearing Tuesday afternoon.
THE
NUMBERS GAME
With annual expenditures
approaching $150 million, the Fayette County school system dwarfs practically
all area private industries. It is the county's largest employer, with
more than 2,000 workers on the payroll. It manages the ebb and flow
of more than 21,000 children daily, 180 days a year on 28 campuses.
It operates a transit system that would rank among the largest in the
state if it were open to the public, like MARTA.
Smoke
detector helped save lives of Fayetteville couple during fire
A
Fayetteville couple was fortunate to escape their home early Tuesday
morning after a porch at the rear of the residence caught fire.
Former
SCHS teacher, coach pleads guilty to indecency
A former teacher
and wrestling coach for Sandy Creek High School has pled guilty to public
indecency and other charges stemming from his arrest on campus in November
for using his classroom computer to display a "sex act" via
the Internet.
Commission
OK's hospital annexation
Fayette Community
Hospital has won approval from the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning
Commission to annex more than 27 acres so it can expand.
County
looks at more weather sirens
Fayette
County could have two more severe-weather warning sirens after this
week's meeting of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.
Alcohol
license supsension, road connection on F'ville council agenda
The Fayetteville
City Council will consider suspending the beer and wine sales license
for a convenience store at its regular meeting Thursday night.
Hotel
plans for Fayetteville's Villages development is approved
A
plan to build a 77-room hotel at a mixed-use development off Ga. Highway
54 West in Fayetteville has been approved by the Fayetteville Planning
and Zoning Commission.
Two
Fayette schools make Newsweek ranking
Two Fayette high
schools, Starr's Mill and Sandy Creek, were named recently to a Newsweek
magazine ranking of the nation's top public high schools.
Fayette
resident receives Army promotion in Iraqi palace
When
you belong to an organization that has been part of the United States
military for 227 years, it is a challenge to forge new paths or to find
new ways to be "first."
Survey
says Fayette ready for CCSU classes
Clayton College
& State University is bringing academic classes to Fayette County
at the "invitation" of the citizenry.
Juveniles
arrested in PTC for golf cart theft, vandalism
Peachtree City police
have arrested a 16-year-old juvenile accused of stealing six golf carts
during a two-week time span.
Police
say man lied about 'stolen' vehicle
A Peachtree City
man has been arrested for faking the theft of his car, according to
police.
PTC
police make arrest for burglary of business, theft
A Roswell man has
been arrested for burglarizing a Peachtree City business April 14.
PTC
teen charged for DUI on golf cart
A Peachtree City
juvenile was arrested recently for DUI while driving a golf cart.
Red
Cross starts Heroes campaign
According
to Chief Jack Krakeel, Director of the Fayette County Department of
Fire and Emergency Services, the disaster services provided by the American
Red Cross are something the community can't do without.
Taylor
to speak to Fayette Democrats
Lt. Governor Mark
Taylor will be the keynote speaker Sunday when the Fayette County Democratic
Committee hosts its first Jefferson-Jackson Luncheon.
Main
Street Farmers' Market begins June 7
The Main Street
Farmers' Market is back this year by popular demand.
Students
raise money to benefit local children
Fayette's elementary
students showed their support for other children in their community
by helping to raise over $14,700 for the Friday and Johnson Homes during
the 2003 14th Annual Power Parade.
Lists
help with summer reading selections
As students enjoy
the summer break, the Fayette County School System is reminding parents
to include reading as part of their out-of-school activities.
School
system wins state excellence award
The Georgia Council
on Economic Education has awarded the Fayette County School System its
Georgia Economic Education Program of Excellence Award for the implementation
of Mini-Society, a program that teaches students about supply and demand.
WWII
veteran hopes to track down missing pages
Helen
Denton, a World War II veteran and a member of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's
staff in London and Paris, needs some help.
Fayette
student honored at ROTC ceremony
University
of Alabama ROTC student Cadet Jacob Z. Baker of Fayetteville received
the SAR Outstanding Medal and a certificate for his leadership qualities,
military and academic excellence at the annual ROTC/JROTC Awards Ceremony
held in Tuscaloosa last month.
Correction
On Page 13A of the
May 28 edition of The Citizen, a Huddleston Elementary student was misidentified.
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