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Dozens
of new cars, some F'ville homes damaged by Tuesday's flood
Some Fayetteville
residents were evacuated from their homes early Tuesday morning as flooding
problems crept up around the city beginning at 3 a.m., according to
emergency officials.
$148
million budget: Fayette schools get less bang for buck than neighboring
Coweta?
No one bothered
to sign up for the public comment portion of Monday night's meeting
of the Fayette County school board.
Cops:
Man dealt drugs at playground
A local man accused
of selling prescription drugs and alcohol to "numerous" juveniles
and teenagers at a Peachtree City playground has been arrested by police.
PTC
authority sacks Falcon Field manager
Following a process
that was clearly not his choice, longtime Peachtree City Falcon Field
Airport Manager Jim Savage signed an agreement Monday to "retire"
at the end of the year.
More
restaurants coming just south of Fayette Pavilion
Following a process
that was clearly not his choice, longtime Peachtree City Falcon Field
Airport Manager Jim Savage signed an agreement Monday to "retire"
at the end of the year.
For
schools, 156 copiers mean a lot of expense
Fred
Phillips can tell you where every copy machine used by the Fayette County
school district is sitting.
FBI
wants to ID Riverdale bank robber
The Federal Bureau
of Investigation is asking the public's help in identifying and locating
a suspect who robbed a bank on Ga. Highway 85 in Riverdale Friday.
Bridge
out in Smokerise
Monday night's rains
washed out the support structure for the auto bridge crossing the Flat
Creek tributory in Smokerise Plantation on Peachtree City's north end.
Commission
debates Dev. Auth. budget
Fayette's
residents will have one more chance to comment on the county's $44.3
million budget before it's put to bed for the year.
Local
meeting to come on regional transportation plan
Residents
who want a better look at the possible future of Fayette's transportation
needs should circle July 2 on their calendars.
Library
names top employees
Fayette County Public
Library Director Chris Snell announced the library's employees of the
year at a recent early-morning breakfast held for employees only, who
voted among themselves for the various honors.
Development
Authority taking first steps to issue bonds
Since the Development
Authority of Peachtree City formed nine years ago it has accrued a debt
of $1.46 million. Feeling that a majority of this debt came from capital
projects, they would like to eliminate this debt once and for all.
N.
Fayette association meeting June 24
The North Fayette
Community Association's featured guest speaker at its June 24 will be
Georgia Superintendent of Education Kathy Cox. Other featured guests
include Dr. John DeCotis, Fayette County School Superintendent and the
Fayette County School Board.The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at
North Fayette Elementary School, 609 Kenwood Road in Fayetteville, Georgia.
Fayette
County Library welcomes new librarian
There's
a new face greeting visitors at the Fayette County Public Library. Sherri
Bowers, a Georgia native and former employee of the Atlanta Fulton County
public Library, is the new public services librarian.
Hope
House seeking volunteers for WeCare program
Hope
House is a children's respite hospice in Union City which takes care
of medically fragile children and provides the children's caregivers
with a much-needed break from time to time.
Two
Fayette teens graduate from Youth Challenge
Two Fayette County
Teens were among more than 200 teens graduating from the National Guard-sponsored
Youth Challenge Academy this weekend at the Macon City Auditorium. Among
the many family and friends attending the commencement ceremonies was
11th District Congressman Phil Gingrey.
Craft
show to raise money for Hope House
Hope
House volunteers are hosting an arts and craft show as a fundraiser
for Hope House this Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1760 Dolly Nixon
Road in Senoia. In addition to arts and crafts, there will be a silent
auction, a raffle and refreshments. Hope House is a children's respite
center for medically fragile children located in Union City. Phone Georgia
Lungaro at 770-599-1148 or 770-461-5055 for more infomration.
Peeples
council sets meeting dates
The
Peeples Elementary School Council will not meet on the previously posted
date of June 24. The next meeting will be July 15 at 7 a.m. in the conference
room at the school.
Sandy
Creek teacher selected by Air Force as outstanding instructor
After completing
a successful inaugural year with the county's first Air Force Junior
ROTC program at Sandy Creek High, Master Sgt. Karvellis Lee learned
that the United States Air Force had selected him as one of 172 outstanding
instructors for 2002-2003.
Zeta
Tau Alpha to hold organizational meeting
Area
residents who are members of Zeta Tau Alpha international fraternity
for women are invited to an organizational meeting Saturday, June 21,
at 5 p.m. at the Village Café, 175 Banks Station, Fayetteville.
Starbucks
announces recall on cups
If
you have recently visited a Starbucks and purchased a plastic Bearista
Bear tumbler cup, you should note that recall has been announced. Small
pieces of plastic have been known to detach if the flexible straw on
the cups is chewed, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Surviving
high natural gas prices
Several months ago,
industry experts predicted that natural gas prices would remain high
going into summer. Marketers' June prices, recently filed with the Commission,
indicate that the predictions of high summer prices have become a reality.
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