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News
Local
meeting to come on regional transportation plan
South Fulton Residents
who want a better look at the possible future of the county's transportation
needs should head to Shannon Mall Tuesday.
BOE
budget adopted
The Fulton County
Board of Education adopted the school system's FY2004 final budget at
its legislative meeting last week. The final budget includes a 2.8 percent
pay raise for all employees with satisfactory evaluations and provides
program enhancements for students, such as reduced student-teacher ratios
in grades 1-3 and expanded foreign language opportunities in five elementary
schools.
Centennial
Celebration gets OK
During Tuesday's
Union City Council meeting, the council approved adopting a Centennial
Celebration Resolution of 2003-2004. The resolution captures 100 years
of life of Union City, the Progressive City since 1908.
Fulton
drivers in top ten at Bus Road-e-o
Duane DeBruler and
Wade Smith, both veteran bus drivers for Fulton County Schools, placed
in the top 10 at the state Bus Road-e-o June 12.
Duncan
Park to open by the Fourth
Fairburn residents
should be able to enjoy a re-opened Duncan Park by July 4.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Most
Improved Student Awards Presented at South Fulton Schools
The Airport Area
Kiwanis Club presented Most Improved Student Awards in fourteen South
Fulton Schools during the past several weeks. The award presentations
were made during annual end of the year school celebrations. First Community
Bank co-sponsored the program with the Kiwanis Club.
Fulbright
scholar goes to Columbia
James Hoggard ofCreekside
High School has been awarded a Fulbright teacher grant to teach in Colombia,
the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign
Scholarship Board announced recently.
News
Briefs
Bike
race tomorrow
The Mayor's 2nd
Annual Bicycle Event is tomorrow in Union City.
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