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Palmetto
gearing up for birthday celebration
Start
digging through your closets and rummaging in the attic for some fashions
from yesteryear. Palmetto is celebrating its 150th birthday this month
with four days of events starting September 25 and is asking anyone
who attends to dress accordingly.
West
Nile appears in Fulton County
Two
Fulton County residents have been identified as the first in metro Atlanta
to contract the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the Fulton County Department
of Health and Wellness reported Tuesday.
Georgia's
No Call Program makes changes
The
Georgia Public Service Commission announced a number of proposed changes
to the state's No Call Program beginning November 1.
Men's
health summit to offer free screenings, education
Metro
Atlanta men can learn to improve their health by joining "Godfather
of Soul" singer James Brown and other well-known persons at the
second annual Community Health And Men's Promotion Summit (CHAMPS) September
13.
More
grants for Hartsfield
Governor Sonny Perdue
announced that Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport and the City
of Atlanta Police Department will receive $345,977.59 from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.The funding was made available to help
offset the costs associated with enhanced airport security measures
deployed under two heightened threat periods during the conflict in
Iraq and threats from anti-U.S. terrorist groups.
Pitts
to speak at forum
At-large
Commissioner Rob Pitts will be the featured speaker at the South Fulton
Chamber of Commerce's monthly "Business Forum" September 11.
Sports
Race
participant by design
Ann Blaum has
a unique perspective on this year's Peachtree City Classic. As a graphic
designer by trade, she has helped design the last several logos for
the annual race that takes place in October along with cart paths
of the city.
State
courses can educate hunters
Before heading
out to the woods this fall, hunters should make sure all of their
education and license requirements are met. There are now two easy
ways to take a hunter education course by CD-Rom or through the traditional
classroom course, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources,
Wildlife Resources Division.
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