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Dwindling
state funds force 12% hike in school taxes
Faced
with the grim news of still more cuts in state funds, a somber Fayette
County Board of Education on Tuesday amended its 2003-04 budget and
reluctantly agreed to raise school taxes by 12.29 percent starting Oct.
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Riverdale
police captain arrested by sheriff for urinating in public
A
Riverdale police officer has been charged with four misdemeanors after
he allegedly urinated in public at the Dixieland Fun Park in north Fayette
County on Labor Day, police said.
Fire
marshal: Ruby Tuesday should have called firemen, evacuated building
The
general manager of the Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Peachtree City faces
city ordinance charges for failing to report an Aug. 6 fire that broke
out in a trash can in the men's room that reignited after employees
thought they had extinguished it, officials said.
Afternoon
blaze damages Tyrone home Tuesday
No
one was injured when a fire damaged a home on Crimson Ridge in Tyrone
Tuesday afternoon.
Task
force has some ideas for fixing unsafe bus stops
The
Fayette County Board of Education will consider a proposal from the
Transportation Task Force to rethink locating neighborhood bus stops
at subdivision entrances, especially when they open directly onto a
"trunk route" or main arterial road.
Fayette
worth $10.3 billion,Wingo reports
How
much is Fayette County worth?
Special
forum on mental health resources set for Tuesday
There
will be a special public forum conducted by the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, West Central Region - Mental Health Developmental Disability
and Addictive Diseases office Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Fayette
County Commissioners Chambers, 140 Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville.
Air
show starts tomorrow
The Great Georgia
Air Show returns to Falcon Field this Saturday and Sunday. The gates
open at 9 a.m. each day and the demonstrations of aeronautical prowess
last from 1-5 p.m. Parking is free at Starr's Mill High School and a
free shuttle service to the air show is provided.
Man
accused of raping woman at Balmoral Village
A
College Park man has been arrested for raping a woman at Balmoral Village
Apartments last week, police said.
PTC
to hold Sept. 11 remembrance
There
will be a brief ceremony next week in Peachtree City in honor of those
killed Sept. 11, 2001, during the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington,
D.C. and Pennsylvania.
Senoia
moving forward on impact fees
By the end of the
year, Senoia should be ready to collect impact fees from developers.
City
moves toward stricter tree protection
The city of Senoia
is getting serious about preserving its greenspace.
Residents
want history at Brown's Mill preserved
The Coweta County
Commission, along with the Jaeger Company and New South Associates,
presented the preliminary design for the proposed Brown's Mill battlefield
site last week.
Air
show starts tomorrow
The Great Georgia Air Show returns to Falcon Field this
Saturday and Sunday. The gates open at 9 a.m. each day and the demonstrations
of aeronautical prowess last
from 1-5 p.m. Parking is free at Starr's Mill High School and a free
shuttle service to the air show is provided.
Senoia
qualifying next week
Residents who want
to be a part of Senoia's local government should head to City Hall next
week.
Collins
calls for national sales tax
In a speech Wednesday
to members of the Fayette County business community, U.S. Rep. Mac Collins
outlined his plan for economic recovery and job creation, calling for
reform of specific tax measures which handicap American business and
workers.
Coweta
getting state road money
Governor Sonny Perdue
announced Thursday details of a $324 million Guaranteed Revenue Bond
package passed during the last legislative session.
Training
facility dedication next week
The public safety
officials for Newnan and Coweta County will host a Dedication Ceremony
and Grand Opening of the Newnan-Coweta Public Safety Training Facility
Sept. 11 at 10 a.m.
Bon
L is big on words
Employees of the
Bon L Manufacturing Company fanned out across the county last week,
visiting every third-grade class in Coweta County schools and delivering
over 1,500 Merriam-Webster dictionaries to students.
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