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Classroom
coffeepots safe for now
“My timing
is impeccable,” joked Julie Simpson, After School director in Fayette
County, as she took to the microphone at Monday’s Board of Education
meeting to offer an update on her program.
Carts
and students: PTC tries to change Ga. law
A year ago, one
could actually find a place to park a car at midday on the campus of
McIntosh High School.
It’s
‘wait and see’ in PTC
Peachtree City is
in a holding pattern.
FCHS
Band to dedicate Senior Night to bandmate
Greg Miller battled
cancer throughout high school. This year, as he entered his senior year,
he relapsed and last Thursday he passed away.
Cattle
Baron's Ball a Texas-sized success
The goal of the
American Cancer Society’s Cattle Baron’s Ball, which took
place at the Kiwanis Exhibition Hall in Fayetteville last Saturday,
was to raise $35,000 for local programs and research. They almost raised
that much just from the auction.
More than 400 people attended the first Cattle Baron’s Ball and
enjoyed dinner, drinks and dancing along with both a silent and live
auction, pig races and a spin on the mechanical bull.
Fayette
Faces
[Fayette County
a half-century ago was a world away from what is now our congested suburban
community. Although it was a poor farming area, the people that built
the towns were proud people, striking characters whose faces if not
for the early development of photography would have been lost forever.
Those black and white photographs captured the times and the flavor
of the people that developed this county during the past century. Here
are some of the untold stories behind those intriguing but otherwise
silent pictures.]
Contractor
may have to pay for delays in school kitchens
Work is so far behind
on kitchen renovations at Fayetteville Intermediate School that the
county will soon begin charging the contractor for some of the cost
of the delays.
Commission
will consider a resolution banning smoking in public places
The Fayette County
Commission will consider a resolution tomorrow that could end up banning
smoking in public places.
Performing
her own ‘Balancing Act’
Dr. Eddra Marchand
fell in love with writing at a very young age.
If
you want something done right, do it yourself
That seems to be
the advice that many aspiring authors are heeding these days as self-publishing
and work with Internet publishing companies is expanding rapidly.
Fayetteville
man dies after SUV collides with car
A Fayetteville man
died Friday morning after his SUV rolled over on Ga. Highway 85 south
at Harp Road in an auto collision.
New
police station, courthouse for Fville well under budget figure
Fayetteville’s
new police station/municipal courthouse will be built by Group VI of
Peachtree City for just under $4 million.
Two
Fayette fire chiefs qualify for professional designation
Two of Fayette County’s
deputy fire chiefs have completed a rigorous course to become one of
fewer than 250 professionals in the country designated as Chief Fire
Officers.
Tyrone
grants minor annexation requests, rezonings
People who approached
the Tyrone Town Council’s members last Thursday night found them
very agreeable. Four people addressed the council seeking annexations,
rezonings or changes to the land use map and all were approved, albeit
with conditions.
Model
UN brings home first win of season
Sandy Creek High
School’s highly acclaimed Model United Nations team is living up
to its reputation by bringing home a win from its first competition
of the season.
Driver's
license
Georgia teens are
required to make a reservation with the Department of Motor Vehicle
Safety to take the mandatory on-the-road test before obtaining their
first driver’s license. This procedure has turned what was once
an all-day event into a manageable experience totaling about 60 minutes.
Parents and children are able to plan their schedules around school
and work and not worry about the long waits that often resulted in being
turned away.
Fayette
student to perform with GC&SU Jazz Combo
Tim Pietrofere of
Fayetteville will perform with the Georgia College & State University
Jazz Combo in “Cabaret, Broadway, and Beyond: an Evening of Treasured
Vocal Jazz Standards,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in Max Noah Recital,
Porter Hall at GC&SU. He plays the trumpet with the combo.
McIntosh
theater students stage world premiere of ‘Spaz!’
The McIntosh High
School Advanced Drama class has been granted the world-premiere production
rights to up-and-coming playwright Bradley Hayward’s newest work,
“Spaz!”
Clayton
State celebrates homecoming with parade with campus parade this Saturday
Homecoming festivities
continue at Clayton College & State University through Saturday,
when for the first time two Grand Marshalls will ride in the homecoming
parade, winners of the 2003 Alice Smith Awards as the University’s
Faculty and Staff Members of the Year.
Peachtree
City Notebook
Oxedine
reminds Georgians: "Change your clock, change your battery"
ATLANTA -- Insurance
and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine is urging Georgians to
change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change
their clocks when daylight saving time ends on Sunday, October 26.
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