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Commercial growth is rapidly calling South Fulton home

Which came first; the strip mall or the subdivision?

Hummer has big plans for South Fulton Medical Center

Christopher Hummer, CEO of South Fulton Medical Center in East Point has his hands full these days turning around a facility that was bankrupt a few years ago. That was when Tenant, a company which owns and operates over 100 hospitals throughout the country bought the medical center and pumped $30 million into it over the next three years.

Sketch of hotel assault suspect released; chief vows to make arrest

A sketch of the man suspected of sexually assaulting and trying to kill a hotel clerk in Peachtree City early Wednesday morning was released by police this afternoon.

Airport officials urge passengers to plan wisely for upcoming holiday

Although the first frost hasn’t killed the last of summer’s flowers, Hartsfield Airport officials are already in full holiday mode to get passengers to their seasonal destinations.

Fulton students named National Merit, National Achievement Semifinalists

Fifty-seven Fulton County students have been named Semifinalists in the 49th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These scholastically-talented high school seniors now continue in the competition for 8,000 2004 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $32 million, which will be announced in the spring.

Campbellton UMC hosts ‘Gospel on the Grass’ Nov. 1

Members of Campbellton United Methodist Church, a 170-plus-year-old congregation in South Fulton County, will present “Gospel on the Grass,” a concert featuring a different gospel singing group each hour on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Oxendine reminds Georgians: “Change your clock, change your battery”

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.

New regulations required new Georgia drivers to plan ahead

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.

Now is the time for 911 consolidation

Last month’s incident involving the death of a 13-year-old soccer player highlights the urgency of the issue of 911 consolidation in Fulton County.

Clayton State celebrates homecoming wtih a parade

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.

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