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Tourism
board to focus efforts on promoting PTC
The Peachtree City
Tourism Association intends to live up to its name, using most of the
hotel-motel tax revenue that once went to the citys Development
Authority to promote the community and its wealth of amenities as a
destination.
Runoff
voting already underway
Peachtree City voters
heading out of town today for the long Thanksgiving holiday can still
vote in Tuesdays runoff election for City Council Post 1.
McIntosh
junior donates over $3,000 to Hope House as her birthday gift
The
old adage states that it is better to give than to receive. Cc Robinson,
a 17-year-old Peachtree City resident, agrees.
Community
steps forward to provide holiday dinners for needy
Thanks to the support
of local churches, schools, civic groups and others, Fayette residents
in need will be provided with Thanksgiving meals.
School
energy plan approved
The Fayette County
Board of Education finally gave the go-ahead Monday night for implementation
of a systemwide energy management plan, though there are doubts the
savings will be enough to accurately measure the success or failure
of the program.
Fayetteville
police still working on video of carjack suspect
Fayetteville police
are still working to identify a man who forced his way into a womans
truck at a convenience store last week, sparking a brief scuffle before
she escaped unharmed and he took off with the vehicle.
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Bigger
homes set for new zoning category
Larger
homes may be in the future for Senoia.
Impact
fees get closer to reality
With
little fanfare and no public comment, the Senoia City Council passed
the first part of an impact fee ordinance Monday that it hopes will
pay for future growth.
Council
argues over tenant for new building
The
usually tranquil Senoia City Council meeting turned contentious Monday
night as the council questioned the use of a new building being leased
by the city.
Grantville
school under construction
The Coweta County
Board of Education held a symbolic groundbreaking for Grantville Elementary
School Sunday.
Newnan
students recognized for scholarship
Nine Newnan High
School students have been announced as AP Scholars by the College Board,
in recognition of exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced
Placement Program exams.
Sen.
Mitch Seabaugh will nominate students military college scholarships
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh
(R-Sharpsburg) will nominate outstanding high school seniors to be considered
for two military college scholarships in Georgia. The State of Georgia
offers these scholarships, the North Georgia
National
Merit semifinalists named
Several Coweta County
students have been announced as semi-finalists or commended students
in the 2004 National Merit Scholarship Competition, based on their performance
on last year's issuance of the PSAT.
County
chess tournament Dec. 6
The annual Coweta
County Scholastic Chess Tournament is Dec. 6 at Arnall Middle School.
PTC
couple cuffed for trying to bilk man of $10K for explicit photos
A Peachtree City
couple was arrested Thursday for trying to extort $10,000 from a Coweta
man over sexually explicit photographs featuring all three persons,
police said.
Sports
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Fuhrman
named to All-FFC team
The Freedom Football
Conference announced Monday that Kings Point junior linebacker Matt
Fuhrman, a former Starrs Mill player, has been named a first-team
All-Conference selection.
CCSU
women finish 8th in NCAA regional
The Clayton College
& State University mens and womens cross country teams
finished sixth and eighth, respectively, Saturday in the 2003 NCAA Division
II South Regionals at the Panthersville course on the grounds of Georgia
Regional Hospital.
Thurber
represents USC on SEC Soccer Good Works Team
South Carolina womens
soccer player Amanda Thurber, a sophmore from Fayetteville and 2002
graduate of Starrs Mill High, has been named to the SEC Soccer
Good Works Team, which highlights an athlete from each SEC school who
gives back to their community through service efforts.
Opinion
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Army
can make soldiers roles confusing
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
I was listening
to a radio talk show the other day during drive time and
the subject was the war in Iraq. One irate young man called in and said,
We need to get the U. S. troops out of Iraq right now!
The
Last Thanksgiving
By Rick
Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services
Someone
much wiser than me once said, Everyone knows when they were born,
but no one knows when theyre going to die. Those are some
very thought-provoking words to start this holiday season; words that
could change the very dynamics of how one views the next couple of weeks
with family and friends.
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