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Settlement
reached in PTC impasse?
A bitter display
of political brinksmanship exhibited by the two factions of the Peachtree
City Council forced the cancellation of last week’s scheduled council
meeting and threatens to handicap city business through the end of the
year.
Rapson:
Boycott imperils former DAPC workers
Here is the text
of the letter read by Peachtree City Councilman Steve Rapson as chairman
of the Tourism Association Board of Directors, after Thursday night’s
council meeting was canceled due to lack of a quorum.
Kids
rout burglar
A burglar apparently
got more than he expected Tuesday morning when he entered a north Fayette
home and saw two children on their holiday break from school.
EMS
defends response time to injured player
The lack of an on-site
ambulance at Friday night’s playoff football game at Sandy Creek
High School led to a longer-than-usual response time from EMS medics
after a player was hurt.
Sex
offender gets pass on new law
For lack of one
more day, a sex offender living in Peachtree City would be in violation
of a state law saying his home is too close to a recreation facility.
Last-minute
donations sought for needy families
A unexpected shortfall
has left local officials scrambling to provide Thanksgiving meals for
about 50 needy families.
Christmas
bird count needs your help
The health of birds
provides a gauge by which scientists can measure the health of Planet
Earth.
Moose
statue escapes bullet at City Hall
Don’t
cook the moose’s goose just yet.
Liquor
still on people’s minds in Tyrone
At last Thursday’s
Tyrone Town Council meeting, there was an item on the agenda that was
merely a formality, but it preceded a much deeper discussion of a still-controversial
issue.
Local
woman working in Baghdad
Some Peachtree
City residents have been working hard in Baghdad over the past few months
helping with the ongoing transition in Iraq.
Seabaugh,
other senators to host town meeting on schools Dec. 1
Concerns over
the No Child Left Behind Act, low-ranking Georgia SAT scores and school
funding cuts predicted for next year’s General Assembly session
have prompted three area state senators to organize a Dec. 1 town hall
meeting for the region.
4
of 7 Fayette schools win appeal of AYP status
Four out of
seven Fayette County schools originally named to the state’s list
of those not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) last year have successfully
appealed, and of the three that remain, just one was cited for academic
shortcomings.
Hospital
opens new fitness center
Fayette Community
Hospital’s newly designed Rehab and Fitness Center opened its doors
to the community Nov. 17.ÊMembers of the Center will enjoy a new location,
expanded facility and new equipment and services.
Fayetteville
business offers spam-fighting software to companies
A Fayetteville
company is playing a role in helping companies fight unwanted e-mail
through a new software program called Spam Smacker.
PTC
police reaccredited by agency
The Peachtree
City Police Department was awarded its fourth consecutive international
reaccreditation Saturday by the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies, Inc. in Colorado Springs.
Collins
spending Thanksgiving in Iraq with troops
Georgia Republican
Congressman Mac Collins is leading a congressional delegation on a five-day
trip to Iraq where he will meet with Ambassador Paul Bremer and have
Thanksgiving dinner with troops from Georgia.
University
System enrollment at highest level
If the University
System of Georgia was selling a product, Wall Street analysts would
be shouting “buy, buy, buy” on news that the fall 2003 semester
enrollment at the 34 public institutions hit an all-time record high
of 247,020 students.
Local
Toys for Tots drive underway
Coldwell Banker
Bullard Realty offices have once again been designated as collection
points for the annual U. S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots
campaign.
‘Totes
For Tots’ to provide for children in foster care
Georgia Cancer
Specialists leads second annual suitcase drives
Airport
prepares for heavy travel week
Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport officials are in full holiday mode to get passengers
to their seasonal destinations this week.
Buy
a Georgia-grown Christmas tree
'Tis the season
for Christmas tree shopping. The Georgia Forestry Commission again this
year is encouraging folks in Fayette County to buy fresh, locally grown
Christmas Trees.
How
to help others during the holidays
There are
several organization in Fayette County who could use your help during
the holidays.
Don’t
let your tree go up in smoke
Holiday safety
tips public safety experts
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