Friday, December 5, 2003

News

Palmetto defers subdivision rezoning

It was standing room only at Palmetto City Hall during a public hearing Monday night. Steve Freeman of Toasters Investment Corporation packed the residents in with his proposed Palmetto Oaks project along Hutcheson Ferry Road.

Council nixes special events center

Steven Kopelman and Donald Rakestraw's plans to turn their home at 511 Toombs Street into a special events center were withdrawn Monday night before the Palmetto City Council's regular monthly meeting. Although they had the consent of their neighbors for the rezoning from R-2 residential to C-2 Highway Commercial, parking problems proved to be their undoing.

High-speed shoplifter chase ends at College Park school

A shoplifter who took three DVDs from the north Walgreens in Fayetteville led Fayette County sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase Monday afternoon that ended in a parking lot next to a middle school in College Park.

Keep South Fulton Beautiful wants your trees

Judy Noles wants your Christmas trees, but you can keep the ornaments and the twinkling lights.

Sullivan Road is now open

Mayor Shirley Franklin and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport announced the opening of Sullivan Road between Derrick Jones and Riverdale Road last week.

Chamber Christmas party is Thursday

The South Fulton Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Party will feature a holiday barbecue dinner at Manny’s “Texas Style Bar-Be-Cue” in Union City December 11.ÊThe festivities begin at 6 p.m. at Manny’s spacious restaurant at 6701 Roosevelt Highway in Union City.

Buckner to address CCSU grads

State Rep. Gail Buckner, a Clayton State alumnus, will give the commencement address at the University’s December graduation ceremonies, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the University’s Athletics & Fitness Center.

Making great holiday photos

The holiday season is here, and many families find the holiday memories captured in photos are almost as much fun as the holiday itself. Here are some tips for making your photos great.

Sports

Tofanelli honored as top student-athlete

Tony Tofanelli, a former football player and wrestler at Starr’s Mill High, has earned Academic All-District III honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, as is eligible for Academic All-America honors.

Booth downs Rising Starr on mat

The J.C. Booth Middle School wrestling team evened its record at 1-1 Tuesday afternoon by defeating rival Rising Starr Middle 51-42.