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BOE
finds money for teachers’ raises
Things are looking
up financially for the Fayette County school system, enough so to make
good on a pay raise for all employees starting in January.
Cooper
Lighting brightens PTC job market by $6.5M
Cooper Industries
will relocate the headquarters of its Cooper Wiring Devices division
to Peachtree City next year, transferring as many as 40 executives from
Long Island City, N.Y., to a new facility to be built adjacent to the
company’s lighting division headquarters of Ga. Highway 74 South.
$4
billion Cooper sells more than just lighting fixtures
The decision by
Cooper Industries to relocate another of its division headquarters to
Peachtree City early next year may surprise people who thought the company’s
Cooper Lighting operation here was all there is to Cooper Industries.
Godfrey,
Sward resign from DAPC
And then there were
three.
Local
post offices deluged on busiest day
Last week, U.S.
postal leaders declared Monday would be the service’s busiest of
the year.
Many
question higher gas prices in Fayette
Peachtree City convenience
store owner Mike Hyde has nearly seen it all in his 30 years in business.
PTC
leads in housing starts in ’03
Despite moratoriums
on annexation and multi-family housing and continued talk that the city
is at the brink of “build-out,” Peachtree City remained the
new-home leader in Fayette County through October of this year.
Police
catch man after he tried to abduct girlfriend at Fayetteville Intermediate
School
A Fayetteville man
tried to kidnap his girlfriend outside of Fayetteville Intermediate
School Monday morning but was arrested minutes after the incident, police
said.
County
blasts latest Fayetteville annexation
“They just
continue their march towards Peachtree City.”
Five
Questions for Sen. Zell Miller
George and Karen
Duncan have hosted big book signings at their little Omega Books shop
in Peachtree Crossings shopping center before. But nothing prepared
them for the turnout Monday, when Sen. Zell Miller came to town to autograph
copies of his controversial book, "A National Party No More: The
Conscience of a Conservative Democrat."
Deputy
collides with F’ville man en route to burglary call Sunday evening
A Fayette County
sheriff’s deputy and a Fayetteville man were seriously injured
Sunday evening when their vehicles collided as the deputy was responding
to a burglary-in-progress call, police said.
Exemption
to multifamily ban sought for Rockaway Road tract
Bob Adams will finally
appear at Thursday’s Peachtree City Council meeting, asking for
an exemption to the city’s moratorium on multi-family rezonings
to allow a development of senior townhomes at Ga. Highway 74 South and
Rockaway Road.
Metal
water pipes more costly, but maybe worth it
It will cost more,
but the Fayette County Water System might get back to installing metal
pipes.
Help
sought to brighten Christmas for needy, disabled families in Fayette
With Christmas around
the corner, the Fayette County Department of Family and Children Services
is asking the public to help needy families.
Support
a local cause this Christmas
During the holidays,
many charities are looking for assistance to make someone’s Christmas
a little merrier. It would be impossible to list all of the worthy charities
that could use some help this season, but there are two groups that
deserve being mentioned.
After
School Job Fair coming in January
The Fayette County
After School Program is conducting a job fair Jan. 9 at the LaFayette
Educational Center from 10 a.m.-noon for itinerant aides. The fair will
take place in the media center in building A.
Kedron
Elem. joins NASA project
Tell Kedron Elementary
School Principal Karen Bullock that all the excitement at Kedron these
days is over the upcoming Christmas holidays and she will disagree.
She will tell you that exciting things will continue to happen throughout
the school year for faculty and students alike.
Man
stabbed in back three times during family altercation at F’ville
apartments
A Fayetteville woman
was arrested for stabbing her sister and brother and law with a knife
at Weatherly Walk Apartments early Saturday morning, police said.
Man
busted for pawning tools he said were stolen
A south Fayette
man was arrested Thursday for pawning tools he had previously reported
stolen in a police report.
Hartsfield
celebrates ‘Centennial of Flight’ today
Today marks the
official 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ historic first
flight, and in recognition of the event Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport will play host to a Centennial of Flight celebration today from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CCSU
Alum. Assoc. has new president
Clayton College
and State University’s new Alumni Association President, Michael
McCullough, conferred the December 2003 Clayton State graduating class
into the Clayton College and State University Alumni Association last
week.
Safe
driving tips for this holiday season
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Remains on 2004 Wildflower Auto Tag
2004 Georgia Specialty
Tags Change Template
TSA,
Hartsfield-Jackson offer holiday travel tips
The days following
Thanksgiving are traditionally the busiest travel time for Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport, but the weeks following the holiday are
equally as busy. In fact, passenger volume frequently increases between
November and January, airport officials say.
Play
it safe for the holidays
The beginning of
the holiday season inevitably means the beginning of the toy buying
season. Although the majority of toys are safe, they can become dangerous
if misused or if they fall into the hands of children who are too young
to play with them.
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