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Truck
thief caught after high-speed chase starting in Tyrone
After stealing a
truck in Peachtree City, a brazen thief led police on a chase from Tyrone
all the way to the Sylvan Road exit on I-85 in Hapeville Wednesday morning.
City
Web site adds services, to undergo redesign in 2004
Peachtree City’s
new slogan, “Plan to Stay,” can be applied to the community
in various ways, say members of the committee that settled on the phrase
and chose a new “virtual peach” logo to go with it.
Zoning
changes under review
Wal-Mart
and Kroger could one day be pumping gasoline to Peachtree City motorists,
and the city’s planning department has fine-tuned the guidelines
that would apply “just in case” even though no formal requests
have been made by either company to install pumps within the city.
Lambeth
honored by school board
The usual number
of accolades, awards and special recognitions opened Monday night’s
meeting of the Fayette County Board of Education, but for many in the
group none was more special than the send-off given to retiring Huddleston
Elementary School principal Linda Lambeth.
Santa
Run wraps up this weekend
The Peachtree City
Volunteer Fire Fighters Association, in coordination with the Peachtree
City Fire Department, will conduct the final weekend of its annual Santa
Run this weekend. The Saturday run will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 2
p.m., with Sunday’s run lasting from noon-4 p.m.
PTC
Fire Department collecting toys for Marine campaign to brighten Christmas
for children
The Peachtree City
Fire Department is collecting new unwrapped toys to support the annual
Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive, which provides gifts for needy children
at Christmas.
Post
office in Atlanta open 24 hours for mailing holiday packages
Local residents
wanting to squeeze in after-hours mailing of Christmas packages and
cards can do so at the Atlanta Main Post Office at 3900 Crown Rd.
Flu
activity upgraded
The Georgia Department
of Human Resources’ Division of Public Health notified the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention this week that the state is upgrading
the level of flu activity from Regional to Widespread.
Collins
still urges caution in Iraq
Rep. Mac Collins
praised the U.S. Armed Forces and the nation’s intelligence community
for their hard work in capturing Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein. But
Collins cautioned that the capture of Saddam, a man he characterized
as a “brutal dictator,” does not mean violence has ended in
that country because it is still a dangerous place.
Local
fires keep disaster teams busy
The Thanksgiving
weekend provided proof that the winter fire season is here. Red Cross
Disaster Action Teams responded to 14 calls for assistance resulting
from house and apartment fires over the extended weekend. Volunteers
around the metro area assisted more than 45 people with emergency needs.
More
shopping options set for Coweta
Within the next
three years, shoppers on the southside will have a new destination to
find the perfect gift or latest outfit.
Budget
passes muster
Senoia’s budget
for 2004 zipped through City Council approval Monday night.
Senoia
public works building moving closer to fruition
After
discussing a new public works building for more than a year, the Senoia
City Council voted Monday night to take bids on the project.
Art
for a CURE
In less than two
weeks you will need a new calendar and the 2004 CURE Childhood Cancer
calendar is an inexpensive option that features the artwork of three-year-old
Senoia resident Rachel Rypkema.
Flu
affects school attendance
Coweta County Schools
reported higher-than-normal absenteeism Dec. 15, which may be due to
strains of influenza affecting Coweta County.
Senoia
UMC sets special holiday services
This Sunday afternoon,
the Senoia United Methodist Church will be offering a wonderful experience
for children and those young at heart at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary.
Obituaries
Sports
Panthers
fall to Woodward in pool
The Starr’s
Mill swim team suffered its first meet loss of the season Dec. 11 against
Woodward Academy. Missing most of their top swimmers due to the Georgia
Short Course State Championships, as well as not having a dive team
to also compete, proved too much for the Panthers. The final score
was 421-144.
Sports
briefs
Opinion
Christmas
traditions
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
Christmas season
is a time of the year when traditions are begun, maintained, and passed
on. Most people have special memories of the Christmas holidays and
almost all of these recollections are based on continuing traditions.
Snow-covered
Disk of Death
By Rick
Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services
Dad
was really mad this time. He sat all of us down on the snow-covered
curb in front of our house at 110 Flamingo Street. We were in big trouble,
but I must admit it had been really a cool thing to see.
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