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Local
police get special holiday treat
Turkey has become
an annual Christmas tradition for officers of the Peachtree City Police
Department.
PTC
judge raises rates, sent packing by council
Mitch Powell, the
longtime judge of Peachtree City’s Municipal Court, has apparently
priced himself out of a job.
Countywide
‘Pathfinder’ map on sale now at PTC Library
For the first time
in several years, residents in and around Peachtree City can now obtain
an accurate map of Fayette County’s recreational paths.
Crabapple
kids collect books for needy students
Crabapple Lane in
Peachtree City is Fayette County’s newest elementary school, the
shiny and gleaming model for all other schools yet to come, officials
say.
PTC
awards holiday pay to displaced employees
“In an effort
to be fair,” the Peachtree City Council approved paying 24 hours
of holiday pay for Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1 to the employees temporarily
contracted to operate the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater and Peachtree
City Tennis Center.
Tree
recycling starts today
This year Coweta
County residents can recycle their Christmas trees by bringing them
to any compactor site or by bringing them to the Old Fairgrounds site
on Temple Avenue in Newnan during the annual “Bring One for the
Chipper” day.
Ga.
swells to 9th on list of big states, Census says
Georgia has added
nearly a half million new residents just in the first three years of
the new millennium, moving past New Jersey into 9th on the list of the
country’s most populous states, the Census bureau announced last
week.
Deadline
set for playground funding
The Luther T. Holt
Memorial All Children’s Playground Committee has set April 15 as
the last day for people to donate toward the third and final phase of
the totally accessible playground in Peachtree City.
Lee
supports sewer funding request
ATLANTA State
Sen. Dan Lee (R-LaGrange) said he will support Gov. Sonny Perdue’s
request for funding in the upcoming legislative session to allow the
Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority to loan the City of Atlanta
$500 million over a ten-year period to repair their failing sewer system.
Lee is Perdue’s administration floor leader in the Senate.
Collins
applauds heightened U.S. security alert
WASHINGTON —
During an interview Monday on the Fox News Channel, Georgia Republican
Congressman Mac Collins commended Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge
for heightening the security alert from “elevated” to “high”
to protect America against terrorists during the holiday season.
EMC
raises $5K for teen program
Thanks to Coweta-Fayette
EMC’s Operation Round-Up, the Fayette Pregnancy Resource Center
has received $5,000 for “Breaking the Chain,” a program for
at-risk teens and their families.
Police
Blotter
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.
Sports
SCAT
swimmers excel at Senior Championships
The
Southern Crescent Aquatic Team Senior swimmers generated some powerful
swims at the Georgia Senior State Championships Dec. 1214 in Atlanta.
SCAT clearly made an impact on the Georgia swimming scene by finishing
in the top six (girls fourth, boys sixth) out of over 23 teams from
around the state.
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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