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Fayette
County vs. Sheriff: Marshals’ power to jail arrested suspects in
dispute
The Fayette
County Commission is taking Sheriff Randall Johnson to court to force
him to accept at the jail prisoners that have been arrested by county
marshals.
7
arrested for bar brawl in Westpark Walk
A dispute
outside a Peachtree City bar escalated into a violent incident early
Saturday morning that could lead to hate crime charges, according to
police. The brawl, involving at least one gunshot that struck no one,
happened within shouting distance of the city’s busiest intersection
at Ga. highways 54 and 74.
Christmas
standoff ends with 1 arrested
A standoff
between Peachtree City police and a deranged man at a local hotel ended
safely Christmas Day, police said.
PTC
sees balanced budget for tennis center
Picking up
where they left off, the Peachtree City Tourism Association is proceeding
with plans to run the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater and Peachtree
City Tennis Center, plans sidelined a month ago by two lame-duck city
council members.
50th
birthday party dampened by fire
Sylvia Leary
didn’t plan to spend the afternoon of her 50th birthday outside
her home, watching firefighters punch holes through her roof to extinguish
a blaze in her attic.
Fayette
is home to almost 900 CEOs
Nearly 900
chief executives call Fayette County home, the overwhelming majority
white and male, according to detailed information on employment and
residency released Monday by the Census bureau.
Patients
asked for patience as flu cases jam hospital E.R.
This winter’s
outbreak of the flu virus has pushed the number of visits to Fayette
Community Hospital’s emergency room up 30 percent from normal levels,
raising the wait times to see a physician and prompting hospital officials
to ask for understanding from the community.
Chinese
health delegation learns how Fayette responds to emergencies
Health leaders from
China visited the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services
last week to learn how officials respond to emergencies so the visitors
can improve their techniques back home.
County
delivers AEDs to buildings, athletic fields
They say one of
the best places to go into cardiac arrest is a hospital.
All
Fayette high schools outfitted with heart units
Thanks to Fayette
Community Hospital, all of Fayette County’s high schools are now
equipped with an automated external defibrillator, or AED, the compact
life-saving device that can mean the difference between life and death
to a victim of cardiac arrest.
Shoplifting
conviction reversed by Ga. appeals court
The Georgia Court
of Appeals has overturned a woman’s felony shoplifting conviction
in Fayette County Superior Court, holding that evidence of her three
prior shoplifting convictions shouldn’t have been admitted as evidence
in the trial.
Blood
supply dwindles; donors needed with Types O and B at critical levels
A serious blood
shortage has developed with an increased demand for blood in Georgia,
according to officials with the American Red Cross.
Metro
Kiwanis going strong after a quarter-century
There has always
been a need for good fellowship and service. In 1914 two men in Detroit
developed a concept, one that developed into an organization that provided
not only fellowship, but an organization that provided young professional
businessmen new ideals in human relationship.
ARC
tells future of Tyrone
The town of Tyrone
commissioned the Atlanta Regional Commission to do a staffing study
on the town. Last Thursday, Kelly McDonough made the presentation of
the ARC findings before the town council. The results were very good.
Youth
Protection Homes receive gifts
The Palmer Course
at Starr’s Mill Golf Club owner John W. Boykin and members of his
senior staff brought a number of Christmas gifts to the Fayette Youth
Protection Homes.
Evening
High School registration is Jan. 6
Registration for
the 3rd mini-semester at Fayette County Evening High School will be
Jan. 6th from 4:30-6 p.m. Anyone enrolling as a full time student should
contact the office for an appointment and instructions on what materials
to bring to registration.
Smart
Start Georgia grants $2,750 to Fayette teachers
Smart Start Georgia
recently granted seven eligible early childhood teachers, directors
and family child care providers in Fayette County with grants of $2,750
through its Incentives program, to help foster quality early learning
for children within the community.
Fayette
students fall to 5th among Clayton State enrollment
A big surge in enrollment
this fall from Fulton and DeKalb counties for the first time moved those
two jurisdictions slightly ahead of Fayette County as “feeders”
for students at Clayton College & State University.
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