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‘We’re
a council of change’
Judi-ann Rutherford,
who quit her job as office manager of the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
on Friday so she could legally accept her position on the City Council
three days later, was unanimously elected mayor pro tem by the other
councilmen Monday night, just moments after taking the council oath
of office.
Teen
killed with ‘unloaded’ gun
A 16-year-old Fayette
boy faces criminal charges after he accidentally shot and killed one
of his close friends with a revolver at a home in the Yates Crossing
subdivision Wednesday, Dec. 31, police said.
Officials
worry about rash of drug overdoses
Three deaths over
the holiday period and the September death of a Sandy Creek High School
student are being linked in part to overdoses on prescription drugs.
Golf
club seeks liquor-by-the-drink vote
The Fayette County
Commission is expected to decide tomorrow whether liquor by the drink
in the unincorporated county should be put to the voters this year,
possibly July 20 during the county’s general primary balloting.
‘Lifer’:
This one's for the birds
It’s a first
ever for Fayette County, a first documented in the state of Georgia,
and probably the first in the Southeast.
Samaritans
list top needs
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.
Legislature
opens Monday
Fayette County’s
ranking state legislator, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Sharpsburg), believes
the upcoming legislative session will be a short one.
PTC
lawyer plans second bid for Superior Court judgeship
Local attorney John
Mrosek announced his candidacy last week for a Superior Court judgeship.
New
judge appointed to jail suit
As expected, an
out-of-county judge will rule over the lawsuit between the Fayette County
Commission and Sheriff Randall Johnson over the housing of prisoners
arrested by the county-commission-supervised marshal’s department.
County
library taking inventory
Fayetteville resident
Qui Nidey homeschools her children. Recently, she was asked by her homeschool
group to bring in the most indispensable item to a parent who homeschools
their children and she brought in her library card.
Mold:
A growing problem
“The classroom
environment is a dirty secret,” said John Lyons, a former U.S.
Department of Education facilities director. He could have been talking
about some classrooms at Starr’s Mill High School.
Update:
Mold stopped dead in its tracks at Starr’s Mill
Mike Satterfield,
head of facilities services for the Fayette County school system, said
Taylor DeBartola’s in-depth report in “The Prowler” on
a mold outbreak at Starr’s Mill High at the start of the school
year was mostly accurate.
Martin
named to Sams School board
The Joseph Sams
School, Inc. has announced the appointment of Arnold L. Martin III to
its board of directors.
Westmoreland
to address Fayette GOP breakfast
The Fayette County
Republican Party will be holding its January breakfast meeting Saturday
at the International House of Pancakes restaurant in Fayetteville, beginning
at 8:30 a.m.
Fayetteville
mayor to speak at ARC workshop
Fayetteville Mayor
Ken Steele is one of the featured speakers at a workshop called “Quality
Communities Created by Choice” that will be presented by the Atlanta
Regional Commission next Wednesday.
Man
arrested for statutory rape at PTC boat docks
A Peachtree City
teen is charged with statutory rape after he was caught inappropriately
ringing in the New Year at the Battery Way Boat Docks with an underage
girl.
Fayette
schools schedule 3 job fairs for teachers
The Fayette County
Board of Education has scheduled three job fairs to help fill teaching
positions for the 2004-2005 school year.
Daughter
honors parents in support of education
Education has always
played an important role in Betsy Getreu's life and now she is helping
to spread it to others.
Fayette
students at UGA are making movies
Eric Hanson and
Alex Crawford attended different schools in different grades in Fayette
County, but they are now working together in Athens on a short film
called, “Teaching Marlow.” Hanson graduated from McIntosh
High School in 1999, while Crawford graduated from Fayette County High
School in 2003. Their love of film and making movies has erased any
rivalry that was between them.
Patients
flood emergency departments as flu season hits Fayette
With the entire
metro Atlanta area battling winter illnesses including the flu and colds,
it is important to recognize symptoms and understand treatment options.
Fayette Community Hospital, which is experiencing an extremely high
volume of Emergency Department patients, has provided the following
information for area residents.
Motorists
may now check insurance status online
Georgia motorists
may now access the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety’s Web site,
www.dmvs.ga.gov, to verify whether they are registered in the State’s
mandatory automobile insurance database which is proof of insurance
effective Jan. 1.
Questions
and answers from Oxendine
Q: I cashed in a
$5,000 paid-up life insurance policy and only got $1,200. Why?
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