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Land
grab?
Are Fayette’s municipalities staging a land grab?
New
look for PTC's west side is near
If Peachtree City’s chief planner has his way, in 20
years much of the city will look like the Ga. Highway 54 West corridor
from Ga. Highway 74 to the Coweta County line.
Hospital
seeks to expand heart tests capability
With a significant increase in patients needing cardiac
catheterization to diagnose heart problems, Fayette Community Hospital
wants permission to provide that service within the county’s borders.
Mother
dies, 3 families escape PTC condo fire
Hours after an early-morning blaze destroyed her family’s
condo and killed a 32-year-old Peachtree City woman, Heather Martz calmly
described how she was alerted to the fire.
Absence
of smoke alarm may have been fatal
The woman killed in a fire at her Peachtree City condominium
early Friday morning likely didn’t have a smoke detector to alert
her to the blaze, according to fire officials.
Manhunt
yields 2 arrests in foiled armed robbery
Two suspects who likely intended to rob a north Fayette
convenience store at gunpoint were foiled by an alert sheriff’s
deputy early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Golf
cart legislation on fast track; passage expected soon
As pledged last summer, legislation to allow unlicensed
drivers to operate golf carts throughout Peachtree City was introduced
with the start of the General Assembly on Monday and is already on a
fast track to approval, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland said.
Fayette
tax notices: 90 percent paid; Most auto tag renewals won't get new 2004
plates
As pledged last summer, legislation to allow unlicensed
drivers to operate golf carts throughout Peachtree City was introduced
with the start of the General Assembly on Monday and is already on a
fast track to approval, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland said.
Dunn
speaks out on lawsuit
In less than a week, a former Clayton County judge will
conduct a historic hearing featuring the Fayette County Commission and
the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.
Liquor
proponents are going to need signatures
Residents who want liquor by the drink in the unincorporated
county need to keep their signing pens handy.
Sandy
Creek's rising: Improved test scores earn 'Excellence'
Sandy Creek High School’s symbolic shooting star
continues to rise.
Rezoning
takes curious path to approval
A developer’s plan to build a 22-home subdivision
on Inman Road received the County Commission’s blessing Thursday
night, sort of.
Fayetteville
council may eliminate curb cut to inprove traffic
Fayetteville’s plan to add a right turn lane onto
Ga. Highway 85 north from north Jeff Davis Drive has hit a slight snag.
Funds
still needed for accessible youth baseball field in PTC
With opening day set for April 17, Fayette Field of
Hope organizers still need $106,000 to finish the project.
Commuters
facing construction for the next two years
And so it begins.
Residents traveling between Newnan and Peachtree City
face an increased challenge in their commutes this week: Dirt movers
and construction workers.
Democratic
Women meet Saturday
The Fayette Democratic Women will host their January
meeting Saturday, Jan. 17, at 9 a.m. at Right on Thyme Restaurant and
Catering in Fayetteville. Those wishing to order breakfast may do so
at 9 a.m. The meeting will be called to order at 9:20 a.m.
Brooks
to swear in councilmen
Brooks Mayor Bobby Butler has announced the swearing
in of three councilmen at the town’s Jan. 19 meeting.
'Stalker'
arrested by police for staking out victim's home
A College Park man was arrested Friday afternoon for
stalking his ex-girlfriend in violation of a bond condition for a previous
battery charge.
Peeples
celebrates Colonial Day
The entire fourth grade at Peeples Elementary celebrated
annual Colonial Day in December, learning firsthand what America looked,
felt, sounded, tasted, even smelled like in the years between 1607,
when Jamestown was settled, and 1775, the start of the Revolutionary
War.
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