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Dozens
expelled for nonresidency
Reacting to dozens
of reports that Clayton County parents had falsified addresses to get
their children enrolled in Fayette schools last August, Fayette administrators
and the county marshals’ office teamed during the fall to investigate
162 individual cases of suspected non-resident students, the Citizen
has learned.
County
marshals have role in finding nonresident students
When a Fayette County
marshal knocked on the front door of Michele Mitchell’s east Fayetteville
home after dark one night last October, the officer wasn’t there
to issue a warrant or serve a subpoena. Instead, the marshal was checking
to see if Mitchell’s 8-year-old daughter was in fact sleeping overnight
at that address.
‘Gold
Medal’ schools here are top business attraction
Thanks to its public
schools, Fayette County ranks at the top of the list of potential relocation
sites for corporate executives from around the nation, according to
a report this month in the trade publication Expansion Management Magazine.
Sports
ventures eye PTC
Is Peachtree City
ready to join the big leagues of Macon, Little Rock and Baton Rouge?
5th
worker resigns in PTC investigation
A fifth employee
of Peachtree City’s Public Works Department has resigned in the
wake of a criminal investigation into missing equipment and money.
Grammy
winner brings award back to Fayette
At least a share
of the top prize handed out Sunday night at the Grammy Awards will be
making its way home to Fayette County this week.
Wells:
No problem with ethics
Fayette County Commissioner
Linda Wells is disputing the charges of a “concerned voter”
about her participation in a recent discussion concerning liquor in
the unincorporated county.
PTC
Council OKs bond sale for $4.9 M library expansion
The $4.9 million
expansion of the Peachtree City Library approved by voters in November
remains on schedule, with the Peachtree City Council giving its approval
last week to the terms for selling a bond package to fund the construction
to a single investor.
Rapson
to contest dismissal of her equal pay suit against DAPC
Kristi Rapson, the
former director of the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, says she will
fight the potential dismissal of her federal equal pay lawsuit against
the Development Authority of Peachtree City.
Black
History Month events underway in Fayette schools
Sandy Creek High
School hosted a colorful opening ceremonies assembly last week to mark
the start of Black History Month, just one of dozens of events taking
place at each of Fayette County’s 28 schools in the month of February.
Foundation
awards local nonprofits
The Community Foundation
for Fayette County has announced its recipients of the 2003 Challenge
Grant program.
GOP
breakfast coming Sat.
The Fayette County
Repulican Party will convene its monthly meeting Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
at the International House of Pancakes restaurant in Fayetteville. The
guest speaker is John Mrosek, candidate for Superior Court Judge in
the Griffin Judicial Circuit, speaking about religion and the First
Amendment.
Book
sale a surprising success
The Friends of the
Fayette County Public Library were very pleasantly surprised last weekend
at the public’s overwhelming support of the used book sale. Although
the weather was at times rainy, cold and windy (some even reported seeing
snow flurries), the citizens of Fayette County and surrounding areas
came out and bought books by the bag and boxful.
Registration
day is coming
Dates set for pre-K,
kindergarten and after-school programs
Star
International students talk to counterparts in Scotland
From college tuition
to the Iraq War, Sandy Creek High students found that their counterparts
in Dalmellington, Scotland share many of their same views, concerns
and hopes for the future.
County
GOP convenes for precinct meetings
Republicans met
Saturday for the Fayette County precinct mass meeting, the first step
in electing delegates and alternate delegates to the Republican National
Convention this fall in New York City. There are multiple conventions
prior to the final convention, each one elects delegates and alternates
for the following convention.
Two
officers hurt after jail scuffle with inmate
A suspect awaiting
trial on drug charges fought with officers at the maximum security unit
of the Fayette County Jail last week as they tried to search his cell.
Collins
calls for Tenet to resign
During an interview
on the Fox News Channel on Saturday from Atlanta, U.S. Rep. Mac Collins,
a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, called
for the resignation of CIA Director George Tenet.
Tips
for managing natural gas bills
A free 12-page conservation
guide from Atlanta Gas Light Company is just the ticket for savvy consumers
who want to save money and energy on their natural gas bills this winter.
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