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PTC
cops bust culture of corruption
Peachtree City police
officers on routine patrol one night in late January happened upon a
man hunched over in the shadows beside the city’s vehicle refueling
station, inside the locked gates of the Public Works compound on Kelly
Drive.
Longtime
Public Works Director Halterman on unrelated leave
Assistant City Manager
Colin Halterman, who headed Peachtree City’s Public Services division
for nearly 18 years, has taken a voluntary leave of absence from City
Hall, it was confirmed Monday.
Supt.
Cox now faces local history uprising
Superintendent Kathy
Cox will make a formal recommendation to the state Board of Education
on Thursday that it adopt a new biology curriculum for the entire state
that not only includes the word “evolution,” but also restores
lessons on the scientific theory omitted from earlier versions of the
new Georgia Performance Standards.
PTC
Target foes get DOT to listen, maybe too late
Peachtree City homeowners
who’ve fought a proposed expansion of the Kedron Village retail
center since August must have felt like David slaying Goliath last week
when they got word that Georgia Department of Transportation officials
were willing to consider adding another curb cut off Ga. Highway 74
into the project.
FCHS
staff teaches U.S. schools how to do BIG yearbooks right
What Valdosta High
School is to football, Fayette County High School is to yearbooks.
County,
sheriff’s officials sparring over overtime pay
The latest salvo
in the ongoing dispute between the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department
and Fayette County was fired at the end of January when the department
asked for $50,000 for additional overtime funds.
Commission
approves beer license, while deflecting ethics charges
The Palmer Course
at Starr’s Mill received its beer and wine license last week, but
not before two commissioners denied any ethical problems in voting on
the issue.
DAPC
nominees considered tomorrow
No opposition is
expected Thursday night, when the Peachtree City Council will be asked
to approve the names of five residents nominated to fill the vacancies
on the city's Development Authority.
Child
put in DFCS care after judge questions parents’ legal maneuvers
A child was ordered
into the custody of the Fayette County Department of Family and Children
Services Friday after concerns the child was being used as a pawn between
the two parents.
Pep
rally promotes academic success
Usually pep rallies
are intended to get students fired up about an upcoming ball game, but
this time Flat Rock Middle used the popular energized assembly to fuel
enthusiasm for learning.
GFRWC
active at Macon meeting
The Greater Fayette
Republican Women’s Club will be hosting the Hospitality Suite for
the Winter Board Meeting of the Georgia Federation of Republican Women
Friday, Feb. 27, from 6-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Macon. The event
will run through Saturday, Feb. 28.
CCSU
to add criminal justice degree
The Board of Regents
of the University System of Georgia, at its February meeting, approved
Clayton College & State University’s request to establish a
bachelor of science degree in criminal justice.
High
school counselors visit CCSU
By all accounts,
last week’s Clayton State Office of Admissions luncheon for area
high school counselors was a rousing success.
Fundraising
costs high for ‘uncharitable’ charities
Worried that Georgia
charities are spending high amounts on fundraising, cutting into actual
charitable revenue, Secretary of State Cathy Cox has released a list
of 11 “uncharitable” charities.
Questions
and answers from Oxendine
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