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PTC
gets another shot at Target plan
Crowd control will
be a concern Thursday night when the Peachtree City Council is confronted
with a number of high-profile, emotional issues.
County,
cities to meet for tax talks
Fayette County’s
leaders will gather this afternoon to discuss the county’s plans
to call for a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax vote in November.
Couple
welcomes twins in ’00, then triplets this year
And baby makes seven.
North
Fayette to get a big park — a very big park
Imagine a park nearly
as big as Atlanta’s Piedmont Park in Fayette County.
Deputies:
Teen driver got license 1 week before crash
A violent auto crash
on Jeff Davis Drive south of Fayetteville Friday afternoon was caused
by an inexperienced driver who had to abort his attempt to pass another
car, police said.
Furniture
purchase leads to arrest of home invasion suspect
The third suspect
in a January home invasion in north Fayette County was arrested last
week by the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Leary
announces for BOE Post 3
Connie Leary, a
resident of Peachtree City, has announced her candidacy for the Post
3 seat of the Fayette County Board of Education, currently held by Marion
Key.
Red
Cross hosts CPR classes Saturday at FCHS
Registrations are
still being accepted for those wanting to learn adult CPR at a day-long
event at Fayette County High School Saturday.
Antioch
Bapt. celebrates 175 years
There are five congregations
in Fayette County this year that will be celebrating 175 years as a
viable church.
Fayetteville
traffic project may be killed
The addition of
another turn lane to north Jeff Davis to improve traffic flow onto Ga.
Highway 85 north may not happen after all.
Husband
arrested for violating court order
A Morrow man was
arrested Friday for violating a temporary protective order by assaulting
his wife at her Fayetteville home, according to a warrant filed for
his arrest.
County
GOP convention this Saturday
The Fayette County
Republican Party will conduct its convention Saturday at Starr’s
Mill High School. The doors will open at 9 a.m. for registration and
the convention will begin at 10 a.m. The purpose of the County Convention
is to elect delegates and alternates to represent Fayette County at
the congressional district convention to be held in April.
Fausett
assumes CAP command
Ryan Fausett of
Peachtree City has assumed the role of cadet commander of the Peachtree
City-Falcon Field Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol.
Fayette
teens complete Youth Challenge
Four Fayette County
teens were among 140 recent graduates from the National Guard-sponsored
Youth Challenge Academy at Fort Gordon near Augusta.
Local
student wins speech contest
Chris Craig’s
Fayette County High School English class participated recently in the
national Voice of Democracy Speech Contest for high school students
sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. According to this group,
“Participants in this national contest build character and good
citizenship while improving skills in communication, writing and public
speaking.”
New
Web site hopes to improve feedback on curriculum changes
Hoping to make it
easier to get public input into the proposed changes to Georgia’s
school curriculum, State Supt. Kathy Cox this week launched a new Web
site, www.georgiastandards.org.
DMVS
to impose insurance fees
The Department of
Motor Vehicle Safety is preparing to notify motorists who have failed
to maintain continuous liability insurance coverage that they now face
a $25 per vehicle lapse fee. Drivers who don’t pay the fee to their
county tax commissioner within 30 days of the date of the “lapse
letter” will have their vehicle registration suspended, can’t
drive the vehicle, and must also pay $60 to have it reinstated.
News
from Clayton State
Meeting is set March
17 on Fayette credit clases
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