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Officials
work on SPLOST proposal
Outside the windows
of the Fayette County Administrative Complex Wednesday afternoon, the
traffic ground to a halt as Fayette’s commuters tried to make it
through the congestion surrounding Fayetteville’s square.
Police
used stop sticks to disable fleeing truck
A Newnan man who
refused to stop for a Peachtree City police officer Wednesday afternoon
was caught when officers used “stop sticks” to disable his
truck, police said.
Edwards
leads Fayette voting
Only 21 percent
of Fayette’s voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes
in the Presidential preference primary.
Agents
say man cooked meth in barn off Redwine Road
A south Fayette
man is in custody after drug agents found a disassembled methamphetamine
lab in a barn behind his south Fayette residence late Friday evening,
police said.
Arrests
may solve other shoplifting cases, police say
Two suspects shoplifted
over $1,600 in merchandise before they were caught at the Banana Republic
store at The Avenue shopping center in Peachtree City, police said.
McIntosh
places 2nd at regional Science Olympiad
The McIntosh High
School Science Olympiad team captured second place Feb. 28 among 20
Georgia high schools in regional competition at Georgia Perimeter College,
qualifying them to move on to state competition March 27 at Emory University.
The state tournament determines which high schools will represent Georgia
at this year’s 20th national competition May 21 in Pennsylvania.
Benefit
drive pulls into Union City
Union City-area
residents will be able to help the fight against breast cancer when
the Eighth Annual Ultimate Drive for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation stops in Union City March 31.
Cookie
sale now underway
Girl Scouts will
be at neighborhood shopping centers, grocery stores and other gathering
places through March 14 selling Girl Scout Cookies. The cost of $3 per
box supports troop and council activities, and all profits remain local.
Flavors this year are Shortbread, Thin Mint, Peanut Butter Patties,
Caramel d‚Lites, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Lemon Pastry Cremes, Animal
Treasures and a new strawberry cookie, Pinatas. Look for a troop near
you today or call 770-227-2524 to get in touch with a Girl Scout.
Police
Blotter
Mixed
drinks gets a thumbs-up
Coweta voters decided
Tuesday they would like a cocktail with their dinner.
Sharpsburg
theater company staging man of the House
Last November, a
benefit held for the Sharpsburg Library led to the creation of Sharpsburg
on Stage, a dinner theater company helping to bring the arts to Coweta
County. Artistic Director Tammy Barton and Production Manager Glo Tinsley
received such a great response to their dessert theater benefit “Next
Victim, Please” that they decided this was something the community
needed.
Senoia
getting new public works facility
After years of discussion,
the city of Senoia is set to get a new public works building.
Obituaries
Sports
Opinion
Happy
birthday to me
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
It’s my birthday
next week. On Wednesday, March 3, I will be 34 years old.
My
life as a dinosaur
By Rick
Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services
Mister
Webster defines a fossil as “belonging to the past, outdated, old-fashioned,
or antiquated.”
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