| Chairman, mayor spat over tax split Peachtree City’s mayor insists he’s not out to sabotage a countywide SPLOST vote proposed for November, but just wants county leadership to give Fayette’s largest municipality its fair slice of the road projects likely to be funded from an estimated $110 million in revenue a new penny sales tax would raise. Brown: Give PTC 35% of new tax To hear Steve Brown explain it, Peachtree City deserves roughly 35 percent of the revenue a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax initiative would generate, based on his estimate that 35 percent of the county’s population resides within his town. Minority voter registration not keeping pace with Fayette’s population rise The number of African-Americans registered to vote in Fayette County is growing, but not as quickly as the population as a whole, suggests data released recently. Fayette schools are included in Cox’s challenge to lift SAT scores It’s no surprise that Fayette County Schools rank among the top 30 systems statewide included in Superintendent Kathy Cox’s “Super SAT Challenge,” especially considering it’s Fayette County’s approach to the college entrance exam that Cox wants other districts to embrace. Former Fayette boss headed for Alabama? By next week, former Fayette County administrator Billy Beckett may know if his future lies in south Alabama. Fayette voters will decide liquor by the drink this summer Fayette voters will decide July 20 whether mixed drinks will be sold in the unincorporated county. New trial begins for former football star; stalking charge to be considered also Prosecutors are again trying former NFL football star Greg Lloyd for allegedly putting a gun in his son’s mouth while disciplining the boy for getting bad grades back in 2001. 2 plead; one up for trial in north Fayette armed robbery case Facing possible trials this week, two Fayette men have pled guilty to assaulting a man during a robbery in north Fayette County in 2002. Law change would upgrade fleeing from cops to felony charge An innocent Peachtree City driver’s death in a crash at the end of a police chase may have helped the Georgia Senate pass a bill this month that upgrades the offense of fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer to a felony under special circumstances. Motorist from deadly road rage case gets 6 months A road rage incident that escalated out of control last May led to the death of a young Fayetteville woman. Molestation charges dropped after questions of witnesses’ credibility Charges against a 21-year-old man for molesting a young girl have been dropped now that there are questions about the information given by the victim and her stepfather, police said. Change would OK massage therapists going solo in Fayetteville Licensed, professionally trained massage therapists are more legitimate than the seedy “massage parlors” the city of Fayetteville wants to protect its citizenry from. Cline heading to LSU on scholarship Kristen Joanna Cline, a senior at McIntosh High School and daughter of Kim and Claudia Cline of Peachtree City, has been named the recipient of a Louisiana State University School of Music and Dramatic Arts Scholarship. The LSU School of Music is ranked among the top in the United States. Bruce wins Burch poster contest McLain Bruce, a fourth-grade student at Robert J. Burch Elementary, won a school-wide safety poster design contest for her poster entitled “Buckle Up For Your Kids.” Animal rescue thrills neighbors A weeklong adventure for a cat in Windalier Ridge ended happily, thanks to some concerned neighbors and a local tree service. Another week under the Gold Dome March 17 was the 33rd day of the 40-day regular session of the General Assembly. Bills must have passed at least one chamber by this day or they are effectively dead for the year. The only exception is if they are amended to a bill with the same subject matter. Click Here to view complete listing of articles for this edition of The Citizen News | 