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 By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com A Tyrone woman died Tuesday afternoon after she was shot multiple times during her visit to a north Fayetteville dentists’ office. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com A behind-the-scenes power play over money and items the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department receives from drug seizures has a new twist. By J. FRANK LYNCH
jflynch@theCitizenNews.com Members of the Fayette County School Board told Superintendent John DeCotis last week they won’t feel comfortable locking in any of the details of a proposed November tax initiative to fund capital projects until a community survey is complete. Here is the list of “recommended priorities” being considered by the Fayette County School System for a planned November tax initiative to fund construction. Voters will be asked to approve the financing through a 1-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or through a traditional Bond referendum, still to be determined. Though the following project proposals are numbered, Superintendent John DeCotis says they are not ranked in any order and priorities could change as needs are determined. Results from a community survey available via the school district’s website will help determine the method of funding, as well as the final projects to be included. Go to www.fcboe.org to share your opinion. As the clock ticks down toward Fayette County’s efforts to call for a SPLOST vote in the fall, one municipality stands in the way of presenting a united front to the voters. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com State Representative Lynn Westmoreland got a special cross-county escort from one political event to another Thursday afternoon by deputies from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com It didn’t even take two full days after Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the new golf cart bill for a teenager to get into a potentially serious golf cart accident in Peachtree City, according to police reports. By J. FRANK LYNCH
jflynch@theCitizenNews.com Post 1 County Commissioner A.G. Van Landingham remained the lone incumbent official up for re-election in Fayette County this year who had not yet qualified to run again as of Tuesday morning. MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan - The war on terrorism can make for some strange bedfellows. Just ask the son of a Fayetteville man as he serves his country from behind the old Iron Curtain among Soviet relics like rusted bombers, missile launchers converted into fire trucks and tarnished statues of Vladimir Lenin. By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com Unless The Fayette County Commission decides to kill the proposed extension of Sandy Creek Road, they’ll face more opposition for their transportation plan than just Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown. Gene Evans Ford has come through for Fayette Youth Protection Homes, Inc., in a big way. Peachtree City resident and Republican Alison Chambers has announced her intention to run for State House seat 72, a newly-created district that includes most of Peachtree City and some of Fayetteville. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com A senior at McIntosh High School died Monday morning after her car collided head-on with a truck on Ga. Highway 16 in Coweta County, deputies said. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com A vehicle pulled over for a broken tail light ultimately led to a felony drug arrest for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department early Sunday morning, police said. A Columbus man was arrested late Friday night by a Tyrone police officer who pulled over his vehicle and found there were active warrants for his arrest. By CAROLYN CARY
ccary@TheCitizenNews.com The Fayette Metro Kiwanis is hosting its annual Rose Rodeo this Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at Andy’s Nursery South. Fifteen Clayton State students have been selected for the Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges program. Q: My uncle passed away recently. We think he had a life insurance policy, but we haven’t found it. If it turns up later, will the company still pay the benefits? | 