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 By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com A Fayetteville girl and her brother were killed Sunday afternoon in an auto crash on I-185 in Troup County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com “Pay to play” is about to take on a new, more expensive meaning in Peachtree City. By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@thecitizennews.com Fayette residents will now be faced with paying a small fee to get rid of their leaves and limbs. By J. FRANK LYNCH
jflynch@thecitizennews.com Has Peachtree City’s annual Fourth of July parade lost its small-town community feel? There will be no surprise cutbacks in bus routes, changes in stops or student transportation issues in general when the new school year starts in August in Fayette County. By J. FRANK LYNCH
jflynch@thecitizennews.com Like one toaster too many received at a wedding shower, the Fayette County school system appreciates a tract of land it was given three years ago by developer John Wieland across from the Centennial neighborhood on McDuff Parkway on Peachtree City’s westside. Property owners of four parcels south of Fayetteville off Redwine Road have filed paperwork to request annexation into the city as part of a 94-home subdivision. By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com After a letter in a recent Free Speech column about the Coweta County Animal Shelter and its euthanasia policy, many wondered what is the policy of the Fayette County Animal Shelter. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com A Newnan man accused of setting up an illicit rendezvous with a girl he thought was 15 years old is free on a $100,000 bond. By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com The Peachtree City police officer who posed undercover to catch a Newnan man on child exploitation and computer porn charges received special training for such investigations. A Tyrone teen has been arrested for raping a local girl Saturday night while he was giving her a ride home from Fayetteville, according to police reports. By CAROLYN CARY
ccary@TheCitizenNews.com The American Red Cross sponsors a CPR Saturday annually and it took place this year at the Fayette County High School, drawing approximately 253 participants. Fayette County Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson has formally announced he will seek election to the post. The Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently announced the winners of the 2004 Laws of Life Essay Contest from J.C. Booth Middle School and Rising Starr Middle School. The winners were honored at a luncheon, where the first-place honorees read their winning essays. There is no better time of year to show appreciation to hospital employees than National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 9-15). Fayette Community Hospital is recognizing its outstanding healthcare workers by hosting various appreciation activities during this time. The Fayette Democratic Women recently toasted the election of Bobby Kahn as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia. By CAROLYN CARY
ccary@TheCitizenNews.com The Fayette County Civitans would like you to lace up your running shoes, because it’s that time again, time for the 12th Annual Old Courthouse 5K Road Race. By CAROLYN CARY
ccary@TheCitizenNews.com The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is one of the largest funders of the metro area’s nonprofit organizations. It manages and administers the philanthropic funds of 650 individuals and families by matching their interests with community needs. Explore the hidden world beneath our feet as you learn about soil, rocks and minerals in the Fayette County area. Southern Conservation Trust is hosting a Nature Discovery program with Dr. Pamela Burnley, a geology professor at Georgia State University, Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Flat Creek Nature Center in Peachtree City. Thirteen French students recently spent 14 days visiting the USA as guests of Landmark Christian School. Eight Landmark families opened their homes to host the French visitors. The visiting students were between the ages of 15-17 and attend a high school just outside Paris. All were students of the English language and came to the United States to practice the language and to experience American culture and family life. In observance of National Women’s Health Week, May 9-15, the Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health are asking all women to take the Healthy Georgia Promise to help prevent cancer by following these recommendations: In response to the news during the past two weeks centering on the on-going prisoner abuse investigations at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, and Friday's testimony by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Rep. Mac Collins (R-Georgia), a Member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, called on all sides to quit the prejudging and stay focused on the most important issue facing America and the world - winning the war against terrorism. U.S. Rep. Mac Collins, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday praised House passage of theMiddle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 (H.R.4227) that repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax. | 