Friday, October 15, 1999

Candidates in unison on traffic, annexation

The five candidates in this fall's two City Council races found common ground on a number of issues in Tuesday night's Rotary Club forum, taking a hard line on traffic and annexation in describing their plans for keeping Peachtree City's quality of life high.

Home Depot plan tabled by Planning Commission

The two newest members of the Peachtree City Planning Commission, Rich Schumacher and Robert Ames, were welcomed aboard Monday night at their first meeting but had little time to sit back and get comfortable.

Teen fight results in arrest

A fight over a $5 loan has resulted in one teenager being seriously injured and another arrested, according to police reports.

Classic hits the road tomorrow

Early Saturday morning, the streets and cart paths of Peachtree City will be filled with athletes of every race, age and gender.

City holds tax rate at 4.06
 
The City Council voted last week, as expected, to keep the Peachtree City property tax rate at 4.06 mills, while this year's unexpected $161,221 windfall in the city's coffers has been placed in a special land acquisition fund for what council members termed “critical” purchases.

Lenox rips non-voters

The old adage “If you don't vote, you have no right to complain” has taken new meaning in Peachtree City.

Watson faces wrongful death suit from wife's father, siblings

The widowed husband of Beverley Watson was hit Friday with a wrongful death suit filed by her family in Fayette County Superior Court.

County taps local architect to manage its industrial parks

Coweta County has a new manager for its industrial parks.

County names park after Hunter

In a move that left more than one tear-stained eye in the crowd, the Coweta County Commissioners Tuesday named the new recreation complex on Ga. Highway 16 after Commissioner Vernon “Mutt” Hunter and his family.

Resident beseeches board not to divide county

Last month's approval of a $1.2 million expenditure to build a gym at O.P. Evans Middle School in Newnan by the Coweta County Board of Education is still drawing criticism from the public.

Newest mall is open for business

Ready, set...shop.

Grantville to be dancing this weekend
 
Get ready for some old-fashioned fall fun in Grantville this weekend.

Parents want an expansion of White Oak Elementary

Through the 1990s, the eastern part of Coweta County has been one of the fastest growing in the region.

The changing of the guard

Tuesday's meeting of the Coweta County Board of Commissioners served as a wonderful microcosm of the future of Coweta County.

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