Macajar Lott carefully makes his voting selections Tuesday afternoon in the gym at Fayetteville Christian Church. Lott’s Blackrock precinct had just over 170 voters by the middle of the lunch hour. Photo/John Munford.

New loitering rule would put parents on the hook for children caught ‘hanging out’

The Fayetteville City Council agenda promises to be packed July 17, with consideration of the 2009 budget, a proposal for Sunday alcohol sales, the third of three water and sewer system rate increases, items relating to the proposed Villages at Lafayette retail/office/residential project, proposed changes to the Stella’s Place residential development and a proposed ordinance on loitering.

Doctors and scientists say the heart is one of the strongest muscles in the human body.

But Fayetteville’s Sam Corallo knows that one thing can tear the heart apart, no matter how strong: the end of a lifetime love affair.

Cops have put a crimp in copper and metal thieves’ damaging activities last week.

Four north Fayette 17- and 18-year-olds have been charged by Fayette County Sheriff’s Office with multiple counts of theft, ranging from five to 52 counts of felony theft each.

By Gwen Hughes
Special to The Citizen

It seems that Fun Dip is making quite a comeback.

So are Skybars, Chuckles, Abba-Zaba bars, and Atomic Fireballs. These, along with rows of other nostalgic treats, can be found in Suzie-Q’s Sweet Shop located on the Square in Fayetteville.

A Fayette man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a girl when she was between the ages of four and seven at a home in south Fayette County, officials said.

Hearn fights back against charges

Former Fayette County Public Works Director Lee Hearn wishes the last days of his campaign for County Commissioner wouldn’t have turned out like this.

It was practically an exercise in civility, except for a question about open warrants. Candidates for sheriff, district attorney and probate judge attended the Fayette County Republican Party forum Thursday night at the Fayetteville Library, responding to questions posed before a standing-room only crowd.

In an extraordinary move less than a week before the election, Fayette County Commission Chairman Jack Smith decided he could not sit on the sidelines any longer.

There’s nothing like taking a bite out of crime. In the case of four north Fayette men arrested Thursday night, it was a pretty big bite.

It was as if a new day had dawned July 10 as Fayette County Dept. of Family & Children’s Services (DFCS) board members heard from new interim Director Bobby Cagle, the state DFCS Family Services Director temporarily filling the position left vacant after former Director Mary Davis was “reassigned” in June.

Redistricting, out of county students among questions at Republican forum

The three incumbents and four challengers for seats on the Fayette County School Board answered questions Tuesday night at a candidate forum sponsored by the Fayette County Republican Party at The Gathering Place in Peachtree City.

Fayette County’s long-time number one lawman has tapped his department’s number two man to succeed him.

The winner of the four-man race next week will replace retiring Sheriff Randall Johnson, who Monday endorsed Lt. Colonel Wayne Hannah as his replacement. Johnson has served for 31 years in the top post.

PTC's Fraker sets sights on a gold medal at Beijing Olympic Games

Benn Fraker has been paddling in the water for a very long time. There were the trips on Lake Peachtree early on, and these were soon followed by more arduous adventures, and then races around the region, the nation and the world on the junior circuit.

County Commission candidate and former Fayette County Public Works Director Lee Hearn is refuting charges of wrongdoing during his tenure in Fayette County.

A gang by any other name is still a gang. And in the case of the “Kosovo Gang” from Peachtree City, three arrests have been made after a June 3 attack on an 18-year-old Fayetteville man in a dispute reportedly involving a girlfriend.

The Fayette County Commission signed off on the county’s $79 million budget June 28, but it was not the usual unanimous affirmation of the process.

County Commissioner Herb Frady did not mince any words at a June 28 concerning an ongoing controversy over the new minutes procedures for the county commission meetings.

Ballard: Office ‘aggressively prosecutes’ the crime

Tyrone attorney Rudjard Hayes, running for district attorney, is criticizing his opponent for being too lenient on sentences to defendants who have pleaded guilty to Internet pornography and child exploitation charges.

Most all the candidates in multiple races faced the public at a political forum Monday night at Sam’s Auditorium in Fayetteville sponsored by the Fayette County Branch of NAACP. The 21 candidates were joined by approximately 50 members of the public.

Questions over the adequacy of meeting minutes kept by the Fayette County Board of Education arose in a May 23 letter to board members from Georgia First Amendment Foundation (FAF).

A Fayetteville police officer has been named the Officer of the Year for the entire state by the American Legion veterans association.

They say it is a sign of the times. Older times, that is. Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission agreed June 24 to recommend approval of a rezoning proposal to have the single-family Stella’s Place development on Grady Avenue become an age-restricted community of attached homes.

The Fayette County Republican Party will be holding one more candidate forums before the July 15 Primary Election.

There will be a forum for the candidates for sheriff, probate judge, and district attorney at the Fayetteville Library July 10, 2008 from 7 p.m.-8:45 p.m..

While temperatures continue to rise this summer, the American Red Cross reports that the blood inventory levels are so low it is unable to sufficiently meet the demand of local hospitals. While there is a constant need for all blood types, donors with O positive, O negative, A negative and B negative blood types are asked to take an hour to donate right away.

Nearly 100 residents turned out Tuesday night for a spirited debate among the candidates for the District Attorney and Fayette County Sheriff’s race.

Former teacher and Post 3 incumbent Marion Key gives a redistricting grade of “F” to the majority on the Fayette County Board of Education.

Republicans also hosting rally at headquarters

Three candidate forums will be hosted next week for voters wanting to learn more about those running for local office in the July 15 primary.

The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation recently announced the Georgia recipients of the sixth annual NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students, and Fayette County High School student Asad Abdulla of Fayetteville is among them.

• Fayette student receives Piedmont academic honor
Spencer Shelton of Fayetteville has been named to the dean’s list at Piedmont College after completing the recent spring semester with a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99. Piedmont College is an independent liberal arts college of about 2,000 students with campuses located in Demorest and Athens, Ga. Founded in 1897, the college offers undergraduate degrees in 32 major areas and master’s degrees in education and business.