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Music/business educator chosen as Coweta County's teacher of the year

Central Educational Center music teacher Dr. Lyn Schenbeck, left, is congratulated onstage at the Centre on April 23 by Coweta County Board of Education Vice Chairman Harry Mullins as Coweta’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. Photo/Special.

Central Education Center music and music business teacher Dr. Lyn Schenbeck has been named Coweta County’s 2013 Teacher of the Year.

Schenbeck was chosen for the honor from among Coweta’s 31 teachers of the year and from among three finalists, including Thomas Crossroads Elementary School special education teacher Donna Hightower and East Coweta High School 11th grade AP American literature teacher Randy Robbins, said school system spokesman Dean Jackson. Read More»

‘Leader’ program in Fayette school gets rave reviews

A panel from Fayetteville’s Spring Hill Elementary School at an April 25 educational town hall meeting included(L-R) Raleigh, N.C., school principal and “The Leader in Me” spokeswoman Muriel Summers, Spring Hill parent Pam Reed, consultant Julius Pryor, school Principal Randy Hudson, students Brianna Reynolds and Andy Palmer and teachers Amy Hensly and Jeff Angelo. Photo/Ben Nelms.

The Fayette County community on April 23 got a chance to hear about a program adopted two years ago at Spring Hill Elementary School in Fayetteville. Panelists at the “The Leader in Me” presentation explained how the program has positively impacted, students, parents and teachers. Leading the discussion on the whole-school transformational model was Muriel Summers, principal of the A.B. Combs Elementary School in Raleigh, N.C. Read More»

FCHS’s Chasity Manning is Fayette’s Teacher of the Year

Mistress of Ceremonies Angie Meredith congratulates Chasity Manning as she takes the podium to deliver her acceptance speech. Story on Page A3. Photo/Special.

“I stand here in complete and utter shock. I am so excited. I just can’t believe this,” said Chasity Manning as she took the podium to accept the award as Fayette County’s 2013 Teacher of the Year.

“I stand here tonight because of the support, encouragement and inspiration given to me by so many and for that reason I would like to accept and dedicate this award to the individuals and groups that have led me to this place in my life,” she said. Read More»

Chairman Brown gets ethics case costs repaid by taxpayers

The Fayette County Commission Chairman Steve Brown got what he wanted April 25 when commissioners voted 3-0 to reimburse Brown for more than $2,000 in legal expenses he incurred fighting an ethics complaint filed by former Commissioner Robert Horgan.

Voting in favor of the reimbursement were commissioners David Barlow, Randy Ognio and Charles Oddo. Read More»

Supt.’s $190K pay package brings dissenting vote

BoE member Bacallao says pay “too high” compared to Fayette's teachers

Newly hired Fayette School Superintendent Jody Barrow will get a raise over his predecessor. Barrow’s salary and benefits total $190,000. Read More»

Pinewood Studios arrives in Fayette with hopes for 3,400 jobs

Land clearing and construction is underway April 30 at entrance. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Fayette County may soon be crowned as the TV and movie-making capital of Georgia, now that London’s Pinewood Studios has officially announced that its “full service film and entertainment studio complex” is under construction in rural Fayette County, directly across from Rivers Elementary School on Sandy Creek Road.
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Woman attacked, robbed at Fayette Pavilion

Robbery suspect, wearing a baseball cap with red to orange trimming, is at lower right, walking away from security camera. Photo/Fayetteville Police Department.

Fayetteville Police are looking for a suspect who attacked a Fayetteville woman Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Kohl’s department store located at the Fayette Pavilion.

The April 27 incident occurred at approximately 10:07 a.m. as the customer exited her vehicle and walked towards the door, said Det. Mike Whitlow.
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Pinewood to Fayette: here we come

Phase One soundstages to be built at the Pinewood-Atlanta site in central Fayette. Rendering/Pinewood Studios.

Now it’s official: Pinewood Studios of London this morning formally announced its film and TV studio venture “coming soon” to rural central Fayette County.

In a press release, the company said construction will begin immediately on the “Pinewood Atlanta” venture with the first phase of five soundstages ready for action in January of next year.

Pinewood Atlanta will provide “a full service film and entertainment studio complex” on the 288-acre site directly across from Rivers Elementary School.
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Fayette County arrest reports — April 16–22

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the time period indicated. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be indicated below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Tuesday, April 16 - Monday, April 22

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Rodriguez R. Baltimore, born in 1982, of Stillwater Drive, Riverdale, for probation/parole violation and abandonment of spouse or child (3).
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Corner jam ahead of playoffs

Corner jam ahead of playoffs

Starr’s Mill player Sarah Yoss (R) works to dig out possession from the corner where Lady Chiefs Amy Brewer and Taylor Dowse played “keep away” in the waning minutes of McIntosh’s 2-0 victory at home April 19. Soccer playoffs are due to start this week as both teams are in the hunt for a potential state championship title. Photo/John Munford.