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Prosecutor tagged for 'misconduct': DUI case kicked by judge after prosecutor's 'inappropriate' contact with crying defendant
Labeling the official’s action “horrible,” a Fayette judge last month found “prosecutorial misconduct” on the part of State Court Solicitor-General Steve Harris and overturned a drunk driving conviction as a result, ordering a new trial.
3 busted for selling pot from daycare center
Three people who have been selling illegal drugs out of a rented home in the Wynnmeade subdivision — for quite some time, police say — were arrested by Peachtree City police early Friday morning.
PTC’s big-box ordinance faces judge March 29 in Target lawsuit
The lead attorney for the developer suing Peachtree City for the right to build a Target at Kedron Village said Monday that the city’s “big box” law is unconstitutional because it discriminates against a specific segment of the retail industry — large-scale discount department stores — without distinction.
County considers liquor vote for 2nd time this year
Will Fayette’s voters head to the polls this November and vote on liquor by the drink in the unincorporated county?
‘Lightning’ strikes PTC
Peachtree City’s new minor league professional mens basketball team has a name that sounds familiar to anyone familiar with the area’s youth soccer program.
Deputy
fired after arrest for injuring girlfriend in Wyoming
A Fayette County
sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was arrested for assaulting
his girlfriend in Wyoming Christmas Eve.
Animal
shelter trying to stem the tide
Spring is almost
here and it will soon be raining cats and dogs. The Humane Society and
the Fayette County Animal Shelter have joined forces to try and slow
the storm.
Brown
claims wide support for ‘west village’ annexation
Steve Brown said he has received nothing but positive
reviews so far about his “unofficial” efforts to help John
Wieland Homes annex and develop several hundred acres northwest of Peachtree
City as a mixed-use neighborhood of residential, recreational and commercial
uses.
CCSU
info session in Fayette next week
As part of ongoing
efforts to bring both academic and continuing education courses to Fayette
County, Clayton College & State University will be holding an Information
Session at the Fayette County Higher Education Center Wednesday, Mar.
17, at 6:30 p.m.
Man
charged for fatal crash on Ga. 279
Charges stemming
from a fatal auto crash last June have been filed against a Peachtree
City man.
Cox
to speak at library Sunday
State School Superintendent
Kathy Cox will be appearing at the Peachtree City Library in celebration
of National Women’s History Month Sunday, March 14, at 2 p.m. Cox
will be speaking about the new curriculum. A question-and-answer period
will follow.
Free
health fair Saturday in Sharpsburg
BodyWorks for Women,
a women-only fitness center, is offering a free health fair Saturday,
March 13, from noon-3 p.m. at 3500 Thomas Grace Plaza in Sharpsburg.
Collins
reports on Vietnam trip
WASHINGTON - Congressman
Mac Collins spent several days in Vietnam the last week of February
seeking access from officials there to archival records about America’s
unaccounted for Prisoners of War and Missing in Action service personnel. Collins
met with senior Vietnamese government officials and several Vietnam
Communist Party Cadre.
Weekly
legislative wrapup
House lawmakers
reconvened Monday, March 1, at 1 p.m. for the 27th day of the session.
Lawmakers were in recess Wednesday and Friday to conduct committee meetings
and allow House and Senate conferees to begin work on a compromise 2004
supplemental budget, which is a revised spending plan for the current
fiscal year that ends June 30. The House has also started working on
the FY 05 budget that begins July 1.
CT
scans coming to Peachtree City
Low cost mobile
CT scans for early warning signs of aneurysms, cancer and coronary disease
will be available at First Baptist Church Friday, March 19, beginning
at 7 a.m.
Hospital
offering free workshop
Fayette Community
Hospital, in partnership with Georgia Health Decisions, is hosting a
comprehensive workshop for you and your family to learn about advanced
directives and other legal documents concerning end-of-life healthcare
decisions. The seminar is free and open to the public.
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