The Citizen Online - Fayette

Large retail center okayed for Lower F’ville and Hwy. 154

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:24 -0500

What began in a Nov. 12 public hearing as a request by Michael and Judy Cunningham to rezone 38.11 acres located along Lower Fayetteville Road and Ga. Highway 154 from Rural Conservation (RC) to C-7 (Commercial Major Shopping Center) and C-8 (Heavy Commercial District) ended Nov. 17 with a 4-0 vote to approve a lesser C-6 zoning that maintained all but a few of the original plan components.

Haylie in the flower

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:24 -0500

Haylie Williams peers from behind a stargazer lily in her photograph that won first place, youth division, among 70,000 entries in the 2009 National Wildlife Foundation contest. The J.C. Booth eighth-grader used a Fuji FinePix camera to shoot the photo of the family garden flower while in a car with her parents, Julie and David Williams, on their way to an event that featured home-grown blooms. Her winning entry is online at www.nwf.org. Photo/Haylie Williams.

Hospital struggles with food scores

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:58:12 -0500

One of county’s largest food service operations, Piedmont Fayette stuck in low 80s on health inspections, including a 78 in February 2009

Schools’ cushion of cash improves

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:57:37 -0500

A cash cushion of more than $6 million for the Fayette County School System?

You read that right: State funding cuts, furloughs and decreased salaries notwithstanding, the Fayette County School System is in better shape financially this year than many expected.

Horgan appeals ethics ruling on pot possession

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:55:07 -0500

Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan is asking a superior court judge to overturn a panel’s ruling that he violated the county’s ethics rules when he was arrested May 23 by a Fayette sheriff’s deputy for possession of marijuana and driving with an expired truck tag.

Construction begins on local cancer treatment center

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:54:25 -0500

The rain-filled skies over Piedmont Fayette Hospital Nov. 11 could not dampen the spirits of the 60 people in attendance for the groundbreaking of the new cancer center on the west side of the hospital that has been years in the making.

Rivers Alive helps clean-up Fayette

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:50:59 -0500

Last week ended another season of Rivers Alive clean-up events sponsored by the Environmental Institute of Georgia (EIOG) and local governments across Fayette County. The five clean-up events saw participation from school students, city employees, elected officials and residents wanting to remove debris from roadways and waterways.

T-Mobile burglarized twice over weekend

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:19 -0500

The T-Mobile store on Promenade Parkway across from Fayette Pavilion was burglarized twice last weekend. Three potential suspects are in custody in Clayton County after merchandise from the store was found in their vehicle.

Whitewater Teacher to Head DECA Board

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:47:06 -0500

The DECA Club at Whitewater High continues to make news in Georgia. The latest honor for the club came in October with the election of Krystin Glover, marketing teacher and DECA advisor, as president-elect of the Georgia DECA Board, Inc.

Cop Reports 111809

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:07:28 -0500

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

74S widening project in PTC starts Nov. 17

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:18:59 -0500

The widening of Ga. Highway 74 south from Cooper Circle to Ga. Highway 85 is expected to begin this Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced Monday.

Parolee arrested for molesting girl

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:34:00 -0500

A Union County man recently paroled for burglary and forgery convictions has been charged with a much more serious crime here in Fayette County.

William Jacob Nutt, 23, is charged with aggravated child molestation and statutory rape stemming from an alleged incident Nov. 1 with a 15-year-old relative, sheriff’s officials said. The victim disclosed the incident to her parents that day, and deputies were also notified the same day, sheriff’s officials said.

F'ville looks to move ahead with redevelopment study

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:46:50 -0500

A plan to explore the redevelopment of three commercial areas in Fayetteville will be one of the few items on the Nov. 19 agenda.

234 years and fighting strong

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:58:18 -0500

The Fayette-Coweta Clyde Thomason detachment of the Marine Corps League recently celebrated the Corps’ 234 birthday. The youngest Marine present, Bill Stevens, left, and the oldest Marine present, Bob Machen, right, joined detachment Commandant George Dienhart at a birthday cake cutting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7. Photo/Jim Daughtry.

Rains clear Fayette with no damage

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:38:50 -0500

Despite heavy rains mostly all day yesterday and through the overnight and early morning hours, no significant flooding incidents have been reported in Fayette County.