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BoE declares Rivers Elem. ‘surplus,’ paves way for sale

File photo from 2011 of Rivers Elementary School.

It has been six months since the announcement that an undisclosed party was interested in buying the Rivers Elementary School property on Sandy Creek Road north of Fayetteville.

Some indication of the potential sale was given Monday when the Fayette County Board of Education voted to surplus the property. Declaring the property as surplus legally paves the way for an eventual sale.

The unanimous vote came after board members returned from executive session. There was no comment from the board as to who the interested party might be. Read More»

Topic for this debate: District voting in Fayette

Wayne Kendall (L) and Bob Ross debate district voting. Photo/John Munford.

Both sides of the district voting debate aired their differences in a “debate” March 19 at the Harvest Community Christian Church.

Attorney Wayne Kendall told the crowd that district voting is necessary because history has shown that black candidates have been thwarted by their white counterparts in races for seats on the county commission and the county board of education. Read More»

Reps. Mabra, Fludd talk state budget, juvenile justice

Representatives Ronnie Mabra (L) and Virgil Fludd at town hall meeting in Tyrone. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Tyrone Elementary School was the setting March 23 for a legislative town hall meeting sponsored by Rep. Virgil Fludd (D-64) and freshman Rep. Ronnie Mabra (D-63). The general thrust of the town hall meeting was to provide an overview of some of the legislation under consideration before the session ends later this week. A sampling of those topics included the budget, juvenile justice reform, ethics reform and the updated gun carry bill. Read More»

Tax digest decrease slows to just 1% less in ’13

The idea of a county’s tax digest showing declining numbers could hardly be called good news. But given the 20 percent decrease in the value of property that has occurred over the past three years, the potential of seeing the tax digest decrease by only 1 percent this year could make the argument that Fayette County may be turning the corner on the Great Recession. Read More»

(Not so) bright lights in F’ville

How bright should street lights be? Some newer kinds might be too bright, in the eyes of some Fayetteville officials.

The idea is to take a proactive stance to curtail the use of the increasing presence of “super-bright” LED lighting on businesses that contribute to visual clutter.

That stance came in the form of a proposed amendment to Fayetteville’s lighting ordinance that was posted for a first reading at the March 21 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council. Read More»

Studio rezoning up Thurs. night

A plan to rezone 289 acres in rural central Fayette County to make way for a multi-million dollar movie studio will be up for a vote before the Fayette County Commission Thursday night.

The project is expected to bring roughly 2,000 jobs once it gets up to full steam. Read More»

PTC to get slice of studio revenue

New German company 'excited' to relocate to PTC; will provide special effects services

While Pinewood Studios hopes to be operational at its site in central Fayette County by January, Peachtree City already has a company on Huddleston Drive, East Coast Films, that prepares special effects materials for shoots all over Georgia, according to Matt Forshee, CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority. Read More»

County warns of 'aggressive' pit bull dog in Lees Lake area

Commission chairman: citizens can 'take dog down if they feel threatened'

Fayette County officials are warning the public about a loose pit bull dog in the area of Lees Lake Road that is acting aggressively.

In a news release issued Friday afternoon, officials noted that a resident on Lees Lake was grilling out one evening and came face to face with a large pit bull standing next to his grill.

The resident, Charles Mitchell, said the dog's “mouth came open and he started towards me growling,” Mitchell was quoted as saying in the release. The county noted that Mitchell was thankful his grandchildren were not playing in the yard. Read More»

Dienhart to host town hall tomorrow

Peachtree City Councilman George Dienhart will host a town hall meeting for residents at City Hall beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22.

Dienhart said he expects topics to include the proposed curb cut from a proposed commercial development to Planterra Way along with the 2014 budget. The meeting will be held in the community room downstairs. Read More»

Coweta adds 2 officers to elementary schools

A March 19 request by Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager led to the unanimous approval by the Coweta County Commission to provide half-funding for two additional school resource officers (SRO) to provide support in the elementary schools in the unincorporated areas.

Sheriff Mike Yeager told commissioners the need for additional school resource officers came at the request of the school system after the recent school shooting in Connecticut. Read More»

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