Articles of 7-12-2010
A family reunion in the desert |
| by Trey Alverson |
When Patrick W. Dardis graduated from Fayette County High School in 1996, his little brother Christopher was just 11 years old. |
Horse shooter pleads guilty |
| by Martha Barksdale |
A south Fayette teenager pled guilty Thursday in Fayette County Superior Court to a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals for the shooting of a horse in Brooks in January. |
Sheriff talks immigration at forum |
| by Martha Barksdale |
| About 100 people showed up at the South Atlanta Tea Party meeting in Peachtree City Thursday night to learn more about illegal immigration, what the law says about it and what the public can do about it. |
Local man wins appeal in rape case |
| by Adrienne Leon |
| The Georgia Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a Sharpsburg man, but Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said he plans to retry the case. |
Fayette jobless rate holds steady at 8.2 percent |
| by Martha Barksdale |
| Fayette County’s unemployment rate remained virtually unchanged from April to May, declining by one-tenth of a percent to 8.2 percent. |
Peachtree City eyes bigger tax hike |
| by Trey Alverson |
| When Peachtree City's Finance Director Paul Salvatore presented staff's proposed budget at the first workshop last month, it included a modest property tax increase of 0.25 mills for the coming fiscal year. |
Buchanan ready to climb the ladder to ‘The Show’ |
| by Trey Alverson |
In 2009, the New York Mets drafted former Fayette County High School star David Buchanan in the 6th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. |
Dienhart: Don’t let a WWII vet miss out on Honor Flight opportunity |
| by George Dienhart |
| You never know what you get in a Marine Corps League meeting. |
Kerlin: With my apologies, it’s about Obama again this week |
| by Tom Kerlin |
| My regular readers might find this hard to believe, but practically every week I promise myself that I will not write anything about President Barack Obama when next I sit down to compose a column. |
Tribble: Obama should have been at Arlington |
| by Robert Tribble |
| The President of the United States is most certainly a very busy person. |
Gone till November... |
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| The nation's five service academies swore in their Classes of 2014 over the past few weeks, meaning a dozen or so Fayette families traveled to New York, Maryland and Colorado to say goodbye to their bright young high school graduates. |
Christ the King bids Godspeed to Landon Family |
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The congregation of the Cathedral of Christ the King bid a reluctant farewell and Godspeed to The Landon family of Senoia on Sunday July 4. |
Don't discuss religion or politics |
| by Wayne Turner |
| You've often heard it said, "Never discuss religion or politics." |
