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Fayette holds ‘Wireside Chat’ on TSPLOST vote

Fayette County on June 5 had its version of the “Wireside Chat” designed to field questions pertaining to the July 31 referendum on the Regional Transportation TSPLOST initiative. Read More»

Fire truck vs. auto in Tyrone; car driver injured

Tyrone resident Coleman Taylor, 17, was traveling on Tyrone Road near Ga. Highway 74 Monday morning and was preparing to turn right into a business parking lot when he made an abrupt U-turn and was hit by the Fayette County fire truck that was behind his vehicle. Coleman was transported to Atlanta Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and was later charged with making an improper U-turn, according to Maj. Bryan Woodie with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Photo/John Munford.

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Free food available at Dogwood Church this Saturday

The Real Life Center in Tyrone will host a USDA free food distribution, “Feed the 500 Day,” to low income families this Saturday, June 9, from 1-4 p.m. at Dogwood Church. Food includes canned fruits and vegetables.

Food will be available to feed approximately 500 families and will be distributed as long as supplies last.

All low income families in Georgia are eligible.

Dogwood Church is at 975 Ga. Hwy. 74 North in Tyrone.

In case of inclement weather, check the website, www.reallifecenter.org. Read More»

Tyrone golf cart mishap injures 12-year-old girl

Aftermath of Tyrone golf cart accident. Photo/Special.

A 12-year-old Tyrone girl was injured May 26 when the golf cart she was riding in overturned. The driver of the golf cart, also a 12-year-old girl, was uninjured. Though only suffering “road rash,” the injured girl was transported to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta for treatment.

Tyrone Police Maj. Van Brock said the accident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. in the Chimney Springs subdivision when the driver of the golf cart lost control as it picked up speed while traveling on a downhill course. The golf cart was estimated to have been traveling at 15-20 miles per hour, Brock said. Read More»

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Teacher to receive the Order of Academic Palms

Not only does he teach French, but Sandy Creek High’s French teacher Stephane Allagnon has also been instrumental in bringing an understanding of France’s culture, customs and people to students at the school. France’s Minister of Education has noticed Allagnon’s efforts by awarding him “The Ordre des Palmes Academiques (Order of Academic Palms). Read More»

Winning numbers: Burch and Braelinn elementary schools win math tourney

$1st Place (fifth grade) Braelinn Elementary: Ian Fertig, Brady Meyer, Yuna Shimizu and Dylan Yost. Photo/Special.$

It doesn’t take a math whiz to figure out this formula: take a three-student fourth-grade team from Robert J. Burch Elementary and a three-student fifth-grade team from Braelinn Elementary and what do you have? Answer: the winners of the 2012 Fayette County Elementary Math Tournament.

Fourth- and fifth-grade math whizzes from the county’s 17 elementary schools competed in the annual Fayette County Elementary Math Tournament last week, proving they know how to crunch numbers.
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Burch teachers and students aiming for ‘summer success’

Robert J. Burch Elementary, in connection with PTO, Partners in Education, parents, teachers, students and their Title I support program, held their first annual “Summer Success” event recently. The evening included academic presentations in the classrooms and tours through the parent resource center. Local businesses were on hand as well as demonstrations of educational games, healthy snacks, and summer safety information. The celebration ended with a school/community picnic and drawing for an iPAD, donated by The Mooving Cafe and Way of Life Church. Read More»

Speeding vehicle burns, Tyrone man seriously injured

A Tyrone man was seriously injured Tuesday night in a single-car accident after his vehicle left the roadway on Ga. Highway 74 North and burst into flames. The injured man was air-lifted to Grady Memorial Hospital.

Fayette County Sheriff's Office Maj. Bryan Woodie said the office’s Traffic Enforcement Section is investigating the single-vehicle traffic crash which resulted in serious injuries to the driver. The crash occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on May 29 on Hwy. 74 near the Fulton County Line in unincorporated Fayette County. Read More»

McMillian: Training necessary to update judges

Update from State Court Judges’ Conference

One of the questions that I am regularly asked is what exactly do I do as state court judge. State Courts have jurisdiction over criminal cases below the grade of felony and civil cases without regard to the amount of controversy, except for those cases in which the Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction.

In 2011, Fayette State Court disposed of over 7,200 cases. State Court is a court of record and holds jury trials, hearings, arraignments, and drug court each month. In practice, that translates to about 210 court days per year. Read More»

Smola won’t run, Smith switches to Democrat for BoE race

Sheriff Hannah faces rematch with former Deputy Babb, Tax Commissioner Wingo gets competition Read More»

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