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After Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana, an article appeared in the Daily Currant, a website. The article got a great deal of traction. Apparently a spoof, the article reported that 37 deaths occurred in one day from people overdosing on marijuana. The whole thing was a hoax. The deaths never occurred.
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Being down one councilman didn’t slow the Peachtree City Council down during its “goals and objectives” workshop all day Thursday.
The absence of Eric Imker was nearly an afterthought as council brainstormed a number of goals to shoot for in the coming months and up to two years in the future.
One thing that may be addressed sooner rather than later is the idea of a city-funded corridor traffic study of Ga. Highway 54 West, which is the city’s main choke point for commuters and even at times on the weekends.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-12-2014/traffic-study-cart-paths-top-ptc-council-agenda
The Senoia Police Dept. recently went through the certification process with the Ga. Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP). Members of the department attended the Jan. 6 meeting of the Senoia City Council where the three-year certification was announced.
Making the presentation was Lake City Police Chief David Colwell. Obtaining the certification involves compliance with 129 standards across eight certification areas, Colwell said.
Colwell congratulated the department, adding that the Senoia department had received a three-year certification.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-12-2014/senoia-police-win-state-certification
Motorists traveling throughout Coweta County can expect to see temporary closures of some roads at railroad crossings beginning Jan. 13 and extending through Jan. 27.
Approved by the Coweta County Commission Jan. 7, the temporary closure of approximately 50 roadways with railroad crossings is intended to address needed repair and rehabilitation work by Norfolk Southern Railroad.
The tentative closure dates will begin Jan.13 and run through Jan.27.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-10-2014/closures-railroad-crossings-coweta-slated-start-jan-13-improvements
The intersection of Pine Road, Ga. Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 29 near Interstate 85 and just up the road from the fairgrounds has long been a point of traffic congestion. But not for long.
The days of clogged traffic are numbered and, with the approval of the final right-of-way acquisition by the Coweta County Commission on Jan. 7, initial construction work to realign the intersection is expected to begin in the summer and be completed in January 2015.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-10-2014/coweta-preparing-fix-traffic-choked-junction-us-29-ga-16-and-pine-rd
Members of the fourth Coweta County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class were front and center at the Jan. 7 meeting of the Coweta County Commission. Formed to provide assistance in times of disaster and community emergencies, members of the new CERT team are also amateur radio operators.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-12-2014/coweta-cert-volunteers-recognized
The fountain at Peachtree City Hall earlier this week presented clear evidence that winter had arrived in full force. The uncustomary frigid weather kept overnight temperatures in the single digits and daytime highs in the 20s. By week’s end, temperatures had climbed back into the 50s and a fast-moving squall line dumped heavy rain on the area. Photo/Ben Nelms.
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There was no battle Thursday night for the chairman’s spot on the Fayette County Commission. Instead, white flags were waved by all parties involved and incumbent Steve Brown was unanimously reappointed to the post.
Brown and fellow Commissioner David Barlow shook hands on the dais and hugged it out immediately after Barlow apologized to the commission and the citizens and taxpayers of the county “for any harm or any ill will that I have brought against this commission.”
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-12-2014/battle-over-brown-reappointed-fayette-chair
The Boy called the other day. He called in the most unusual way. The edginess of his voice caused me great apprehension. It was a mixture of excitement, weariness, and yes, even a little tension.
After over an hour of struggling, The Boy had accomplished something really remarkable. He was proud and wanted his dad to hear the news. I wasn’t the first person he called mind you, just the first to hear the news. No one else was home when he phoned.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/rick-ryckeley/01-10-2014/phone-call
Rather than fireworks, there was rapprochement Thursday night as Fayette County Commission Chairman Steve Brown was reelected without opposition in a unanimous show of harmony.
Calling the recent stories of discontent with Brown’s leadership style a “family spat,” Brown declared all hostilities were behind him and called for a continued spirit of cooperation with commissioners Charles Oddo, David Barlow, Allan McCarty and Randy Ognio.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-09-2014/commissioners-reconcile-brown-reelected-5%E2%80%930