February
February 21
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Samaritans provide a helping hand
Twenty one years ago, those families in need of a little food and maybe some clothing would visit various churches throughout the county. However, churches at that time were not equipped to take care of them and it was decided to band together and form an organization devoted just to those needs.
The Fayette Samaritans was created as a non-profit and staffed entirely by volunteers. These many years later it is still staffed entirely by volunteers.
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February, short but sweet
Portions of this column appeared in 2002.
My old copy of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations surprised me: No entry for February among its vast hoard of words, except for the nursery rhyme, “Thirty days hath September….”
The framers of our calendar were merciful in dealing to this wintry month only four rounded-off weeks of weeping skies. Would they have been so thoughtful with January.
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Fayette County arrests report — Feb. 4 – 10
The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than indicating the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be noted below due to law enforcement procedural changes.
Tuesday, Feb. 4 – Monday, Feb. 10
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Melanie D. Carder, born in 1977, of Harris Road, Fayetteville, for DUI alcohol and drugs.
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Coweta man charged with killing father, 58
Thirty-one-year-old Justin Lee Earhart has been charged with the Feb. 13 murder of his 58-year-old father at his east Coweta County residence.
Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager on Friday said the 911 call center received a call after 5:30 a.m. Thursday from an individual asking for help, adding that his son had attacked and stabbed him.
The man was kept on the phone as deputies were routed to the location at 300 Nectarine Drive off Ga. Highway 154 and south of Thomas Crossroads, said Yeager.
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PTC cops trade in old pistols for new standardized sidearms
Peachtree City police will be getting new sidearms for a song by trading in its current stock weapons for the new Glock 17 and Glock 26 models.
The police department will have to pay $2,236 to complete the swap, which will standardize the department with 9mm rounds for all handguns, saving 20 percent on the purchase of ammunition as well.
The department will be trading in its current Sig Sauer P220 (.45 caliber) and Glock 27 (9mm) models as part of the deal.
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Senoia seeking grant money for winter weather equipment
The winter storm that brought metro Atlanta traffic to a standstill two weeks ago is over, but the idea of preparing for the next one was on the minds of the Senoia City Council last week.
Introduced as a topic for discussion by City Manager Richard Ferry, council members along with Ferry and Police Chief Jason Edens reviewed the circumstances of the winter weather event.
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Tyrone OK’s duplex rezoning for Crabapple Lane site
The Tyrone Town Council Feb. 6 gave unanimous approval to a rezoning request which will lead to the construction of a duplex on the northeast corner of Crabapple Lane and Senoia Road.
In his request to have the 1.86-acre property rezoned from Office Institutional (OI) to Duplex Residential, developer Steve McWilliams told council members he planned to construct one upscale duplex on the undeveloped property.
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Tyrone OK's duplex rezoning for Crabapple Lane site
The Tyrone Town Council Feb. 6 gave unanimous approval to a rezoning request which will lead to the construction of a duplex on the northeast corner of Crabapple Lane and Senoia Road.
In his request to have the 1.86-acre property rezoned from Office Institutional (OI) to Duplex Residential, developer Steve McWilliams told council members he planned to construct one upscale duplex on the undeveloped property.
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It’s another successful sale for the library
The first library in the City of Fayetteville was back in the year 1929. There were six concerned moms who felt a library was a necessary addition to their town.
They started with 100 books in a schoolroom, which later burned, then operated out of their living rooms until another school room could be obtained.
By selling various items such as jams and jellies, homemade aprons etc., on the courthouse lawn, they finally raised enough funds in 1946 to build the edifice now home to the Fayette County Historical Society.
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