The Citizen – Page 83

Cheerleaders lend a hand for a cure

Newnan High School’s cheerleading squad recently organized their annual “Cougars for a Cure Pink Out” to benefit Piedmont Newnan Hospital’s Cancer Wellness program.

The cheerleading squad sold t-shirts and raised funds at a regular season football game, resulting in a $3,000 donation.

Because of philanthropic support such as the “Cougars for a Cure Pink Out,” Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Newnan offers free, with comprehensive services and programs to anyone in the Coweta community affected by cancer at any phase in his or her cancer journey.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/12-01-2013/cheerleaders-lend-hand-cure

Coweta sets rules for retirement communities

Future retirement communities establishing in Coweta County now have guidelines to follow. The Coweta County Commission on Nov. 19 unanimously adopted an ordinance amendment creating a new zoning district specific to those communities.

The Residential Retirement Community and Care District (RRCC) guidelines restrict communities to a minimum of 80 percent of households including a resident who is 55 years of age or older. That requirement is in line with federal standards adopted in 1995.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-29-2013/coweta-sets-rules-retirement-communities

DOT hosts open house on Coweta’s Poplar Rd. interchange

A continuous flow of Coweta County residents made their way through the Central Educational Center in Newnan on Nov. 21 to see a large-scale rendering of the upcoming full-diamond interchange at Interstate 85 and Poplar Road and offer their comments.

The open house was conducted by the Georgia Dept. of Transportation (DOT), whose engineers and consultants were available to discuss the project that will include a full-diamond interchange at the existing Poplar Road overpass at I-85.

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DOT hosts open house on Coweta's Poplar Rd. interchange

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Police seek help for PTC toy drive

The Peachtree City Police Department’s annual “Light Up the Night” toy drive is up and running to help local families in need have a happy holiday.

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PTC mayor’s race to be settled Tuesday

Perhaps you got wrapped up in Thanksgiving prep, or a bad case of the Black Friday jitters. But there is still an election to settle in Peachtree City: determining who will be the mayor for the next four years starting in January.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/12-01-2013/ptc-mayor%E2%80%99s-race-be-settled-tuesday

Fayette FES salutes community partners

The staff of Fayette County Fire and Emergency Services on Wednesday saluted its community partners who help provide a variety of fire safety programs to the community. The recognition was held at the former Rivers Elementary School on Sandy Creek Road.

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Jobless rate rises in Fayette, Coweta

The unemployment rate is Fayette and Coweta counties is much like a rollercoaster. And in October, that rollercoaster is on an uphill trek again.

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Coweta sets usage rules for historic Civil War battlefield

With the long-awaited Brown’s Mill Battlefield Historic Site opening during the summer it was time for the Coweta County Commission to sign off on the policies that will pertain to the site. Commissioners approved the policy at the Nov. 21 meeting.

Coweta Event Services Director Tray Baggarly said that, now completed, usage policies need to be put in place so groups and organizations can utilize the facility for their events.
“These policies were designed to fall in line with existing county facility rules and regulations,” Baggarly said in an Oct. 30 letter.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/11-29-2013/coweta-sets-usage-rules-historic-civil-war-battlefield

Newnan judge named lifetime member of Mercer University board of trustees

The Honorable W. Homer Drake Jr., United States Bankruptcy Court Judge from Newnan, was elected as only the 11th lifetime member of the Mercer University Board of Trustees at the governing body’s annual meeting on Nov. 22.

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