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Tornado hit Fayette County early Sunday morning
You may have heard the sirens go off at around 4:30 in the morning on Sunday December 29. That’s because of a tornado warning...
Revenue and our Coweta and Fayette County School Boards
At the December Coweta County School Board meeting, Superintendent Horton stated that Coweta has the lowest school tax milage rate in metro Atlanta (15.41...
Top Verse Points To God’s Solution For Our Anxiousness
QMany Bible app users looked up Philippians 4:6 and made this passage the most engaged verse of 2024, according to YouVersion founder and CEO...
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Millage, HB 581 and our Schools
Recently, I commented on the aftermath of our votes for Amendment one contained in HB 581. This provides homeowners with a floating homestead exemption,...
Santa visits Joseph Sams School kids via helicopter
On Wednesday, December 18th, the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (armyav.org), Hampton, GA., proudly escorted Santa Claus by helicopter to a landing zone in Fayetteville’s...
Looking To Spring, Sign-Up Opens For Youth Birding Competition
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Dec. 17, 2024) – As winter rolls in, the start of registration for Georgia’s popular Youth Birding Competition is a welcomed...
Booth Middle School sixth-grader wins state essay contest
Booth Middle School sixth-grade student Callie You was recognized today at the State Capitol as the Fayette County winner of the 24th Annual North...
Money for education in Coweta and Fayette—what’s happening with property taxes?
Recently I wrote about the homestead exemption generated under HB 581 Fayette schools receive less tax money but costs are rising relentlessly - The...
