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Notable

James Adam Moats of Fayetteville has been named

to the dean's list at Young Harris College in recognition of

academic excellence for the fall semester of 1998.

Full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or better

are eligible for the dean's list.

Moats, a 1997 graduate of Fayette County High School,

is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Moats of Fayetteville.

Cristy Leigh Burdette , daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

James R. Burdette of Tyrone, is serving this semester at the Georgia

State Capitol as an intern for the House of Representatives. Burdette is

a junior at Valdosta State University, pursuing a degree in

political science.

Travis Hannon , son of Tom and Linda Hannon of

Peachtree City, has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester

at the University of Georgia in Athens. Hannon, a 1996

graduate of McIntosh High School, finished the semester with a

3.75 grade point average. He is majoring in accounting.

Christina Bianco , a 5th grade student at Kedron

Elementary School in Peachtree City, was awarded first place

in Kedron's Fourth Annual Spelling Bee (4th-5th grades) on Jan.

25. Jessica Everage , 4th grade, took second place and

Heather Prillaman , 4th grade, won third place.

Anne Richardson , elementary language arts

coordinator for Fayette County schools, served as Master of Ceremonies.

Christina will compete in the county spelling bee Feb. 10

at Burch Elementary School (4th-8th grades). The winner

advances to the district competition in Douglasville, and then on to

the state competition in Atlanta. The national competition will be

in Washington, D.C.

Several Fayette County students have been named to

the fall semester dean's list and dean's merit list at

Gordon College.

Named to the dean's list were: (from Fayetteville)

Sarah Adams, Allison Cole, Mark Fields, Megan

Hottinger, Melanie Lino, Melissa Liverman, Melissa

Logan, Jennifer Miller, Anna Palmer, Alison Rackowski,

Julie Redding, Carrie Smith, Debra Smith, Donna

Thomas and Charles White ;

(from Peachtree City) Jaycie Ashby, Patrick Baumer,

Ryan Baumer, Robyn Goodart, Martin Mahoney,

Michael McCullough and Kimberly

Robertson ;

(from Brooks) Michael Mitchell and James

Wilson ;

(from Tyrone) Denise Hofer and David

Komaee .

To be named to the dean's list, a student must maintain a 3.5

or higher grade point average and be enrolled for 12 or more

semester hours.

Named to the dean's merit list were: (from Fayetteville)

Cari Bohanon and Zubair Siddiqui ; (from Peachtree City)

Heidi Dawson ; and (from Brooks)

State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton

presented faithful service awards to several

Fayetteville residents recently: Sherry

Sparks , 30 years faithful service to the state and labor department

(employment services division); Barbara

Barton , 25 years faithful service to the state and labor

department (claims administration); Kathleen

Conley , 15 years faithful service to the state

and labor department (labor market information);

and David Williams , 15 years faithful service

to the state and labor department (information services).

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