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• Panasonic downsizes 500
  Panasonic Automotive Systems in Peachtree City is “making a change in manufacturing strategy” and about 500 positions will be eliminated at the local facility by the end of 2009, according to company officials.
• Drug Task Force nabs heroin dealer in Fayette
  A 37-year-old Lilburn man faces charges of trafficking heroin following a drug buy bust Friday afternoon in Fayetteville, officials said.
• The Waterboy
  Who’s got one of the most important jobs on a football field on Friday night?
• PTC police probe rape, fire death and child assault
  Peachtree City Police are conducting three major investigations involving rape, an assault against a child, and the death of a 71-year-old woman in a fire.
• That’s the night the lights went out in Tyrone
  Tyrone won’t be rivaling New York anytime soon as a “bright light city,” but the town will be saving some much-needed cash.

• Chiefs go on road looking for second win
  The McIntosh Chiefs are on a mission... After opening the 2008 football season and the Glenn Griffin era with a win over Forsyth Central last week, the Chiefs want more.
• Starr’s Mill tops Fayette County, 8-5
  “It wasn’t easy, but a win is a win,” is how Starr’s Mill Lady Panthers softball coach Mark Williamson described his team’s 8-5 victory Wednesday evening at Fayette County.
• Don’t look for Bulldogs on Thursday nights football
  Central Michigan and South Carolina, the next two opponents for Georgia, will head into their matchups with the Bulldogs coming off of Thursday night games the week before.
• Jackets open ACC play on road at Boston College
  Nine days after Georgia Tech began the Paul Johnson era with a 41-14 win over Jacksonville State, the Yellow Jackets open ACC play on the road against defending Atlantic Division champion Boston College.
• Ready for Round 2
  Football 2008 kicked off last week, and three local teams came away big winners. Sandy Creek defeated East Coweta in an overtime thriller; McIntosh opened the Glenn Griffin era with a convincing win over Forsyth Central, and Whitewater rallied to stop

• PTC Patriot Day, Freedom Walk remembers Sept. 11, 2001
  The 2008 Peachtree City Patriot Day celebration brings together many divergent groups to remember the tragic events of Sept.11, 2001 and rejuvenate the spirit of American Patriotism that immediately followed the terrorist attacks.
• FCFT presents Twelve Angry Mean
  Fayette Coweta Family Theatre's adult ensemble is in rehearsals for Reginald Rose's iconic drama "Twelve Angry Men."
• Partners in Education kick off a new year
  The Fayette County Partners in Education Committee kicked off the 20082009 school year with a breakfast for school representatives and community business partners at Whitewater Creek Country Club last Wednesday.

• John M. Ellis
  Mr. John M. Ellis, Jr., 89, of Fayetteville, died August 29, 2008.
• Virginia Jo Miller
  Mrs. Virginia Jo Miller of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008.
• Grady Bruce
  Mr. Grady Bruce of Senoia, formerly of Tyrone died Saturday August 30, 2008.

• Liberal women like Liberal women
  Sally Quinn and Maureen Dowd are journalists for the Washington Post and the New York Times, respectively.  Both are founding mothers of the Women’s Movement and both wear canvas camisoles, swill bust reduction potions and encourage their fevered brow
• It’s up to Americans to decide on two men
  Political Party National Conventions do little to help undecided voters decide who they will vote for in the race for President of the United States.
• Private school scholarships slow to gain support in Georgia
  The latest step in Georgia's march toward universal school choice has, so far, only amounted to a tiny change.
• The D.A.’s Corner
  Did you hear Fred Thompson’s speech at the Republican National Convention?
• Here’s the last of Charley Reese
  What follows are a few of the basic premises on which I base my thinking. You might or might not agree with them, but may I suggest that you make a list of your own basic premises. It will help you clarify your thinking.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben David Ragan

• Harris -- Ragan
  Rachel Elizabeth Harris and Ben David Ragan were united in marriage on Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Peachtree Christian Church in Atlanta.

• Community Calendar
  Calendar of Events in and around Fayette County