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FAYETTE COUNTY (1) NEWS
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Vol. 152, No. 2
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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MLK Day
Recognition
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FAYETTE - In rec
ognition of MLK Jr. Day,
the annual 2024 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Parade, themed “Reignite
the Dream,” will take place
on Monday, Jan. 15 begin
ning at the Fayette County
High School parking lot.
Since 1986, the nation
has observed MLK Day as
a federal holiday to com
memorate the diligence,
hard work, and achieve
ments of MLK, Jr., a Bap
tist minister who
advocated for the use of
nonviolent means to end
racial segregation.
Sponsored by the Fay
ette County NAACP in
conjunction with Fayette
County Public Schools and
various local businesses
and organizations, parade
events begin at 8:45 a.m.
with a pre-parade break
fast. The local McDonald’s
will have breakfast items
for sale in the FCHS park-
See MLK Day, A6
Courtesy of Piedmont Fayette
Master Ian Welcomed
as 1st Local Baby of2024
Liliana Hernandez and Daniel Badillo of Brooks are the parents of the
first baby bom at Piedmont Fayette in 2024. Their baby boy, Ian, was
born at 11:14 a.m. on Jan. 1, weighing seven pounds, nine ounces.
Leah Banks/Fayette News
PTC Mayor Kim Learnard providing the State of the City Address
'2023 - Record Year of
Collaboration and Success'
PTC Mayor Learnard Provides
State of the City Address
Leah Banks
Senior Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
As a new year brings
new plans, opportunities,
and goals, Mayor Kim
Learnard provided the
Peachtree City State of the
City Address during the
Jan. 4 city council meet
ing.
Learnard began by ad
dressing progress made
throughout the city in
2023, from welcoming
City Manager Robert Cur-
now to the increase in
members of the police de
partment and infrastruc
ture changes that took
place.
“Our first priority was
to address the ongoing cri
sis in city staffing,” Lear
nard said. “For years,
we’ve had trouble recruit
ing and maintaining city
staff, especially in our po
lice department. At one
point, we were down to
eight sworn officers, and
we were feeling the effects
of being so short staffed. It
seemed like when we had
someone hired and
See PTC Address, A6
Tyrone Mayor Dial Provides
State of the Town Address
Gloria Furr Elected Mayor Pro-Tem
Graduating class members with fire and emergency services officials. Courtes Y of Fayette County
Fayette County Welcomes
17 New Firefighter Graduates
Leah Banks
Senior Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
In the Tyrone Town
Council’s first meeting of
the year on Jan. 4, Mayor
Eric Dial opened the meet
ing by providing the State
of the Town Address,
proudly proclaiming that
the Town of “Tyrone is
strong.”
“Tyrone is strong in her
character, vitality, and fi
nancial position. Most im
portantly, we stay strong in
safety,” Dial noted.
He spoke informatively
of current advancements in
finances and logistics for
the city, while also placing
emphasis on safety initia
tives and updates made in
2023.
“The long and short of it
is that our financial con
ditions are very strong and
show signs only of im
provement,” Dial said. “No
municipality is in good
shape if its people are not
safe. So, let’s take a look at
our police department.”
Dial addressed the
death of Eric Minix, a Cow
eta County Sheriff s Deputy
who was killed in the line of
duty earlier that day, after
which a moment of silence
was held in his memory.
Minix formerly served in
the Tyrone Police Depart
ment.
Dial continued his ad
dress by highlighting the
importance of “paying town
employees what they de
serve” and the increase in
use at the public library, as
well as increases in library
public engagement involve
ment through recreation
department events.
“Speaking of recreation,
our ladies did a great job
planning and hosting
events throughout the
year,” Dial said. “Every
thing was professionally
done and well attended,
and we had a 30 percent in
crease over last year (2022)
in sponsorship revenue for
Founder’s Day.”
Dial praised each de
partment within the town
government, adding that
the town has a “phenome
nal staff across the board.”
Looking forward, Dial
spoke about upgrades
needed in Tyrone, noting
the tax digest as a priority
for improvement.
“We know what we
don’t want, and what you
don’t want, so we commit
to you that we will act ac
cordingly,” Dial said. “We
may not have complete
control, but we will do our
best to represent you well.”
Following the address,
Councilwoman Gloria Furr
was elected by council to
serve as Tyrone Mayor Pro-
Tempore.
The Fayette County De
partment of Fire & Emer
gency Services held a
graduation ceremony for Re
cruit Class Number 48 on
Jan. 4 at the Fayette County
Board of Commissioners'
public meeting room as 17
firefighters were celebrated
by an audience full of family
and friends.
“We are extremely proud
of this group of individuals
who have earned the privi
lege to serve the citizens of
Fayette County and this great
community,” Fire Chief Jef
frey Hill said.
“They have persevered to
overcome extreme challenges
during their training and
have made it to the other side
to begin their career in what
I consider to be the best job in
the world,” he continued.
“They have joined the fire de
partment family to serve with
honor, integrity, and com
passion to be the guardians of
our community.”
The graduation and certi
fication as NPQ Firefighter II
and Advanced Emergency
Medical Technicians are a
culmination of a rigorous, 18-
month fire and EMS training
program.
Graduating Fayette
County cadets include Isaac
Akins, Zachary Anderson,
Sarah Baxter, Jackson Brus-
chetti, Dillon Church, Wyatt
Cochran, Alexander Davis,
Brandon Drake, Trystan
Green, Timothy Johnson,
Dustin Lacey, Robert
Nichols, Nicholas Nespoli,
Tonia Powell, Morgan Va-
nEgmond, and Taylor Wil
liams.
Graduating cadet with
Fayetteville Fire Department
is Noah Maupin.
The lead instructors are
Lt. Daniel Lewis and Lt. Scott
Thomas. Chief Hill led the
graduation program. Judge
Angela Landgaard conducted
the swearing-in ceremony.
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