Belk News

2 workers hurt at Fayette house-construction site

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Tue Sep 30

Two workers at a home construction site were injured this morning when they either fell off scaffolding or it fell on them, the Fayette County Emergency Operations Center reported.

Fayette agrees to turbine stipulation

Pittsburgh Tribune - Fri Sep 26

Fayette County commissioners Thursday agreed to a stipulation agreement that does not change the status of the Chestnut Windpower Project but does remove two proposed turbine sites opposed by neighbors and a ...

Defamation claim against Fayette schools dismissed

Lexington Herald-Leader - Thu Sep 25

A judge dismissed Wednesday a former principal's defamation claim against the Fayette County Board of Education for producing a report accusing her of wrongdoing.

Legendary state political figure hosts annual "Get Together"

Montgomery Independent - Wed Sep 24

Politics in Alabama is a dirty business... if it's done right. - Fuller Kimbrell Fuller A. Kimbrell, age 99, told me last week that he has rarely been sick or been to a doctor and when I asked him if the above ...

Fayette developer, county still talking turbines

PittsburghLIVE.com - Wed Sep 24

Fayette County commissioners Tuesday agreed to place a stipulation agreement, that includes the removal of two proposed turbine sites opposed by neighbors of the Chestnut Windpower Project, on the agenda for ...

3 Fayette middle schools look for answers

Lexington Herald-Leader - Tue Sep 23

BluegrassMoms.com: Why do middle school students perform poorly on achievement tests? Leestown Middle: ■ Four additional teachers offer sixth graders an extra 18 weeks of reading and math, while seventh ...

Fayette teen struck by vehicle, killed

Register-herald.com - Thu Sep 18

A 16-year-old Fayette County girl was killed early Thursday when she was struck by a vehicle, authorities said.

Fayette / Henry Counties: Usually quiet community sees increase of violent crime in '07

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Tue Sep 16

Not even Fayette County is immune to a rise in crime. According to figures released Monday, the county saw a noticeable increase in the number of violent crimes from 2006 to 2007.

E-mails show parents' efforts to oust principal

Lexington Herald-Leader - Mon Sep 15

Petrilli's response to request for summary judgment A month before confronting the Fayette school district superintendent with complaints about Booker T. Washington Academy Principal Peggy Petrilli, a parent ...

Violent crime increases in Fayette County

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon Sep 15

Not even Fayette County is immune to a rise in crime. According to figures released Monday, the county saw a noticeable increase in the number of violent crimes from 2006 to 2007.