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Peachtree City feeling its age

Vino Wong/vwong@ajc.com

Golf carts park in front of a Kroger is a familiar sight in Peachtree City. As this Southside town of 37,000 people celebrates its 50th birthday, and build-out, some residents worry about what middle age will bring. Story

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McKinney released, returning to United States
Cynthia McKinney's mom said she's learned that her daughter is on the way home.

Fulton repaying $3.2 million to HUD
Because of mismanagement by its housing department, cash-strapped Fulton County is in the process of repaying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $3.2 million. HUD also has repeatedly rejected the county's pleas that it release another $3 million in affordable housing grants frozen because of the problems.

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Principal Patty Heitmuller filled spreadsheets with preliminary test scores showing how her students performed on the state's Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests.

Volunteers keep parks running
When they became park volunteers, the Kirkpatrick family did fun stuff. They dressed as pioneers and re-enacted Georgia settlers' daily lives while school kids watched. They participated in full-moon hayrides and other fund-raisers.