FULTON
Fulton County Schools growing rapidly
More than 95,000 students attended Fulton County Schools, according to a report compiled on the second day of the school year.
The district’s student population has grown steadily over the past several years, moving to 95,041 so far this school year from around 90,000 in 2009-2010, just under 92,000 in 2010-2011, more than 92,000 in 2011-2012 and around 94,000 in 2012-2013.
Fulton has hired 665 new teachers, 18 new principals and 29 assistant principals to accomodate the student population growth.Wayne Washington
AFPLS offers online learning suite
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (AFPLS) will offer a free eCampus back-to-school online learning suite designed to support test preparation and educational resources. The program is open to all ages and accessible with an AFPLS library card.
The learning suite will feature online one-on-one tutoring sessions, homework assistance, basic learning skills, GED preparation, foreign language classes, literary resources for early learning, assistance with naturalization and citizenship tests, career exploration, employment search and assistance, continuing education classes.
Information: www.afpls.org/ecampus or contact Jurée Hall, juree.hall@fultoncountyga.gov. Mea Watkins
GWINNETT
Organization to sponsor free SAT Prep
College Nannies & Tutors of Duluth offers a free SAT Prep class 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at Gwinnett Fire Station 7, 3343 Bunten Road, Duluth. Participants must register at least a week in advance by calling 678-259-0232. Information: www.collegetutors.com. Veronica Fields Johnson
FORSYTH
Forsyth jail, courthouse construction on web
Forsyth County residents can monitor construction of the new courthouse and jail in downtown Cumming via time-lapse videos of the construction at forsythco.com.
Videos will be updated weekly. Completion of the $100 million project is set for December, 2014. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
DEKALB
Suit delays mixed-use development on Ponce
A lawsuit has delayed construction on the mixed-use development at 315 West Ponce De Leon Ave. A neighborhood coalition claims that developer Carter, the city and its zoning board of appeals abused their powers, and wants to halt construction of the 235 apartments, 10,000 square feet of retail space and a seven-story parking garage which was supposed to start in July. Construction won’t start until the lawsuit’s resolved, and a judicial hearing for the plaintiff and the city isn’t scheduled until October. Bill Banks for the AJC
HENRY
TV series filming, rents space in Henry
The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the County Code to allow for short-term leases for renting property when it’s deemed beneficial to the county. The action came after a request by the production currently filming the ABC-TV series “Resurrection” to rent a county-owned building. The show has been filming in McDonough during the past several weeks. Information: www.henrycounty-ga.org. Monroe Roark for the AJC
