05.03
Today is the National Day of Prayer. Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be having a prayer around the LHS flagpole at 7:40 AM with all students encouraged to join. Other schools around the county and nationally will have similar prayer events, and many are open to the public.
The LaFayette garbage can saga continues..
Some city residents are now being told new larger trash cans must be requested. But again the city hasn’t communicated this to anybody. They need to get their crap together.
To request a larger can, call LaFayette Public Works, 639 1509. Some say they called and were asked about the size of their family; several people called days ago and still haven’t gotten anything. Apparently we’re rationing trash bins now.
We don’t have a problem with the plan. We don’t have a problem with requiring people to call and request a bigger can. But we do have a problem with them not telling any of this to anybody. It shouldn’t be the Underground’s job to tell city trash customers about changes in their service and how to get larger cans to accommodate less frequent pickup.
The LU Facebook garbage can poll is holding steady at 10%; only 6 of 61 respondents say they’ve already gotten a bigger trash container.
Yesterday the governor signed a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The new law, starting January 1st 2013, replaces current GA rules banning the procedure after 26 weeks.
A LaFayette native living in Dalton was arrested in April for stealing a prepaid phone from the LaFayette Walmart. He was also arrested back in March for stealing beer from Pit Stop, and has spent a considerable amount of his adult life in jail for the same kinds of minor crimes.
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