News
Bost reappointed commission
chairman
Harold Bost will serve as
chairman of the Fayette County Commission again this
year. Commissioners Wednesday voted unanimously to
reappoint Bost as chairman and Greg Dunn as vice
chairman. The commission chooses its own leadership
each January for the coming year. More information on
the group's year 2000 organizational structure will
be in The Citizen Wednesday, Jan. 12.
County saves $64,000 a
year: Result – better phone service
Fayette County will spend
$30,000 for improved telephone service, but will save
almost $64,000 a year in the process. The County
Commission Wednesday approved the expense after
learning that market pressures will make new
technology available at reduced prices. With the new
system in place, automated equipment will provide
basic information to callers so that workers at the
county Animal Shelter and in the Recreation
Department can be involved in duties other than
answering the phone during the day. More information
on this story will be in The Citizen Wednesday, Jan.
12.
Dispute about jail to be
aired
If you have any thoughts on the
controversial plans for a new Fayette County Jail and
courthouse in downtown Fayetteville, tomorrow night
is the time to air them.
Teen center planned for old
A&T
Fayetteville's old A&T
grocery building, vacant for two years, will soon
come to life as an after-hours youth entertainment
center called The Market.
Y2K is NBD – no big
deal – here
As far as
Fayette County is concerned, the window for potential
Y2K-related glitches has apparently come and gone
without a problem.
To some Y2K = F-L-U
Holiday traumas, accidents and
the flu all contributed to Fayette Community
Hospital's Emergency Room (ER) treating a record 125
patients Sunday, Jan. 2.
A different perspective: 1
child in public, 1 child in church school
A family that
has a child in public school and another at a church
school might have a distinct perspective on the
differences — as well as the similarities —
between the systems.
Fayette legislators see
education as big issue
State Rep. Kathy Cox is
preparing for a busy legislative session starting
Monday, Jan. 10 with an eye on the multifaceted
education reforms expected to be key issues.
Tobacco, ethics top prices
list
Proceeds from the tobacco
settlement and ethics guidelines are among the topics
that should be on the front burner during the
upcoming 2000 session of the Georgia General
Assembly, according to one local legislator.
Hecht: Education high
priority for year 2000 session
Making schools and school
systems accountable for their students' progress will
be at the forefront as the Georgia General Assembly
starts its year 2000 session next week, says Greg
Hecht, who represents north Fayette in the Senate.
Westmoreland agrees: It's
'education year'
With the Georgia General
Assembly set to open next week, Rep. Lynn
Westmoreland is looking forward to the
“education year.”
Fayetteville eyes law to
protect historic properties
Owners of historic properties in
Fayetteville will have to get “certificates of
appropriateness” for any changes to the sites
under a proposed historic preservation ordinance.
Tree ordinance vote set
Thursday
Fayette County's Planning
Commission will have a public hearing with plans to
take a vote on its proposed new tree protection
ordinance tomorrow at 7 p.m. in room 212 of the
County Administrative Complex.
DeCotis looks to keep
standards high in new year
Maintaining high academic
standards and dealing with growing needs for housing
students tops the list of Fayette school
superintendent Dr. John DeCotis' priorities for the
2000 school year.
City says tearful goodbye
to Wheat
There weren't many dry eyes in
the house Monday night as outgoing Mayor Mike Wheat
stepped down from his post and handed his gavel over
to incoming Mayor Kenneth Steele.
Fayette's first master
teacher says program helps
Linda Brem has
been teaching Shakespeare's “Hamlet” for
many years at Fayette County High School.
Residents urged to 'Bring
one for chippper' Saturday
Keep Fayette Beautiful, the
local affiliate of the national Keep America
Beautiful program, is inviting local residents to
“bring one for the chipper” Jan. 8.
Fayette firm fined $10,000
for pollution violations
Georgia's Environmental
Protection Division has issued an order fining
Marnelle Mobile Home Park in Fayetteville $10,000 for
water pollution violations.
Church relocation plans
would require rezoning
Plans for expansion of Fayette
Baptist Church will receive scrutiny from the Fayette
County Planning Commission Thursday as the group
considers its first set of rezoning requests during
2000.
Fayette's historic areas
recognized
It was a nice community
celebration, complete with a tailgate party.
School system offers free
help in math
Free math help is being made
available to students by the Fayette County Board of
Education, which has announced upcoming sessions at
McIntosh and Starr's Mill high schools and Fayette
County Community School.
Prime
Timers
- Some
Fayette millenium wishes
- Local Prime
Timers and leaders were asked to share a
“millennium wish” with our readers.
While the wishes varied based on the individual's
perspective, there was a consistent message of
hope for a positive future for the county and the
world.
- How
they rang in the new year
- Fayette
Countians rang in the new year in a variety of
ways.
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- New
years plans and predictions
- The New Year is a time of
reflection and a time to look forward. We asked
some of our local leaders and Prime Timers to
share their plans for the future and to make some
predictions.
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- Negative
stereotypes prevent those with hearing loss from
taking action
- An estimated 28 million
Americans suffer from some degree of hearing
loss.
- Business
Retail sales dominate 1999
business headlines
The last year in Fayette's
business community can best be described as
transitional.
Is it time to switch jobs?
Eannie
meanie miney mo. Is it time to stay or time to go? A
decision on whether to change jobs is one that all
people in the work force face at some point. You
begin to wonder whether you should move on—a
change for the better, you hope.
Southland
wins award
Southland Nursing Home in
Peachtree City was named a “Gold Center of
Excellence” in the Care More corporate awards
program for 1999.
- Sports
Local boy races well in
first season
You can attribute Kyle
Stinchcomb's success in the Junior Stock WKA Dirt
Series to the daredevil attitude of being 13, or you
could call it beginner's luck.
Patriots and Chiefs have a
good grip on season
The Starr's Mill and McIntosh
high school wrestling teams each competed in one
final meet before the end of the 20th century.
Patriots on right track as
2000 begins
The Sandy Creek Patriots played
in the Osborne-Campbell basketball tournament over
the holidays.
Church league hoops ready
to begin
The Fayette County Recreation
Department will launch its 2000 Church Basketball
League this week with practice games.
Lady Lakers and Lakers
split conference opener
The Lady Lakers and Lakers
opened their PeachBelt Conference slate against the
University of North Florida with a doubleheader
Sunday at the Athletic Center at Clayton State.
Flash sends eight to
nationals
Eight members of the Fayette
Flash track team made their mark recently at the
USATF National Cross Country Championships in
Spartanburg, S.C.
Sports Calendar
Little League signups soon
Registration for boys little
league and girls softball in the town of Brooks will
be held Feb. 12, 19, and 26 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at
Brooks Park. Registration is open to boys and girls
ages 5-16. For more information, check out www.brooksrec.com or
call age group coordinators
- Weekend
Boat show returns to Atlanta for 38th
year
- January is a bit early to
think about boating and summer fun, but with last
weekend's unusual warmth, it seems right to think
about maritime merriment.
- First coffee house
of the century to be a musical affair
- Offshoot Productions will
kick off the new year and the new century with
the Stars on the Southern Crescent coffee house.
Musings on a new century
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
Lifestyle Columnist
So. We've passed through a sort
of portal, like the time warp of science fiction
films (think “Final Countdown”).
'Plant Doctors' show hidden
life of plants
Living in a world inundated with
pop culture, we have seen many works recently that
show us the secret lives of things many of us take
for granted.
Atlanta Boy's Choir headed
to Rome
The Atlanta Boy Choir has
accepted an invitation to sing in June at St. Peter's
Basilica in Rome during the Catholic Church's Jubilee
2000.
Savor each minute of the
year 2000
For all of you entering the new
year with 50 gallons of bottled water and a 10-pound
tub of peanut butter, I told you so.
Movies
Religion
'Back to the Bible' is the
key to America's greatness
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
The church needs to make a
significant course correction or we will drift into
total irrelevancy. It involves getting the Bible back
into church.
Precious Gems
By JUDY KILGORE
Gee. We're still here. Computers
work and everything. Lights are on. Gas works.
Telephone rings. Clocks are still ticking. Welcome to
the 21st century. Glory be!
River's Edge Church offers
membership classes Jan. 5
River's Edge Community Church
will offer a class in church membership, C.L.A.S.S.
101, Discovering Church Membership, the first in a
series of classes known as Christian Life And Service
Seminars, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 5 and continuing
each Wednesday through Jan. 26.
Marsha Gootee to present
program at CDM in Tyrone
Carolyn Driver Ministries
Teaching and Training Center will welcome Franklin,
Tennessee's Marsha Gootee for a one-day program on
Sunday., Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. until noon.
Senoia's Open Door Baptist
welcomes the Perrys Jan. 6
Open Door Baptist Church in
Senoia will present its first Gospel Sing of the new
millennium on Thursday, Jan. 6, when it welcomes back
The Perrys for another evening of Southern Gospel
music.
Religion Briefs
Hadassah Group will meet in
P'tree City on January 11
Abby Price, management
consultant for more than 10 years, will offer tips
and techniques to “balance your family, your
work and your life” at the New Hadassah Group's
January meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 7
p.m. in Peachtree City. The emphasis will be on
making a productive start to the new year.
Opinion
Future rides on shot, so
take careful aim
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
When Fulton County built its new
government administration building back in the late
'80s, observers quickly began using the name
“Taj Mahal.”
Bush wises up in New
Hampshire
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
Traditionally,
the ending of one year and the beginning of another
is often considered a good time to make resolutions
about how to change one's life.
- A
visit to Out of This World Gym
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- (Note: All the names in this
article on World Gym have been changed, not to
protect the innocent but to protect me; as most
of the people that workout there could whip my
butt. And I'm just talking about the women!)
Letters to
the Editor
Will commission really
listen to jail objections?
Dave Hamrick, shame on you!
Location, future size of
new Fayette jail remain big problems
While I can appreciate Mr.
Hamricks “opinion” regarding the
Fayetteville jail, there are a number of things he
should consider before addressing a community that he
doesn't reside in. Please note, I'll stay away from
the concerns he dismisses rather easily, such as
community fears. I would, however, like to discuss
the Clayton County Jail comparison
State ethics decision:
Avrit was no Paul Revere
I read Mr. Paquin's amusing
letter in the Dec. 29 edition defending Mr. Carl
Avrit. Paul Revere was certainly a patriot and Mr.
Avrit may be very patriotic but that has nothing to
do with following state law and the guidelines
established by the state Ethics Board.
Maybe Rocker has a point
Double standard?
Church school series: Is
Satterthwaite a paid lobbyist for teachers union?
Ms. Satterthwaite's recent
articles about education in Fayette County should
either have been put in the Editorial section, or the
Lifestyle section, or The NEA Today — not on the
front page of The Citizen. In Ms. Satterthwaite's
article she wonders, “Why would parents pay
$4000 a year or more to send their children to
private or parochial schools when then could be
sending them to our highly rated Fayette County
Government School (FCGS)?”
Hatcher column on Dollar
get dunce's award
Reference Dr. John Hatcher's
church section column Dec. 29 about pastor Creflo
Dollar:
In Home Depot dispute,
whose rights are at stake?
Steve Brown's letter in response
to my support of property rights in Peachtree City in
1999 was highly imaginative.
Fayette has been one great
gift
I have received a great
Christmas gift. It is bigger than any box and more
priceless than anything that can be bought. It is
given to be by many and will be treasured for as long
as I live.
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