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Is new jail a 'Dunn' deal
A five-hour public hearing last
week failed to convince Fayette County commissioners
of any need to change course on plans for a new
county jail and courthouse, though they haven't
slammed the door shut just yet.
PR disaster? Jail hearing
too little, too late, some say
Was last week's County
Commission public hearing on plans for a new Fayette
County jail and courthouse complex a “public
relations disaster,” as one speaker put it?
3 wrecks in 1 year,
schoolbus driver files suit to keep job
Valerie Crook is not about to
give up. The Fayetteville school bus driver plans to
file a civil suit against the Fayette County School
District citing policy violations over her
termination in September.
Armed robber hits local
store
Fayetteville police are looking
for an armed robber who struck at a local convenience
store in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.
Proposed 'village' shopping
center offers space for new Tyrone town hall
A proposed village style
shopping center offers Tyrone officials an
“interesting” option for building a new
municipal complex, according to town manager Barry
Amos.
Fayetteville sets vote on
tree ordinance
Fayetteville's proposed new tree
preservation ordinance is slated for City Council
action Monday, following discussion at tonight's work
session.
Study to decide whether
city folk get fair share of county services
Consulting firm Governmental
Solutions Inc. soon will begin working to separate
the sheep from the goats when it comes to
governmental services in Fayette County, if county
commissioners agree.
Excellence rewarded at FCHS
Fayette County High School is
one of an elite group of six in the state. It been
named a Georgia School of Excellence by state
Superintendent Linda C. Schrenko.
New nature preserve taking
shape
Southern Conservation Trust,
Fayette County's nature conservancy organization,
this week is taking possession of 13.5 acres of
wetlands that will be preserved in perpetuity as a
bird sanctuary.
Peachtree City MLK ceremony
Monday
Peachtree City will be the first
municipality in Fayette County to have an official
event honoring the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. when a 70th birthday ceremony for the slain civil
rights leader is conducted Monday morning at City
Hall.
Cell phone fees may go up
More Fayette County residents
may soon be paying an additional $1 to $1.50 per
month per phone on their wireless phone bills.
Coke bottle investment
seems to be a good one
The investment is already paying
off for local residents who have bought commemorative
Coke bottles celebrating the town of Brooks.
Commission gets organized
for year 2000
Harold Bost will serve as
chairman of the Fayette County Commission again this
year.
Condon retained as school
board chairman
Debbie Condon
will retain her position as chairman of the Fayette
County Board of Education for a second year,
following a Monday night vote of three to one.
Brooks set special vote for
council
The Brooks Town Council has set
a date for a special called election.
State report: Fayette well
below average in expenditures
On average, Fayette residents
paid $293.80 each in 1999 to operate the county
government.
Hecht to chair Senate
committee on corrections
State Sen. Greg Hecht,
D-Jonesboro, will chair the Senate Corrections,
Correctional Institutions and Property Committee, Lt.
Gov. Mark Taylor has announced.
Real
Estate
- Wilson
Traditional Homes looks to Charleston for latest
design inspiration
- Wilson Traditional Homes
Inc. announces that the company is now building
the “Thomaston,” the latest addition to
its line of “historical plans for finer
living.”
- Supporting
our community
We're excited about serving in Year 2000
- Let me begin by saying how
exciting it is to be serving our community and
our association during the year 2000, a truly
landmark year.
- Bob
Adams works to save trees in PTC
- If you have ever wondered
how builders and developers take a piece of land
and mold it into one of the communities that
Peachtree City has become so well known for, now
is your chance to see how it happens.
- Knight
tabbed as top builder in the region
- The Knight
Group, which is based in Jonesboro, is once again
among the Metropolitan Atlanta area's top home
builders, gaining recognition at the annual
Professionalism Awards Banquet, held Saturday
night, Nov. 13.
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- Hirsch
is Associate of Year for Midwest Georgia
- Curt Hirsch, division
manager for Alley Cassetty Brick, has been
recognized as Associate of the Year by the Home
Builders Association of Midwest Georgia.
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- Midwest
Georgia builders celebrate new members at recent
meeting
- The Home Builders
Association of Midwest Georgia celebrated
“Membership” and observed “Spike
Appreciation Night” at its October meeting,
held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton.
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- Builders
get technology update at monthly meeting
- Kim Medlin with Atlanta
Custom Homes Inc. told local builders about
“Technology Affecting Your Business in the
Future” at the Home Builders Association of
Midwest Georgia's November meeting, held at
WhiteWater Country Club.
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- Sales
total climbs at The Courtyards
- Boosted by a healthy sales
record this fall, The Courtyards in Newnan now
has 28 homes which have either sold or under
contract.
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- Tim
Jones Communities honored by Atlanta builders
- For the second consecutive
year, Tim Jones Communities Inc. of Jonesboro was
the recipient of a top award at the annual
Professionalism Awards Banquet.
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- Big
bucks await the right Realtor
- Can you picture your name on
this check? It could happen if you're one of the
hard-working Realtors who qualifies to win a
selling bonus of $16,000 by selling any one of 16
designated show homes in The overlook at
SummerGrove in Newnan.
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- Pathway
Communities' marketing wins awards from Atlanta
builders
- Pathway Communities'
marketing, public relations and advertising
efforts impressed the Greater Atlanta
Homebuilders Association, as the company was
awarded three coveted gold and one silver
Professionalism Awards at a recent awards banquet
held at the Georgia World Congress Center in
Atlanta.
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- REALTORS
choose new officers
- Martha Hayhurst of Coldwell
Banker Fulton Realty is the newly-installed
president of the Fayette County Board of
REALTORSÆ.
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- Local
REALTORÆ earns Senior Specialist Designation
- Fayette County —
Seniors who need advice about their homes and
rental properties can turn to David Lolmaugh, a
broker associate with RE/MAX Around Atlanta All
Stars in Fayetteville. Lolmaugh, who has been in
the real estate business since 1994, recently was
awarded the Seniors Real Estate SpecialistÆ
(SRES) professional designation by the Senior
Advantage Real Estate CouncilÆ in Murphys,
California.
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- Associates
hit the meeting circuit
- Two representatives from
Parks & Mottola Realtors in Newnan recently
attended educational programs and seminars.
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- Home
buyers should check their warranty before
purchase
- Murphy's Law
applies more than ever to owning a home. As much
as we'd like our home and everything in it to
last forever, something is always breaking down
or wearing out.
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- Seniors
have more housing options
- AHA Home Tip
- Business
Economic guru set to
address the Chamber
Noted economist Donald Ratajczac
heads up the lineup for this year's annual meeting of
the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce.
All Safe opens corporate
center
All Safe Inc. recently opened
its new corporate office in Fayetteville.
You're never too old to try
something new
By GREGORY SMITH
Business Columnist
My 85 year-old grandmother has a
positive attitude and an adventurous spirit.
Buffalo's
Cafe helps Friday Home
Fayette's friendly folks turned
out in force last Thursday at Buffalo's Cafe in
Fayetteville to help raise money for one of the
county's charity group.
- Sports
Teams show power in big
games over weekend
Last weekend was a good weekend
for high school basketball.
Wrestlers meet tough
competition at big meets
The four county wrestling teams
hit the road last weekend, some of the teams
traveling as far as Alabama and Florida. They were
looking for experience. They were looking to stay
sharp for Tuesday's County Championship.
Sports Calendar
- Weekend
Blue's Clues brings magic
to stage
- Do you have a preschooler in
the family? If you do, you probably know Blue, a
fun little puppy, and Steve, his friend in the
green striped shirt.
- Alliance Theatre to
perform 'Shadowlands'
- There is nothing as powerful
as a love letter.
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- When there is
nothing to do: go skating
- There is nothing like
strapping on a pair of roller skates and hitting
the glossy and smooth floor of the local roller
rink. The music booms as people skate in their
uneven orbits, colored lights flicker and
laughter and good cheer are all around.
Dipping into the letter bag
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
Well, let's see what's in the
old mailbag today.
"Magnolia"
blossoms with strong script and great cast
Have you heard about the film
“Magnolia?”
Movies
- Book fair returns
to Old Town Sharpsburg this Saturday
- The second annual Book Fair
of Old Town Sharpsburg will be held this
Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Sharpsburg Recreation
Center. The Sharpsburg Baptist Church is
sponsoring the book fair and have solicited book
donations from parishioners, local libraries and
bookstores. There will be a great selection of
fiction, nonfiction, childrens, religious, and
mystery books available at great prices. A 2 will
be requested at the door and proceeds from the
Book fair will go to the Church's mission work.
Religion
Got spiritual lethargy?
Take a big dose of Gerital..not spirits...The Spirit!
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
The beginning of a new year
unfolds a wonderful opportunity to engage in
self-examination. Mind you, it's a very spiritual
thing to do. Very Biblical (for all you Bible
thumpers). The great Apostle Paul admonished,
“But let a man examine himself” (1
Corinthians 11:28) and as a result, that examined
person would not have to be disciplined by the Lord
(verse 31). Bottom line: if we take a strong look at
ourselves and get our act in order, then God won't
have such a big assignment in regard to us. Jesus
used the analogy of the piece of lumber and the
splinter to make the same point.
We could all use a little
Mayberry in our lives
By JUDY
KILGORE
jkilgore@thecitizennews.com
Well, I'm glad somebody finally
noticed and did something. A few months ago, I
received a fax informing me of a website called
“barneyfife.com.” It is a series of Sunday
school type lessons based on the old Andy Griffith
show. I browsed the site, became fascinated with the
concept, and passed the word on to a few friends.
Apparently it fell upon deaf ears. No one started any
classes...no one went back to Mayberry.
Singles at Braelinn Baptist
return to Mayberry R.F.D.
The Andy
Griffith show has been providing good, clean
entertainment for over three decades. Now the singles
ministry at Braelinn Baptist Church in Peachtree City
is putting a new twist on this long-time classic by
using it to teach Biblical principles. Each week will
feature a different episode of the show and a
discussion immediately following the viewing.
Revival going on now at
Jones Chapel UMC
Revival Fire 2000 is the theme
of revival services at Jones Chapel United Methodist
Church in Newnan. Services began Jan. 6 and will
continue each Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.
through March.
Susan Harris to speak at
January 17 Women's Aglow Fellowship meeting
Peachtree City Aglow President
Susan Harris will be the featured speaker at this
month's meeting of Women's Aglow Fellowship
International, Peachtree City Chapter, Monday
evening, Jan. 17, and Tuesday morning, Jan. 18. Both
meetings will be held at the Peachtree Christian
Fellowship, 1988 Hwy. 54 in the Governor's Walk
Shopping Center, 1/4 mile east of the Peachtree City
city limits.
First Baptist of Peachtree
City is offering marriage seminar
The First
Baptist Church of Peachtree City is offering the
community a Homebuilders Marriage Seminar on Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 28 and 29 at the church. Those
attending will receive tools to improve communication
and to keep their romances fresh. There will also be
humorous talk, group activities and fun couples
projects.
Religion Briefs
Opinion
It's an old story, but
worth repeating
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Do you ever wonder who is
running for the U.S. Senate from Montana?
'Listen to the rumble, the
jingle and the roar...'
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
No, it is not
the Wabash Cannonball, coming clickety-clack down the
track, belching steam and sparks from its inverse
cone-shaped smokestack that you hear a-coming.
- Spamming
2000
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- Jane, Ted, Rocker, Elian. So
much to poke fun at, so little space to do it in.
Being susceptible to TV advertising as I am, I
took advantage of the 10-10-221 plan and gathered
all this spamming material by phone.
Letters to
the Editor
Cities main reason we need
a bigger new jail
All three cities in Fayette
County use the Fayette County Jail, which was built
in the 1980s, and called a state of the art
correction facility by many at that time.
Listen to today's voters,
not those from 17 years ago
What does the Fayette County
Commission consider open-minded listening?
Here's that infamous
anti-SPLOST phone message
There is a difference between
ignorant and stupid. Ignorant is a lack of knowledge.
Stupid is acting in an unintelligent or careless
manner. The worst of both conditions is when a person
is ignorant, yet pretends he is not. He is then
likely to do profoundly stupid things.
Holyfield's pastor Creflo
Dollar gets more important
I am a member of World Changers
Ministries in College, Park, Ga., and was moved by
minister John Hatcher's support of my pastor Creflo
Dollar. I recently read in your Jan. 5 issue on page
6A an interesting column, “Hatcher column on
Dollar gets dunce's award.“
Why no coverage of good
things?
Re: Mr. Randy Woodhead's article
(Jan. 5). I think it's a shame that in today's
society when someone does what is right and deserving
we are automatically programmed to think the worst of
a person!
Under Mayor Bob's rules,
Home Depot wins, free speech suffers in PTC
The Dec. 16, 1999, Peachtree
City Council meeting was quite a civics lesson. So
that I am not misinterpreted, I am not suggesting
that you bring your children to this type of meeting.
It is far better that our innocent children learn the
text book rendition of how government should work.
After Home Depot win, what
is need for Traffic Task Force?
After reading the recent article
in The Citizen (Jan. 7) regarding Peachtree City's
Traffic Task Force, one must wonder why this group
was put together in the first place. Are the city
residents who are volunteering their time and talents
to this task force doing so in vain?
State needs a family court
system; only lawyers would lose
About 11 years ago, I started to
divorce my wife of seven years in the Fulton County
Superior Court system. While I knew most of the
judges on a personal basis, I did not know how they
ran their courtrooms. When my case was assigned to
the chief judge of the Superior Court, I asked an
acquaintance who did lots of work before the chief
judge, “What are my chances of getting
custody?”
Fayetteville in time-warp
over alcohol
This weekend my husband and I
fell into a Fayetteville time-warp. I know the world
just turned their calendars to the year 2000 but did
Fayetteville turn their's back to the 1920s? Are we
reliving prohibition in this city?
Why
different tack on last school?
I have been following your
series of articles comparing public vs. private
schools here in Fayette County. I have read and
enjoyed all three articles. I have sent my children
to all three types of schools, public (Braelinn
Elementary) St. Paul's for a year and then Our Lady
of Victory for two months. We are now back at St.
Paul's.
'Self-serving' answers
detail jail, judicial costs
Following is the letter I
received from the Fayette County Board of
Commissioners in reply to questions in my letter to
the Commission dated Dec. 21, 1999, and published in
The Citizen on Dec. 29. The commissions' answers
appear to be self-serving as is to be expected. The
itemized cost breakdown for both the jail and
judicial center is included for taxpayers'
information and evaluation.
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