News
Jail site to be in F'ville
now how to pay for it
Now that the location of a new
jail and courthouse for Fayette County has been
decided, county commissioners hope to decide within
the next month how to finance the $60 million
project.
Jail foes file recall
petitions
A meeting at which Fayette
County commissioners violated the state open meetings
law last March, coupled with the group's refusal to
form a citizens' committee to study plans for a new
county jail, are cited as grounds for an application
filed last week to remove all five commissioners from
office.
Are vouchers answer to
school woes?
“The
institution of public schooling is not the best
mechanism for advancing the ideals of public
education.”
Second suspect in SUV
murder is indicted
The second suspect in last
year's drug murder in north Fayette County was
indicted last week by the grand jury.
Officials: storm problems
were minor
The winter storm that struck
Fayette County over the weekend resulted in at least
one unusual injury, but it apparently was not a
serious one.
Public comment sought,
meetings set on Regional Transportation Plan
The Atlanta Regional Commission
Board of Directors last week approved the draft
25-year, $36 million Regional Transportation Plan and
the official period of public comment has begun.
Commission: Get tough on
trees
Fayette's new, tougher tree
protection ordinance is now in place.
Council reversing Landrum
rezoning
Fayetteville's government has
started the process of rezoning a small parcel of
land to a residential category, which would reverse
an earlier decision to change its zoning to
office-institutional.
McCain supporters meet in
Fayette
The crowd was small, but Jim
Steinbach couldn't help but be encouraged by the 15
or so who braved Friday evening's winter storm
warnings to attend a Fayetteville rally for John
McCain's presidential campaign
Commission
denies zoning for church on Seay Road
Fayette Baptist Church leaders
aren't sure what the next step is now that the
Fayette County Commission has denied a rezoning
request to allow their building project on Seay Road.
MediaOne
upgrade about to begin
MediaOne cable television crews
are ready to get started on upgrading the company's
facilities in Fayette County, said spokesman Reg
Griffin this week.
Hollingsworth renovation
nearing completion
Renovation of
Fayetteville's historic Hollingsworth House is coming
along quite well, according to project spokesman
Sherri Anderson.
DUI panel is first of its
kind
At the Bradford Square office
complex, on a chilly recent Monday night, victims of
drunk driving shared equally chilling stories with
those guilty of the crime of DUI.
County phones may be
unreliable this weekend
You may have trouble getting
through to Fayette County government extensions this
weekend.
Power outage leads to
sewage spill
Fayette County's recent severe
winter weather is apparently the main cause of a
small sewage spill into Lake Peachtree Sunday.
Planners eye environmental
land use chapter
Fayette County's natural
resources should be protected from the effects of
rapid population growth as much as possible, says
planning director Chris Venice.
Auditor: County finances in
tip top shape
Fayette County's finances are in
great shape, auditor Dan Post told county
commissioners.
Two new members on Fayette
County assesors' board
J. Sam Burch will serve a
five-year term and Therese A. Ocheltree a four-year
term on Fayette's Board of Tax Assessors.
Tate Godfrey takes chamber
helm, calls for communty involement
The Fayette County Chamber of
Commerce should provide better leadership in the
community, said incoming Chairman Tate Godfrey
Saturday.
Outgoing chairman reviews
year' s highlights
Outgoing chairman of the Fayette
County Chamber of Commerce, Michael Whiteside,
reviewed the past year at the chamber's 33rd Annual
Banquet.
Libertarian Party forming
local branch
A Fayette/Spalding chapter of
the Libertarian Party is forming.
GOP to get jail info
Members of the Fayette County
Commission will discuss plans for a new jail and
courthouse complex Saturday during the Fayette
Republican Party's monthly breakfast.
Your old wedding gown can
help fight cancer
A Fayetteville company is
helping some cancer patients fulfill their last wish.
School officials recognize
cream of the teaching crop
Three Fayette County teachers
have been honored as finalists in the School System's
Teacher of the Year program.
Firefighters thank
legislators for help getting equipment
Fayette County firefighters this
week thanked members of the local legislative
delegation for their help in securing funding for new
equipment.
Snowbirds to highlight 2000
Wings Over Dixie
Coming on the heels of a wildly
successful September 1999 air show, Wings Over Dixie
2000 is being scheduled for the weekend of May 13-14,
and will feature the Snowbirds, Canada's premier
military nine-jet aerobatic team.
CCSU hosting Governor's
Honor selection process
Clayton State Hosts Final
Selection for Governor's Honors Program
Essay, speaking contests
set
Speaking and essay contests will
be sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor in
February as part of its eighth annual celebration of
Black History Month.
Wildflower tag now
available
Georgia Transportation
Commissioner Wayne Shackelford has announced that
wildflower tags are now available statewide at all
county tag offices.
AFCG attacks traffic
problems
The Association of Fayette
County Governments has appointed a subcommittee to
study transportation problems in the county with an
eye toward pushing for faster funding for some future
traffic improvement projects.
Prime
Timers
- Carden
keeps busy all over Fayette
- Some in Fayette County know
Andy Carden as the executive director of Fayette
Senior Services. Some know him through his long
involvement with Fayetteville's First Baptist
Church.
Many others know him as an active member in the
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce or have
crossed paths with him through the Metro Fayette
Kiwanis Club.
- Plans
for senior center are moving forward
- Fayette Senior Services is
another step closer to having a new senior
center.
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- Fayette
readies for Memory Walk 2000
- Floy Farr is ready to walk.
So is former Peachtree City Mayor Fred Brown. And
Elaine Galliard, marketing director for Ashley
Glen Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care in
Peachtree City.
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- Cancer
survivors, supporters working 'Man to Man'
- In December
of last year, Jim O'Hara, with the support of the
American Cancer Society, offered the first
“Man to Man” prostate cancer support
group at Southern Regional Medical Center. The
first meeting attracted two new members. In the
second, in January, four new members were added.
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- Fibromyalgia
classes underway
- Arthritis Foundation aquatic
classes for fibromyalgia began Feb. 1 at the
local Gold's Gym of Fayette County.
- Business
Chamber tabs Pace as
business person of the year
James I. “Jim” Pace
Jr. is the 1999 Business Person of the Year for the
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce.
Economic guru says Internet
will have big impact on small business
Retail sales on the Internet may
hurt small businesses in the future, economic expert
Dr. Donald Ratajczak told Fayette business people
Saturday, but those who establish an Internet
presence now can protect themselves, he said.
Seven secrets of creating
high performance
By GREGORY SMITH
Business Columnist
Do you want to know a secret?
The reason successful businesses become successful is
they pay attention to small details and improve
everything they do.
Business
Briefs
- Sports
Hopeful Olympian to address
PTC Running Club
The Peachtree City Running Club
guest speaker program continues to set the pace into
the new millennium when Donna Garcia will address the
group at the February meeting.
Lightning strikes twice at
soccer awards
The Lightning soccer program
produced two big winners at the recent Georgia Soccer
Awards Luncheon.
Church league wintered out
over weekend
The weather did more than just
freeze high school athletics to a halt — the
Fayette County Church Basketball League's weekend
games were postponed as well.
Rising Starr wrestlers
finish season undefeated
The Rising Starr Middle School
wrestling team completed their undefeated season last
weekend by winning the first annual “Metro
Middle School Athletic League” wrestling
tournament in commanding fashion.
- Weekend
Beloved story to be
performed by local actors
- There is a time in every
girl's life, when she wishes she were a princess.
- Emory to exhibit
the work of an ultimate artist
- The pen is mightier than the
sword, but a picture is worth a thousand words.
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- Lots of good
catches at annual Fisharama
- Despite the recent winter
weather, Georgians will soon shift their focus to
outdoor recreation.
Aftermath of a nonevent
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
About halfway through early
services Sunday, the lights dimmed momentarily.
- Melting through the
ice storm with cabin fever
- Boy, do I love winter in
Georgia.
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- Fayette County
Youth Orchestra with Digital Picture
- The Fayette County Youth
Orchestra will present a free concert of
classical music Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at
Fayette Presbyterian Church, 791 Ga. Highway 92
north in Fayetteville.
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- Landmark Banquet
- Landmark Christian School
will host its annual celebration banquet at the
Hyatt Regency in Atlanta Feb. 24. Keynote speaker
is Dr. William J. Bennett.
Movies
Religion
Something eating away at
all denimianations these days? Speak of the devil!
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
I don't know any Catholic priest
who has AIDS or who died of AIDS. However, I do know
the name of a Baptist pastor who died of AIDS in a
North Carolina hospital
Byte your tongue
By JUDY
KILGORE
jkilgore@thecitizennews.com
How did you survive the big snow
that never came? Did you, like me, purchase two weeks
worth of groceries and sock yourself in for the
weekend, watching the skies for that first beautiful
snowflake?
Southeastern Lutherans to
convene in PTC this Friday
The theme of the gathering
suggests midwinter contagion, and indeed the upcoming
weekend of workshops and speakers in Peachtree City
is designed to spread inspiration among participants
from the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America.
Hadassah group schedules
tour
There is still time to make
reservations for the tour of the Heritage Gallery in
Atlanta next Wednesday. Ladies are invited to meet at
the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum at 1440
Spring St. on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. for the tour.
Carpoolers may meet at the Peachtree City Library at
6:30 p.m. The Heritage Gallery is a look at a history
of Atlanta Jews from 1845 to the present. Desserts
and refreshments will follow the guided tour.
Elizabeth Wolfe to speak at
Jones Chapel
Elizabeth Wolfe of Warthen will
be the guest speaker this weekend at Jones Chapel
United Methodist Church in Newnan, as the church's
“Revival Fire 2000” continues Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays through March. Services begin
at 7 p.m.
St. Gabriel's selects Row
Anderson as its Woman of the Year
Fayetteville resident Row
Anderson was recently selected Woman of the Year at
the Catholic Church of Saint Gabriel and represented
the church at the Archdiocesan level. Mrs. Anderson
represented St. Gabriel's and was recognized at a
recent gathering of women from parishes throughout
the Atlanta area at the Cathedral of Christ the King
in Atlanta.
Religion Briefs
Redemption Fellowship hosts
Valentine's Ball
The community is invited to
attend Redemption Fellowship's annual Valentine's
Ball on Friday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Airport
Westin Hotel. The event is sponsored by the Singles'
and Couples' ministries. The cost is $60 per couple
or $30 per single and includes dinner and dancing.
Holy Trinity Catholic
Church plans mother-daughter luncheon Feb. 12
Mothers and daughters are
invited to attend a luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 12 at
Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Atlanta City Church will
have Sweetheart Social February 12
All young ladies and their
fathers are invited to attend a Sweetheart Social and
Masquerade Ball on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at
Atlanta City Church in Fairburn.
One-day marriage retreat is
Feb. 12
A day-long marriage enrichment
retreat will be offered at Inman United Methodist
Church on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30
p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall.
National Heights Baptish
Church sets chili bake-off
Members of National Heights
Baptist Church are invited to participate in a chili
bake-off scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
The men will cook the chili and the ladies will
prepare salads and desserts Prizes will be awarded
for the best food in each category. For more
information, call the church at 770-461-1704 or
770-461-3899.
Dr. William Bennett to
speak at Landmark's Celebration Banquet
Dr. William Bennett, a prominent
figure in national politics, will be the keynote
speaker at Landmark Christian School's annual
Celebration Banquet scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 24
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta.
Scouts to assist OM with
project
On Saturday, Feb. 12, a Tyrone
Boy Scout Troop will take on a community service
project, planting 5,000 seedling trees on the
property of Operation Mobilization (OM), also in
Tyrone.
Hope House seeking paid
help, volunteers
An information and training
session for those interested in a position at Hope
House, the children's ministry of Southwest Christian
Hospice, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m.
in the Larry Moore Manor Activities Room at Christian
City.
Opinion
Death penalty could be done
away with
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Death penalty opponents have
gathered considerable ammunition in recent years as
numerous convicts have later turned out to be
innocent.
SPLOST, ethics law, free
speech clash
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
Having read with growing
interest coverage of the various ethics violation
charges brought against local people campaigning
prior to last September's special local option sales
tax (SPLOST) vote, I began to wonder what is legal
when people seek to sway public opinion on a ballot
question.
It's nice to see
presidential candidates debating pre-K needs
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
One of the
strengths of our constitutional system of federalism
is that the states can often serve as laboratories
for new ideas which eventually become national
initiatives
- Dumbing
down: Thanks, lawyers
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- As the “Snowstorm of
the Century” was approaching Georgia last
Thursday night, I was watching the local news for
some much needed comic relief and — bang!
— there it was. Newscaster John Pruitt was
giving pointers for “Snow Jam 2000” and
he said that if your power goes out, you should
not bring your barbecue grill into the house to
cook your food. No irony, no wit, just a
straight-faced tip for, I guess, those Super Bowl
tailgaters, who are snowed in. What another great
example of dumbing down for stupid America.
Letters to
the Editor
A builders rebuts 'greed,
growth' allegations
I wish to respond in general to
your recent attack on annexation in Peachtree City
and various other attacks on the residential
construction industry. I will disclose that I am a
builder. These opinions are my own and are not
necessarily shared by others in residential
construction.
Why schools decay,
apathetic nonvoters remain unengaged
Why don't we trust those we
elect? In response to Jodi Foster and Don Campbell
regarding the SPLOST:
Governor's 'reform' will
harm state's school kids
In its 1983 report entitled
“A Nation At Risk,” the U.S. Department of
Education wrote, “If an unfriendly foreign power
had attempted to impose on America the mediocre
educational performance that exists today, we might
well have viewed it as an act of war. As it stands,
we have allowed this to happen to ourselves.”
Such an assessment of Georgia's educational future
might be rendered in 2003 if Gov. Roy Barnes' highly
touted Education Reform Plan becomes law.
PTC's Chief Murray gets
apology
I would like to publicly
apologize for a letter I wrote to the editor of The
Citizen newspaper that was printed in the June 16,
1999, edition.
Jail decision wouldn't
survive vote
Due to a procedural ruling
invoked at the Jan. 27 Fayette County Commission
meeting, the board did not allow any public comments
before voting 5-0 to approve the proposed jail
expansion location.
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