News
Webb violated PTC ethics
code, Hyde charges
Peachtree
City's City Attorney James Webb advised council
members against adopting a stricter highway buffer
ordinance two years ago but didn't disclose that some
of the land affected was owned by a corporation in
which he was chief financial officer, an ethics
complaint lodged last week charges.
PTC City Attorneys sue
Citizen for libel
The Citizen's
publisher and parent company and a Planterra Ridge
resident have been targeted in a libel lawsuit filed
by the law firm that represents Peachtree City.
Mayor pushes, council votes
4 – 1 to study PTC west side annexation
Annexation of
the proposed West Village is not yet a done deal in
Peachtree City, but now it can at least be talked
about.
Suit against Maj. Jordan
thrown out by judge
A federal
judge has thrown out a pair of lawsuits filed by the
widower of Beverley Watson and the top-ranking
investigator in the Fayette County Sheriff's
Department.
Churches begin Lent with
Ash Wednesday rites
Today is Ash Wednesday, and many
Christians begin 40 days of contemplation and
repentance leading to the celebration of Easter.
Alleged video gambling
operation busted
Fayetteville
police have arrested three employees of a local
establishment for illegal video poker gambling
activities.
Facilities Authority
getting down to business
Fayette's new Public Facilities
Authority will be keeping a wary eye on bond markets
in the coming weeks, waiting for the right time to
issue up to $60 million in bonds for the county's
jail and courthouse construction project.
Planners again to discuss
The Village
Fayetteville planners will
discuss the future of a crucial piece of downtown
property again Tuesday night.
Snowbirds test Fayette
waters, find them hospitable
Fayette got a visit from some
Snowbirds last week, but not the feathered kind.
Local Republicans get
legislation update
Sen. Rick Price, Rep. Lynn
Westmoreland and Rep. Kathy Cox gave an overview of
current legislature and answered questions posed by
members and visitors at the Fayette County Republican
Party's First Saturday Breakfast.
Libertarians plan lobbying,
education efforts for now
In its first year of existence,
the Fayette County Libertarian Party will spend most
of its effort spreading the word about Libertarian
beliefs and lobbying for more favorable election
laws, said William Norris, chairman.
Tower talk to resume next
week
Fayette County's Planning
Commission will continue its discussion with cell
phone companies about the county's rules for
construction of communications towers March 16.
Peachtree City chorus to
join nationwide concert
About eight million people will
have the chance to hear Peachtree City Elementary
School's chorus perform tomorrow on PBS television as
part of the 16th annual World's Largest Concert, to
be broadcast at 1 p.m.
City beautification
spreading northward
If you liked the landscaping
project on Ga. Highway 54 in Fayetteville last year,
you're going to love how the Ga. Highway 85 medians
will look this spring, says Sherri Anderson, Main
Street director.
Partners in Education want
foundation
A fund-raising foundation is
needed to make Fayette's Partners in Education
program more effective, says Mark Hall of the Chamber
of Commerce.
County leader in `60s,
Hewlette Harrell dies at 72
A prominent figure in Fayette
County history, A. Hewlette Harrell, 72,
Fayetteville, died Feb. 29, 2000.
Hollingsworth project
nearing completion
City leaders spent Friday
morning putting the original stained glass windows
back into Fayetteville's historic Hollingsworth House
as work to restore the house as a meeting place and
community center nears completion.
NAACP to discuss AIDS
threat
The risks of unprotected sex
will be discussed at the Fayette County NAACP's
Saturday, March 11 meeting.
GOP plans conventions
Fayette Republicans will elect
delegates and alternates to the local party
convention March 18 during precinct mass meetings at
Starr's Mill High School.
Donald Apking seeks school
board post
Donald J. “Don” Apking
announced he would seek election for Post 2 on the
Board of Education at the Fayette County Republican
Breakfast Saturday.
Solicitor Steve Harris
announces reelection bid
Steve Harris,
solicitor of Fayette State Court, announced at the
Fayette County Republican Breakfast Saturday that he
will run for reelection.
A.G. VanLandingham
announces bid for County Commission Post 1
A. G. VanLandingham has
announced his candidacy for the County Commission
Post 1 seat currently held by Glen Gosa.
Reminences Of Franklin
Garrett
My hero and mentor died this
past Sunday, Franklin Garrett.
Fayette luminaries
`arrested' for cause
The Fayette County American
Heart Association's Cardiac Arrest drew a number of
local citizens, who were “found guilty” of
various “offenses” and “fined” as
much as $300 each.
Real
Estate
- Reverse
mortgage offers financial solution
- A little-known mortgage
process is helping free up hundreds of dollars of
monthly cash for senior citizens.
- Today's
home buyers are a different breed
- Today's home builders work
harder than ever to satisfy home buyers.
- Checklist
for disorganized homeowners
- What's the real secret to a
successful home search?
- Should
you hire a buyer broker?
- When it comes
to negotiating a sales price on a home, who
really represents your financial interests as a
home buyer?
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- Pathway
honored by national builders
- Pathway Communities, the
devleoper of Peachtree City, SummerGrove and
Avery Park in Newnan and Monarch Village in Henry
County, was recently honored at the National Home
Builders Association's annual conference in
Dallas, Texas with the National Silver Award for
its corporate brochure.
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- Realtor
feature on cable show
- Parks & Mottola Realtor
Edmund Rodriguez was featured recently on local
television program “Gretta's Treasure
Box” (formerly “Coweta Chat”)
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- Peachtree
City names Builder of the Year
- The home building team of
Mike Harrell and Bob Dixon have been named the
1999 Builder of the Year by the city of Peachtree
City.
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- StoneBriar
development starts second phase with 74 homes
- The first phase of the
StoneBriar development in Fayetteville has closed
out sales, and the three builders in the
community have turned their attention to phase
two, known as StoneBriar West.
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- SummerGrove
is a hot seller
- According to 1999 sales
figures, SummerGrove at Newnan, a Pathway
Communities development, was one of the top ten
selling master-planned communities in the metro
Atlanta region.
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- Timber
Lake tops list as Fayette's best seller
- According to 1999 sales
figures, Timber Lake was Fayette's best-selling
community.
- Business
Consumer group advises
consumers who owe taxes: Act Now!
You've
reviewed your personal financial papers in
preparation of filing your tax return on April 15.
You get a sinking feeling in your stomach when you
realize you owe money to the Internal Revenue
Service. Consumer Credit Counseling Service
recommends that consumers owing money act quickly in
determining a plan to pay their 1999 taxes.
An American innovator
By GREGORY SMITH
Business Columnist
During
a blistering summer evening in 1937, Fred Jones sat
in his car near a lake in Minnesota. The heat was
unbearable. He rolled down a window for a breath of
fresh air. To his dismay, when he rolled the window
down his car filled with mosquitoes. Up the window
went to keep mosquitoes out. Down the window went for
some air. This cycle of opening and closing the
window continued until he reached a point of total
frustration. “Why doesn't somebody make a gadget
to aircondition a car, like they do in
theaters?” he said.
Prince
Phillip sets Coweta visit
Dust off the red carpet, Coweta
County... royalty is on its way.
- Sports
Fayette's boys and girls
take second place in 200 Cougar Soccer Classic
The Fayette County High School
boys and girls soccer teams played in the Newnan
Georgia-Alabama Classic last weekend, facing some of
the top programs from the state of Alabama as well as
some regional rivals. Going into Thursday's games,
both the Tigers and the lady Tigers got wins over
Lovejoy. The Lady Tigers outshot Lovejoy 35-2 and won
by a score of 11-0, while the boys pulled out a win
in the closing moments of their contest, winning 2-1.
Youth wrestlers perform
well at state meet
The Fayette County Youth
wrestling club sent nine wrestlers to the state
competion last weekend and produced two runners up
and seven match winners.
Church League season ends
The Fayette County Church League
has wrapped up its winter basketball season.
AMS hosts first big race of
season this weekend
Racing fans have been looking
forward to this weekend like baseball fans look
forward to opening day.
Sports Calendar
- Weekend
Georgia Youth Ballet brings
Russian folk tale to the stage
- The Georgia Youth Ballet
will present two exciting new pieces this weekend
at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center.
- Award winners and
top notch performers at Spivey Hall this weekend
- Over the course of four days
this week, Spivey Hall will be filled with
melodious voices and beautiful music, as Grammy
winners and world-renowned performers take the
stage.
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- Bountiful blossoms
- Locally grown bedding plants
and hanging baskets are now available for
ordering in time for spring planting through J.C.
Booth Middle School in Peachtree City
- Vida Blue keeps
local coffeehouse rocking
- If you've ventured by the
Cruse Coffee Co. in Peachtree City on a Friday
night, chances are you probably saw the local
blues act, Vida Blue.
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- At last, a niche
for me!
- By SALLIE
SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- At last! After all these
years, I know where I am on the political
spectrum.
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- Get crafty during
national craft month
- Feeling crafty? You should.
March is National Craft Month, and it's time to
drag all those unfinished ceramic Santas and
half-decoupaged napkin holders out of their
hiding places and complete them!
- Offshoot
Productions ready to bamboozle local audiencrs
with zany children's adventure
- When Offshoot Productions
opens its apprentice show, “Beanie and the
Bamboozling Book Machine,” southsiders from
Fayette, Coweta and Clayton counties will light
up the stage.
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Movies
Religion
Hats off to one of
Fayette's own treasures
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Area ministers were sitting at
the IHOP breakfast table hearing reports of God's
anointed work in Birmingham, England where prayer has
been the focus. Spontaneously, without any prompting
or coaching, Rev. Jim Willis said, “Well, let's
have a prayer meeting at our church tonight.” He
followed through by personally inviting many other
ministers and calling his own members. That night we
heard wonderful reports of what God was doing in
England and we prayed!
Atlanta City Church to host
Unity Service this Sunday
South Metro churches will come
together Sunday, March 5 for the area's first Unity
Celebration of the new millennium. Atlanta City
Church will serve as host church. The event begins at
6 p.m.
Berachah schedules
conference to discuss creation and evolution
Berachah Bible Church will host
a two-day conference on “Answers in Genesis,'
with the main topic being “Creation or
evolution? What do you believe?”
Inman United Methodist
Church plans Sunday afternoon Lenten video series
A six-part video series is being
sponsored by the Discipleship Development Team at
Inman United Methodist Church. The series will be
held on the six Sunday afternoons of Lent in the
church Fellowship Hall from 3-4:30 p.m., beginning
March 12.
Hope House presents fashion
show and luncheon fund raiser
“The Sound of Music”
will be the theme of this year's annual fund-raising
fashion show and luncheon sponsored by Hope House, a
ministry of the Southwest Christian Hospice. The
event is scheduled for Sunday, March 12 from
12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Atlanta Airport Hilton. Karyn
Greer, news anchor for WXIA-TV, will host the event.
Habitat for Humanity
applications will be taken Saturday in Morrow
Fayette County residents who
think they may qualify to purchase a Habitat for
Humanity home are invited to a workshop on Saturday,
March 4, at the First Baptist Church of Morrow. The
workshop will start at 9 a.m. and will end at noon.
Homeowner applications will be accepted at the
workshop. Applicants must meet certain requirements
to qualify. A spokesperson explains:
Providence UMC hosts weight
loss seminar
Julie Morris, author of the
weight loss program, “Step Forward,” will
host a seminar at Providence UMC Sunday, March 5 from
1-4 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person and are available
at the church office. For more information or to
purchase tickets, call Liane Duffy at 770-719-9546.
Divorce care/support group
starts March 12
A 13-week divorce care/support
group will be held at the Peachtree City United
Methodist Church beginning Sunday, March 12 from
10:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Facilitators will be
Susan Scheuer and Jim Stevens.
Religion Briefs
Opinion
The Citizen will defend
public's right to speak out about public officials
The Citizen
regrets that Peachtree City's City Attorney Jim Webb
and his law firm of Webb, Stuckey and Lindsey have
chosen to file a lawsuit alleging libel against this
newspaper, against its publisher and — most
deplorably — against a private citizen who cares
about his community and wrote letters to the editor.
Webb, Stuckey & Lindsey
criticize Citizen, defend Webb's ethics
I asked for a
few minutes to address you tonight. In the past
couple of months, there have been several letters to
the editor printed in one local newspaper accusing
our firm, and more particularly, Jim Webb, of a
conflict of interest caused by our position as City
Attorney and Jim's involvement in a new,
locally-owned, community bank named The Bank of
Georgia.
More viewpoints could spice
up debates
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
I've been watching the
presidential candidates with increasing boredom, but
Boy George may be showing some signs of life.
A review of Fayette sex ed
materials
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
I spent this past week reading
through the Fayette County schools' health curriculum
guides. I believe that to be pertinent information
for all of us. Here are the highlights.
- 'The
John Rocker Incident' run amok
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- When John Rocker, the David
Dukes of Major League Baseball, had his penalty
for being stupid out loud shortened, Baseball
Commissioner Bud Selig said this, “I
disagree with the decision. It does not reflect
any understanding of our sensitivity to the
important social responsibility that baseball, an
institution that has endured for more than 100
years, has to the public. It completely ignores
the sensibilities of those groups of people
maligned by Mr. Rocker and disregards the
player's position as a role model for
children.”
Letters to
the Editor
'PTC Council member
dismayed by Mayor, City Attorney actions'
PTC Council Member Dismayed By Mayor and City
Attorney Actions
Just so there is no confusion, I have titled this
letter myself.
Letter writer gets dragged
into PTC City Attorney's libel suit against Citizen
I have frequently written
letters to the editor of this newspaper, and I have
always tried to base those letters on the facts. They
say opinions are like, er, noses — everyone has
one, and I have chosen to put mine into print on many
occasions.
Don't criticize PTC
officials for fear of being sued
I
am appalled, as well as scared, at the recent
developments regarding the question of conflict of
interests as some believe it may apply to James Webb, and
his firm, Webb, Stuckey and Lindsey. Steve Brown and The
Citizen are being sued in this regard.
Confederate flag issue: The
Confederacy indeed was a sovereign nation
My
comments concern the letter from Mr. Timothy J. Parker of
Peachtree City regarding the flying of the Confederate
flag.
Why display symbol of
repression?
I am sitting here appalled at
the ignorance and total lack of open-mindedness
displayed by the letter from LeGay Saul. I am a
Southerner myself, but am much in favor of changing a
flag that offends a sizeable percentage of our
population.
McIntosh humanities class
must be saved
My name is Kenneth Hamner, and I
am a college student at Furman University in
Greenville, S. C. I'm writing in concerns to a class
called Humanities at McIntosh High School. This
two-hour class is taught by two great teachers, Kelly
Baker and Craig Humphrey, and teach classic texts,
views of society, the values of an individual, and
traditional high school material such as government
and English. This is a voluntary class consisting of
40 to 50 students as an alternative to government,
economics and senior English.
Humanities deserves saving
I wanted to write you to tell
you something that deeply concerns me and many others
in the town of Peachtree City. I am a freshman in
college at Southern Methodist University in Dallas,
Texas and I recently received some disturbing news
that I feel you as well as the citizens of Peachtree
City should know. I'll start at the beginning.
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