News
Cox: Fayette will feel
effects of education bill
Fayette County will be “hit
hard” by Gov. Roy Barnes' education reform
package, predicts state Rep. Kathy Cox of Peachtree
City.
Citizen seeks damages
against Webb
The Citizen and its publisher
have filed a counterclaim seeking damages in the
latest round of litigation against the Peachtree City
law firm of Webb, Stuckey & Lindsey.
Public safety officials
dealing with language barriers
With all of
the other challenges, including life-and-death
situations, that public safety officers in Fayette
County face every day, the last thing any of them
needs is to encounter a subject that he or she cannot
communicate with.
Fayetteville council taking
its time on The Village
Fayetteville City Council
members want more discussion on the ambitious
proposed Village project near the heart of the city
before voting to approve or deny the plan.
Work on impact fees has
only just begun
It will be several months yet
before Fayette's home building industry will begin
paying fees to help pay for a new jail and four new
fire stations... if at all.
Planners to vote on tower
law changes
Communications towers could be
closer together and closer to homes under proposed
changes to Fayette County's ordinance governing the
towers.
Pathyway plans 175 homes on
364 acres on Hwy. 74
Fayette County's planning staff
is recommending denial of Pathway Communities'
proposed 364.7-acre subdivision at the northern
border of Peachtree City.
Tyrone planners say 'no' to
shopping center on 74
Unless the Tyrone Town Council
overturns the town's Planning Commission, Tyrone
shoppers will still have to drive to Peachtree City
if they want to shop at Publix.
County planners eye
environmental concerns
Environmental concerns may make
the task of planning development in Fayette a little
more difficult, says county planning director Chris
Venice, especially in the south end.
Uptown Square constant
headache for city planners
Uptown Square, the Barnes &
Noble shopping center across Ga. Highway 85 from
Fayette Pavilion, continues to give Fayetteville's
Planning Commission fits.
It's official: Morton
returns to Fayetteville
Fayetteville's new/old city
manager will start work April 12.
Council: Eckerd security
gate 'sends wrong signal'
Eckerd Drugs will have to find
some other way to deter burglaries at its new
Fayetteville store... the City Council won't allow a
locked gate to be rolled down over the store entrance
at night.
Tyrone will ponder jail
funding
Tyrone residents will get a
first-hand presentation on the need for a county jail
this week.
Sams School getting bigger,
better
“The sooner you work with a
child with a disability, the greater their
potential,” according to Marie Sams, one of the
founding members of the Joseph Sams School.
Prime
Timers
Introduction
I have participated in some
capacity for the past few years at the Southland Nursing
Home's Annual Beauty Pageant. For two years, I have
served as a judge along with 5 other local community
members.
It is a moving experience
to watch all the lovely ladies vie for the crown. The
community support for this fun event always impresses me.
Local hair stylists and make-up artists, florists, trophy
and frame shops, and many others too numerous to name all
donate their time, talents and products to make the event
a success.
The event is open to the
public each year and is well attended - if you enjoy
going to something that makes your heart feel good, watch
for this event next year!
- Southland
beauty pageant a big hit
- The annual Ms. Southland
Beauty Pageant is a volunteer effort by the staff
at Southland Nursing Home in Peachtree City and
numerous community volunteers. The event seems to
touch volunteers in such a way that they return
year after year to help. It is obvious when
watching the contestants that it is an exciting
day and has a lot of meaning to them.
- And
the winners are...
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- Letter
from Hazel Buchanan
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- Mary
Ann Walters wins Ms. Southland 2000 title
- When asked by
Commissioner Greg Dunn, one of the pageant
judges, what she thought about winning, Ms. Mary
Ann Walters replied, “I'm afraid to take a
deep breath in case it all goes away and the
bubble bursts.”
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- Profiles
of the Runner-Ups
- All of the
ladies who participated in the Southland Beauty
Pageant were winners. They each received an
award, flowers, and appeared to enjoy the
festivities and extra attention.
Business
Gas prices dropping slowly
for price weary customers
Commuters who have been facing
weekly sticker shock at the gas pump are breathing a
little easier this week.
Plain writing is important
to Pres. Clinton
By GREGORY SMITH
Business Columnist
I get a lot of stuff sent to my
e-mail inbox. Recently, someone goofed (maybe it was
intentional) and sent me this important government
document.
Southern Community Bank
sets spring opening
Southern Community Bank is on
schedule and should open later this spring.
Business Briefs
- Sports
Local soccer teams in
frenzied playoff picture
The local high school soccer
teams played a series of games before spring break
began. McIntosh's boys hosted several teams in the
McIntosh Classic, while the McIntosh girls hosted
Greensboro Day School from North Carolina. Starr's
Mill hosted Riverwood in their brand new stadium on
Thursday, while Fayette County battled for a
post-season position in Newnan.
Flames on fire at Fayette
Invitational, coaches too
The Fayette County Track
Association, Inc., hosted its 2nd Annual Fayette
Invitational and Coaches' Classic on Saturday, April
1, 2000. The Fayette Flames competed against Clayton
County, College Park, and East Point in what has
become a local track classic. The coaches for all
four teams also competed against each other in the
50M and 100M Dashes and the 4 x 100M Relay. Here are
the results for the Fayette Flames Youth Track Team
and the Fayette Flames Coaches
Seals dominate the Dixie
Zone Championships
The Southside Seals continued
their march to the 2000 USMS national championships
with impressive swims at the USMS Dixie Zone
Championships in Atlanta recently.
Sports Calendar
- Weekend
A Company of Friends
performs 'A Little Bit of Magic'
- Do you remember what was
once the best surprise part of a school day when
you were in elementary school? It wasn't a food
fight or extended recess, but assembly day.
- National Library
Week providing information and entertainment next
week
- Where can children read
their favorite books, surf the web and get
homework help?
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- Somethin' to say
about life...
- When life tosses them
lemons, some folks make lemonade.
- Emergency on the
water
- By SALLIE
SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
“There's an emergency in
progress.”
- Getting older does
not feel too cool
- I never thought I'd be old
enough to see the hippie look resurface as a
fashion trend, or be asked if I had television as
a child.
- Easter gala needs
donation of time and money for children
- The Children's Restoration
Network will have its sixth annual Easter Gala at
the Atlanta Union Mission April 23.
- Starr's Mill to
present 'Faculty Follies' as a fundraiser
- Starr's Mill High School
will host its first Faculty Follies, Wednesday,
April 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Duke Auditorium.
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- Offshoot announces
Musically Eclectic April Stars on the Southern
Crescent Coffee House
- The next Stars on the
Southern Crescent coffeehouse will be Saturday,
April 29, at National Heights Baptist Church in
Fayetteville
- Movies
Religion
Big churches...small
churches...we all need each other
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Pastor David Epps, in a recent
Citizen column, struck some sensitive nerves. He
talked about big churches with their big church
pastors and about little churches with their little
church pastors. Some may think Father Epps was a
little tough on the big boys and their big religious
establishments. After all, aren't we all in the same
business —reaching the world for Jesus Christ
and the full and meaningful life that Christ
delivers?
Kenwood Christian schedules
annual performance of 'Behold! the Lamb'
The Fine Arts Ministry at
Kenwood Christian Church will present its fifth
annual performance of “Behold! The Lamb” on
Saturday, April 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 16 at
9 and 11 a.m. The presentation is an Easter musical
drama which portrays the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
President Carter's former
pastor to speak at River's Edge
The former pastor of the Plains
Baptist Church where President Jimmy Carter
worshipped will preach this Sunday, April 9, at the
10:30 a.m. worship service at River's Edge Community
Church in Fayetteville.
The Hoppers schedules to
perform at Senoia's Open Door Baptist gospel singing
tomorrow
Open Door Baptist Church has
invited The Hoppers and New Beginning to perform at
its next Southern Gospel Singing scheduled for
Thursday, April 6 beginning at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6
p.m.
Religion Briefs
Lenten lunch series
continues at FUMC
The community is invited to join
members of the Fayetteville First United Methodist
Church as their Lenten luncheons continue through
April 20. Enjoy fellowship, a short devotional and a
light lunch each Thursday from noon until 1 p.m. The
cost is $2 per person.
Fayetteville First Baptist
schedules Easter egg hunt
Members of Fayetteville First
Baptist Church are collecting plastic eggs to be
filled with individually wrapped candy for their
EGGstravaganza Easter egg hunt scheduled for
Saturday, April 22 from 10:30 a.m. until noon. The
event will be held behind Fayette primary and
intermediate schools on Hood Avenue.
Opinion
Elian flip-flop reveals
much about Gore
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
I really haven't paid all that
much attention to Al Gore over the last eight years.
My Dog #*$&@!!
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I just saw the movie “My
Dog Skip,” and without giving away the plot that
just might happen to include tire tread marks and/or
a little furry terrier (Just kidding... no, really)
it was a really great movie.
Do you 'feel' you've had a
'say'?
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
Peachtree City has commissioned
an annexation task force to look at what Mayor Bob
Lenox has called “one of the most important
decisions this city is ever going to make,”
whether to annex property west of Highway 74 to form
a fifth village.
Letters to
the Editor
Dissension is hurting
Fayette quality of life
What on earth is going on in
Fayette County?
On the contrary, ballot
access is central to Federalist ideals
First let me say that I really
enjoy your paper. As a person who has recently moved
to Peachtree City, I am impressed by how much of your
paper is devoted to the presentation of intelligent
editorials.
Life can get dicey if you
challenge the Big Pooh-Bah
Before there was a Steve Brown,
there was a James Melvin Ewing.
The record refutes Lenox's
claims, gives 'the real facts'
Like most people interested in
local politics, I read Mayor Lenox' letter to the
editor in the March 22 edition of The Citizen.
Current administration's
deceit makes foreign aid a 'risky' business
The
Clinton-Gore Administration proposed 81 separate tax
increases last year, which would have cost our
economy $82 billion over five years and $172 billion
over the next 10 years.
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