News
$124 million for schools
eyed
The first draft of a $124
million budget was presented to the Fayette County
Board of Education Monday night by Jim Stephens,
finance director for the school district.
Furl the flags in F'ville?
Fayetteville City Council will
have its first public hearing Monday on a new sign
ordinance that restricts the number of American flags
a business can fly.
Ethics rules to be
reworked; citizen right to reply approved in principle
Citizens should be allowed to
speak at City Council meetings in Peachtree City if
they are referred to by name in council discussions,
council members decided Friday.
Tyrone Council: Proposed
PTC annexation too dense
If Peachtree City decides to
annex 900 acres on its western border as the West
Village, Tyrone officials want to make sure the
parcels stay at their current low-density county
zoning.
Fund drive gearing up for
senior center
If you have a spare $3 million
you would like to donate toward the building of the
new senior center in Fayetteville, then Fayette
Senior Services can break ground for the project as
soon as your check clears the bank.
Commissioners: Regs for
parking work against environmental regs
County regulations define a
minimum number of parking spaces each business must
have, but that flies in the face of other regulations
that limit how much impervious surface —
pavement — the business can have, say county
commissioners.
Fayetteville eyes lower
speed limits
You'll have to slow down a
little more on three Fayetteville streets if City
Council approves proposed speed limit changes Monday.
Peachtree City looking at
jail impact fees
Fayette County
Board of Commissioners Chairman Harold Bost made a
personal appeal to the City Council in Peachtree City
last week for approval of the county's plan to impose
an impact fee on new construction to help fund the
new county jail.
Tyrone council pondering
impact of county jail plan
Tyrone town officials appear to
give the idea of impact fees paying for a jail the
green light, but want to have some questions answered
first.
County moving forward with
Lee's Mill water tank
It will be more than a year
before 2.5 million gallons of water will fill a
planned new Fayette County tank at the intersection
of Ga. Highway 92 and Lee's Mill Road.
Heroism, hard work honored
in American Legion awards
Fayette law enforcement and
emergency workers got something that don't often get
Monday night — recognition and appreciation.
County P&Z tables
Pathway's 175-home rezoning
Peachtree City leaders will have
another month to discuss whether they want to annex a
proposed Pathway Communities development before the
Fayette County Planning Commission takes action on
the matter.
Service academies set
seminar in Fayetteville
Students, parents and school
officials interested in the U. S. service academies
are invited to a seminar April 13 at the Fayette
County Public Library.
Trio arrested on
shoplifting, alcohol charges
A shoplifting incident in
Fayetteville Friday night resulted in the arrest of
three local teenagers.
Georgia State, CCSU may
team up for MBA offering
Georgia State University's J.
Mack Robinson College of Business is exploring the
possibility of offering its nationally ranked MBA
program in Atlanta's growing southern suburbs.
Clayton State open house
set for April 15
An Open House for current high
school students will take place Saturday, April 15 at
Clayton College & State University.
Peachtree City library
closed for workshop
The Peachtree City Library will
delay opening Thursday, April 13, until 5 p.m. in
order to host a workshop led by personnel from the
Georgia Office of Public Library Services.
Fayetteville sets
neighborhood watch meeting
Police in Fayetteville have set
a neighborhood watch meeting for Thursday, April 13,
at 7 p.m. at the Fayetteville Depot, taking another
step in making residential crime prevention a top
priority.
Nettie had birthdays both
times the calendar read '00'
At 103, Nettie Knight is still
experiencing “firsts.”
Fayette students ready for
Power Parade
Fayette County students are
getting in shape for next week's 11th annual Power
Parade to benefit the county's Jim Friday and Asden
Johnson group homes for abused and neglected
children.
Commission won' t meet
The Fayette County Board of
Commissioners won't meet at its regular time this
week.
Home &
Garden
- Fayette's
finest:
- Enjoy the true beauty of the
season this weekend on Spring Garden Tour 2000,
hosted by Peachtree City Elementary School.
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- These
hardy varieties will make your garden a winner
- Looking for plants that will
thrive in Georgia's red clay and fast-changing
climate? Here are some ideas from Fayette County
Master Gardener Judi Kubitz.
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- Lots
of new additions to spice up your garden
- There's a lot of new stuff
for the garden this spring and like lots of the
new technology, the smaller the better.
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- It's
April, so get busy in the garden
- April in Fayette County is
the visual definition of spring.
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- Master
Gardeners offer classes at Home Depot
- The Master Gardeners offer
classes on Saturdays at the Home Depot in
Fayetteville. The group is just getting back into
the swing of things as the spring season heads
for full bloom.
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- Fayette
Co. 4-H starts printer cartridge recycling
program
- You can show your commitment
to the environment and support the 4-H program by
recycling your inkjet and laser printer
cartridges.
- New
books to help you garden
- Creative Homeowner, a
publisher of gardening, decorating and home
improvement books, has recently released three
new titles.
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- Wall
murals and Feng Shui hit home with consumers
- (ARA) - As baby boomers
growing up with the popular animated television
show “The Jetsons,” many of us
naturally imagined that 21st century homes would
be much like George and Jane Jetson's Skypad
apartment: sterile, glass-enclosed space modules
with metallic hues, angular furniture and a full
cadre of technological enhancements.
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- April
gardening classes underway
- Fayette County Extension
Service has announced the gardening classes in
its popular series, The Fayette County Institute
of Gardening Knowledge.
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- Composting
questions
Answers are available
- Spring has arrived and
county residents are busy cleaning up leaves and
grass clippings, but many are not sure what to do
with them.
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Real
Estate Review
- Realtors
announce Million Dollar Club
- The Fayette County Board of
RealtorsÆ paid tribute to the 214 members of its
1999 Million Dollar Club at the association's
2000 Spring Ball, March 4, at the Atlanta Airport
Hilton and Towers.
- Vacation
home could be a smart investment
- Think a vacation home is out
of your reach? Think again.
- Real
Estate Scene...
- Supporting
Our Community
- Supporting disaster victims
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- The
Home Source Realtors offers Internet virtual
tours
- The Home Source Realtors is
now offering Internet virtual tours - looking at
homes in any direction as if standing there - on
all qualified listings marketed by the company's
General Brokerage Division and all finished homes
marketed by the Builder Services Group.
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- Tips
offered to new landlords
- Renting a basement apartment
or spare room appears to be a simple way to earn
a little extra cash.
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- Banker
is positive about the region's economic future
- Curtis Smith, SunTrust
Bank's manager of south metro residential
construction, was optimistic about the national
and local economy when he spoke to members of the
Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia
recently.
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- Home
ownership offers tax break
- Owning a home could save
homeowners thousands of dollars in taxes. Under
federal law, homeowners may deduct the interest
paid on a mortgage loan, and in turn, pocket
substantial savings-as much as $3,500 on a
$150,000 property.
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- Avoid
common buying mistakes
- Anyone can fall in love with
a home when the chemistry is right.
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- Creekside
is staging its grand opening
- Creekside, Tim Jones
Communities' new 68-home development in Clayton
County, has opened sales and is currently having
its grand opening.
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- Monarch
Village opens sales and information center in
Henry
- Pathway Communities is
pleased to announce the on-site sales and
information team for Monarch Village, a 440-acre
master-planned community in Henry County.
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- Ground
broken for Lake Redwine Plantation's new
neighborhood, High Garden
- An early spring has resulted
in a huge increase in the number of people
shopping for homes in Newnan and Coweta County.
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- Lake
Redwine amenities area set to open early this
summer
- “With all of its other
assets, Lake Redwine Plantation's new amenities
area will soon offer residents a whole array of
recreational choices,” announced Jim
Mottola, president of Happy Valley Development
Corp., at a ground breaking ceremony recently at
the site.
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- SummerGrove
is helping our fuel-weary Atlanta Realtors
- As the price of gas
continues to climb, SummerGrove, Coweta County's
top-selling master-planned community, is offering
free fuel to Atlanta-area Realtors.
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- Wilson
Homes is known for its architectural flair
- (Editor's note: This is the
first in a three-part series about the process
Wilson Traditional Homes carries out in creating
a home based on the company's “Historical
Plans for Finer Living.” The second
installment in about 60 days will deal with
developing specifications of the home and the
building phase, while the final part in
approximately 60 more days will focus on the
“finishing up” stage, including such
things a choosing colors of paints and other
interior features.)
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- Working
sensibly with electricity
- Tips during
International Building Safety Week, April 2-8
Business
Belk opens new store with
plenty of fanfare
Fayette shoppers have a new
place to call home as the Belk store opens its doors
for shopping today at the Fayette Pavilion shopping
center.
Chamber plans major small
business expo
More than 60 local small
businesses have signed up to participate in the
Fayette County Chamber of Commerce's fourth annual
Small Business Showcase.
Pension plans discussed by
business leaders
Pension plans for small
businesses was the topic of discussion at the Fayette
County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council
luncheon. Kevin Rainwater with Manulife Insurance
gave a brief presentation and answered questions
regarding various pension plan options such as
401K's, simple IRA's and simple 401K's.
Fayette farmers are
eligible for federal grant
State Executive Director Hanson
Carter reminded farmers recently that they have until
April 14th to sign up for the Pasture Recovery
Program (PRP) at their local Farm Service Agency
(FSA) office
Sweet
Returns sponsors contest
To
encourage Fayette County residents to recycle, Sweet
Returns Recycling is sponsoring an aluminum can
recycling contest open to area schools.
- Sports
Hometown hero returns
If you're a soccer fan who has
been living in this area for awhile, you have most
likely heard the name Danny Care before.
Ceremony Friday for Fayette
County sports heroes
Fayette County High School will
dedicate two plaques honoring two former inductees
into the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame April 14
at 6:30 p.m.
Landmark track winning big
in Southeast
Top individual performances
combined this last weekend to give Landmark Christian
School's boys the first place trophy in the McCallie
Invitational track meet in Chattanooga, Tenn
Sports Calendar
- Weekend
The circus comes to
Fayetteville
- Is there anything better
than a circus?
- Starr's Mill
students go 'Crazy for You'
- Do you remember the songs
“I Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch
Over Me,” and “They Can't Take That
Away From Me”?
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- Talented youth
heading to state competition
- Two sophomores from Fayette
County schools will be heading to the statewide
Kiwanis talent competition this Saturday.
- Grounds for
eternity
- By SALLIE
SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
Color me
obsessive-compulsive, but I do like things to be
neat, at least on the surface — don't peek in my
closets.
- Coming home
- Now I know how an astronaut
feels when he reenters the earth's atmosphere
after a spin in space.
- Local family makes
gift to Girl Scouts of Pine Valley
- The Girl Scouts of Pine
Valley Council's annual fundraising dinner,
hosted by Dr. Terry L. Maple at the new Ford
Pavilion at Zoo Atlanta, was the setting for
announcing a significant gift from the Amy
Vassey/ Joyce Cohrs family.
- Offshoot offers two
acting classes for all ages this May
- Three workshops designed for
different age groups will be offered by Offshoot
Productions at the Peachtree City Library this
spring.
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- Offshoot announces
eclectic April coffee house
- The next Stars on the
Southern Crescent coffeehouse will be Saturday,
April 29, at National Heights Baptist Church in
Fayetteville.
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- CCSU Alumni
Association dinner set for AMS April 27
- The Clayton College &
State University Alumni Association will have its
annual meeting and dinner on the infield of the
Atlanta Motor Speedway Thursday, April 27, at 6
p.m.
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- New Neighbors
League to present Style Show and Luncheon
- On April 15, 2000 from 11:00
a. m. -1:00 p. m. the New Neighbors League will
host a fashion show/luncheon at the First Baptist
Church, located at 208 Willowbend Road in
Peachtree City, Georgia.
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Religion
Bored? In a rut? You could
be suffering from 'spiritual inertia'
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Inertia. We all learned in
school that inertia is the tendency of matter to
remain at rest or if moving, to keep moving in the
same direction, unless affected by some outside
force. Spiritual inertia has a hold on many of our
lives and on many of our churches.
New Hope Baptist Church
kicks off first Annual Global Missions Conference today
New Hope Baptist Church in
Fayetteville will begin its first Annual Global
Missions Conference today through Sunday, April 16
with activities planned for both the north and south
campuses. The opening service is set for this evening
from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Episcopal Church of the
Nativity to celebrate Holy Week in new home
The Episcopal
Church of the Nativity will celebrate its first
Sunday in its new building on Palm Sunday, April 16.
The service will start with The Liturgy of the Palms
on the lawn of St.Gabriel's Catholic Church beginning
at 10:30 AM. Nativity is located next door to St.
Gabriel's on Antioch Road in Fayetteville.
Catholic Church of Saint
Gabriel sets Holy Week schedule, activities
Holy Week activities will begin
on Palm Sunday, April 16, at the Catholic Church of
St. Gabriel in Fayetteville. The church will bless
and distribute palms as the congregation gathers
outside prior to each service. The Mass schedule will
be a regular weekend schedule with liturgies
celebrated in a Vigil Mass Saturday at 5:30 p.m.,
Sunday morning at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and a Life
Teen Mass Sunday evening at 5 p.m.
River's Edge to host
Community Easter Celebration
Sams Auditorium will be the site
of a Community Easter Celebration hosted by River's
Edge Community Church in Fayetteville. All members of
the community, particularly families without a church
home, are invited to the service which will begin at
10:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 23.
River's Edge Church offers
Maundy Thursday Passover Celebration
Members of River's Edge
Community Church in Fayetteville will have a special
Passover Celebration and Lord's Supper on Maundy
Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Robert Solomon
will be the special guest. There will be no Bible
study, church service or other regularly scheduled
activities on Wednesday, April 19.
Fayetteville UMC plans
Maundy Thursday Seder meal, service
In preparation for Easter, the
Fayetteville First United Methodist Church is
planning a Seder meal, a re-enactment of the Last
Supper, on Maundy Thursday April 20, at 6 p.m.
Flat Creek Baptist
schedules annual Easter Pageant
Members of Flat Creek Baptist
Church will present their annual Easter pageant,
“The Life of Christ,” Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, April 14, 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. A matinee
performance also is scheduled for Saturday, April 15.
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.
Locust Grove UMC presents
'Walk Through Jerusalem'
The public is invited to
experience a “Walk Through Jerusalem”
presented by the Locust Grove United Methodist Drama
ministry Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 14,
15 and 16 at the church on Peeksville Rd. in Locust
Grove. Guided walks begin every six minutes from
7:30-9:30 p.m. There is no charge. For more
information, call the church at 770-957-9605.
Providence UMC schedules
Palm Sunday picnic, Easter egg hunt
Members of Providence United
Methodist Church will have a church-wide cookout on
Sunday, April 16, following the 11 a.m. Palm Sunday
worship service. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be
served. Games and an Easter egg hunt for the children
will follow lunch.
Fayetteville UMC will have
Easter egg hunt this Sunday
An Easter egg hunt sponsored by
the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church is
planned for Sunday, April 16 at 3 p.m. at the Play
Park on Huiet Rd. The event is open to babies and
children through third grade.
Hale to speak at April 17,
18 Women's Aglow meeting
Former missionary, author and
singer Diane Hale will be the featured speaker at
this month's meeting of Women's Aglow Fellowship
International, Peachtree City Chapter, Monday
evening, April 17, and Tuesday morning, April 18.
Both meetings will be held at the Calvary Temple
Assembly of God, 202 Robinson Rd. in Peachtree City,
next to Mowell Funeral Home.
Local pastor, columnist to
receive graduate degree
The Rev. W. David Epps, rector
of Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church in
Peachtree City and a regular columnist for The
Citizen newspapers for more than three years, will
receive the Master of Arts in Biblical Literature
from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
during commencement exercises in April.
Fayetteville First Baptist
Church schedules Easter egg hunt April 22
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.
Providence UMC plans
camping trip
Providence Christian Outdoors
Ministry (PROVCOM) is planning a family
camping/fishing trip to R. Shaefer Heard Park on West
Point Lake Friday and Saturday, April 14-15.
Religion Briefs
Opinion
Now is your chance for
textbook input
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
The Fayette County school system
is about to embark upon a textbook adoption process
for mathematics, with an expected presentation to the
Board of Education of an approved program sometime in
the spring of 2001.
Why can't gov't. be run
like a business?
By LEE N.
HOWELL
Politically Speaking
One of the
favorite expressions of the verbally challenged
political hacks in this country — the ones who
can't think of anything original to say and figure
that any trite phrase which sounds good on the stump
will do — is, “Why can't we run government
like a business?”
Fame and pain: Why wait?
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
We're addicted to celebrities.
Whether it is escapism, fanaticism or just plain
icon-ism, one thing is for sure: We are becoming more
and more connected to the lives of movie stars,
musicians and sports idols as we become less and less
connected to our own.
Census questions are too
intrusive; wildlife fees are misused
By REP. MAC
COLLINS
3rd District U.S. Congress
I have been contacted repeatedly
by constituents who say the 2000 Census asks
questions that are far too intrusive, and unrelated
to the constitutional requirement to count Americans
for the purpose of redrawing Congressional districts.
Letters to
the Editor
PTC cops among the best in
the police field
I have lived in Peachtree City
for more than two years. My wife and I selected
Peachtree City for the amenities it offers, its focus
on family life, and its safety. In 1999, Peachtree
City had the lowest crime rate of any Atlanta metro
area suburb. This is in large part to our highly
trained, and proactive police department.
Why is there no recall talk
here in PTC, where its's needed?
When we relocated here from
Ridgewood, N.J., almost six years ago, Peachtree City
had been portrayed as the ideal spot in which to plan
a retirement. Well, as Bobbie Burns said: “The
best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley.”
And if the Mayor questions the spelling, tell him to
look it up; and while he's at it tell him the
preposition “from” goes with
“than.”
Whistleblowers beware: Ga.
ethics laws are nearly toothless
Gimme yore money — I'll
give you ma vote
Teach kids that circus
animals are not volunteers
When you think
about taking your child to the Kiwanis sponsored
Hendricks Family Circus April 15 and 16, please keep
this in mind. Animals in entertainment are not
volunteers, and they do not want to be there.
Slavery and the flag:
Evidence is overwhelming
With greater issues looming
(libel suits for writing to the paper, dictatorial
mayors, etc.) this is my last letter on the flag
issue; but Mr. Gilbert's entreaties deserve a reply.
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