News
Webb up for PTC attorney
appointment
The City Council of Peachtree
City is expected to end a four-month debate with the
scheduled appointments of its various judicial
positions.
Bost to stay in commission
race; Hardy disqualified
Fayette County Commission
Chairman Harold Bost will be running for reelection
after all.
PTC's Lenox treis
reassuring Tyrone about big annexation
Peachtree City Mayor Bob Lenox
assured Tyrone officials in a letter late last month
that he shares their concerns about a possible
annexation by Peachtree City.
Drivers, beware: Speed
limits reduced in F'ville
Be careful coming into
Fayetteville from the south. Speed limits have
changed.
Fayette again leads area in
response to census
The results are in, and Fayette
still leads the metro Atlanta area in response to the
mail-in questionnaire from the 2000 U.S. Census.
Uptown exit being
redisigned
Developers are redesigning the
Pine Trail Road exit from Uptown Square, the Barnes
and Noble shopping center under construction across
from Fayette Pavilion, but they won't have to repaint
one of the stores.
Child molester gets ten
years
In what was supposed to be a
full week of criminal trials, jurors in Fayette
County Superior Court last week wound up hearing only
a single case.
Developer: Buffer not
needed next to land fill
Developer Brent Scarbrough wants
to build an industrial park on First Manassas Mile
Road, but he would like an exception to
Fayetteville's buffer requirements.
Fire hydrants in PTC to
blossom with color
Blue ribbons have always denoted
the best. Now blue fire hydrants are rated tops based
on their pipe size and water pressure.
Tower law changes back on
agenda
Proposed changes to Fayette's
recently enacted law governing communications towers
will be back on the county Planning Commission agenda
for action May 4.
School board eyes slight
drop in 2000 instructional budget
Fayette County schools' proposed
instructional budget for fiscal year 2001 is just shy
of $1.18 million, estimated Stuart Bennett, assistant
superintendent for curriculum and instruction.
Local science teams going
to national meet
Students from J.C. Booth Middle
School, Rising Starr Middle School and McIntosh High
School will be among 2,000 state winners competing in
the National Science Olympiad 2000 Tournament May 20
in Spokane, Wash.
Environmental regulations
on the way for county
A chapter on natural and
historic resources is now included as part of Fayette
County's land use plan, and new environmental
regulations will soon follow.
Scaled-down sign law tabled
Stripped of its most
controversial elements, Fayetteville's proposed new
sign ordinance will sit on a shelf for two more weeks
before City Council acts on it.
PTC cadet gets top honor
Cadet Sgt. Zachary R. Poole of
Peachtree City has received the Silver Rifle Award,
top honor of North Georgia College and State
University's Blue Ridge Rifles, a precision military
drill team.
Town turns out for Putnam
Day
Brooks Town Library's children's
room is now The Lurline Putman Room.
Science teams seek funding
Local science olympiad teams
that will travel to Washington state next month for
national competition are raising funds for the trip.
Four Hecht bills signed
into law
Gov. Roy Barnes Friday signed
four bills authored by state Sen. Greg K. Hecht into
law.
Hitting the books pays off
with sweet rewards
It's easy to recognize the
students in Cindy Wilson's sixth grade class at
Whitewater Middle School.
New principles are honored
Six Fayette County school
leaders were honored at a new principal's reception
at the Carter Center recently.
Local man to address
summitt
The Fayette County Fire
Department's Allen McCullough will address Atlanta
Stroke Summit 2000 May 25 on an emergency medical
services systems approach to dealing with stroke.
Commission meeting
cancelled
The Board of Commissioners of
Fayette county has cancelled its meeting scheduled
for Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Items on the agenda have
been deferred to the next regularly scheduled meeting
Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the County
Administrative Complex.
Condon announces she won't
run
Debbie Condon, Fayette County
Board of Education chairman, announced during
qualifying last week that she would not seek
reelection for board Post 1.
Prime
Timers
- Mothers
and daughters team up to help Ashley Glen
- Many companies frown on
relatives working together. However, at Ashley
Glen, the numerous mother-daughter teams on staff
“complement the family atmosphere we
have,” said Elaine Gaillard, marketing
director for the assisted-living and
memory-impaired community in Peachtree City.
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- Plenty
of activities mark Older Americans Month
- May is National High Blood
Pressure Month, National Physical Fitness and
Sports Month and National Stroke Awareness Month.
It is also Older American's Month.
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- Seniors
see drug prices rise
- According to a new report
issued by Families USA, a consumer health care
organization, prices for the 50 drugs most
frequently prescribed for seniors on average rose
nearly double the rate of inflation last year.
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- Focus
on hearing this month
- May is the month to bring
your hearing back into focus if you're missing
parts of speech or you lose part of a
conversation.
Business
Residents bemoan bad air
A new study indicates that metro
Atlantans, including Fayette residents, are more
concerned about traffic congestion and air quality
than citizens in other parts of the country.
Business-sponsored block
party is Sat. in Peachtree City
This Saturday promises to be a
big day for families as Kids R Kids sponsors a
community information day and block party in
Peachtree City.
The ABCs of internet
technology
Whether you're
looking to streamline your business, better manage
your family's finances, or learn about a specific
medical condition, the Internet can be the easiest,
most accessible and cost-effective source of
information. If all the computer jargon you hear has
made you feel that surfing the World Wide Web is like
conquering a never-ending tidal wave of information,
it's time to get hip to the lingo of the Web. The
Georgia Society of CPAs says that understanding basic
terminology is an important first step in effectively
using the Internet.
- Sports
Soccer teams continue to
advance in playoffs
Fayette County's soccer
dominance has been reported everywhere this week, but
it should come as no surprise to local residents.
Starr's Mill takes second
in region track, sends several members to state meet
In track, they call it a false
start.
4-AAAA All Area girls
soccer team named
In Area 4-AAAA, the coaches for
girls soccer vote at the end of each spring to
determine an All Area team. This is a coaches' vote
of players that played in the area and who made the
largest impact. Coaches from all nine schools were
asked to nominated up to five players from each team.
Fayette Flames heading to
the state meet in Augusta
In The Fayette Flames Youth
Track Team is sending 13 members to the 2000 G.R.P.A.
Hershey's Meet in Augusta this Friday. The athletes
heading to the state meet placed either first or
second in the divisional meet last week.
- Weekend
McLean to cook up
"American Pie" in PTC
- A long, long time ago...,
almost 30 years to be exact, a man wrote a song
that spoke to a generation and nearly guaranteed
that every story ever written about the man would
start the same way that this one did.
- Play to bring
Fayetteville to 'London, 1642'
- The scene is the Globe
Theater in London. The year is 1642. The Puritans
are threatening to tear down all of the theaters
on charges of blasphemy and members of the
theater company, which has performed all of
William Shakespeare's plays, are trying to decide
which piece by the Bard will be their last.
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- Quilters Guild of
the Southern Crescent to put on first quilting
show
- During the three years that
the Quilters Guild of the Southern Crescent has
been in existence, the group has accumulated more
than 70 active members, but has not put on a
quilting show.
- Keep that
television on
- Last week was Turn Off TV
week, and let me just start by saying “Yeah,
right.”
- The future so
bright I've gotta wear shades
- Imagine never having to buy
another pair of sunglasses for the rest of your
life!
- Bonsai festival
comes to Atlanta this weekend
- Bonsai (pronounced
bone-sigh) is a complex and ancient art form, but
you don't have to be an art critic to appreciate
the spectacular beauty of trees grown in
miniature.
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- Annual adoptathon
returns
- Four local humane
organizations will participate in this year's
national “Pet Adoptathon,” sponsored by
PETsMART and the North Shore Animal League, this
Saturday and Sunday.
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- Friends of Fayette
County Public Library celebrate Shakespeare's
birthday
- All the world's a stage...
and the Friends of the Fayette County Public
Library have put the great William Shakespeare
center stage.
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- House Red Theater
Co. brings wedding to Baci
- The House Red Theater Co.
presents an interactive dinner theater experience
called, “The Farmer-Butz Wedding.” The
show will run on every Monday in the month of May
at 7 p.m. at Baci Italian Cuisine in
Fayetteville.
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- Movies
Religion
Compassion for all –
even the 'nobodies' – is the key to transformation
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
If you can put your hands on a
video tape named “Transformation,” do it.
The video reports of what God is doing around the
world, especially in Columbia, Kenya, Guatemala, and
the United States (Hemut, California). Our church has
just finished watching the video over four Sundays.
Fayette residents will
celebrate National Day of Prayer tomorrow
The Fayette community will
observe tomorrow's National Day of Prayer with
several events scheduled during the day. All
activities will be held at the Fountain in
Fayetteville on the corner of Stonewall Ave. and Ga.
Hwy. 85.
Conference on abstinence is
this Sunday at Lisbon Baptist
Gary Brown, a pioneer in the
abstinence movement in American, will offer a seminar
to teenagers in grades 6-12 this Sunday at 4 p.m. at
Lisbon Baptist Church in Fayetteville. Also, John
Graham will be in concert, featuring contemporary
Christian music for youth. Free pizza will be served. .
FUMC Youth Choir presents
'Nowhere to Run' May 5, 6
The Youth Choir of Fayetteville
First United Methodist church will present a musical
dinner theatre production of “Nowhere to
Run,” this Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, in
the Family Life Center at the church. The musical
drama depicts youth challenges from the fifties to
the present day, and features a wide variety of
musical styles, from rock to disco to rap to gospel.
Fairburn Community
Connection Festival is Saturday
In conjunction with the National
Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 4, the town of
Fairburn will celebrate its second annual Community
Connection Festival on Saturday, May 6 from 11 a.m.-5
p.m. in the parking lot of the Regions Bank. Some 500
people are expected to attend.
'Holy Hormones' conference
set for May 6 in P'tree City
A women's conference
appropriately named “Holy Hormones,” will
be Saturday May 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at First Baptist
Church of Peachtree City. Speaker will be J. Ron
Eaker, M.D. OB-GYN, author of Holy Hormones: A Rx for
Midlife Miracles. Advance tickets are on sale at The
Olive Branch and One Magnolia Lane in the Publix
shopping plaza for $15. Tickets at the door will be
$20.
'Hustle for Hospice' kicks
off early Saturday
Southwest Christian Hospice will
host its seventh annual Hustle for Hospice 5K
run/walk with Captain Herb Emory of WSB radio/TV
kicking off the activities.
Rev. Cliff Duvall will lead
event at McDonough Road Baptist Church
Members of McDonough Road
Baptist Church will have a four-day event called the
“McDonough Road 500” next week, featuring
motivational speaker Rev. Cliff Duvall.
Glenn Chappelear to speak
at McDonough Road Baptist May 4
The Master's Men at McDonough
Road Baptist Church will have a free fish fry dinner
and meeting on Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m. Special
guest speaker will be professional bass fisherman
Glenn Chappelear, who will present a fishing seminar
and share his testimony. Reservations are encouraged.
Religion Briefs
A class
designed to help new and prospective members become
familiar with the church will be taught at 9:45 a.m.
each Sunday in May at McDonough Road Baptist Church.
“Discovering Church Membership” is targeted
toward persons 18 years of age and up who have joined
since Oct. 1 or those who would like more information
before joining. Other interested persons are welcome.
Dr. David Chancey will facilitate the classes while
involving others in leading the various sessions. The
first class will be taught in the Fellowship Hall
beginning Sunday, May 7. For more information, call
the church at 770-460-5423.
'Jewish parenting' to be
discussed at Atlanta Hadassah's May meeting
The South Atlanta Hadassah group
will present a discussion on Jewish parenting trends
led by Rabbi David Zauderer of Atlanta Scholars
Kollel on Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Peachtree City Library. The discussion should appeal
to both parents and grandparents.
Braelinn Baptist schedules
'Ladies Night Out' May 11
Braelinn Baptist Church will
have a “Ladies Night Out” mother/daughter
dinner on Friday, May 11 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Prophetic ministry is topic
of classes at CDM
One of Beulah Heights Bible
College's summer classes will be taught at the CDM
Teaching and Training Center in Tyrone beginning May
26. Classes will be held on Friday evenings from
6:30-10 p.m.
F'ville Christian ladies
accepting donations for 'Graceland'
The Women of Worth ladies group
at Fayetteville Christian Church has designated the
entire month of May as “Graceland Month,”
and will be encouraging the donation of items to the
Graceland thrift store at Christian City. Proceeds
from sales go into an education fund for the children
who live on the campus.
Holly Grove A.M.E. sets
103rd anniversary activities
Holly Grove A.M.E. Church in
Peachtree City will celebrate 103 years of service to
the community with special activities planned for
Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev.
Alexander D. Hamilton, VI, president of the Coalition
for Young Black Ministers. Holly Grove was
established in 1897 and is the only church in Fayette
County with an official road marker from the National
Trust for Historical Preservation. For more
information on the celebration, call 770-631-7650.
Opinion
PTC questions that demand
real answers
By
CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
Now you must remember that this
guy and his law firm is suing me, The Citizen and a
private letter writer for libel for printing two
letters to the editor about them. So take that into
account in judging whether the following is worth
your consideration.
Y'all stop all that
unregulated behavior
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Here's a glimmer of insight into
a way of thinking that is becoming more and more
commonplace in this country.
Try to make sense of this
census goof
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
This past Saturday, I had the
rare opportunity of participating in the census for
the second time this year.
Graduation test for local
seniors
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
The end of high school is just a
hop, skip and a jump away, and I'm sure there are a
lot of serious, worried seniors out there, sweating
to pass their high school graduation test. So, as a
primer, I offer this practice exam to prepare you for
your impending college experience.
Letters to
the Editor
Nixing Publix: Tyrone did
the right thing
The Tyrone Town Council's April
20 denial of a request to significantly alter the
town's established comprehensive land use plan was a
fine example of elected officials who strive to
represent their electorate. Their unanimous decision
showed respect for citizen input over the past
several weeks, the recommendation of the Tyrone
Planing Commission, the multiple hours which resulted
in our plan, and the comments resulting from last
summer's extensive “Resident Survey 1999”
conducted by the town.
Unlike PTC, F'ville, the
Tyrone Council listens to its citizens
Contrary to the opinion
expressed by Beth Johnson, I would like to applaud
the Tyrone Town Council for their courage in standing
up for what's right in their denial of John
Callaway's proposed Publix project in Tyrone.
8th graders in 1895 Kansas
could pass this test. Could you?
I've heard a lot about the
education reform package. Seems like nothing I've
heard or read addresses the fact that our children
are not educated. And to prove the point, I've
included a copy of the final exam given to the
eighth-grade class of 1895.
Elain raid was disgrace to
U.S.
I'd like to say that I agree
with all the commentators who wrote on the editorial
pages of The Sunday Citizen concerning the subject of
Elian Gonzalez. The Elian Gonzalez story is nothing
short of tragic in my view. As all the commentators
pointed out, there was no justification whatsoever
for the raid that resulted in the, in my view,
illegal seizure of Elian Gonzalez from his relatives
home in Miami. The seizure of little Elian was little
more than a homegrown act of terrorism, as far as I
am concerned, and I was outraged as a citizen that
such a thing could happen in America.
Murphy should care about
public school
Re: Fayette private school
students feel GHSA pinch:
I'm sick of Steve Brown
I am quite frankly becoming sick
and tired of this Steve Brown. I don't know him and
don't want to. A while back I wrote that I would be
happy to have a Wal-mart store here in Peachtree
City. Here comes Stevie, bashing me for my opinion
and with a few half truths and lies that is his
style. Steve believes that everyone who doesn't think
as he does is brain-damaged. He continually bashes
our city council members. My opinion is that we have
the best mayor and the best city council members of
any city, and I believe a large majority of the
citizenry here feels as I do. So let's gets some
letters to the paper, folks, and disprove all this
garbage about our city officials.
PTC traffic woes will
increase with annexation, rail station
It was not surprising to read on
the front page of the April 29 edition of the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution that metro Atlanta's clean air
plan is the subject of yet another lawsuit. Of
course, our infamous Peachtree City Home Depot is
hinging on the outcome of the transportation and
clean air plan. I attempted to inform the City
Council members at the Home Depot appeal hearing that
a legal quagmire would arise regarding the clean air
plan. Please get a cassette copy of that meeting from
the city and listen for yourself.
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