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Katz rezoning rejected by Planning
Commission
A mistake in one place does not
justify a second mistake somewhere else.
Retail zoning approved
After settling perhaps the
oldest active lawsuit in Fayette County, the City
Council of Peachtree City last week approved a
rezoning request that should result in a new
neighborhood shopping center at the southern end of
the city on Ga. Highway 74.
Air show tip: Park and ride
Expecting a record crowd for
this weekend's Wings Over Dixie 2000 air show at
Peachtree City's Falcon Field, police are taking
steps to prevent major traffic problems among the
30,000 or so expected spectators.
Brooks Day festivities tomorrow
The town of Brooks will hold its
18th annual Brooks Day Celebration Saturday, May 13.
Full slate of Memorial Day
activities scheduled
City Hall Plaza will be the site
for local Memorial Day celebrations the morning of
Monday, May 29.
Library adding computer classes
The Peachtree City Library has
announced the addition of three new weekly computer
classes to the schedule of the Educational Learning
Laboratory, beginning next week.
Commission candidate forum Tuesday
The public is invited to attend
a Fayette County Board of Commissioners candidate
forum Tuesday, May 16, at the Holiday Inn Express in
Fayetteville. Lunch will be served at 11:30, with the
forum slated to start at noon.
Task force faces mountain of
information
The ongoing
study of the pros and cons of West Village annexation
took another step this week with the addition of two
alternative plans and a detailed financial report
from one of the group's subcommittees.
Police Blotter
Offshoot holds auditions this
weekend
Offshoot Productions will hold
auditions for its summer children's plays, The
Further Adventures of Maide Marian and The Tale of
the Frog Prince, on Saturday, May 13 from 10 to noon,
at the Peachtree City Library and on Monday, May 15,
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at McIntosh High School in
Peachtree City.
Victorian
Day Camp to hold registration
A Girl's Life in the 1800s, a
Victorian Day Camp for girls ages 8-12, is holding
registration Saturdays, May 13, 20 and 21 from 11
a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Hollingsworth House, located
next to the Board of Education Building in
Fayetteville.
Vida Blue to play coffee house on
Friday
Vida Blue, with Thor Hanes,
Stacie Hatcher and Tom Watts, plays live blues and
classic rock this Friday, May 12, from 8:30-11:30 at
Cruse Coffee Company, in the Harris Teeter Shopping
Center in Peachtree City. Offering a mix of originals
with covers of popular tunes, the band will also play
on Friday, May 26. Call Cruse Coffee at 770-487-3632
for more information.
Panthers to hold spring fling on
Friday
Starr's Mill High School senior
girls will take on the junior girls at their first
annual Powder Puff football game at Spring Fling
Friday, May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium.
Leave it to beavers:
It's shaping up as a battle over
the beavers.
Newest principal call its quits
The search is on again for a
principal at East Coweta High School.
Recall efforts thrown out by court
Two Coweta County school board
members breathed an audible sigh of relief Tuesday
night after announcing that a recall effort mounted
against them had been thrown out by a Superior Court
Judge.
School system will continue to burst
at the seams
Imagine 3,250 more students on
the road every morning rushing to school.
Newnan ready for street improvements
By the time the 2001 holiday
season rolls around, shoppers in Newnan's historic
downtown will probably notice a drastic change in the
town's look.
Uniforms may show up in middle
schools
The Coweta County School System
was one of the first systems in the metro area to
establish a middle school dress code and is now
looking at adding uniforms as an option.
New coffeehouse in Newnan for
singles
The Gathering Grounds
Coffeehouse is a new place in town for young singles
to hang out on a Friday night. The coffeehouse,
featuring live Christian entertainment, gourmet
coffee and dessert, is located at Crossroads Church
on Hwy 154 in Newnan. The Gathering Grounds will be
open on the first Friday night of every month from
8-11 pm, beginning on June 2nd. On opening night, the
band Waterproof Feat will be in concert. There is a
$5 cover charge. For more information, please call
770/254-0291 or visit our website at www.crossroadsnewnan.org and click on the link
for singles.
Notable
Army Pvt.
Pamela M. Quintana has graduated from basic combat
training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Sports
Outlaw Thunder to boom at
Senoia Speedway
Wild and exciting winged outlaw
sprint car racing comes to Senoia Speedway Saturday
night May 13th. The United Sprint Car Series
(U.S.C.S.) "Outlaw Thunder" Tour roars into
the fast 3/8th mile asphalt oval-located 4 miles West
of Georgia interstate 85 on Georgia Highway 16 for
its first visit of the 2000 season.
Clements earns title of
team scoring leader
You may have seen it said
earlier this season that Beau Balesky led the
McIntosh Chiefs in scoring. That was true, until
junior Matt Clements overtook Balesky and is now the
career scoring leader for the McIntosh boys soccer
team.
Lady Cougars hold banquet
to celebrate good season
Newnan High School held their
annual soccer banquet last night at Plant Yates park
to wrap up their 2000 campaign. The Lady Cougars and
Cougars were treated to dinner by the parents and
Booster Club to celebrate their seasons and get
together one final time. Awards for the Lady Cougars
were
Opinion
A Mother's Day gift to
missions and medically needy people in Uganda
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
Unlike many
mothers and grandmothers, Cindy, an assistant
professor of nursing at the State University of West
Georgia in Carrollton, will not be celebrating
Mother's Day with her family this Sunday.
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