News
Minority parents air school
complaints
Are minority students treated
differently by teachers, administrators and
classmates from non-minority students in Fayette
County schools? Yes, said many parents attending
Saturday's meeting with Fayette School Superintendent
John DeCotis. The meeting in Peachtree City was
organized by the Fayette chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP).
School board eyes
classrooms additions for 3 middle schools
Classroom additions to
Whitewater, Booth and Fayette middle schools may be
under construction by late summer if the State Board
of Education approves a funding plan that would cost
the Fayette County School Board $1 million to $2
million in matching funds.
Fayette faces squeeze from
ARC population density guidelines
The Atlanta Regional
Commission's proposed new policy on population
density in the suburbs could put Fayette between a
rock and a hard place, say Fayette's representatives
on the ARC board.
Mixed-use Village gets OK
from F'ville Council
The Village is coming to
Fayetteville.
PTC-based plane crashes in
Coweta; 3 slightly hurt
A vintage 1930s military plane
crashed in the woods in eastern Coweta County Sunday
evening, a few hours after the conclusion of the
Wings Over Dixie 2000 air show.
City folks pay too much
tax, study says
Residents of unincorporated
Fayette County owe their neighbors in the county's
cities a little over $2 million a year.
Federal jury rules against
Sheriff's Department
The Fayette County Sheriff's
Department has asked Judge Jack T. Camp to throw out
last week's jury ruling in the wrongful firing
lawsuit of a former department lieutenant.
Science students going for
fifth national title
J.C. Booth's Science Olympiad
team is going for its fifth national championship
this week during competition in Cheney, Wash.
Fayetteville eyes 48 homes
on 20 acres
Fayetteville's Planning
Commission is expected to vote Tuesday on a rezoning
request to allow 48 homes on 19.3 acres in west
Fayetteville.
Board shuffles principals
Two elementary school principals
in Peachtree City are trading places next year.
Relay for Life celebrates
victory over cancer
Potato golf,
hoola hoops and dancing were just a few activities on
the agenda Friday night as cancer survivors and
volunteers from all walks of life joined in the fight
against cancer.
With no opposition, school
board candidate ready to start
Janet Smola, candidate for Post
1 on the Fayette County Board of Education, faces no
opposition in her bid, but that hasn't diminished her
efforts to stay informed about the issues.
Volunteers are heart of
senior programs
The Meals on Wheels volunteer
crew is a diverse lot.
Harbour Lakes homeowner
takes beef to commission
Tim Muntford, a homeowner in
Harbour Lakes subdivision, has been waiting five
years for the large pool and two tennis courts he
believed would be built by the developer in his
community.
Facilities Authority to
issue jail bonds
The Fayette County Facilities
Authority signed a bond resolution Thursday to begin
the process of issuing $58 million in revenue bonds
to build and equip a new county jail and courthouse.
Kids save pennies for rain
forest
Pennies equal property to
Huddleston Elementary School students.
Local firefighters team up
for boot drive
The Fayetteville Fire Department
and the Fayette County Department of Fire and
Emergency Services are joining forces with more than
100 other fire departments across the state to
participate in the 11th annual “Give Burns the
Boot” drive, benefiting the Georgia Firefighters
Burn Foundation.
Child safety to get a boost
Sat.
Parents of young children can
get more information on keeping those children safe
at the Fayette County Safe Kids Coalition's annual
Children's Safety Fair Saturday
New technology makes work
out time productive
The list of reasons for Fayette
countians not to work out just got shorter.
Congressional panel studies
SS number, identify theft
The increasing use of Social
Security numbers to electronically steal the identity
of victims prompted Congress to conduct hearings last
week, said Rep. Mac Collins.
County recieves payments
for emergency mgt. projects
Georgia Emergency Management
Agency representative Bill Blackwell presented two
checks totalling $53,253.50 to Fayette County
officials Tuesday.
Dining
Guide
- Make
family memories with delicious confections
- Getting together with
far-flung relatives for the annual family reunion
can be fun and frenetic if you happen to be the
designated cook.
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- Baking
for a brunch
Breakfast
anyone?
By F.C. FOODIE
Food Critic
- In the past few months,
we've dined at some of Fayette's finest
restaurants and I've occasionally guided you to a
hidden dining jewel. This month, we're starting
at the beginning of the food chain —
breakfast.
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Business
Barnes & Noble opens
next week
After months of anticipation,
Barnes & Noble is set to open its doors next
Wednesday in Fayetteville.
McRae is on top of
communications world
It's a place that Alice would
love, but impressive enough to entertain clients from
some of the biggest media buyers.
Help wanted! Good attitudes
need only apply.
In an earlier article I talked
about the need to train people and develop processes
for employees to perform successfully.
- Sports
Landmark track makes it
five for five
The Landmark Christian School
boys track team made it five in a row this past
weekend.
PTC Flash performs well at
a recent meet at Sandy Creek
The Peachtree City Flash Youth
Track Team had its invitational recently at Sandy
Creek High School.
Chief leader signs with
Middle Georgia College
This year's MVP of the McIntosh
basketball team has made a decision about which
college he will attend this fall.
Family prepares for PTC
youth triathlon
The triathlon is perhaps the
most grueling sporting event ever created.
Tennis Center has several
ALTA teams in playoffs
The Peachtree City Tennis Center
had a number of teams qualify for the ALTA playoffs.
Notable
The Gridiron
Club of Northern Michigan University, as well as the
1999 football team and staff, celebrated the
accomplishments of the 1999 footall season at their
annual football banquet.
Sports Calendar
- Weekend
Champagne soul comes to PTC
with Fifth Dimension show
- A “stoned soul
picnic” is an event full of good food, good
friends and good fun.
- Girls experience
"Life in the 1800s" with Victorian day
camp
- Some would say that the kids
today are out of touch with this country's past.
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- Offshoot offers
drama camp this summer
- Fayette County-based
Offshoot Productions has announced three
different week-long summer theater camps for
children offered through the Community School at
LaFayette Educational Center in Fayetteville.
- Maybe the key is to
stay home in March
- By SALLIE
SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- The joke was on Dave.
- Southland Chorus
plans spring show
- The Southland Chorus is
inviting the public Saturday, May 20 to its
annual Spring Show.
- South Metro Rose
Society to host annual show
- Everything will be
“coming up roses” on May 20 and 21 at
the 15th annual South Metro Rose Society Rose
Show. The show will be held at Hood Avenue
Primary School in Fayetteville.
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- Old Courthouse Art
Show returns this weekend
- Spring is in the air. The
flowers and trees are blooming and the sun is
shining brightly.
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- FCHS Class of 1980
and Friends
- The Fayette
County High School Class of 1980 is looking for
the following LOST Tigers. We have done all we
can to locate these individuals, but have been
unable to track their paw prints over time.
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- Camp teaches kids
to be masters in the kitchen
- Kids in the Kitchen is the
Fayette Community School's summer cooking camp
for boys and girls ages 9-14. Hands on activities
include making homemade pasta, bread, cookies,
candy and entire meals. Weekly themes include a
tea party, party foods, entrees from around the
world, and table decoration. Each child will make
their own cookbook.
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- Offshoot to hold
class for aspiring young actors
- The last in the series of
spring acting workshops from Offshoot Productions
will be held on Sunday, May 21, from 2:00 to 4:00
p.m. at the Peachtree City Library.
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- Mullins and Malone
return for benefit concert
- ONE NIGHT ONLY! Atlanta
native Shawn Mullins and Michelle Malone present
an acoustic concert to benefit Actor's Express on
Monday, June 5th at Eddies Attic, in Downtown
Decatur. In order to accommodate the many
requests for tickets, there will be two identical
shows; one at 7:30 followed by another at 9:30pm.
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- Movies
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Religion
I'll have roast beef with a
side of spiritual mashed potatoes, please
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Business men and women! Would
you like to have lunch once a week and also hear an
encouraging, sound word from God? If you work in the
vicinity of downtown Fayetteville and for a nominal
price, you can have it.
Feeding the homeless is a
vital part of Holy Trinity's outreach to community
Each year,
members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree
City feed the homeless of Atlanta in an outreach
ministry that involves over 60 parishioners and runs
from early fall to late spring. Huge quantities of
food are prepared, packed into family vans and driven
to the night shelter at Central Presbyterian Church
on Central Avenue in downtown Atlanta to be
distributed to the hungry.
Kenwood Christian children
to present musical this weekend
“Kingdom Quest,” a new
musical by Nan and Dennis Allen, will be presented by
the Elementary Choirs of Kenwood Christian Church
Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21 at the church in
Fayetteville.
Special activities
highlight Tyrone First Christian's 100th anniversary
Friends, former members, and
neighbors of First Christian Church of Tyrone are
invited to participate in a special day of activities
this Sunday. The church is celebrating its 100th
anniversary and members are attempting to re-create
the atmosphere and worship experiences of those
founders of a century ago.
F'ville First Baptist will
present worship musical this Sunday
The Sanctuary Choir and Praise
Orchestra of Fayetteville's First Baptist Church will
present “My Utmost For His Highest,” a
worship musical, this Sunday, May 21, at 7 p.m. at
the Starr's Mill High School auditorium.
Easters, McCameys,
Inspirations to perform at Gospel Barn in LaGrange
The Gospel Barn in LaGrange will
host two days of the best in Southern Gospel music
when it welcomes The McCameys, The Inspirations, Jeff
and Sheri Easter and The Crabb Family for
performances on Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20.
Newnan's Crossroads Church
offers new 'hangout' for singles
The Gathering Grounds
Coffeehouse is a new place in the area for young
singles to hang out on a Friday night.
Religion Briefs
Opinion
These young men went west,
but not far
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
I can't say for sure that this
is truly unique, but I had an experience recently
that I'm willing to bet none of you readers has ever
had.
Anti-gun moms target wrong
'villain
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
Sunday's Million Mom March to
lobby for gun control and safety locks was a gesture
in good faith, but a misguided effort based on faulty
logic. Once again, a well-meaning group of people are
acting on emotion and rhetoric rather than fact and
reason.
Looking back at
Classmates.com
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I found the coolest website the
other day — http://classmates.com.
Inever, ever pay for anything on the web but this was
the first time I entered my credit card (within a few
numbers anyway) and forked over $25 to register. The
site is for people to register by state and city
where they went to school and to find former
classmates who have also registered. A stalker's
Xanadu, I'm sure.
Letters to
the Editor
On May 20, a salute to
those who serve us
Saturday, May 20, is the 50th
anniversary of Armed Forces Day. For the last 50
years, on the third Saturday in May, Americans have
come together to celebrate Armed Forces Day and pay
honor to those who so valiantly serve in the defense
of our nation.
America's defense forces
are dangerously depleted, unready
Citing the dramatic decline in
America's armed services, the board of directors of
the 2.8 million-member American Legion May 12
approved the launching of a national security
awareness campaign. The campaign will focus on
alerting the voting public about the potentially
catastrophic results the U.S. will face from a
weakened national defense.
McIntosh High School
shorted on sports coverage
As a student at Mcintosh High
School, I am deeply upset by the coverage, or lack
thereof, in your newspaper. With the outstanding
weekend Mcintosh and Starr's Mill had with the soccer
state championships, it was a disgrace to find only
pictures of Starr's Mill in your paper.
Breakfast is ruined by
front page photo of rescued starving dog
How dare you ruin my morning
with the picture of that poor starving dog [The
Citizen, May 10].
'Shameful' that PTC Council
withheld news of attorney's conflict of interest
At this
pivotal point in Peachtree City's history, I think
that it is fair to say that as we near the end of the
game (build-out), there is a sudden rush to cash in
all the chips. The onslaught of potent commercial
development and the final requests to assemble as
many houses as possible into a meager area is the
big, final payoff for some of our developer friends.
Compare Henry County school
bond with ours
A short local article in the May
11 AJC informs us that neighboring Henry County's
school board had just sold $32.7 million in bonds to
First Union Securities, which had submitted the
lowest among eight bids, at an interest rate of 5.21
percent. The issuance of bonds, for school
construction, had been approved by the Henry County
voters in March, when the vote could be held along
with the presidential primary, thus insuring a larger
turnout and saving the expense of a special election.
To Judge Caldwell, dads are
just walking wallets
I am glad The Citizen has had
the guts to jump into the fray regarding the
candidates for superior court judge.
Clinton escapes e-mail gate
What is this latest Clinton-Gore
Administration scandal called “e-mailgate”
all about? The government contractor responsible for
White House e-mail communications discovered a
“glitch” in late 1998 that would not allow
certain messages to be archived, or stored for
retrieval, as required by law. It is uncertain
whether this was done purposely to “hide”
certain material.
What about our heritage,
our rights?
I recently read the comments
made by Jean Ward of Peachtree City and Jeff Ellis of
Fayetteville concerning the Confederate flag. I would
like to promise Mrs. Ward, that in no way could we
ever come up with a flag that would not offend
someone.
Thanks to a great Booth
teacher
I have a teacher at J.C. Booth
Middle School in Peachtree City named Mr. O'Brien,
who teaches my seventh grade World Geography class.
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