News
Knife-wielding robber
sought
Faced with a knife-wielding
intruder early Tuesday morning, a clerk at the Second
Store Amoco convenience store escaped serious injury
by activating a panic alarm to scare off the
intruder, police said.
County eyes tax hike of 1.5
mills
Fayette County's proposed $57.5
million budget for fiscal 2001 anticipates a property
tax increase of 1.5 mills, costing the owner of a
$200,000 home about $106.50 more in taxes.
No-kill animal shelter idea
sparks debate here
To kill or not to kill —
that is the question when trying to decide how to
handle the overpopulation of abused and neglected
pets.
Starving dogs' story has a
happy middle
Everybody likes a story to have
a happy ending.
Pathway plans to sue for
denser rezoning
Pathway Communities will sue
Fayette County after getting less than the company
asked for in its rezoning request last week, a
company official said Tuesday.
County, city officials to
set joint meeting on tax inequities
Fayette's county and city
leaders will all get together to hear the facts
before deciding what to do about a consultant's
assertion that city residents pay more than their
fair share of taxes.
Action near on county and
city jail impact fees
Fayette County and its cities
are near agreement on imposition of impact fees to
help pay for a new county jail and fire service
improvements, said County Commission Chairman Harold
Bost this week.
Review commission halts
complaint against Mrosek
A state judicial review
committee has dismissed an anonymous complaint
against Peachtree City lawyer John Mrosek, who is
running for a judge's seat in the Griffin Superior
Court Circuit.
Fayetteville empty-nester
goes to council tonight
Finding space for an
“empty-nester” subdivision in Fayetteville
appears to be a difficult task.
Local school still nailing
test scores
Fayette County schools exceeded
the state averages on the graduation test
administered to high school juniors this year in
every subject area.
Some elementary schools
slip in standarized testing scores
Fayette County's third graders
showed a slight to significant decrease in their Iowa
Test of Basic Skills this year with point differences
as small as one and as great as 14.
Amenities OK'd across busy
road
Residents of the first two
phases of Stonebriar subdivision in Fayetteville will
have to cross Lester Road to get to the neighborhood
recreation area in phase three.
County tower law gets
changes, but distance requirements stay
If communications tower
companies can't meet Fayette's restrictions and still
provide adequate coverage in Fayette County, they can
apply for a variance.
Fayette teachers take
diversity training
They are Japanese, Kosovars,
Native Americans, African Americans, U.S. natives and
Indian Americans.
Tyrone's budget on the way
down
Tyrone's budget is on the way
down.
Vote expected on
Fayetteville sign law
Proposed revisions to
Fayetteville's sign ordinance will probably get City
Council action Monday following discussion at
tonight's work session.
'Victory Garden' to sprout
at Stonewall
Fayette will be getting a
victory garden of sorts.
Two jailed on drug charges
Two men were arrested on drug
distribution charges by the Fayette County Sheriff's
Department last week.
Summer school deadline
Monday
Registration for summer school
2000 will be Monday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at
Rising Starr Middle School and Starr's Mill High
School.
Public forums set to
discuss greenspace program
The Georgia Department of
Natural Resources will conduct a public forum in
Peachtree City tonight on proposed rules that will
govern the Georgia green space program.
Senate forum Saturday
A Senate candidate forum is
scheduled for Saturday, June 3, at 9 a.m. at the
Republican First Saturday Breakfast at Baci in
Fayetteville.
Candidates gather June 15
The Greater Fayette Republican
Women will host a “meet the candidates”
reception June 15 to allow the public to meet
candidates for local elections one on one.
Toastmasters celebrate
milestone
Toastmasters International has a
slogan: “Toastmasters learn to stand up to be
seen, speak up to be heard and sit down to be
appreciated.”
Local Girl Scout volunteers
are honored
Six Fayette County volunteers
were recognized for their outstanding contribution to
Girl Scouts in the Pine Valley Council.
National Merit winners
named
Four Fayette County seniors have
been awarded National Merit $2,000 scholarships. They
were selected from approximately 15,000 high school
seniors who reached the finalist level in the year
2000 National Merit Program.
Local law officers honored
The Optimist Club of
Fayetteville recognized two local law enforcement
officers in participation with “Respect For
Law” day.
Collins seeks end to estate
tax
The U.S. House Ways and Means
Committee has voted to repeal the estate tax,
commonly known as the death tax, said Fayette's Rep.
Mac Collins.
Candidate offers hot dogs
The Committee to Elect Van will
host a “meet the candidate” fund-raiser for
A.G. VanLandingham, candidate for County Commission
Post 1, June 3, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Healthwise
- A
hot topic
- Things got “hot, hot,
hot” at First Baptist Church of Peachtree
City when Dr. Ron Eaker took the stage to talk
about his recent book, “Holy Hormones,
Approaching PMS and Menopause God's Way.”
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- Hospital
offers speech therapy
- Fayette Community Hospital
(FCH) has expanded its rehabilitation services
with the introduction of speech therapy.
Conducted by a speech-language pathologist, these
sessions provide assistance to those who are
among the 42 million Americans suffering from
communication disorders.
- Mother's
Day comes early for too many of our nation's
teens
- May is National Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Month
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- Hidden
Agendas
- In the most
recent issue of the American Psychologist, the
American Psychological Association's journal, an
article on parenting caught my attention.
- Locals
take the long road for a good cause
- They're out
there.
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- If
I have a hearing loss, why do loud sounds bother
me?
- Everybody
knows that if you have a hearing loss, you don't
hear many of the sounds around you. Other sounds
may be heard, but they're not quite loud enough.
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- Cancer
survivors celebrate this Sunday
- It seems no one's life is
untouched by cancer.
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- A
few simple tips can prevent diving injuries
- Before you plunge into a
swimming pool or lake this summer, think first.
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Business
Unemployment rate continues
to plunge
Fayette County's unemployment
rate continued its freefall by dropping to 1.6
percent last month.
Sandy Creek students are
big winners in the market
Maybe your next stock tip should
come from students at Sandy Creek High School.
Business Briefs
Peachtree City
National Bank President and Chief Executive Officer
Ron Duffey recently announced the promotions of four
bank officers.
- Sports
Clements breaks all
McIntosh scoring records, leads the team to a title
Sixteen years ago all three
boys' offensive scoring records at McIntosh High
School were set by a player named Chris Hunt.
PTC Sharks complete an
undefeated season
The Peachtree City Sharks just
completed an undefeated 12-0 season.
Fishing with Chris Foster
Starting this week will be an
in-depth, four-part, four-week series about certain
plastic worm fishing methods. Plastic worms are by
far the most versatile lure there is today. The
plastic worm comes in many shapes, sizes, colors and
styles and can be used in almost any imaginable
situation using many worm methods.
Taylor triumphs with teams
If you look closely at the two
pictures of the champion Bruins and Dynamo teams, you
should see one familiar face. That is Ty Taylor, a
thrid grader at Huddleston Elementary School.
Bost qualifies for BASS
divisional tournament
Dr. Cliff Bost, son of Fayette
County Commission Chairman Harold Bost, of the
Peachtree City Bass Anglers, recently qualified for
the state team to represent the Georgia BASS Club
Federation at the divisional tournament in June.
FCHS to hold Tiger baseball
camp
There will be a baseball camp
for children ages 6-14 at Fayette County High School.
The camp will be held June 5-7, from 8:30 a.m.-12
p.m. each day.
- Weekend
Rock N' Roll Heaven
- It was ten years ago this
summer that “Unchained Melody” by the
Righteous Brothers found itself back on top of
the U.S. charts.
- Offshoot kicks off
busy summer with final coffeehouse of the season
- Humorist/musician Andy
Offutt Irwin, widely admired in his Renaissance
Festival, coffeehouse and college circuit gigs,
returns to Fayetteville's Stars on the Southern
Crescent coffeehouse Saturday, June 3.
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- New theatre company
has lots to offer Fayette and Coweta counties
- There is a new theater group
in this area, serving the entertainment and
creative needs of both Fayette and Coweta
counties.
- A walk on the Rhine
side
- By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- One morning
in March, I decided to walk from Mary's apartment
to the Rhine, to check out Cologne's zoo,
botanical garden and sculpture park.
- Worst case scenerio
helps you prepare for any situation
- I've always done things
“by the book.”
- A Day at Dixieland
to raise money for Heart Association
- American Heart Association's
Heart of Dixieland A Fun Day at DixieLand Fun
Park will be Saturday, June 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(unlimited rides & games from 9 - noon; lunch
noon - 1 p.m.)
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- Children can attend
college at Clayton State this summer
- Registration for Clayton
College & State Universitys annual Youth
University is scheduled for Saturday, June 3 from
9 a.m. until noon in the Harry S. Downs Center
for Continuing Education on the CCSU main campus
in Morrow.
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- Mullins and Malone
concert rescheduled
- The date and the time of the
one night only concert featuring Atlanta native
Shawn Mullins and Michelle Malone has been
changed. The two Atlanta artists will present an
acoustic concert to benefit Actor's Express on
Thursday June 8, at Eddies Attic, in Downtown
Decatur. In order to accommodate the many
requests for tickets, there will be two identical
shows; one at 7:00 followed by another at 9:30pm.
Also featured will be Kitty Snyder.
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- Movies
Religion
We all know – and we
should tell – the whole story...the whole
truth...about Jesus
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
“They” said he was
guilty of gluttony—often greedily eating far too
much. “They” said he was a drunkard—at
times overcome by alcohol liquor to the point of
losing control over his faculties. “They”
said he was friends with tax-collectors—men who
cheated the people and the government so their own
back accounts would be full. And, “they”
said he caroused with sinners—men and women who
openly violated religious laws of various kinds.
Fayette County gets ready
to March for Jesus
The third annual March for Jesus
is scheduled for Saturday, June 10 in Fayetteville.
Participants should assemble in the parking lot of
Fayette County High School off Tiger Trail.
Catholic Church of St.
Gabriel gets a new priest
Fr. Daniel Toof, formerly of St.
Mary's in Toccoa, has been named pastor of the
Catholic Church of Saint Gabriel in Fayetteville,
effective June 1. Fr. Toof succeeds Fr. Tim Hepburn,
who has been named chaplain at Blessed Trinity High
School in Roswell and will handle a dual role as
assistant director of vocations for the Atlanta
Catholic Archdiocese. Hepburn was named pastor at St.
Gabriel's in 1998 after having served as pastor at
St. Gerard's in Ft. Oglethorpe.
Vacation Bible School
Schedules
Series on Old Testament
will be offered at F'ville Christian
A “big picture”
overview of the Old Testament will be offered in a
series of classes at the Fayetteville Christian
Church beginning Wednesday, May 31 and continuing
through Aug. 30.
River's Edge youth will
present dessert theater
The Rock Solid Youth Ministry
24/7 Drama Team of River's Edge Community Church will
once again present a dessert theater on Friday, June
16 at 7:30 p.m.
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.
Religion Briefs
Opinion
You can't cut the fat if
you can't see it
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
We who travel under the
“conservative” label often are guilty of
tossing around catch phrases and just expecting our
listeners/readers to know what we're talking about.
You can't change the world
until you change
By CHRIS
EDWARDS
Superior Court Judge
[Editor's note: The following
speech was delivered May 24 at the Fayette County
High School baccalaureate service by Fayette Superior
Court Judge Chris Edwards. It is reprinted here with
his permission.]
Special ed rules put
parents in process
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
Recent efforts to revise the
special education rule at the state level to meet the
requirements of the 1997 federal Amendments to the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
have prompted a flurry of new discussions on a
relatively old theme — what is the best way to
meet the educational needs of children with special
needs, and who should carry the most weight in making
these decisions.
The Beauty and the Beast
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
First, the Beauty:
Letters to
the Editor
Middle-ground moms: Right,
we're for banning guns, but only from our kids
I have answers to some of the
very reasonable questions posed by Dave Hamrick (The
Citizen, May 24) regarding gun violence. Mr.
Hamrick's first question was, “What is it about
`gun violence' that makes it more abhorrent than
knife violence, baseball bat violence, and good
old-fashioned hands around the throat violence?”
Last week's letter
distorted Sen. Price's voting record on ARC, GRTA
I am writing to respond to the
letter last week that attacked Senator Rick Price on
some specific issues. Rick has said that he welcomes
any and all discussions concerning policies, voting
records, issues and philosophy. This applies to
discussions that are valid, honest and genuine. He
won't become involved in charges and countercharges
when the attack is false, misleading or personal. We
don't think that the voters are interested in that
kind of spectacle. The letter in last week's Citizen
fits into the latter category. So, the job of
replying to the letter falls to me.
Law made into sausage in
Judge Caldwell's court
We have an opportunity to remove
yet another of the “good old boys” from
power in our community. In his decision to give
seven-tenths of an acre of my land to the county,
[Fayette Superior Court Judge] Johnnie Caldwell
showed me and our community his true colors.
After complaint dismissed,
does anyone see a pattern here?
In connection with the news
inquiries of regarding the Webb suit/e-mail story, I
wanted to share a factual note.
What Gore calls 'risky'
pension plan already used by government workers
Why does Al Gore say that a plan
to invest part of our Social Security payment in the
stock market is “risky” when the federal
government does exactly that for its employees? The
arrangement is called the “Thrift Savings
Plan” and allows federal employees to select
government securities (G Fund), fixed income index (F
Fund), or common stocks (C Fund), and how much money
will be invested.
Paper was right to print
photo of starving dog
In response to the person whose
breakfast was disturbed by the photo of the starving
puppy, I agree, it is something that no one should
have to see.
All we can say is, 'Dough!'
Memorial Day is a bad time for
you to call “doughboys” World War II
soldiers [The Peachtree Citizen Review, May 28].
Smoking poll raises
questions about accuracy of results methods used
I am very concerned with the
figures arrived at by the poll taken regarding
smoking in Fayette County.
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