News
GRTA taking over here?
State and federal agencies want
a commitment of $3.6 million next year from Fayette
County to help pay for public transit and road
improvements over the next three years.
Citizen `Gas Gauge' to
track prices on gasoline
Ah, summer... and the living is
easy.
Gas up!
Fayette gas
prices Week of June 5
$124 million school budget
OK'd; no tax increase seen
No tax increases are anticipated
to cover this year's budget for Fayette County
schools, but it is too soon to tell if taxes will be
reduced.
Marchers for Jesus will
include minister, 91
When participants assemble
Saturday for the third annual March for Jesus, T.W.
Snider of neighboring Clayton County and his wife,
Janice, will be out in front.
Nurseries, car washes
exempt from outdoor watering ban
The 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. outdoor
watering ban which started Monday will affect Fayette
County's residents more than businesses like car
washes, nurseries and landscapers that depend on
water to stay in business.
Surprise arrest saves pair
from death penalty
Accused murderers Karl Bryan
Hodge and Glen Simon Hamilton can thank the very
police who arrested them for saving them from any
possibility of the death penalty for the grisly
burning death of Adolf A. Stubbs.
Commissioners take aim at
tax hike
Keeping taxes down will be at
the forefront of discussion as the Fayette County
Commission continues a series of budget workshops
this week.
Fatal crash claims
Jonesboro woman
A Jonesboro woman died Friday
evening after she was involved in a two-car wreck on
Ga. Highway 314 in Fayetteville, police said.
Bonds sold, early design
work finished on jail
Costs for Fayette County's new
jail and courthouse complex have been fixed at $55.25
million, and bonds have been sold for that amount.
Armed robber hits Wendy's
No one was hurt Sunday morning
during an armed robbery at Wendy's restaurant at the
same time many local residents peacefully made their
way to church.
Subdivision plans
withdrawn, but residents still concerned
Residents of the Davis Road area
say they like their rural, dirt road neighborhood
just like it is and they worry that a developer's
plans may change all that.
Planners approve
environmental regs
The Fayette County Planning and
Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a new
set of environmental regulations to satisfy state
requirements.
New names for 3
Fayetteville streets
Three streets on the southern
end of Fayetteville now have new names.
Local riders top
fund-raising for kids
The Gold Wing Road Riders
Association, Chapter P, Fayetteville, took first
place in funds turned in for the Pediatric Brain
Tumor Foundation.
Tyrone's $2.3 million
budget includes beautification for 74
You're driving on Ga. Highway 74
north on your normal morning commute with your coffee
in its cup holder and news blasting from the radio.
It's a drive you've virtually memorized, but this
time you slow down and notice the road has suddenly
gotten prettier with flowers and bushes.
Firm chosen to build Hwy.
92 water tank
PDM Corporation has been chosen
to build Fayette County's new water tank on Ga.
Highway 92 at Lee's Mill Road for $1.7 million.
New devices put student
info at officials' fingertips
With the tap of a stylus,
Fayette County's assistant principals will soon be
able to access the files and schedules of any student
in their schools from anywhere in the building with
the soon-to-be-purchased “school pilot.”
Adams withdraws
high-density request
Just hours before a
controversial, high-density rezoning request was to
be considered by the Fayetteville City Council Monday
night, the applicants made a formal request to have
the application withdrawn.
Woolsey sets election
The town of Woolsey will have an
unusual election this year to coincide with the
statewide General Primary July 18.
Voter registration deadline
looms
The deadline to register to vote
is June 19 if you want to cast a ballot in the
General Primary July 18.
Drivers' ed classes full
Fayette County's newest drivers
also may turn out to be its safest.
Sounds of piano now heard
at library
The Friends of the Fayette
County Public Library decided in April to obtain a
digital piano for the children's room and a baby
grand piano for the Dorothea H. Redwine meeting room.
New store pledges
'responsible' alcohol sales
A new Fayetteville merchant has
pledged to be exceptionally vigilant in seeing that
her establishment complies with the city's tough
stance on selling alcohol to minors.
Republicans hash over
issues at convention
Forty-eight Fayette County
Republicans joined Republicans from all over Georgia
Friday and Saturday for the Georgia Republican State
Convention in Savannah.
Police Blotter
NAACP meeting Saturday to
focus on planning events
Planning for a June 17 voter
registration drive and the Nov. 4 Freedom Fund
Banquet will head the list of items to be discussed
as the Fayette County NAACP meets Saturday.
Self-government advocate to
speak
Carol Ann Rand, chairmanm of the
Advocates for Self-Government, will be guest speaker
at the June meeting of the Libertarian Party of
Fayette County today at 7 p.m.
County offices set
recycling example
The Fayette County Extension
Office is sponsoring a white paper recycling contest
for the offices in the County Administrative Complex.
Prime
Timers
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- His
life's a book:
On-the-go senior has worlds of stories to tell
- Talking with Bill Alsmeyer
is much more interesting than reading any book or
watching a television program.
- Senior
activities abounded in May
- To celebrate Nursing Home
Week and Older American's Month, local senior
centers and nursing homes hosted numerous fun
events during May.
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- Local
program featured in TV on aging
- Regions Bank's Heritage Club
has teamed up with the local television program
“Aging in Georgia.”
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- Writer
recognized by Southland Chorus
- Janet McGregor was recently
honored by the Southland Chorus for her promotion
of the group's music through articles in The
Citizen and her e-mail newsletter, Snippets.
Business
Newest bank is making
profits
The Bank of Georgia has achieved
a very rare industry milestone. Due in large part to
the support of local business, The Bank of Georgia
achieved an operating profit in just its second month
of operation. The Bank of Georgia also met its
first-year goals for asset growth and depository
accounts in less than three months.
Business Briefs
How to develop an incentive
program
Disney World has over 240 reward
and incentive programs in place. All good businesses
have at least one or two. Incentive programs serve a
specific purpose. Some programs show appreciation to
employees. Other programs are designed to improve
performance and create behaviors management would
like to see.
- Sports
Digby happy to be picked by
Braves
After Monday, Bryan J. Digby has
a little more direction in his life.
Shular signs with Mercer
Mercer University will begin its
first year of track next year.
Tigers come up just short
Without their usual arsenal of
aluminum bats, the Fayette County Tigers figured out
another way to win ballgames against the other 19
teams in the Jonesboro Wooden Bat Classic this
weekend: with their arms.
Local runners turn out for
convention
The Peachtree City Running Club
hosted the 43rd annual Road Runners Club of America
Convention recently.
Summer runs offered
Peachtree City Running Club will
offer a casual summer running program for runners of
all abilities June 12 - Aug. 4.
Starr's Mill wins JV
baseball tournament
Starr's Mill High School won the
Division I championship title of the JV Summer
Baseball Classic tournament hosted by Fayette County
High School over the weekend.
Track Classic starts today
The Peachtree City Running Club
will sponsor its annual Summer Track Classic for
runners of all ages Wednesday evenings in June and
July, starting today.
McManus signs with
Reinhardt
Zach McManus, graduate of
McIntosh High School, signed a scholarship to attend
Reinhardt College and play soccer beginning in the
fall.
Fishing with Chris Foster
This worm method is primarily
used by me for largemouth bass that are holding in
tight to structure or buried up in heavy cover, such
as log jams or wood structure, lily pads, and many
types of vegetation.
- Weekend
Enjoy an evening of cinema
outdoors
- Sometimes it is good to live
near Turner town.
- Xtras! perform
"Inherit the Wind"
- The question of evolution
being taught over creationism in schools has been
in the news a lot lately.
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- Fayette's libraries
offer a summer of reading fun
- Ready, set... read.
- Wanted: One
respectable pedigree, quick
- By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- While the paper trails left
by our ancestors were nowhere near as knee-deep
as those we are accustomed to today, such trails
did indeed exist.
- Movies
- Weekend of dance on
tap
- Georgia Academy of Dance
will present its 10th Anniversary Celebration
Concert Sunday and Monday, June 11 and 12, at
Clayton Performing Arts Center.
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- Offshoot offers two
classes in June
- Offshoot Productions will
have an acting workshop for adults and teens
Sunday, June 11 at the Peachtree City Library,
201 Willowbend Road. Entitled “Improv and
Interaction,” the session runs 1:30 - 4:30
p.m.
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- Search is on for
lost Fayette County grads
- The Fayette County High
School Class of 1980 is looking for the following
lost Tigers.
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- Water, water
everywhere
- Substitute “Pat”
for “Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day” by Judith Viorst and
you have a good idea of what my Monday was like.
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- Dance recital set
for Sunday
- The Fayette County School of
Performing Arts will present more than 150
students from their Fayetteville and Peachtree
City schools in their annual “Standing Room
Only” dance recital Sunday, June 11.
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- Offshoot sets three
children's workshops
- Offshoot Productions has two
children's acting workshops and a session on
stage painting on tap this summer.
Religion
March for Jesus...it's not
a parade, but a demonstration of love and unity
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
The March for Jesus moves along
the streets of the world June 10, representing the
new thing God is unfolding for his people and for the
world to see.
Christ Our Shepherd to
celebrate 25 years June 18
With nostalgia, music,
and—of course—food, members of Christ Our
Shepherd Lutheran Church will celebrate a quarter
century of service to Peachtree City and the
surrounding community.
Johnson to speak at Christ
the King this Sunday
Father Mark Johnson of
Sharpsburg will preach this Sunday, June 11,
Pentecost Sunday, at Christ the King Charismatic
Episcopal Church in Peachtree City. Johnson, who
serves as the Vicar of Church of the Good Shepherd in
Milledgeville and as Curate for Christ the King, is a
graduate of Lee University, Trinity School of
Ministry, and is nearing completion of a master's
program at St. Michael's Seminary. A law enforcement
chaplain, he was an ordained minister in the
Assemblies of God for 10 years prior to being
ordained to the priesthood in 1996. He and his wife,
Natalie, have three children. Christ the King Church
currently meets in the chapel of Carmichael-Hemperley
funeral home in Peachtree City, but recently
purchased 11.5 acres of land on Ga. Hwy. 34 in Coweta
County. The service this Sunday starts at 10 a.m.
Fayetteville Pentecostal
Church makes plans for Pentecost Sunday celebration
Fayetteville United Pentecostal
Church is gearing up to celebrate Pentecost Sunday on
June 11 at 2 p.m. The church, founded in March of
1996, is affiliated with the United Pentecostal
Church International (UPCI).
Vacation Bible Schools
Religion Briefs
Olivet Baptist Church plans
annual revival June 26-30
The entire south metro community
is invited to attend the Annual Revival at Olivet
Baptist Church of Christ in Fayetteville. The event
is scheduled for the week of June 26-30 at 7 p.m.
nightly. Revivalist is Rev. Dr. James Perkins, pastor
of Greater Christ Baptist Church in Detroit, Mich.
For further information, call 404-696-0285 or
404-765-0520. Olivet Baptist is located at 877 Ga.
Hwy. 314 North in Fayetteville.
Sheltons celebrate 50th
anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Shelton
of Fayetteville celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Sunday, June 4, 2000, with a brunch at
Ray's on the River in Marietta. The brunch was
attended by family and close friends.
Opinion
Patrick Henry would be
ashamed of us
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
We are becoming a nation of rule
by mantra.
Poolside fun must include
watchfulness
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
With school out and the hot,
humid days of summer vacation settling like a cloak
on our communities, there is but one thing on our
minds — swimming. Here in Fayette, we are
teeming with children and lots and lots of
opportunities to beat the heat in backyard,
neighborhood and community pools
Spamming the globe, from
L.A.
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I am traveling to Los Angeles as
I write this and the world news looks the same on
this side of the country. Over here, though, more of
it passes you by while you are in your car stuck in
traffic.
Letters to
the Editor
ARC, GRTA and Sen. Price
are unresponsive
Thank you for the informative
letter from Charlie Harper (“ARC density story:
Candidate Harper knocks Sen. Price on earlier ARC,
GRTA support”) on the May 24 opinion page, and
the follow-up by Peter Pfeifer (“Last week's
letter distorted Sen. Price's voting record on ARC,
GRTA”) on May 31.
What's real story on
Price's votes on schools, GRTA?
Re: State senator's voting
record still distorted.
PTC's ARC reps are voting
for higher density; is that what citizens want?
What does the Horizon Metro Poll
(AJC, May 25) conducted by The Marketing Workshop
mean for Fayette County?
Price's rebuttal is
disingenuous, leaves out several key facts
The voters of the 28th Senate
District deserve an honest campaign based on issues.
The issues I raised in my letter of May 24 are real,
and are having a direct effect on the quality of life
in our community.
Truth-telling now a no-no
in PTC
“Oh, what a tangled web we
weave
Rosie knows best for all of
us
So here we have Ms. Rosie
O'Donnell, a woman enjoying a career far beyond what
would be expected given her marginal talents,
advocating the removal of guns from the hands of
law-abiding citizens.
`Expert' advice on changing
PTC density should be viewed with caution
When I contemplate all the
goings-on with the annexation dream here in my city,
I'm often reminded of that country cowboy DJ
Moby-in-the-morning (paraphrasing with apologies)
when he says, “I don't even know what's in Spam,
but when I think about it, maybe it's best that I
don't know.”
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