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Planning Commission rejects
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart's attempt to come to
Peachtree City has hit a snag.
Impact fee debate continues
If Peachtree City decides to
levy impact fees to help pay for the new county jail,
new residents might be the only ones asked to pay the
tab.
Natural gas leak forces
closing of highway during afternoon rush hour
A natural gas leak shut down Ga.
Highway 54 between Peachtree City and Fayetteville
for several hours Wednesday afternoon.
Fundraising continues for
Playground
Members of the All Children's
Playground Select Committee have begun their
fundraising campaign in earnest, and have started
going out to the community to tell people about the
playground and ask for their help.
Task force near August
deadline
The West Village Annexation Task
Force will meet Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Peachtree
City Hall to look over the newest version of the
conceptual plan for the project.
Police search Market
owner's home
Authorities executed a search
warrant on the home of The Market co-owner Taylor
Williams early Tuesday evening.
City needs more
firefighters, Lohr says
Faced with dwindling daytime
availability of volunteers — and emergencies
that are becoming more complex — the Peachtree
City Fire and Rescue Department wants to increase its
staff by six firefighters.
Cedarcroft rezoning
finalized
After several delays, the
rezoning for the Cedarcroft subdivision has been
approved by the Peachtree City Council.
City clarifies water rules
and use of wells
The 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. odd-even
watering ban in Peachtree City doesn't apply to
businesses and individuals who are pulling their
water from a private well, city council has decided.
Hooters plans in
Fayetteville put on hold
Plans for a
Hooters restaurant in Fayetteville are on hold
indefinitely, and although it officially has nothing
to do with recent protests of the restaurant chain's
philosophy, local residents were obviously glad to
hear the news at Tuesday night's Fayetteville
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
Kedron Estates plan denied
Trying to avoid a technicality
that would require his new subdivision to be hooked
up to sewer service, developer Jimmy Halligan
submitted a revised concept plan for the Kedron
Estates subdivision.
Annexation request tabled
by Fayetteville P&Z
Tuesday night's action by the
Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission tabling
developer Bob Rolader's annexation and rezoning
request was an indicator that while the city is not
at all opposed to at least considering the plan, the
process will be a long and thorough one.
Scouts clean up cemeteries
At least a dozen Boy Scouts in
Fayette County have earned their Eagle Scout rank by
cleaning up cemeteries.
History buffs secure
soldier's grave marker
A grave marker commemorating one
of Fayette County's earliest landowners was set in
place Wednesday behind a cluster of shaded Peachtree
City homes off Golfview Drive.
Police Blotter
Gordon College is accepting
registration
Registration for fall semester
classes at Gordon College is right around the corner.
Registration is on-going and will continue until July
31. The College will also have a registration period
from Aug. 7-14, followed by a late registration and
drop/add period from Aug. 15-25. Registration periods
are open from Monday-Friday and admission officials
urge students to complete the application process by
Aug. 1
Offshoot offers plays for
children
The Tale of the Frog Prince and
The Further Adventures of Maide Marian continue in
repertory at LaFayette Educational Center, 205
LaFayette Avenue, Fayetteville, until Sunday, July
30. Maide Marian performances are 1:30 p.m. on
Thursday, July 27, and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday,
July 29 and 30. Frog Prince will be presented at
10:30 a.m. on July 27; and at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday, July 28 and 29.
DixieLand to host World's
Largest Baby Shower
DixieLand Fun Park in
Fayetteville will be one of three Atlanta area
businesses to serve as drop-off locations for
“The World's Largest Baby Shower” on
Saturday, July 29.
Movies
Tax assesments will hit
mailboxes soon
By the middle of August, nearly
10,000 homeowners will receive tax assessments on
their property.
Dress code causing
controversy
Coweta County's dress code for
high school students is stirring up some controversy,
but Superintendent of Education Richard Brooks said
the code is nothing new.
Confederados come calling
on Coweta
The annual visit of the
Confederado kids always takes place in July.
Classical school readies
for opening
Coweta County parents concerned
about their children's education will have another
option starting in late August.
If you're headed to day
care, make sure you have a chicken pox shot
Starting Aug. 1, Georgia
children attending day care or Georgia schools for
the first time this school year will be required to
show proof that they have been immunized against
chicken pox, also known as varicella.
Kmart calls it quits in
Fayetteville
Fayetteville will lose its Kmart
by early fall.
The search is on for the
county's best ice cream
Main Street Newnan is now taking
applications for this year's annual Ice Cream
Festival.
School system gets ready to
welcome parents at open house
School registration is Aug.
2
Registration will be conducted
at individual schools for the upcoming school year.
Sports
Brewers finish fourth in
the state
The Sharpsburg Brewers had
remained undefeated through the district and
sub-state tournaments, qualifying for the state
tournament.
Classics win and keep
playoff hopes alive
In sports, anything can happen
— and that is what the Atlanta Classics are
counting on.
Auditions for Junior
Olympic baton twirling team to be held soon
The Peachtree City Recreation
Department announces the auditions for the Junior
Olympic Dance Twirl Team are being held. These
auditions will be at Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic
Center on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9-10 a.m.
Sports Calendar
Opinion
In the midst of the F'vill
Hooters controversy, where would Jesus be?
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
“If Jesus
came to our town, would he visit Hooters, have a
beer, and eat oysters?” Now, it's always
dangerous to presume to have an idea what Jesus would
do in any given situation, but it's an intriguing
question, don't you think? WWJD? What would Jesus do?
Letters to
the Editor
Oops, there seem to be
problems with traffic, turn lanes in West Village
Could it be that the
intersection at Ga. Highway 54 and the new MacDuff
Parkway [the West Village road] will cause traffic
headaches right off the bat?
Clinton-Gore give away tax
dollars for foolish U.N. projects
During 1997-1998 alone, the
Clinton-Gore Administration funneled $865,000 in
unauthorized funds to a little-known U.N. program, by
laundering the money through 13 U.S. government
agencies, according to a conservative advocacy group.
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