News
PTC
rental flight ends in disaster for 3
Tuesday morning,
investigators were closely examining the wreckage from the fatal plane
crash at Falcon Field Saturday that claimed the lives of three Atlanta
area residents.
Council
to discuss West Village annexation Thurs.
The proposed annexation
of the West Village area will be discussed at Thursday night's Peachtree
City Council meeting.
Deer
Pointe likely to be tabled again
Although work continues
on the proposed Deer Pointe development on the west side of Fayetteville,
no action by the city is expected this month.
Crowded
classes solution: a new SPLOST?
Heads are still
being counted in Fayette County's 26 public schools following the opening
of the 2001-2002 school year Monday. But one thing is certain: More
classroom space is needed, with almost every school at or exceeding
its capacity level, according to School Superintendent Dr. John DeCotis.
Tax
rift widens between county, Tyrone
Sparks continue
to fly as Fayette County and local city officials try to decide whose
citizens are getting the gold mine and whose are getting the shaft,
tax-wise.
Bost
fires volley at Cannon
Fayette County
commissioners have scheduled a public hearing on proposed impact fees
to pay for a new jail and for fire services, and may go forward with
or without the town of Tyrone.
School
board lame ducks to make crucial decisions
Although a quorum
of the Fayette County Board of Education will be made up of new members
starting in January, at least one far-reaching decision will be made
by the current board before new members take their seat.
Schools
watch Tyrone sewer talks with some interest
Sewerage negotiation
between the town of Tyrone and south Fulton County will have input from
the Fayette County Board of Education as well.
Ministry
sues county over sewer request
Chariots of Fire
Ministries has sued Fayette County for the right to buy sewer service
from Clayton County, according to its attorney.
Cofty
aims for cohesiveness
Cohesiveness between
the Fayette County Commission and county staff will be Chris Cofty's
main focus for the next six months, he said.
Four
election races remain for November
Two Fayette County
elections were finalized during last week's General Primary runoff,
with five remaining to be decided in the General Election Nov. 7.
Highway
crash kills woman
A Fairburn woman
was killed Friday evening in a two-car accident on Ga. Highway 92 North
near Hickory Road.
Democrat
Barnes gears up for commission race
Democrat Elizabeth
Jane Barnes has waited quietly in the wings while Republicans started
with three candidates seeking the party nomination for County Commission
Post 1, whittled that down to two, and then one.
Fayette's
new phone system gives emergency information in a flash
To inform local
residents of an emergency situation occurring nearby, Fayette County
emergency officials need only to make one phone call.
Dial
going to work for Mattingly
When Fayette County
Republican Chairman Eric Dial received the call from Mack Mattingly
asking him to be his finance director, Dial says, “I did not hesitate.
I said, `yes, sir.'”
Council
calls off workshop
The Fayetteville
City Council has once again decided that it is unnecessary to conduct
a workshop prior to its regular meeting
Police
Blotter
Frady
to manage Collins campaign here
Fayette County
Commissioner Herb Frady has been named Fayette campaign chairman for
the reelection campaign of U.S. Rep. Mac Collins.
Board
members reappointed
Fayette County
commissioners have reappointed Billy Shaw to the county Recreation Commission
for a four-year term retroactive to April 1, expiring March 31, 2004.
Collins
to visit Brooks
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins
will visiting in the town of Brooks Friday, Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Dining Guide
- You'll
go nuts over this catfish
- Make tonight’s
dinner a real “catch.”
-
- Du-Roc
serving more than just BBQ
- In addition to
smoked pit barbecue, the Du-Roc Cafe, on Marquis Drive (off Ga. Highway
54) in Fayetteville serves up a mighty fine catfish plate on Thursdays.
How
expensive are your tastes?
By F.C. FOODIE
Food Critic
- A cover story
in this week’s New York Magazine nearly made Foodie drop his jaw.
- Peaches
offer sweet retreat from heat
- A
(NAPS)-As the mercury rises throughout the warm-weather months, many
seek respite from the heat via cool dips in a swimming pool or indulgence
in chilling summer treats. Synonymous with summer, the succulent taste
of fresh peaches can provide a much-needed refresher on even the hottest
days.
Business
Delta
offers grand prize at the Expo
Delta Air Lines
will donate the grand prize for drawings as the Fayette County Chamber
of Commerce offers its annual Business Expo next month.
Southern
Regional picks new president
Following an extensive
search, the board of directors of Southern Regional Health System has
appointed Edward Bonn, Certified Healthcare Executive, as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the health system and Southern Regional
Medical Center.
Shop
Talk
- Sports
Schools
ready to serve up volleyball action
Several Fayette
County schools have reason to be optimistic as volleyball action kicks
off this week.
Panthers
and Patriots prepare for a whole new year of football
The Sandy Creek
Patriots football team enjoyed a successful season under Coach Rodney
Walker last year.
Local
girl kicking her way to the top in sport
Meagan Constable,
a 17-year-old student at Landmark Christian School, is one of the rising
powers in the ancient sport of Tae Kwon Do and is looking to make a
splash on an international level.
Clemson
and Vanderbilt are coming to PTC to play
The Clemson Lady
Tigers soccer team will travel to Peachtree city Saturday, Aug. 19 to
face the Vanderbilt Lady Commodores in an exhibiton soccer match to
raise money for the Peachtree City Lazers U-13 girls team.
Sports
Calendar
- Weekend
- Nothing
like 'A Little Bit of Magic
- One
of the most important lessons a child can learn is that he or she is
just as special as everyone else.
- Fayette
County Recreation Department has lots to offer the community
- The Fayette County
Recreation Department has recently announced registration dates for
its fall programs.
-
- Town
of Turin comes together for fun-filled weekend
- Each year the town
of Turin gets together to celebrate being a community.
Residents celebrate by dancing in the streets with entertainment and
refreshments Friday night and then having an old-fashioned tractor pull
Saturday. This will be the sixth year of the event.
- Incident
in the Bahnhof
- By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- The incident
at the Bahnhof appeared in neither that evening’s TV news nor the
next day’s paper.
- Movies
- Fayette
Biking club to hold a bike ride and picnic
- Fayette Biking
for Life Inc. bicycle club will host a picnic on Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. at
the pavilion behind the ballpark at old Kiwanis Field on Redwine Road
in Fayetteville. There will be an optional bike ride, and the picnic
will be a "potluck." Participants should bring a main dish
with one other dish, such as chips, drink, salad, veggie or dessert.
- Back
to school
- It’s time
for our area youngsters to go to back to school and I must say, I do
not envy them in the least.
Religion
Vote
your convictions... or end up with political fruitcakes
By CHUCK GRIFFITH
Religion Columnist
Politics are providing
the headline news this week so let me offer one more article with a
political flavor.
Bon
Voyage
By MSGR. THOMAS J. MCSWEENEY
Religion Columnist
About halfway through the blockbuster
movie The Perfect Storm, I broke out in a cold sweat that sent “shivers
up me timbers.” Instinctively my heart and stomach bonded with
the screen characters being helplessly thrashed by the unforgiving sea.
In effect, each waterlogged scene stirred up a flashback to my own terror-filled
memories of sailing Lake Erie.
So
you think you're so smart, huh? Try this...
By JUDY KILGORE
Religion Editor
I have always been a “word”
person—take’em apart, put ‘em back together, study and
learn. Games with words have always held a peculiar fascination for
me. And I think anyone in my family would agree that I am the family
Scrabble champ. So, when I headed for graduate school back in the ‘70s,
I guess it was no surprise that I quickly became an English major. I
was in heaven...especially when I took advanced grammar, aka “linguistics.”
(Take ‘em apart, put ‘em back together.) My big term paper
was on dialects and slang and was entitled, “The Idiom and the
Oddity...Variations in American Speech.” Pretty cute, huh? (I got
an A.)
Nativity
plans 'Oldies But Goodies' night Saturday
The Episcopal Church of the Nativity
will host an “Oldies But Goodies” night on Saturday, Aug.
19, from 7:30 p.m. until midnight. The event is a fun night for adults
only. The cost is $10 per person to cover the cost of the DJ and non-alcoholic
beverages.
Women's
Aglow Fellowship meeting will feature Dee Baxter as speaker
Dee Baxter will be the featured
speaker at this month’s meeting of Women’s Aglow Fellowship
International, Peachtree City Chapter, Monday evening, Aug. 21, and
Tuesday morning, Aug. 22. Both meetings will be held at the Calvary
Temple Assembly of God, 202 Robinson Rd. in Peachtree City, next to
Mowell Funeral Home.
Wednesdays
at PTC UMC to feature dinner and Mayberry
Peachtree City United Methodist
Church will resume its regular Sunday School and Wednesday night activities
schedule this month.
On Sunday, Aug. 20, Sunday School classes for all ages will meet at
9, 10:10, and 11 a.m.
North
Fayette UMC preschool registration open
Registration for fall preschool
classes at North Fayette United Methodist Church are underway with application
forms available in the church office.
Religion
Briefs
Inman
adds two to preschool staff
Two new staff members
have been added to Inman United Methodist Church’s preschool program,
KidLink.
Opinion
Opinion
It's
10-5 for more density, more traffic, more....
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
Well, surprise:
The West Village Annexation Task Force has “voted” 10-to-5
to recommend annexing the 900-plus acres on Peachtree City’s west
border.
Political
musical chairs game has begun
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
As I predicted
weeks ago, the 2000 presidential race is a contest to see which team
can position itself closer to the center.
SPLOST
vs. bond: What's your choice?
By AMY RILEY
One Citizen's Perspective
The Fayette County
Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. DeCotis, and the Facilities Action
Committee, which is made up of members of the community and system level
staff, continue to grapple with the difficult decision of what to do
about extreme overcrowding in our schools.
Counting
the seconds...
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I keep hearing
people talk about Al Gore selecting a vice-president, but I thought
we already had that in Bill Clinton. I think Gore should select an anti-vice
president. Anyway, the whole concept of the vice-president is pretty
stupid to me. Like the SUV, the vice-presidency is bourgeois and needs
to be gone. There are plenty of better alternatives.
Letters to the Editor
Mayor
'Annex' stacked annexation task force
As I predicted, the committee that
Mayor “Annex” stacked with developer-friendly members approved
his pet annexation project 10-to-5.
In
paying for new schools, it shouldn't be 'us vs. them'
As a member of the Facilities Advisory
Committee, appointed by the Board of Education, I watched, with great
interest, a July 27 presentation given by Mr. Claude Paquin of Fayetteville.
Defend
Baptist women, but don't say women shouldn't become pastors
I am writing in response to the article
entitled, “Baptist women no doormats for their husbands,”
from Aug. 2.
Hooters
is negative energy moving toward mediocrity
I’m
a female who has eaten in a Hooters (I don’t call it a restaurant
but a sports bar) a few times, mostly because my family and I wanted
to watch a Braves game and it was open and convenient.
Congressman
Collins and a national ID card
A National
ID Card is coming!
Stay-at-home
mom wants feedback
I am a
“stay at home” mom.
Sick
child well cared for at local hospital
On June
26, our 7-year-old daughter was taken to the emergency room of Fayette
Community Hospital.
For
Edwards...
Fayette
County voters will have a historic opportunity on Aug. 11.
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