News
County
to AT&T: Cable service stinks
MediaOne/AT&T
is on the outs with Fayette County again.
Steve White, MediaOne/AT&T senior vice president, has promised to
schedule a meeting with Chris Cofty, Fayette’s interim county administrator,
to discuss the county’s complaints about how the company is going
about rebuilding its system, and how the company handles local customers’
service complaints.
Frustrated
customer threatens lawsuit
Fayette resident
says he is planning to file a class action lawsuit against MediaOne/ATT
to address poor service from the cable television giant.
FCHS
band flies south to Australian Olympics
After a series
of stops and starts, transcontinental negotiations and countless hours
of practice, 162 members of the Fayette County High School marching
band will wing their way to Australia and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games
Thursday.
Pavilion
crime stretches F'ville police resources
Shoplifters and
thieves are naturally attracted to the retail stores at the Fayette
Pavilion.
GBI
probes 2 inmate deaths at Fayette jail
The Georgia Bureau
of Investigation is probing two inmate deaths within a month at the
Fayette County Jail.
Judge:No
need to close the market
The Market teen
club is officially dead, so to speak.
Former
SPLOST opponents warm up to bond
A decision to place
a $63 million bond referendum on the Nov. 7 General Election ballot
received hearty applause last week when it was voted upon by the Fayette
County Board of Education.
McIntosh
sets SAT record
McIntosh High School
students succeeded in setting a new county average for overall SAT scores,
climbing a full nine points in 1999-2000 to reach 1,102.
Impact
fee ball in cities' court
Fayette County
officials this week once again are waiting for action from city officials
concerning impact fees for a new county jail.
County:
'There is no tax inequity'
Fayette County
finance director Emory McHugh uses the old saw about three blind men
trying to identify an elephant in describing the current difference
of opinion between the county and its cities over tax equity.
Officers
accused of giving alcohol to minor may be charged this week
A decision on filing
charges against two Peachtree City police officers for allegedly providing
alcohol to an underage girl should come at the end of this week.
Judge
approves settlement in Watson suit
The settlement
in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Jim Watson regarding the
death of his wife, Beverley Watson, has been approved by Superior Court
Judge Paschal A. English Jr.
Carolyn
Ford working with city on how to expand
Negotiations continue
between Carolyn Ford and Fayetteville city officials in an attempt to
find a development plan that both parties can agree on.
One-acre
zoning gets OK
Fayette County
commissioners last week unanimously denied one rezoning request from
developer Mukut Gupta and unanimously approved another.
Hard-training
walkers nearing big event
Forget about Kelly,
Richard and Rudy — there are plenty of real-life survivors right
here in Fayette County.
Tire
store request denied by Fayetteville P&Z
Despite claims
that a proposed Big 10 Tires store on the western end of Fayetteville
would merely be a retail store and should be treated as such, the city’s
Planning and Zoning Commission disagreed and voted last week to deny
a request for a special exception.
Roadwork
on Jeff Davis Dr. to proceed
The Fayetteville
City Council last week approved a contract with the state Department
of Transportation for the construction of Jeff Davis Drive turn lanes
from Lanier Avenue to Jimmy Mayfield Boulevard.
Courthouse
tree limb bashes cars
A tree fell last
Friday and a number of people heard it.
Forget
checking for a pulse; start CPR right away instead
Every second counts
when someone is suffering from a heart attack.
FCHS
75th birthday ornanments available
Fayette County
High School will turn 75 years old this year.
Police
Blotter
Constitution
Week begins Sept. 17
The Augustin Clayton
chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) invites area
communities to celebrate U.S. Constitution Week Sept. 17-23
Council
meeting bumped one day
Because of the
Labor Day holiday, the Fayetteville City Council has postponed its first
regular meeting for September.
Extension
Service seeks county's best compost
Think you have
the best compost in town?
Lutheran
Brotherhood sends gift to St. Paul's
St. Paul Lutheran
School in Peachtree City recently received $300 from Lutheran Brotherhood,
a fraternal benefit society, through the society’s member matching
gift program.
United
Way campaign underway, seeks $250,000
The 2000 United
Way Campaign co-chairmen, J. Tate Godfrey of Pathway Communities and
C. Michelle Griffin of SunTrust, have announced the kickoff of the fall
efforts to raise $250,000 for the coming year.
Master
Gardener classes offered
If you enjoy plants
and enjoy being around people, then you might want to consider becoming
a Master Gardener.
Third
Model Atlanta Regional Commission begins Sept. 16
The Model Atlanta
Regional Commission youth leadership program is kicking off its third
year in September.
Hearing
in Washington to consider high-speed rail proposal
Atlanta Regional
Commission officials traveled to Washington last week to provide comment
at a public hearing sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration
regarding its efforts to bring magnetic levitation train technology
to this country for the first time.
Gordon
enrollment continues to rise
“Three thousand
in 2000” was the slogan for Gordon College’s Admissions Office,
in terms of enrollment this fall, and it’s a goal the college is
fast approaching.
Healthwise
- Virtual
reality takes kids' minds off cancer treatment
- For pediatric
cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy like 8-year-old William Bugbee
of Newnan, who has been battling leukemia for the last two years, the
anxiety leading up to treatment can be as uncomfortable, or more so,
than the procedure itself. What’s more, treatment often requires
normally active children to remain nearly motionless for extended periods
of time.
- Keep
the keys
- Just a few months
ago, the Georgia legislature defeated a bill that would have raised
the legal driving age for teens in our state from age 16 to 18. I don’t
know all of the specifics of the proposed law, but I know that if the
bill had passed, it probably would have saved lives.
- September
is National Food Safety Education Month
- September is National
Food Safety Education Month (NFSEM), an annual observance to focus attention
on the importance of safe food handling and preparation in both home
and commercial kitchens.
-
- Start
vision exams early, make them a regular part of school
- One of the most
important regular events of a child’s school years is the recommended
annual vision exam, and it is a habit that should begin before children
reach school age, some leading optometrists say.
- Children's
vision key to education
- Education is of
increasing importance in our booming and technologically advanced economy
and is essential for young people who hope to succeed in today’s
world.
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- Lipreading
Ð your 'third' hearing aid
- Have you ever heard
someone say, “I hear better with my glasses on”?
Most people feel they hear better when they can see the person talking.
That’s because they’re getting help from lipreading.
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- Rx
for back to school
- It’s back-to-school
time! New schedules, new friends, and new activities replace summer
play. Your child will be out of the house for hours at a time—and
away from your care. Here are some tips to help make sure he or she
stays healthy at school.
- Heavy
summer travel season means more children flying alone
- With a record number
of people traveling this summer, more children are be traveling alone
for the first time, and many of these unaccompanied trips will be by
airplane.
-
- Students
need their rest
- At the start of
the school year, many children are excited about going back to school.
This excitement can help them wake up earlier and overcome any feelings
of tiredness.
Business
Peachtree
City's theatre closes its doors
Moviegoers in Peachtree
City will now have to drive to enjoy the spectacle of the big screen.
Shop
Talk
How
to keep a workplace
Today’s workplace
is different, diverse, and constantly changing. The typical employer/employee
relationship of old has been turned upside down. The combination of
almost limitless job opportunities and less reward for employee loyalty
has created an environment where the business needs its employees more
than the employees need the business.
CPAs
give advice on credit in college
You think you’ve
prepared your college-bound child for campus life the importance of
allocating time for proper studying ... the challenge of eating nutritiously
in the school cafeteria ... the consequences of not separating laundry.
- Sports
Regular
season of football begins this Friday night
Fayette
County softball team improves to 12-1, wins silver medal round of tournament
The Fayette County
Lady Tiger softball team is young, made up of sophomores and three freshman.
The team has played a lot together though and they come together more
by the day. Currently, they have a record of 12-1, thanks to strong
pitching and timely hitting.
Lady
Tigers netters record more victories
The Lady Tigers
volleyball team continued to bank wins and remain undefeated, overpowering
four teams last week.
Sports
Calendar
Senoia
Speedway offers big day of racing on Saturday
The The Southern
All Stars roll back into Senoia Speedway Saturday, Sept. 2, for the
SAS 125, their last appearance of the 2000 season on the south side
of Atlanta.
Rec
League Football still has spots available
Approximately 30
to 40 men and women attended the organizational meeting for the 2000
Adult Flag Football program Tuesday, Aug. 22.
- Weekend
- Arts,
Crafts, Food & Fun
- The Powers Crossroads
Country Fair and Arts Festival turns 30 years old this weekend and the
community is invited to come out and celebrate.
- Workshop
artist
- Painting without
brushes?
-
- Fayette
County to have big fall season of theater
- After taking a
breather from a busy summer season, the local theater scene is heating
back up for the fall.
- Effective
recycling
- By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- There’s a
certain irony in the kudos recently heaped on Peachtree City for recycling.
- Please
refrain from speaking during the film
- I saw a special
viewing of “Gladiator” the other day that I just have to tell
you about.
- The
purpose of the purse
- A woman’s
purse is her lifeline. Lose it and you may as well be dead. A recent
unscientific survey among friends and coworkers has determined that
a woman without her purse is like a ship adrift without an anchor. That
purse gives us direction, purpose, and power. Without cash, credit cards,
a driver’s license and the “can’t leave without it”
assortment of makeup, keys, and kid gear, a woman can’t survive.
- Siblings
performing well at North Georgia College
- Jeremiah and Joanna
Register of Tyrone, alumni of Landmark Christian School, are currently
attending North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega on
full ROTC scholarships.
- Kids
can get green thumbs
- Do your children
enjoy digging in the dirt, playing with worms, eating insects and picking
the neighbors’ flowers?
- Picnic
Park in PTC to host a senior pet fair next week
- A senior pet fair
will be at Picnic Park in Peachtree City Saturday, Sept. 9 from 1-5
p.m.
- Movies
- Religion
Let
me conclude with a prayer
By CHUCK GRIFFITH
Religion Columnist
I have enjoyed
writing this article in Dr. John Hatcher’s absence. Thanks for
reading.
Finding
Jesus in a spiral-sliced ham
By JUDY KILGORE
Religion Editor
This job definitely has its “perks.”
Reading all the church newsletters and bulletins every week really keeps
me in touch with the Fayette community. Since I live in Newnan, I really
don’t have any way to keep up with Fayette activities, except through
our paper.
School
days: then and now
By MSGR. THOMAS J. MCSWEENEY
Religion Columnist
Going back to high school—a
Catholic high school—in September 2000 is sure different from my
experience forty years ago. Other than the crucifix on the wall, the
only familiar signs from my days are the framed icons held up to us
for inspiration: John F. Kennedy, the first and only Roman Catholic
president, and the Pope, now John Paul II rather than John XXIII .
Thousands
are expected to attend Iman community's annual 'Farm Heritage days'
On the third weekend in September,
the Inman Community just south of Fayetteville will be flooded with
tractors, music and thousands of visitors as the community celebrates
its Annual Farm Heritage Days, a tribute to the community in years gone
by.
Nativity
welcomes Schuster-Craif as new music minister
The Episcopal Church of the Nativity
recently welcomed Dr. John Schuster-Craig, Ph.D. as its new music minister.
Dr. Schuster-Craig is chair of the music department at Clayton College
and State University.
Promise
keepers conference is just a few weeks away
The Phillips Arena in Atlanta will
host an expected crowd of 21,000 in just a few weeks when Promise Keepers,
the Denver-based international ministry to men, convenes for its year
2000 conference in Atlanta. Conference dates are Oct. 27 and 28. The
day-and-a-half gathering is expected to draw men from throughout the
southeast.
Rolling
Hills Baptist Church announces new schedule for fall events, activities
Rolling Hills Baptist Church has
announced a new fall schedule.
Kids
for Christ begins new fall schedule at Fayetteville First UMC
The fall season of Kids for Christ,
a fellowship program for children age 3 (by Sept. 1) through fifth grade,
will officially kick off on Wednesday, Sept. 6 with a pizza party at
6 p.m. in the old fellowship hall of the Fayetteville First United Methodist
Church.
Religion
Briefs
Choirs,
individuals, invited to Messiah singalong in Dec.
Area choirs and
individuals are encouraged to participate in the second annual Messiah
Sing-A-Long on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m., at the First Presbyterian
Church in Peachtree City.
Opinion
Opinion
The
gift of back to school time: Spell 8 words
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
For the first time
in many years for me, it’s back to school time.
My first batch has long since graduated from lunchboxes and homework
assignments to careers and grown-up things like mortgages and car payments,
marriages and other such transactions.
Is
our way of life doomed? Maybe so
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Frankly, I don’t
know how to respond to the air of discouragement that exists right now
among conservatives and libertarians.
School
board heard you; now what are you going to do?
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
The Fayette County
Board of Education, on recommendation from Superintendent Dr. John DeCotis,
has approved a bond referendum for placement on the November general
election ballot.
The
pause that refreshes...and educates
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh
Lines
Yeah, Coca Cola!
Finally, you found a way to turn a parent’s addiction into a child’s
future. If you haven’t heard, Coke’s new marketing plan will
establish college savings accounts for children that can be built up
through the purchase of their beverage products. Now that’s fizzy,
man. It’s a bold new world out there and Coca Cola Company is not
one to rest on their sucrose. They are leading the new charge in creative
selling.
Letters to
the Editor
Schools
should be 1st on all government's lists
The Board of Education
is heading towards the ballot box in November. As with most decisions
that include that removal of currency from our pockets, the process
was agonizing.
Stay-at-home
moms are needed to serve on juries
Just a thought
related to John Munford’s nice story on the stay-at-home mom, Barbara
Anderson, whose letter helped change jury duty exemption laws.
Letter
writer: Assumption on taxpayer's status was incorrect
I wish to correct
statements made in a previous letter to this newspaper. In that letter,
published Aug. 16, I made an assumption about Mr. Claude Paquin’s
age and taxpaying status. It was an assumption that I felt was reasonable,
but an assumption nonetheless, and I was incorrect. When I make a mistake,
I take full responsibility for it and for seeing that it is corrected.
IRS
enslaves 'free' people
We must destroy
our income tax code because it is wrong.
IRS
now going after guns: Registration required in new law?
I
received the following e-mail from a number of friends and I would like
to share it with you. No matter how you feel about the right to own
a weapon, this proposed amendment to the IRS should cause your blood
to boil.
F'ville
Hooters is really freedom of choice issue
Since this Hooters
controversy seems to continue raging on, I would like to add my two
wings...sorry...two cents worth on the matter.
Why
do you suppose women are working at Hooters?
I read the letters
to the editor and noticed that the good Baptists in the area are still
in a rage over the Hooters that may come to the area.
Sure
Hooters is exploitative, but it's also just plain ugly
Of course, Hooters
is sexist, although it may not be exploitative. In today’s job
market, women can choose their own poison, at least in lower-echelon
positions
Out
of the closet on Hooters: Owe no man nothing but love
This morning, early,
as I was quiet in my “prayer closet” waiting on the Holy Spirit
to lead me in prayer. I kept hearing in my human spirit, “Owe no
man nothing, but to love him.”
BellSouth
bills may go up for some customers
BellSouth customers
will notice several changes on their phone bills this summer.
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