News
School
board, county follow PTC lead in boosting property taxes
Any way you slice
it, Fayette County taxes are going up.
Board
of Education
Like other local
governments, Fayette County's Board of Education will keep some of the
excess revenue generated by property reassessments and give the rest
back to the taxpayers.
PTC
tax increase public hearing is tonight
Peachtree City will
hold its first public hearing Wednesday night on plans to increase property
taxes for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.
Fayetteville
expects to adopt lower millage rate
Fayetteville's new
millage rate will apparently be even lower than previously expected.
Liquor
by the drink on F'ville ballot Nov. 7?
Voters in Fayetteville
could be deciding this November whether they want liquor by the drink
available in the city.
County
may require septic tanks to be pumped
Large numbers of
Fayette residents are not having their septic tanks regularly pumped
out, adding to the danger of mass failures, according to an issue paper
on septage developed by the county's Environmental Committee.
Fayette
faces smelly problem
Fayette County's
Water Committee has alerted county commissioners to a coming quandary
what to do with about 54,000 gallons a month of nasty, smelly septage.
Man
found innocent in sexual battery case
A Fayette County
man was found not guilty of sexual battery in state court Friday.
Local
woman dies in wreck at home
A local woman apparently
died behind the wheel of her car at home recently, according to police.
Water
priority: north Fayette first
The idea that north
Fayette residents should get priority in receiving county water service
seems to be the prevailing opinion as the Fayette Water Committee considers
its long-term goal of providing water service to all of the unincorporated
county.
County
prepares for future, increases raw water capacity
Fayette County will
spend a little over a million dollars to save both time and money in the
future.
Rolader
withdraws Deer Pointe request for now
The latest annexation
request for the Deer Pointe development west of Fayetteville is no more,
at least for the time being.
School
panel studies post-bond issue options
A special committee
has been given the task of figuring out how to deal with all the new students
if Fayette voters don't approve a $63 million bond for school construction
this fall.
School
board eyes environmental concerns
The Line Creek Association
wants Fayette's Board of Education to pay more attention to environmental
concerns in its construction projects.
County
fire department gets national accreditation
The Fayette County
Department of Fire and Emergency Services recently received its national
accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International
(CFAI).
PTC
council to reconsider Katz rezoning application
The rezoning request
for the Katz property will be considered by the Peachtree City Council
at its meeting Wednesday night.
Hi-Fi
Buys coming to Fayetteville
Developers of the
Fayette Promenade retail center on Ga. Highway 85 in the northern part
of Fayetteville have announced that Hi-Fi Buys and Mattress King will
be joining Kinko's and Simmons Bettersleep when the center opens early
next year.
Fire
shuts down Mrs. Winner's
Work is continuing
in an effort to reopen the Mrs. Winner's restaurant in Fayetteville after
equipment damage from a recent fire forced management to close temporarily.
Public
hearings set on county tax rate
This is your chance
to tell Fayette County commissioners what you think about your taxes.
Council
tables Big 10 Tires request
The Fayetteville City
Council voted Monday night to table a special exception request for a
proposed Big 10 Tires location on the west side of town, saying that a
possible legal challenge necessitates consultation with the city attorney
before making a ruling.
Literacy
program has help for a variety of problems
Fayette County's literacy
programs provide tutorials for young students, language classes for non-English
speaking newcomers and residents, as well as Graduation Equivalency Degree
classes for young men and women.
Outdoor
burning ban ends Oct. 1
Fayette
County's outdoor burning ban, designed to help improve air quality, will
be officially lifted Oct. 1.
Police
Blotter
Mattingly
taps local race leaders
U.S.
Senate candidate Matt Mattingly has named Grace Caldwell chairman and
Marilyn Watts cochairman of his Fayette County election campaign.
Land
donated for fire station
The
Fayette County Board of Education has donated three acres on Hampton Road
in Inman to the Fayette County government for use as a possible fire station.
The county is working to build four new stations in the coming years.
Dining Guide
- The
Gourmet's Delight Deli celebrates its 20th anniversary year
- The first thing
you smell when you enter The Gourmet's Delight Deli just before the
midday lunch rush is the aroma of sizzling bacon, freshly cooked and
ready for a BLT.
- Valentino's
gives foodies hope
By F.C. FOODIE
Food Critic
- For the last two
years, the big news in Fayette County food land has been the opening
of chain restaurants.
- Some
super sandwich ideas
- Most
adults have distinct memories of their grade school lunches.
Sandwich
Recipes
Business
Tyrone
holding out for relief for businesses
If you plan
to open a small business in Tyrone, this week's council meeting may be
for you.
Shop
Talk
CPAs
urge caution in e-mail use
There's
no question about it; e-mail has replaced the interoffice memo as a primary
means of business communication.
- Sports
Panthers
win first home game ever
Starr's Mill played
their first regular season football game in their new stadium last Friday
and the results were a success. Hosting Newnan, The Panthers remained
undefeated by winning by a score of 37-35.
Teams
run well in Carrollton
After a fairly disappointing
run at the Darlingotn-Berry Invitational, the McIntosh Lady Cheifs are
back on track. They won the Championship division at the Carrollton
invitational this past weekend with an overall total of 81 points. Lakeside
placed second with 97 points, while Fayette County placed 16th and Sandy
Creek placed 19th.
Lady
Patriots volleyball team looks good
The Sandy Creek
varsity volleyball team is having a successful season. They improved
their record to 16-3 last week with wins over Union Grove, Rockdale,
Stockbridge and Banneker.
Fayette
Christian prepares for Homecoming
The Fayette Christian
Falcons, competing in the Georgia Christian Athletic Association, play
eight-man tackle football and are currently 1-3 overall and 1-2 in the
region.
Stinchcomb
dminates Coweta Raceway in Newan
Kyle Stinchcomb
of Fayetteville won the points race and overall track championship in
the W.K. Junior Stock Division for the 2000 season.
CCSU
homecoming features soccer match
Clayton
College & State University's Oct. 7 Homecoming will feature soccer
games for the first time.
- Weekend
- .38
Special rocks the amphitheater at the end of the season
-
It is almost officially
the end of summer.
- Fayette
County Kiwanis fair kicks off next Monday
- There may be nothing
finer than a county fair and the Fayette County Kiwanis Fair is no exception.
-
- Coffeehouse
coming to new venue this weekend
- The Stars on the
Southern Crescent coffeehouse, presented by Offshoot Productions, has
been staged at many venues in Fayette County since its inception.
Don't
mess with this band
- By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
- Two
of our three girls were in the Fayette County High School band back
in the 1970s. It was probably the best part of their high school years.
- Pet
owners bring their canine companions for a day at the park
-
It will be a dog
day afternoon at McCurry Park in Fayetteville this Saturday as dog
lovers and their canine companions will flood the area for the fourth
annual Bark in the Park celebration. Bark in the Park features a pledge
walk and pet parade.
- Dixieland
Fun Park turns 10 years old
-
Put on your party
hat and light the candles. DixieLand Fun Park in Fayetteville is celebrating
its 10th birthday and you get the presents.
- FCT
presents "Cheaper By The Dozen" announceas auditon dates for
next three shows
- Fayette Community
Theatre Inc. will present the three-act comedy "Cheaper by the
Dozen" at Sams Auditorium Oct. 5-8 and Oct. 12-15.
- News
from the front or Mike gets letters
- What a difference
a week makes.
- Free
piano recital at Spivey hall
- The Clayton College
& State University Department of Music will host pianist Dr. Carla
McElhaney for a guest artist recital Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
in the university's world-renowned Spivey Hall.
Movies
- Religion
'By
example' is still the best way to reach youth
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
In the early eighties,
Pollster George Gallop surveyed American youth and discovered that they
wanted to go deeper in the places of God through prayer, Bible study,
and personal discipline. However, the church looked to Hollywood, MTV,
and Disneyworld and asked what the youth wanted.
'If
I were you...'
By MSGR. THOMAS J. MCSWEENEY
Religion Columnist
At a busy New
York City intersection, one evening, a car stops at a red light. A
yellow taxi, right behind stops also. A frail old lady with a cane
steps off the curb and begins to hobble across the street.
His
House Community Church to host Gospel concert Sunday
Tim and
Lauren Wienmaster, a Southern Gospel duo, will perform in concert Sunday
morning, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m.at His House Community Church in Fayetteville.
The church meets in the American Legion log cabin on Ga. Hwy. 85, just
south of the courthouse. Pastor is Dr. Knox Herndon.
Interdenominational
Bible study classes offered at PTC UM
The Peachtree City
United Methodist Church will offer "Community Bible Study,"
an interdenominational Bible study class, beginning Thursday, Sept.
21 at 7:30 p.m.
Bethany
plans revival
Bethany United Methodist
Church will have revival services Sunday, Sept. 24 through Wednesday,
Sept. 27 from 6:45 until 8 p.m.
Religion
Briefs
Newnan
Presbyterian invites local singles to join non-denominational Sunday school
class
Newnan Presbyterian
Church will offer a special Sunday school class for singles called "Singles
on the Square," beginning Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:45 a.m. Open to all
single, divorced or widowed men and women, the nondenominational class
will offer topics related to "Celebrating Singleness." Class
leader is Dr. Walter Skinner from Central Baptist Church. Ages of those
in the present group range from 30s to 60s.
Opinion
Opinion
Here's
hoping wiring Fayette doesn't depend on these firms
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
A couple of Wednesdays
ago in this space, I asked, "Who's up to wiring Fayette for high-speed,
broadband Internet connectivity?"
Gaffes,
bad press; debates are Bush's hope
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Got the e-mail list
of Bush-isms.
What's
this going on with the U.N.?
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
While most of
us were painting the last strokes on this summer's canvas over Labor
Day weekend, the leaders of more than 150 nations were gathering to
put the first strokes on a new international canvasglobal governance.
Vowing to ring in the new millennium with a new paradigm, leaders
from all over the world converged in New York to cast a 21st century
landscape for 20th century thinkers.
Service:
It's the forgotten item in mega-stores
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh
Lines
No wonder people
are turning to the Internet faster than NBC can cancel a Tony Danza
sitcom. Shopping in person has become an awful experience. The problems
of retail and store service (and don't forget the post office) go all
the way to the top.
Letters to
the Editor
Arts
need some help to find a good home
'Michael Boylan's
Sept. 13 column, "All the world's a stage, so where is ours?",
is timely and an accurate commentary on the current state of the arts
in Fayette County.
Don't
forget us in youth ballet; we need help, too
I read [Michael
Boylan's] column with great interest; however, you forgot a very important
group in our community, the dance companies.
Bigots
warned: Teen rights won't be trampled at PTC's Jitterbuggers
Recent reported
actions prompt me to write this editorial to all papers in Coweta and
Fayette County.
Noisy
group ruins Garfunkel concert
I had a chance on
a recent weekend to attend the concert of one of the musical idols of
my youth, Art Garfunkel, at the Frederick Brown Amphitheater.
Oops,
there are more 1812 veterans
I was quite disturbed
to find incorrect information in an article by Carolyn Cary concerning
the May home.
A
first: PTC planners reject rezoning because of school overcrowding
As discussed previously,
a movement called Education First in Fayette (EFF) is beginning to heat
up the debate on making our school system a priority with the county
and the various municipal governments within Fayette County.
Sandy
Creek H.S. needs auditorium
My name is Jennifer
Merrill, and I am in the ninth grade at Sandy Creek High School.
Parents,
do you know what's on TV?
I sat down this
morning to catch up on some e-mail and, desiring the accompaniment of
background noise, casually flipped through the channels, coming to rest
upon one of the varied music television video channels. Long having
suspicions regarding the content of these programs I decided to invest
a few minutes to observe.
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