News
Will
$65 million school bond pass this time?
The signs are up
"School Bond, Vote Yes at End of Ballot" and supporters are
out in force at high school football games and school events circulating
informational fliers about the bond.
F'ville
liquor, 3 local races on 2 ballots
Fayette County voters
go to the polls Tuesday to elect a county commissioner, a Board of Education
member, a clerk of Superior Court, a state senator and a U.S. congressman,
in addition to statewide races.
Activist
puts stamp(s) on big box flap
The latest version
of Peachtree City's big box ordinance contains language that would specifically
exempt two properties from having to abide by its rules.
County,
cities ask state for $754,000 for green space
Fayette County is
now officially a part of Gov. Roy Barnes' green space program.
Impact
fee plan awaits state OK
Fayette County is
ready to submit its plan for impact fees to help pay for a new jail
and fire stations to state agencies for their approval.
Semi-private
pools to get county inspection
Swimming pools owned
by homeowners associations, apartments and country clubs will be regulated
under new guidelines approved by the Fayette County Commission last
week.
Flu
shots are now here for high-risk group
Flu
shots are now available at the Fayette County Health Department, but
the department is asking that high-risk clients be immunized first.
Rezoning
denial leads to lawsuit
The
Fayette County Board of Commissioners is being sued over its decision
to deny a rezoning for a 77-acre subdivision on Spear Road that would
have 23 single-family homes on three-acre lots.
PTC
Council to rule on Wal-Mart plan
The
Peachtree City Council is scheduled to rule Thursday night on whether
to uphold the Planning Commission's denial of a concept plan for the
proposed Wal-Mart Superstore.
Late
in game, state scuttles county planning effort
Fayette
County commissioners were all set to adopt an updated comprehensive
growth management plan, but the state of Georgia pulled the rug out
from under them.
Village
revised plan gets P&Z approval
Plans
for the proposed Village development have been revised, but the plan
agreed upon at last week's Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission
is not as different from the original plan as it once was.
New
county engineer has his hands full
Ron
Salmons had little time for orientation after he started work a few
weeks ago as Fayette's county engineer.
Students
get firsthand view of how politics works
The
race for president of Starr's Mill High School is over and Tony Tofanelli,
the candidate for the Free Liberty Party, is the winner.
Students
discover human side of history
Students
at Brooks Elementary School don't just study history, they live it.
Police
Blotter
LaFayette
Ball reopens old state Capitol at Milledgeville
In
March of 1825, the Revolutionary War hero, Gen. Marquis de LaFayette,
was welcomed to Milledgeville and to Georgia by Gov. George M. Troup
and a ball was held in the 1807 Capitol building.
Library
patrons celebrate its founding
Library
enthusiasts recently celebrated the third annual Founders' Day and Concert
Series at the Fayette County Public Library, Fayetteville.
Collins
happy about new tax package
U.S.
Rep. Mac Collins said this week he hopes the president will sign a new
tax cut package approved by the House of Representatives last week.
Parenting
series set at Heritage School
Noted
author and speaker Dr. Sylvia Rimm will speak Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at The
Heritage School in Newnan.
Delta
pilots endorse proposals to shareholders
At
Delta Air Lines' annual meeting last week, the company's 9,600 pilots
strongly endorsed three significant proxy proposals that the pilos say
increase shareholder value and reflect important trends in corporate
governance:
Prime Timers
- Seniors
helping seniors volunteers in Fayette
- Attempting to mention
the names of all the volunteers in Fayette County would be an impossible
task. The list would be longer than the list of names in the local phone
book given the number of family members involved in community activism.
- Profiles of Senior
Volunteers in Fayette
- Fred
Brown and Iola Snow
- Greg
Dunn
-
- Dot
Kite
-
- Vicki
Turner
- Business
Gold's
Gym moving into old Wal-Mart
J.D. Holmes,
owner of two Gold's Gyms in Peachtree City, announced today that he is
bringing a world-class, state-of-the-art family health club to Fayetteville.
Emory
closing clinic
The Emory Clinic
will discontinue operations at its Fayetteville Health Center on Nov.
30. The announcement was made today by Penny Castellano, MD, Chief Medical
Officer for Primary Care at The Emory Clinic.
Capital
Gains tax planning: the long and short of it
Most of us can't
escape the fact that we have to pay taxes, but one tax we can control
is the capital gains tax. That's because the amount of capital gains
tax incurred is triggered by whether and when you sell capital assets.
Read what the Georgia Society of CPAs has to say about how effective
tax planning can reduce or, perhaps, even eliminate your capital gains
tax bill.
Hospital
names three board members
The Fayette Community
Hospital Board of Directors recently held its first meeting of the new
fiscal year, welcoming three newly appointed members Hulett D. Sumlin,
Joel Cowan Sr., and William T. Cook, M.D.
Chamber
has a busy week
- Sports
Playoff
picture shaping up for local team
Last Friday evening
before a packed crowd, McIntosh led Starr's Mill for an all too brief
moment for Chief fans.
Landmark
runs to region titles
The Landmark Christian
School boys cross-country team won the Region 5 A championship Saturday
at Sandy Creek High School with a low score of 17 points.
Landmark
freshman go undefeated
The Landmark Christian
School varsity football team has had its share of
struggles this season, but the team's future is certainly bright.
Getting
to the game
Southsiders
excel again at Army 10-Mile
After training together
for almost three months, 11 personnel from Fort McPherson, all residents
of Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, and Henry counties representing the Third
U.S. Army, traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 16th annual
Army 10-Miler.
Big
weekend at Senoia Speedway
This
weekend Senoia Speedway's Super Bowl of Racing presents the first ever
Asphalt Championships bringing the 2000 season to an end. With qualifying
on Friday night and racing on Saturday night the drivers and their crews
are gearing up for the fight to the finish. This event will be anything
but calm as points and money are up for grabs in almost all divisions.
Emotions are high and drivers are preparing for the ride of their lives.
Tournament
and auction to benefit Southwest Christian Hospice
Many Atlanta Braves
will be teeing up at Planterra Ridge Golf Club in Peachtree City Monday,
Nov. 6.
Harlem
Legends coming to FCHS
If
you listen closely, you can hear the tune of "Sweet Georgia Brown"
getting closer and closer.
Nominations
for Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame have begun
Fayette
County High School has begun the process of selections for its Sports
Hall of Fame Celebration for 2001 and would like the public's help in
soliciting nominations.
- Weekend
- Upcoming
coffeehouse offers jazz and celtic music
-
Offshoot Productions
has announced that the Saturday, Nov. 4 Stars on the Southern Crescent
coffeehouse will feature Emerald Rose, a Celtic band from north Georgia.
- McIntosh
students get a taste of television
-
If
you've been flipping channels in Peachtree City recently, there is
a good chance you may have seen "McIntosh Prime Time."
- Plenty
of theater heading to area this November
-
November
has arrived and with it comes a plethora of theatrical events, occurring
in and around Fayette County.
Election
day preview
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
-
Tis the season
when editorial writers and columnists traditionally exhort readers
to be sure to vote, and then tell you how.
- Movies
- The
voting guide according to Mike
-
This
is an important election year and every vote counts.
- Religion
Consider
the 'big picture' when voting on liquor issue
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
When the Puritans
set sail to Massachusetts, they had taken care to carry with them 42
tons of beer (in contrast with 14 tons of water) and 10,000 gallons
of wine. When Prohibition became the law of the land in 1921, churches
would requisition sacramental wine.
Church
of Nativity to offer election eve' prayer vigil
The
Episcopal Church of the Nativity will have an Eve of Election prayer
vigil on Monday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. The sanctuary will remain
open after the service for silent prayer and reflection until 10 p.m.
River's
Edge Church opens for nightly prayer
Beginning
tonight, Nov. 1, the worship center at River's Edge Community Church
will be open every night of the week, including Fridays and Saturdays,
from 7-8:30 p.m. for prayer, anointing with oil, deliverance ministry
and reading of the scriptures.
Fayetteville
UMC women to have annual arts and craft show Saturday
The United Methodist
Women at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will have its annual
Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in
the Family Life Center. Christmas items and baked good will be available
for sale.
'Taste
of Home Family Fair' planned for Nov. 11
Women of the First
Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City will present a, "Taste of
Home Family Fair" on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
at the church. The first-time event will feature crafts, new and used
items, cakes and baked goods, plants, bulbs and cuttings, homemade soup
and cornbread, and a cakewalk.
Bethany
UMC plans annual Perlieu Stew and bazaar Nov. 11
Members of Bethany
United Methodist Church will have their annual Perlieu stew and bazaar
on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the church.
Religion
Briefs
Opinion
Opinion
Vote
'Yes' on school bond referendum
CITIZEN
EDITORIAL
Many decisions face
you next Tuesday in the ballot booth, but few are more important for
the children of this county than the decision you make on paying for
badly needed new schools.
So
much election furor: Where's the fire?
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
This is the first
time in my life that I can remember going into a presidential election
with little idea as to who is most likely to win.
Good
reasons to vote 'Yes' for bonds
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
By this time next
week, we'll have the answers to a whole bunch of important questions.
We'll know who will lead this country for the next four years, we'll
know which political party powerhouse will hold the coveted majority
of seats in the House and Senate, and folks in this little corner
of the world will know whether or not our school system has earned
your support on a school bond for new schools construction.
All
I need to know I learned at the movies
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh
Lines
I used to rate the
movie theaters locally, but it has become fruitless. The movie closed
here in Peachtree City. The once simple-to-get-to Newnan has become
the poster child for sprawl, congestion and traffic. Thus, I am left
with Tinseltown 17 and Cinemark 10 as the place to see my films.
Letters to
the Editor
Keep
liquor out of F'ville and drunks off our county's roads
I just found out
this week that there is a referendum for "liquor by the drink"
on the ballot for Nov. 7. I am very appalled: (1) that it is not a county-wide
vote and (2) that the citizens of Fayetteville would consider such a
thing for such an upstanding community.
Some
suggestions about voting on constitutional amendments next Tues
Do you know what
you'll face when you enter the voting booth on Nov. 7? When you run
into the 11 Yes/No choices for state constitutional amendments and statewide
referendum questions, will you be prepared? The purpose of this note
is to prepare you and help you out.
Help
needed on PTC big box ordinance problems
To all my friends
in Fayette County, our time has arrived. We are approaching a moment
of truth.
Ode
to Peachtree City
After having just
read the latest installment of Peachtree City's own version of "As
Our World Turns," and the allegations against Dan Tennant, it got
me thinking.
We
don't need more drunk drivers
Liquor by the drink
is going to be voted in on Nov. 7 unless the people of Fayetteville
are more aptly notified and those who are in opposition to it have the
full facts. I personally have been watching this issue for several years
trying to keep up with the possibility of it appearing on the ballot.
Boy! Was I taken by surprise when I read just this past few weeks that
the petition had been approved and it in fact would be on the ballot.
Veterans
don't push themselves
I am Frank Hyde,
Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9949, Peachtree City. Phone
770-487-8304.
Remember
Buddy Poppy Day
On Saturday Nov.
11 all citizens will be implored by the various media outlets to remember
the men and women who have served in the armed forces of our nation
throughout its history. We will be asked to especially remember and
honor those veterans who made the supreme sacrifice of their lives.
Power
has shifted to Supreme Court
According to Al
Gore and Tim Parker, the Supreme Court should have the authority to
interpret the Constitution any way they see fit.
Suicide
survivors need help, support in learning to forgive themselves
Fayette County has
lost yet another precious life to suicide. The family and friends of
another young teen are asking all the unanswerable questions. The most
frequent: "What could we have done to stop this?"
Recreation
fields are not proper place for dogs' potties
Today, I was appalled
by the lack of concern some people have for the health of our children.
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