Friday, December 8, 2000

News

New stoplight set to operate Wednesday

Get ready to stop again. Sort of, anyway.

Wynnmeade access will not be closed

When the traffic signal on Ga. Highway 54 at Wynnmeade Parkway is relocated to the new MacDuff Parkway, the entrance to the Wynnmeade subdivision will not be closed, said City Public Information Specialist Betsy Tyler.

PTC Recreation Department collecting gifts, food for needy

The Peachtree City Recreation Department has begun collecting Christmas gifts and non-perishable food items for donation to the Fayette County Department of Family and Children Services.

City speed hump study will begin this spring at recreation locations

Peachtree City's experiment with speed humps won't begin until spring at the earliest.

Independent living facility in the works

A concept plan for a new 144-unit independent living facility will be considered by the Peachtree City Planning Commission at its regular meeting Monday night.

WASA approves funds to begin design for future expansion of sewer system

The Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority has approved a plan to begin the preliminary design that would double the capacity of the Rockaway sewage treatment facility.

PTC library to stay open late for exams

Local high school students looking for a quite late-night place to study for exams need look no further than the Peachtree City Library.

Santa Run continues

Santa Claus will continue to visit the following neighborhoods this weekend with the Peachtree City Fire Department as they collect canned food items for the Fayette Samaritans food drive.

Police Blotter

Movies

School board may vote for new SPLOST

Coweta County residents could soon be voting on another special purpose local option sales tax for the school system.

Budget grows by 10 percent

Coweta County's proposed budget for 2001 is jumping by nearly 10 percent.

Water plant could be operational next year

Senoia's water plant may be up and running by the end of next year.

Band director calls it quits

East Coweta High School is looking for a new band director.

Coweta gets bike path plan rolling

Sign design should feature a standardized, easily recognizable bicycle graphic.

Sports

Lazers head to state cup finals

The 87 Lazers White girls soccer team is the first PTCYSA team to qualify for a state cup final.

Panthers challenge Hoyas for trip to state finals

Get thee to the Georgia Dome !

B-ball season features old and new rivalries

In basketball action this week, some old region rivals met, while others met for the first time in region play.

Getting to the sports events this wekend

If you are making the trip to the Dome, the best way to get there would be traveling on MARTA. Get off at Five Points station and take the blue line to the Omni/G.W.C.C. stop. If you decide to drive in to the game, travel on I-85 to Exit 246, the Fulton St./Central Ave exit. Follow the signs to the Dome. It may cost some money to park.

Opinion

Equal time for the loyal opposition:
'You must be a Bush-Cheney Republican if . . .'

By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

I had no idea that my column last week would generate so much interest. It seems that not all of those living in Fayette and Coweta counties are rock-solid Republicans. In case you forgot or somehow missed my column (not that you would), I shared on the subject of "You Must be a Gore-Lieberman Democrat if..."

 

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