News
Dunn
to Lenox: 'We're not playing'
If Peachtree City
Mayor Bob Lenox wants serious replies to his communications with Fayette
County commissioners, he should communicate through mail or e-mail,
rather than through the media, commission Chairman Greg Dunn said this
week.
County
drops out of joint planning with cities
FUTURE is history,
as far as the Fayette County Commission is concerned.
PTC
officials originally planned to fire city clerk
Records obtained
by The Citizen show there was a move to fire Peachtree City Clerk Nancy
Faulkner several months before the City Council declined to reappoint
her to that position.
Pike
murder suspect has Fayette ties
One of three men
who sparked an extensive manhunt in Fayette County over 27 years ago
has been arrested for the murder of two Pike County men at a hunting
lodge there in January.
Planners:
What next for Starr's Mill area?
Fayette County's
Planning Commission Thursday will start thinking about whether a recent
controversial shopping center rezoning on Ga. Highway 74 should bring
changes in the land use plan for the area.
Heart
help goes public
If you've got to
go into cardiac arrest in a public place, Fayette County may be one
of the better places in the country to do it.
Using
these AEDs, anyone can save a life
When sudden cardiac
arrest occurs, says Chris Campbell, a firefighter and paramedic with
Peachtree City Fire Department, the victim's survival depends on the
earliest possible return to a normal heart rhythm.
Jones
settles sex discrimination suit against city of Fayetteville
Amanda
Jones, a former clerk with the city of Fayetteville, has agreed to settle
her sexual discrimination lawsuit against the city, former City Manager
Mike Bryant and current City Manager Joe Morton.
Jail
sentence for rapper who skipped jury duty is upheld by appeals court
Rapper
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin will get a taste of the real "Hard Knock
Life" after all.
Pearson
guilty plea hearing postponed
The
family of murder victims allegedly shot to death by an elderly Fayette
man over a year ago came expecting to see justice in court.
Tower
request withdrawn after neighbors object
An
application for a cell phone tower on Ga. Highway 74 has been withdrawn
in the face of neighborhood opposition.
County
sets moratorium on growth in work force
Fayette
County government is big enough for now, county commissioners have decided.
Road
rage chase leads to assault of Riverdale woman
A
Riverdale woman has claimed she was assaulted by a motorist who had
chased her and an acquaintance into Fayetteville earlier this month.
Double
bee winner: NorthFayette student wins in spelling, geography
North
Fayette student wins bees
Flat
Rock is First School in Georgia to Offer SAVE
Today's
students face a multitude of challenges in their daily lives.
WalkAmerica
kicks off
The
2001 WalkAmerica Fayette Kickoff luncheon was attended by over 100 representatives
of businesses and industry in the county.
Hecht
bills moving through the process
State
Sen. Greg Hecht's bill aimed at stiffer penalties for pimps who take
advantage of children has cleared a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.
Westmoreland:
Slow session is good news
Rep.
Lynn Westmoreland is calling in a Fayette connection to help interpret
one of Gov. Roy Barnes' initiatives.
Republicans
launch gas rights bill
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland,
the state's House minority leader, will join other Republican representatives
in introducing a "gas customers' bill of rights in a press conference
today at 1:45 p.m. on the Washington Street steps of the state Capitol.
Cox
working on child endangerment bill
State
Rep. Kathy Cox introduced legislation last week that she hopes will
help protect children from the criminal actions of their parents and
other adults.
Fayette
County GOP sets mass meetings and County Convention
The
Fayette County Republican Party will convene precinct mass meetings
Saturday, March 3, at 9 a.m. to elect delegates and alternates to the
Fayette County Republican Party Convention.
Healthy
heart is February focus
St.
Valentine's Day, with its emphasis on matters of the heart, falls in
February, and that may be reason enough to focus on health, especially
heart health.
Geography
bee winners announced
Do
you know the answers to these questions:
Planning
ahead urged for severe weather
The
week of Feb. 18-24 has been proclaimed "Severe Weather Awareness
Week" by Gov. Roy Barnes.
Police
Blotter
Real Estate
- Arbor
Springs to host Street of Dreams
- Street of Dreams,
Inc., has selected Arbor Springs Plantation in Newnan as the site of
its 11th annual Atlanta Street of Dreams luxury home show.
- We're
looking for a few good men and women to build the homes of the future
-
Overall
employment in the construction trades is expected to increase from
just under 6 million to more than 6.5 million from 1998 to 2008, according
to a forecast from the U.S. Department of Labor. For the home building
industry, this means that demand for workers is expected to exceed
supply for some time to come, and that could have an impact on the
cost of building new homes.
- Historical
Concepts wins Southern Living award
-
Longtime
Peachtree City architect Jim Strickland and his company, Historical
Concepts, were recently honored by Southern Living magazine for the
design of a Greek Revival house in South Carolina.
- Family
very happy with kitchen remodeling
-
"I've
waited 23 years for this," said Pat Ormsby of Peachtree City,
who has just gotten her "dream kitchen" through the efforts
of Peachtree City-based M Cubed Building Services.
- Keep
up with Joneses at Irish Village
-
Vicki
Jones, owner and president of Preferred Mortgage Group, announced
that her company is offering loan packages in Irish Village, a new
single-family residential community off Senoia Road in Tyrone.
-
- ParkLane
honored by Plymart
- ParkLane Homes
received the Industry Leadership Award from Plymart Building Materials
Company while cruising aboard the MS Imagination. The award was presented
by cruise sponsor Rich Mahaffey of Plymart. ParkLane Homes received
the award for "outstanding participation and performance in improving
operations efficiencies."
- Keller
Williams opens Market Center
-
Keller
Williams Realty has announced the opening of the Peachtree City-Newnan
Market Center, temporarily located at 400 West Park Court, Suite 230.
The Market Center will move into a permanent office space (location
pending) this spring.
- Glen
Abbey at Canongate model home open
-
Bob
Adams Homes has announced the completion of its new designer model
home at Glen Abbey at Canongate.
- Camden
Forrest now open
-
Forrest
Homes Inc. announces the grand opening of Camden Forrest, a 160-unit
townhouse development on West Fayetteville Road in Clayton County.
- Business
Development
authority wants to help existing industry
Exisiting
industries in Fayette County now have a plan to help expand their business
and keep them thriving.
Tips
and tactics for deducting business meals and entertainment expenses
Taking
customers or clients out to dinner, to a round of golf, or for a night
at the theater often makes good business sense.
Metro
Brokers/ Better Homes and Gardens breaks ground on new Peachtree City
office
In
a move that will dramatically increase the companyís visibility
in the Peachtree City residential real estate market, Metro Brokers/Better
Homes and Gardens announced that it will become the anchor tenant of
the new Peachtree Promenade shopping center at the corner of Highway
54 and Shakerag Hill, across from Dairy Queen. The company recently
broke ground on the new office, which will open in late spring of 2001
and is already under construction. Upon its completion, the company
will move from its current office on Westpark Drive where it has been
located since opening in 1992. The new location will be a state-of-the-art
facility with more than 3,000 square feet of office space which can
accommodate up to 50 sales associates. The current office has 25 sales
associates, including top producer Wendy Greene.
- Sports
Panthers
are back-to-back state champions
The Starr's Mill
Panthers wrestling team won its second consecutive state title over
the weekend.
Panthers
win county swim meet and head to state meet this weekend
The Starr's Mill
High School swim team defeated the three other county high schools to
win the Fayette County Swim Championships. Feb. 2 at the Southeast Natatorium
in Atlanta.
Regular
season ends and region tournaments begin for high school basketball teams
The
regular season of high school basketball ended over the weekend and
the region tournaments began earlier this week. For many of our local
high schools, the season could have ended better.
Magnificent
Seven Sandy Creek sends seven players off to college
Sandy
Creek High School saw seven members of its football team sign national
letters of intent to play college football last week on Signing Day.
EWGA
to hold first meeting of 2001
The
Atlanta chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Associaition will kick
off its 2001 season in style Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Perimeter Marriott
from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Speed
Training offered again
Due to tremendous
demand, The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville will again offer Speed Training.
The eight sessions will be held on Wednesdays in March and April at
5:30 p.m.
- Weekend
- Get
in the spirit: Georgia Dance Theatre to perform this weekend
-
Georgia
Dance Theatre wants you to get "In the Spirit of Dance."
- NCT
to present 'The Foreigner'
-
If
someone couldn't understand you, there would be no harm in revealing
your deepest secrets.
- The
circus is coming to town
-
The
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus has performed before 500
million fans in more than 100,000 performances over three consecutive
centuries, thus proving it truly is "The Greatest Show on Earth."
What
love is all about
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
-
A
Valentine arrived in the mail recently, courtesy of Carol Bligh, who
gave us permission to publish it.
- Movies
- Offshoot
Productions loses performance space
-
For
the past year, the south side's Offshoot Productions, a professional
theater company, has been performing in the Royce Regeon Band Hall
of the LaFayette Educational Center, formerly Fayette County High
School, in Fayetteville.
-
- Happy
Valentine's day, Fayette County
-
I
met Sabine in middle school.
- Religion
God's
law or man's law ... follow it and be blessed
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
I am outraged
with the outraged expressed over President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich
for his crimes against the United States. Why am I outraged? Because the
Constitution of the United States, Article 2, Section 2, gives the President
the authority "to grant Reprieves and Pardons for offenses against
the United States, except in cases of Impeachment."
Peachtree
City's Greiner named associate director for Feed the Children International
Peachtree
City resident Rev. Fr. Raymond J. Greiner has been appointed Associate
Director of Advancement for the Southeast Region of Feed the Children
International, it was announced recently. Fr. Greiner is the pastor
of Prince of Peace Charismatic Episcopal Church, which meets at the
Peachtree City Hampton Inn each Sunday at 10 a.m.
Jayne
Skoog to speak at February 19 Women's Aglow Fellowship meeting
Former opera performer
Jayne Skoog will be the featured speaker at this month's meeting of
Women's Aglow Fellowship International, Peachtree City Chapter, Monday
evening, Feb. 19, and Tuesday morning, Feb. 20. Both meetings will be
held at the Calvary Temple Assembly of God, 202 Robinson Rd. in Peachtree
City, next to Mowell Funeral Home.
Massey
to lead ladies' Bible study group at Christ the King Feb. 20
Dr. Judy Massey
of Peachtree City, current cofounder of the Society of Christ the Healer
and author of three religious instruction manuals, will instruct a series
of ladies Bible study classes beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m.
until noon. The classes will continue weekly at the Parish House of
Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church, 4881 Ga. Hwy. 34 East,
between Peachtree City and Fayetteville.
Holy
Trinity's 'Gloria' performance is Sat.
A free choral and
instrumental performance of Vivaldi's "Gloria" is scheduled
at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City this Saturday, Feb.
17, at 8 p.m. The chorus is made up of choir members from various churches
in the south metro area.
Peachtree
City UMC schedules generation gap' seminar Feb. 25
Dr. Rick Hicks will
present a seminar at Peachtree City United Methodist Church on Sunday,
Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. The seminar will be based on Hicks' book, "Boomers,
Xers, and Other StrangersUnderstanding the Generational Differences
That Divide Us," which he coauthored with his wife, Karen.
Divorce
recovery seminar planned at P'tree City UMC
A
13-week DivorceCare Recovery seminar will be held at Peachtree City
United Methodist church on Thursday evenings beginning Thursday, Feb.
22, from 7-8:30 p.m. in room 300.
Pair
celebrates 100th birthday
Fayetteville's Homer
Lee Pair celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan, 24, 2001. He was born
Jan, 24, 1901, in Atlanta, the oldest of three siblings. His parents
raised their children in the Lakewood Heights area of Atlanta.
Noah's
Ark Church plans gospel sing
The
community is invited to a gospel singing at Noah's Ark Holiness Church
in Jonesboro, Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served
at 5:30 p.m., prior to the singing, and again at intermission.
Providence
UMC offers three Lenten Bible study classes
Providence
United Methodist Church will offer three 6-week Lenten Bible study classes
beginning Ash Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Religion
Briefs
Providence
plans children's Ash Wednesday service
Providence
UMC will have a special children's Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday,
Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m., immediately following the family night dinner.
Opinion
Opinion
Bush
tax cuts are step in right direction
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Now begins the great
class war.
Mayor
Lenox as PTC asylum's warden?
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
Perception is everything
in politics. Language, demeanor, image, and behavior all work in concert
to shape our perception.
Spamming
the globe, extremely
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I have been so preoccupied
in the last months with the, "Sean 'Puffy' Combs" trial, that
I hardly noticed it was time for me to troll the world for really important
events.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter
opens eyes of one Tyrone resident
Well, gaw-lee-gee,
that thar' Mistah M. Barry Bartlett Sr. shore told us athang or two
in his letter printed in th' Feb. 7, 2001 edition of The Citizen, din't
he? I mean, all this time, I thunk I wuz livin' in a fine lil' town,
with fine naybers and sech, but he done straightened me out, yessirree
he did!
Tyrone
run by neighbors who do their best for residents
Mr. Bartlett, unless
you've had a personal run-in with someone here that you're not telling
us about, the tone and language about your neighbors is way out of line.
Tyrone
resident ready to help disappointed developer load U-Haul to move
I had to laugh when
I read Mr. Bartlett's letter in the Feb. 7 issue of The Citizen, in
which he referred to Tyrone as "Bubbaville."
Resident
loves Tyrone and is not 'dumb as dirt'
Mr. Bartlett stated
he had the unhappy experience of living among the "Dumb as dirt,
redneck as it gets, Bubbaville-thinking Town Council, Mayor, and residents
in Tyrone for the past 11 years."
One
of PTC's 'crazies' wants to change status quo leadership
I have been following
the articles focusing on Mayor Lenox's last year in office with great
interest. [The Feb. 2 Peachtree Citizen Review] article was especially
interesting and I have to say I am constantly amazed by the things Bob
Lenox says and the discourse being conducted between our city and county
leaders. His comments near the end of the article concern me the most.
Sumner
Road soon to share Smokerise's fate
I read with great
interest the cover story regarding Smokerise Crossing resident Gale
Bostwick and the impending paving of Sumner Road behind her home. Yes,
it will bring more traffic and noise to her backyard, and that is an
unfortunate situation.
Parents,
make your kids ride the schoolbus
A note to all of
the parents who drive their precious kids to school on rainy days: Thank
you for causing me (yet again!) to be late to school because your precious
middle schoolers and freshmen cannot wait at a bus stop with an umbrella.
Brechin
Park wins tower fight
On behalf of all
the homeowners in Brechin Park, I want to thank you for coming to our
meeting [Feb. 4]. Thank you also for putting our story on the front
page! The power of the press is what helped to make our concerns known
to all the other developments around us and to the members of the New
Hope South Baptist Church.
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