News
Busted
at school: kids passing funny money, sharing medications
In the past few
months, the Fayette County School System has caught several students
sharing prescription medication with others and attempting to pass counterfeit
money to pay for book fines and meals in the cafeteria.
Judge
'mugs' student traffic offender at Sandy Creek
Students at Sandy
Creek High School will soon find out what happens when you break the
law and test the temper of a judge.
County
helps family with $1,038 bill for water, sewer
A water bill of
$100 for a single family home would be considered pretty high, so how
about more than $1,000.
Inside
Fayette's BIG houses -- the Top 10
It's well known
that Fayette is an affluent county filled with fine, expensive homes.
Sports
icons, preacher, CEOs all like privacy
Not surprisingly,
people who live in expensive houses are inclined to protect their privacy.
Owners
proud of their custom abodes, but wary of publicity
[Editor's
note: Staff writer Sallie Satterthwaite contacted some owners of Fayette's
biggest homes and asked them about living in the big houses shown in
this issue. The following are excerpts from those interviews.]
After
three days in jail for missing jury duty, local rapper ready to give out
new address
Exiting
the Fayette County Jail Sunday evening after completing his three-day
sentence for skipping jury duty, rapper Jermaine Dupri Mauldin said
he didn't want to go back.
Engineers
seek solution to fire hydrant concerns
Engineers
for the Fayette County Water System this week are trying to find a way
to install fire hydrants on low pressure water lines without bursting
the lines.
Cox
irked by part of education bill
State
Rep. Kathy Cox yesterday introduced an amendment to Gov. Roy Barnes'
education legislation that addressed what for her is a major sticking
point regarding the distribution of education funds.
P&Z
recommends offices, not retail, for 74/Redwine
Charles
Pailer III is between a rock and a hard place ... actually between a
school and a shopping center, but that's the same thing, says his daughter,
Donna OKelley.
School
board looking for (quite) a few good teachers
If
you're a qualified teacher, the Fayette County Board of Education wants
you.
Fayette's
ready for summer drought
Fayette
County Water System is ready for another dry season, but local officials
would like a little more flexibility in dealing with summer demand.
Mechanical
failure at pump station leads to small sewage spill in PTC
Two
separate failures contributed to a minor sewage spill at a pump station
near Lake Peachtree Sunday evening, authorities said.
School
board meets Monday
The
Fayette County Board of Education has adjusted its schedule slightly
for March, with a special called meeting and the regular workshop scheduled
for Monday at 4 p.m.
Brooks
candidates to meet the public
Candidates
for the Post 4 seat on the Brooks Town Council will face the public
tonight in a question-and-answer session at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
PTC
ready to celebrate Tree City USA honor
Peachtree
City residents are invited to celebrate the city's new designation as
a member of the Tree City USA program.
Hecht
natural gas bill passes
State
Sen. Greg Hecht's Natural Gas Bill of Rights has passed the Senate.
Check
it out: Chess programaids students academically
Most
people would not know what the terms "castling" and "en
passant" mean.
Guilty
pleas entered in two separate child molestation cases
Two
local men pled guilty in court Wednesday to child molestation charges
stemming from two separate incidents.
Krakeel
to make appeal in Brooks
The
Brooks Town Council will hear Fayette County Fire Chief Jack Krakeel
at its regular meeting tonight at 7:30.
Seabaugh
to address NAACP
State
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, who represents parts of Fayette and Coweta counties,
will address the Fayette County Branch of the NAACP Saturday, March
10 at 4 p.m. at the Flat Rock AME Church.
Fayette
post offices now open at 8 a.m.
Post
offices in Peachtree City and Fayetteville are now open an hour earlier
to give customers a chance to stop by before work.
Local
choral student going to national convention
For
the first time in at least 10 years, a choral student from the Fayette
County School System has been selected to perform at the American Choral
Directors Association national convention.
Three
Fayette schools to vie in Literary Meet Friday
High school students
from Augusta, Ga. to Gray, Ga. to Newnan, Ga. will converge on the campus
of Clayton College & State University this Friday, March 9, for
the Georgia High School Association Regional Literary Meet.
Booth
Middle participating in Laws of Life contest
As
part of J.C. Booth Middle School's character education program, the
English department at the school will launch a Laws of Life essay contest
with the assistance of the Peachtree City Rotary Club.
Fayette's
outstanding volunteers sought
If you know and
adult or youth who has worked hard as a volunteer during the past year,
the United Way in Fayette County wants to know about it.
Police
Blotter
Higher Education
- Starting
a new tradition
-
Danny
Davis of Peachtree City is in his first year of college, at a school
with a total enrollment of about 90. But that's eighty-something more
than what his last two years of high school had.
- CCSU
announces ITP choice
- Clayton State President
Dr. Thomas K. Harden announced last week that Clayton College &
State University will be modifying its pioneering Information Technology
Project (ITP), starting with the fall 2001 semester.
- Gordon's
nursing program ranks first
- Gordon College's
nursing program has been ranked the best in the state among two-year
colleges.
- CCSU
hosts annual literary meet
- While Clayton State's
students are enjoying their spring break, the University will "adopt"
a couple of hundred high school students to occupy its buildings.
- CCSU
science association meets
- The Clayton College
& State University Science Association recently heard from guest
speaker Sabrina Moore-Wilford, a recruiter for the Medical College of
Georgia.
Prime Timers
- Prime
Timers enjoy St. Patrick's Day
-
You
don't have to be Irish to appreciate St. Patrick's Day. However, Fayette
County is home to a large number of second and third generation Irish
and a few original Irish transplants.
- Nancy
Price embarks on new career
- Nancy Price, in
her capacity as Regions Bank's marketing officer and Heritage Club coordinator,
has been in on the Prime Timer Pages since the very beginning. She was
instrumental in helping to "sell" the initial idea and has
been a major part of the ongoing success of the pages. As many of our
readers are aware, Nancy has started a new career with the city of Fayetteville's
Main Street organization. The Heritage Club of Regions Bank will sorely
miss her bright smiles and great ideas.
- Doster
celebrate 51st
- Sabine and Jim
Doster met in Germany in 1946. Jim was in the Army, and was introduced
to Sabine, who is from Estonia, through mutual friends. They began dating,
and after a four-year courtship they married Feb. 18, 1950.
- Graham
has true Irish connection
- The Irish are among
us and we are often unaware. Take the case of Connie Graham.
- 'You
only hear me when you want to...'
- Is that a comment
you've heard before?
- Business
Church
moves into new era
On
Sunday, February 25th, Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church
marked its ground breaking for its new Sanctuary Complex. The entire
morning was dedicated to this special event where around 300 member
and guests attended.
Don't
overlook valuable tax deductions
If
you're looking for deductions to help lower your 2000 tax bill, the
Georgia Society of CPAs provides the following information on commonly
overlooked deductions and what is and isn't deductible.
- Sports
Local
teams serve up some great tennis
The Peachtree City
Invitational tennis tournament was held on Friday and got some games
in before the inclement weather set in.
Local
track teams perform well at The Dome
Several local high
schools sent representatives to the Georgia High School indoor championships
last weekend and the results were good.
Fayette
County boys and girls start soccer season right
The
Lady Tiger Soccer teams defeated the Lady Wild cats from Lovejoy by
a score of 12-0 in both the Varsity and Junior Varsity games last week.
This game was the Varsity team's Home and Sub-Region opener. They came
out strong and were up 4-0 after seven and a half minutes. Crystal Rene
de Cotret and Megan Wolfe got one goal a piece while Ashley Kirkwood
notched two goals.
Off
to the races at AMS this weekend
Auto
racing has been on a lot of people's lips this year and the talk will
only increase as racers in the Busch and Winston Cup series will head
into Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the Aaron's 312 (Busch)
and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (Winston Cup).
Former
FCHS runners perform well at college
Karey Howard and
Clarinda Phillips of Fayetteville received awards at the LaGrange College
fall semester athletic banquet.
- Weekend
- Offshoot
plans coffeehouse and classes this weekend
-
-
The
next-to-last Stars on the Southern Crescent of the season, scheduled
for Saturday, March 10, at the LaFayette Educational Center in Fayetteville,
will mark singer/songwriter Carla Ulbrich's first appearance at the
popular south side coffeehouse.
- Starr's
Mill to present 'You're A Good man, Charlie Brown'
-
-
Peanuts
was perhaps the most famous comic strip of all time.
- Auto
show returns for 19th year this weekend
-
- More than 34 different
lines of import and domestic vehicles will be under one roof this week
when the Georgia World Congress Center hosts the 19th annual Atlanta-Journal
Constitution International Auto Show.
Words
— food for thought
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
-
The
precise and accurate use of words is a serious issue with conscientious
writers.
- Movies
- Luncheon
and fashion show to benefiot breast cancer awareness
-
- The Bosom Buddies
annual Celebration of Life luncheon and fashion show will be 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Swissotel in Atlanta.
Religion
Enrichment
comes through shared traditions
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
Last Wednesday,
I anointed my forehead with ashes in order to participate in centuries-old
practice acknowledging the beginning of Lent. You may ask, can an ole
Southern Baptist boy participate in Ash Wednesday? Even Wednesday night,
I rubbed ashes onto the foreheads of our church's children, sharing with
them lessons of repentance, denial, and self-examination.
Rev.
Wilmesherr formally ordained at First Presbyterian Church of PTC
Rev.
Sandra Wilmesherr was formally ordained as the associate pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City in an ordination service
performed in December and attended by a host of family and close friends.
Rev. Wilmesherr served Communion at the church on Feb. 4.
Christ
the King's Epps joins national pro-life, church-based political group
Father David Epps
of Sharpsburg, pastor of Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church
in Peachtree City, became the first priest to become a member of the
CEC for Life, a new pro-life group recently established by the International
Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (ICCEC), based in California.
Also, Epps' church became the first congregation to receive church membership.
Presbyterians
plan lasagna dinner, variety show
Members of the First
Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City will have their annual dinner
and variety show Friday, March 16, at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Doors will be open for dinner seating at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts
at 8 p.m.
Religion
Briefs
Opinion
Opinion
Get
ready for turbulent economic times
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
We in the Atlanta
area are fond of congratulating ourselves on the fact that our economy
is among the best in the nation.
Bill
threatens local taxation decisions
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
One of this year's
important pieces of legislation, House Bill 656, is expected to hit
the floor of the Georgia House of Representatives this week. HB 656
extends the 2000 session Education Reform Act by restoring funding for
paraprofessionals in kindergarten, phasing in an end to social promotion,
and adding additional funding for new schools to meet the mandate of
smaller teacher to student ratios in last year's bill. But there something
hiding in HB 656 that may have a significant impact on Fayette county
if passed "as is" without amendment.
Who
is smarter, men or women?
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
There are large
questions in life, like, in the movies, if someone is carrying a bag
of groceries, why will there always be a loaf of french bread sticking
out? But, I am thinking a larger, more important a question here: Which
is the smarter gender? Are women smarter? Are men smarter?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lenox:
City taxpayers still being wronged
I appreciate the
letter you published last week from Commissioners Wells, Frady and VanLandingham.
It was factual, well-written and represents the only meaningful dialogue
in recent months from the commission. However, several key facts were
omitted.
School
bus riding: Set your alarm earlier, Kerry
Kerry FitzPatrick,
the Starr's Mill teen who would educate the rest of the world as to
whom should ride the school bus, is a classic model of a slow learner.
There are two glaring examples.
Kerry,
you have to pay the price of your choices
I am not surprised
that the letters from Kerry FitzPatrick have generated so many responses.
I suspect some readers have reacted as much to her sarcastic tone as
to her complaint itself.
Death
tax repeal not aimed at U.S. billionaires
The fight to keep
the death tax was strengthened last month by support from 120 of some
of the nation's wealthiest people. Warren E. Buffett, George Soros,
David Rockefeller, Jr., and the father of Bill Gates, among others,
began a petition to keep the death tax, citing that the tax prevents
an American "aristocracy of wealth."
Pet
killed with no notification from animal control
I would like the
pet owners that live in Weatherly subdivision to be aware the incident
that happened on Jan. 2. A neighbor (or should I even use the word "neighbor"?)
filed a complaint with the Fayette County animal control about a cat
(or animal) that was leaving dead animals in their yard, so animal control
set a "trap."
Complainers
shouldn't overturn voice-control leash law
A March 2001 "UPDATE
Peachtree City" article stated, "The City has received 'several
complaints' recently from path user who have encountered unleashed dogs,
'accompanied by the owner,' on the paths."
Dorsey
House razing upsets students at Fayette Middle School
I am writing to
inform you of my class's disappointment about what has happened to the
Dorsey House on Long Avenue.
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