News
Tie
vote dooms added EMS slots
In 2000, it took
an average of eight minutes, 15 seconds for an ambulance to get to an
emergency scene in Fayette County, compared to six minutes 50 seconds
in 1999.
PTC
OKs fixes for 5474
Instead of waiting
for the Wal-Mart/Home Depot developer to build road improvements for
the Ga. Highway 54/74 intersection, the Peachtree City Council has approved
funding five short-term road improvements for the area.
Fines,
jail time part of new county water law
Residents who violate
Fayette County's new ordinance governing outdoor watering would be subject
to fines up to $1,000 or up to six months in jail, or both.
5
head into last days of county commission race
Fayette County voters
will choose from among five candidates for County Commission Post 3
in a special election to replace Commissioner Harold Bost Tuesday, June
19, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
County
eyes $65.25 million budget
Fayette
County will pay off the mortgage if county commissioners approve the
$65.25 million budget proposed by staff.
Discussion
of separate judicial circuit continues
Talk
of trying to make Fayette County into its own judicial circuit has,
so far, not progressed beyond the discussion stage.
Burger
King hit second time by armed robbers
For
the second time in less than a month, an armed robbery has been reported
at Fayetteville's Burger King.
P&Z
likes SprintCom's new tower plan
Adding
ten feet to the height of an existing communications tower is better
than building a new tower.
Tyrone
to fight Callaway judgment
The
legal maneuvering between the town of Tyrone and developer John Callaway
will continue.
No
tax hike for Tyrone
Tyrone's
proposed budget for next year is going up, but taxes will remain the
same.
Candidates
field questions in forums
Although
the length of time for campaigning is much shorter than usual, the public
has been provided more opportunities than usual to hear the views of
candidates for County Commission Post 3.
At
109, Miss Lizzie joins the UDC
"Miss
Lizzie" McEachern Brown, at the tender age of 109, was asked to
join an organization that is just a few years younger than she.
Finalists
selected for Governor's Honors program
While most
Fayette County students will be enjoying time away from school this summer,
some students will continue their learning experiences as they participate
in the 2001 Georgia Governor's Honors program.
Wells
leaving Battered Women's Council post
Fayette
County Commissioner Linda Wells will retire from her position as director
of the Fayette County Council on Battered Women effective June 30.
Collins
to address GED grads
More
than 100 students from Fayette County will be among those receiving
GED certificates from Griffin Technical College Saturday in a ceremony
at 2 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church on Ga. Highway 92 south.
PSC
approves $44.6 Million refund for Georgia Power customers
The
Public Service Commission today approved a $44.6 million refund for
Georgia Power customers effective for the July billing cycle. The Commission
ordered refund would be approximately $10.33 for the average residential
user provided that he or she was an active customer of Georgia Power
on January 2, 2001. The Commission's order in Georgia Power's 1998 rate
case requires that the refund be made because the utility is earning
more than its allowed return on equity.
Police
Blotter
Real Estate
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- Swim-tennis
communities offer value, convenience for families
Builders
and developers know that it often takes more than just a house to
attract today's home buyer.
Choosing
a quality builder
Whether
you are buying a condominium, a townhouse, a single-family home in a
subdivision or a custom built house, you want to know that you are buying
a good quality home from a reputable builder.
Historical
Concepts working on Florida project
Thanks
to a talented group of building and design professionals, the fourth
annual Coastal Living Idea Houses in WaterColor, Arvida's
new Southern coastal community in Florida's Great Northwest, are well
underway.
Kedron
Estates launched in Peachtree City
Local homebuilders
Kenny Johnson and Richard Simms have launched Kedron Estates in Peachtree
City, off Loring Lane and Astoria Lane.
Bullard
plans Career Night sessions
Tuesday night, June
19, is the date for the next Career Night gathering at the Fayette County
office of Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty. The session will start at
6:30 p.m. at the Fayette County office, located at 1968-A Hwy. 54 West,
Fayetteville, just east of the Peachtree City limits.
Apple
Orchard readies for grand opening
The Apple Orchard,
a Dixon Development of "timeless" homes in Fayetteville, is
celebrating its Grand Opening Saturday, June 16, from 1-6 p.m.
Deer
Creek underway in Union City
Brayson Homes, one
of the North Metro area's most active home builders, is entering the
Metro South market.
Wilshire
Estates offers choice of neighborhoods
Peachtree City's
most recent and largest new home community is Wilshire
Estates, and in this luxurious setting, Centex Homes has created not
just one, but several, appealing new neighborhoods.
Forrest
Homes makes top 400
Atlanta area-based
Forrest Homes Inc., which has corporate offices in Alpharetta and Jonesboro,
has just attained inclusion in the top 400 home builders in the United
States.
Clark
speaks to builders
Chris
Clark, president and CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority,
was the speaker for the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia's
Development Authority Night, held recently at the Wyndham Peachtree
Conference Center.
Piedmont
wins 'Street of Dreams' award
Piedmont
Homes Inc. was awarded the Best of Show professional award for the Weatherby
in the Street of Dreams showcase at Arbor Springs Plantation.
Help
prepare your home to sell
According
to one saying, the way you live in a home and the way you sell a home
are two different things.
Builders
give away Harley
Pat
McGinty was the winner of the Harley Red Deuce in the Home Builders
Association of Midwest Georgia's annual fund-raiser.
Builders
meeting set for tomorrow
The
Midwest Georgia Home Builders Association and Sales & Marketing
Council organizations will have their first ever joint meeting hursday,
June 14, at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.
Quinones
is Knight Group's big winner
Emy
Quinones and Joyce Evans Carmichael were the big winners when Jay Knight,
president of The Knight Group, announced the winners in the company's
2000 "Knights of the Roundtable" Realtor promotion.
Murphy
honored by state WCR
Kathy
Murphy of Tri-City Realty Inc. in Fayetteville was named 2000 Georgia
Member of the Year by the Women's Council of Realtors. She was honored
at the annual WCR awards dinner in Washington, D.C., in May.
Barnes
praises Walden Park
Predicting
that it will be a shining success, Gov. Roy E. Barnes described Walden
Park as a community "which embraces the ideas of conservation so
important to the quality of our lives."
Barnes
on board at Trotter's Farm
Carolyn
Barnes has joined Patricia Sutton on the sales and marketing staff at
Trotter's Farm, Forrest Homes' new swim/tennis community on Fayetteville
Road in south Fulton County.
Martinez
joins PruGeorgia
Prudential
Georgia Realty has added Realtor Carlos Martinez to its sales team at
the Prudential Peachtree City office at 1971 Hwy. 54 West.
Five
join All-Stars
Barbara
Pearson, broker/owner of Re/Max Around Atlanta All-Stars in Fayetteville,
has announced the addition of several new real estate professionals.
Home
Source reps earn designations
Cynthia
Cromartie, Susan Fitzgerald, and Nancy Crowe of The Home Source Realtors
have received advanced real estate education designations.
Solomon
completes GRI course
John
Solomon recently completed the Georgia Realtors Institute (GRI) Course
III, held at Callaway Gardens Inn in Pine Mountain in February. He received
one of the highest scores in a class of 300.
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- Business
Fayette
hospital embarks on expansion
A
$10 million bond recently approved by the Fayette County Commission
will go a long way toward improving the services at Fayette Community
Hospital, officials say.
Chamber
Notes
- Sports
Screamers
win a title in paradise
The
South Metro Screamers 18 and Under "A" traveling fast pitch
softball team returned from Panama City, Fla. last week as champions
of the USFA "Fastpitch in paradise" tournament. After dropping
the first two games in pool play, the Screamers reeled off four consecutive
wins to capture the title.
Georgia
State gets a boost from Fayette County athletes
Georgia
State University has won the All-Sports trophies for the second consecutive
year and for the third time in four years, and several Fayette athletes
contributed to that success.
Fayette
Flames have a busy summer planned
The
Fayette Flames are back on track, summer track that is.
Volleyball
camp returns to Landmark for seventh year
For the seventh
year in a row, Landmark Christian School in Fairburn will host a summer
volleyball camp to be conducted by Bob Bertucci, head coach at Temple
University in Philadelphia and a member of the U.S. National Volleyball
Team coaching staff.
Shotgun
clinic for women offered
Venture
Outdoors and the Georgia Department of Naturaa Resources, Wildlife Resources
Division (WRD) invite women to participate in a shotgun clinic, Saturday,
June 23 at the Cherokee Rose Sporting Resort in Griffin. Women have
a choice of two classes, 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m.
- Weekend
- The
Drifters coast into PTC
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In
1953, several young men from different gospel groups approached the
heads of Atlantic Records with an idea to combine as one super group
of gospel singers.
- Spend
your summer with puppets
Summer
might be the best six-letter word there is, but puppet is close
behind.
Sneak
peek of 'Annie' this weekend at Barnes & Noble
Fayette
Community Theatre will feature the combined talents and expertise
of director Eileen Baldwin, musical director Millie Turek, and choreographer
Jonsie Pollock.
A
wistful town on a blue highway
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
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Last
week I told you about the basic amenities that river cruisers crave
along their watery blue highways: a public dock with cleats, access
to a viable downtown, newspapers, perhaps city water within reach.
- Movies
- A
legend fills in during a time of need
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- Michael Boylan
was unable to write his column this week, so a special celebrity guest
columnist, who must remain unnamed due to contractual obligations, has
graciously stepped in.
Picnic
for racial unity in Fayetteville this Saturday
The ninth annual
Race Unity Picnic will be June 16 from 1-5 p.m. at Church Street Park
in Fayetteville.
- Religion
A
hero of faith
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
Had lunch
today with one of the great shepherds of Fayette County. He's not a pastor
of a mega-church (probably would not want to be), but his ministry has
served the test of time like more than 20 years after founding the North
Fayette Baptist Church.
Expert
to discuss Shroud of Turin at PTC Presbyterian
Russ
Breault, founder of the Shroud of Turin Education Project (STEP) will
present a multimedia program entitled "The Mystery of the Shroud:
A Multi-Media Encounter," at the Peachtree City First Presbyterian
Church's Men's Fellowship meeting Sunday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. Breault's
presentation, using numerous graphics and visuals, will cover all aspects
of the history, science, art and theories of how the image on the historic
artifact may have been formed.
New
Unity Mission Church will hold services at Abundant Life
Pastor A. Smith
Atwater and his wife, Merrian, have begun a new church in Fayette County.
Services will be held at the Abundant Life Worship Center in Tyrone.
Mary
Clay to be featured speaker at June Women's Aglow meeting
Mary Clay, of LightBearers
Ministries, will be the featured speaker at this month's meeting of
Women's Aglow Fellowship International, Monday, June 18, at 7 p.m. There
will be no Tuesday meeting this month.
VBS
Schedule
Ramah
Baptist invites community participation in patriotic production
Ramah Baptist invites
community participation in patriotic production
Fayetteville
UMC plans Weigh Down Workshop for June 20
The
Biblically-based Weigh Down Workshop weight loss program will begin
at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church Wednesday, June 20
at 10 a.m. The class lasts 12 weeks and costs $105 for beginners, $55
for second-timers, and is free for third-timers. Fees include the workbook
and audio tapes used in the program.
Opinion
Opinion
Choosing
best 1 from the field of 5 in Tuesday's county race
By
CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
It's election time
in Fayette.
The
dark side of the human condition
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
There is nothing
that both horrifies and perplexes me as much as the capacity we humans
have for murdering each other.
School
system has a year of firsts
By KAY SEABOLT
Math Coordinator, Fayette County Schools
[Editor's note:
The following is the first in a series of monthly columns provided by
the Fayette County Board of Education. This month's columnist is Kay
Seabolt, the math coordinator for the Fayette County School System.
She has been in education for 29 years. Her previous experience includes
teaching math at the middle and high school level and being an assistant
principal at Fayette County High School.]
To
teach, or not to teach: Will I be seen as 'legitimate'?
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
To teach or not
to teach. That is the question.
Spamming
the summer movies
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
The summer movie
season is upon us, and every week I find another great movie coming
out that I want to see. Here are my thoughts and recommendations on
ones I have already seen and a few I am waiting to see.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A
few young people make it tough on all
I am writing in
response to a letter in The Citizen a couple of weeks ago entitled,
"Teenage vandals making life miserable."
Go
to meetings to keep PTC from becoming like Riverdale
I totally agree
with Amy Riley ["Tales of traffic and the PTC bubble," May
30]. Frank Hyde [last week] made the comment, "What can we do about
the expansion around Huddleston? Nothing."
Paper
too often publishes first, checks facts later
Dr. Lazarus [in
his letter of June 6] makes an excellent point. There is an absolute
tendency to sensationalize reporting and then all too often, check facts
later. How terribly unfair to people victimized by screaming headlines
that may, or may not be true.
Mayor
Lenox's final 2 years one big spending spree; red ink ahead for PTC
I flew into town
from my vacation for the June 7 Peachtree City Council meeting. On the
agenda under the heading of "New Agenda Items" was listed,
"Discuss status of Home Depot/Wal-Mart projects." Do you think
it happened?
'I
will keep Fayette special'
Fayette County is
special. But, any candidate will tell you that. So, I'll explain to
you what I mean when I say it.
Memorial
Day in PTC: Where was the mayor?
I attended the third
annual Peachtree City Memorial Day ceremony with my son, his wife and
his two children, and I was very pleased with the whole event, except
for one thing.
Council
members do their best
I have lived here
some 25 years now and have watched this city grow into one of the most
beautiful and sought-after places to live in the state of Georgia.
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