News
Dunn:
New water agency leadership favors metro big 5
Metro Atlanta's
new water superagency had its first meeting last week, and Fayette County
Commission Chairman Greg Dunn said the group is already growing into
a huge bureaucracy.
'Dream
plan' for West Village will be presented to PTC council
A plan to manage
congested traffic and expand the cart path system in the growing West
Village area of Peachtree City will be presented to the City Council
at its meeting Thursday night.
Former
finance head slaps commission on budget
Fayette County's
former finance director doesn't think much of the county's new budget.
School
officials studying charter school idea
A charter school
could be just what's needed to serve students who fall through the cracks
in Fayette's school system, says Assistant Superintendent Stuart Bennett.
Surprise
meeting with Bush ends Fayetteville native's stint at Naval Academy
Many people have
a "brush with greatness" story to tell to family and friends.
Landmark
issue to be aired Thursday
Landmark Christian
School will find out Thursday if it can build a new school campus in
Tyrone.
Sheriff's
Department nets over $4 million in two drug busts
More
than 150 kilograms of cocaine and 1,300 pounds of marijuana are off
the streets thanks to two recent stings initiated by the Fayette County
Sheriff's Department.
Commission
lays ground work for long-range planning
Rudimentary
beginnings of what eventually will become a five-year capital improvement
program for Fayette County are included in this year's proposed county
budget.
Higher
legal bills causing concern for PTC Council
Guided
by a request from Peachtree City Councilman Dan Tennant, the city's
rising legal bills will be discussed at Thursday night's council meeting.
County
aims to smooth rough ball fields
A
level playing field for all of Fayette's sports enthusiasts is among
priorities as county commissioners consider a 2002 budget of just over
$1 million for recreation.
Health
workers to get pay hike
Six environmentalists
in Fayette County's Department of Health will get a 4-percent local
supplemental pay raise in Fayette County's proposed fiscal 2002 budget.
Roads
to get more attention in coming year
When
the Starr's Mill school complex opened in 1998, there was an immediate
traffic snarl because road improvements didn't get done in time for
the opening.
Airport
authority prioritizes land acquisition plan
To
prepare for future growth, the Peachtree City Airport Authority is fast-tracking
a project to buy more land adjacent to Falcon Field's business park.
School
board eyes age requirement for substitute teachers
In
the wake of allegations that a substitute teacher allowed students to
view indecent material on the Internet, Fayette County Board of Education
members are considering a policy change to require that future substitutes
be at least 21 years old.
Helping
victims take bite out of crime nets statewide award for DA's office
Prosecuting
criminals isn't the only service offered to crime victims at the local
district attorney's office.
PTC
Council may create new authority to help finance senior housing projects
To
help a developer lower costs for a proposed upscale senior apartment
complex, the Peachtree City Council may vote Thursday to activate a
senior facility authority.
New
records facility opens at LaFayette
Obtaining
school records and transcripts of students who have attended a Fayette
County school is going to get easier with the opening of a new records
center at the LaFayette Educational Center.
Tyrone
group forms to fight school
A
group of Tyrone residents has joined to form the Tyrone Watch Committee
with the purpose of promoting the proper growth of Tyrone through volunteer
participation in the processes of government.
Students
dig into Fayette's past
What better
way to learn about history than interviewing people who have lived some
of it?
Revamped
local Rotary Club meets for breakfast
The Fayette
Daybreak Rotary Club, formerly the Tyrone Rotary Club, now meets at Shadows
restaurant each Monday at 7:15 a.m.
Starting
July 1, penalties enacted for aggressive driving, DUI benchmark lowered
from .10 to .08
Beginning
July 1, several new traffic laws will go into effect on Georgia's roadways.
Police
Blotter
Dining Guide
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- More
quality places for all ye 'Fayette Foodies'
By
F.C. FOODIE
Food Critic
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This
month, I'm happy to report that two more quality "foodie"
places have arrived in Fayette County.
A
taste of Europe
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When
Doreen and Jorg Schatte opened City Cafe in downtown Fayetteville
nearly three years ago, their goal was to bring Fayette County a unique
dining choice that ordinarily would only be found some 30 miles to
the north in Atlanta. Many of their customers think they have succeeded.
Bring
back the family meal
What goes around
comes around.
Tips
for packing a creative picnic
When
it comes to stocking a picnic basket, there's no reason to settle
for the same old fare.
- Business
Fayetteville
firm wins Snapper advertising contract
Snapper
Inc., a manufacturer of lawn mowers, snow throwers and other lawn and
garden equipment, has awarded its principal creative and production
account to Fayetteville's McRae Communications.
- Sports
Local
girls win national 2Ball competition
Two
local girls recently won the National NBA 2 Ball Championship.
Fayette
triathletes excel at half ironman
Members
of the Southside Seals Masters Swim Team held their own in Gulf Coast
Half Ironman Competition recently.
Lots
of big sports events take place in July
July
will be a big month for sports in Georgia.
Thursday
Thunder offers affordable racing fun
Eagle 106.7 FM's
Rhubarb Jones and his March Across Georgia will stop at this week's
Thursday Thunder summer racing event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, providing
race fans with the chance make a difference in the fight against leukemia
and lymphoma.
Sports
Calendar
- Weekend
- Fayette
Community Theatre brings 'Annie' to the stage
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What
do you do when you're stuck with a day that's gray and lonely?
- Atlanta
Fest celebrates 15th anniversary back at Six Flags
Six
Flags Over Georgia is the site of thrilling rides like Ninja, Georgia
Scorcher and the new Deja Vu roller coaster, but for the next four
days it is also the site of Atlanta Fest, the South's largest Christian
music festival.
Pre-Fourth
of July celebration at Shannon Mall
The
area around Shannon Mall in Union City will be filled with fun activities
during their pre-Fourth of July celebration this Sunday.
Train
travel in Germany - nothing to sneeze at
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
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Since
it's a sure bet someone somewhere is still in the throes of an allergy
season, this seems as good a time as any to tell a sneezing story.
- Movies
- Musings
on movies and movie going
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Hey
everybody. I'm back and it is time to gripe again.
- Religion
It
happens in the Big Apple ... and it can happen here, too
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
I know in
my business it's supposed to be "believing is seeing." However,
this past Sunday, I can say, "seeing is believing." As part
of a wonderful 10th Anniversary gift from my church, my family and I attended
two church services, one in Times Square and another in Brooklyn. The
Bible says that where sin abounds, grace abounds even more. I saw it Sunday.
So, let me give you just the facts, ma'am.
Johnson
leaves Christ the King for asst. rector position in N.C.
Father
Mark Johnson, priest at Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church
in Peachtree City since 1996, has accepted the position of assistant
rector at The Church of St. Peter the Fisherman in Wilmington. N.C.,
and will be installed within the next few months. Johnson and his family
were recently honored for service to the church and the community by
members of Christ the King.
VBS
Schedule
Massey
receives D.M. degree
Judy Massey of Peachtree
City recently received the Doctor of Ministry degree from Regent University
in Virginia Beach, Va. Massey is minister of missions and evangelism
at Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church in Peachtree City.
Religion
Briefs
Amateur
talent show on tap for June 27 at F'ville First Methodist
The Fayetteville
First United Methodist church will host an amateur talent show Wednesday,
June 27 at 6:30 p.m in the Family Life Center.
Opinion
Opinion
Fayette,
do you want to be beautiful?
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Budget-writing is
one of those sausage-making types of exercises.
What's
the real price of cheap goods?
By AMY RILEY
One
Citizen's Perspective
The announcement
that Thomaston Mills will close its doors after 102 years in the textile
manufacturing business should register more than a blip on our economic
radar screens.
Bush
booed in Sweden!
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
Jeesh. I never get
into writing much on politics, but sometimes I just get dragged in,
like some dad of a middle school girl, being tugged every six months
to an 'Nsync concert.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Praise
for one, a plea for another
I would like to
leave three thoughts with you. Hopefully, you will find it in your hearts
to act upon the latter two.
Now
is the time to put EMS money in budget
In response to the
article "Tie Vote Dooms added EMS slots" Citizen - June 13:
For
discipline and education, homeschooling not a bad idea
This is why I choose
to homeschool my children. I have a college degree, and a lot of money
owed in student loans. But, instead of utilizing my degree for the benefit
of whomever I may serve, I choose to serve my children by homeschooling
them (and only because I am lucky enough to have a husband that can
make ends meet in our household). To give you a better idea of "making
ends meet," my husband does not make over $40,000 a year, we have
our own home, we don't starve, and we have everything we want.
Training
story was right on
I want to extend
to you my sincere appreciation for your coverage of the high Risk Warrant
Service Training held on May 17 and 18, 2001.
We
need straight answers on choice in education
I've known Ms. Amy
Riley since Fayette's 'Great Chicago Math Controversy.'
Bands
booted from YMCA
In January 2000
the director of the YMCA, Pam Young, attended a follow-up forum sponsored
by Georgia Public Television concerning the "Lost Kids of Rockdale
County." She mentioned programs and efforts to help youth in Fayette
County as some of the positive activities going on in our area.
The
truth about government spending and deficits
The cat is finally
out of the bag on those horrid "Reagan deficits" that we have
heard about through Democrat mythology since the 1980s. In an opinion
piece published May 27 in the New York Times, chief Clinton-Gore administration
propagandists and dirty tricks experts James Carville and Paul Bagala
disclosed that through their control of the Congress, the Democrats
simply boosted spending at every turn, resulting in sky-high deficits
which were then blamed on Reagan.
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