News
County
agrees to tax equity talks
Fayette County has
given up its attempts to halt court-ordered mediation of a tax equity
dispute with three cities.
F'ville,
county to talk jail fees again
Fayette County and
Fayetteville officials hope to set a second meeting this week, and said
they are "encouraged" following a meeting last week to negotiate
a solution to their disagreement over fees for use of the County Jail.
Weed,
Rower, Brown pick up endorsements for PTC runoff
Two weeks before
voters head back to the polls to pick a new mayor and council member
for Peachtree City, some candidates have garnered support from their
former opponents who didn't get enough votes to make the runoff election.
PTC
to vote on $4.55 million loan for buildings
As proof of city
government's ability to run the gamut of issues, the Peachtree City
Council is scheduled to vote on a "pooper scooper" ordinance
and a $4.55 million loan program to build or improve several city facilities
at its meeting Thursday night.
Williams
postpones again ... indefinitely
The
giant energy company that wants to build a giant power plant in Fayette's
backyard has decided to reevaluate the "timing" on building
the plant.
Commission
OKs special highway building rules
In
a 3-2 vote, county commissioners last week approved new special architectural
guidelines for all of Fayette's state highway corridors.
Not
for women only
Why
would a man wear his hair long? Really long, almost waist-length?
Republicans
rally for 2002
More than 14 Fayette
County Republicans joined about 850 Georgia Republicans at Callaway
Gardens this past weekend at the Road to Majority Conference, aimed
at taking over the state Legislature and key offices in 2002.
Local
boy survives attack by dog
Even
a pounding shovel wouldn't get the massive dog off Mark Lynch's back.
Fund
established to help family of train crash victim
Two
funds have been established to assist the family of the Tyrone boy who
died after a minivan collided with a train there last week.
Outdoor
burning banned due to dry weather, danger
An outdoor burn
ban has been implemented for Peachtree City and unincorporated Fayette
County, including Brooks, Woolsey and Tyrone.
Fayette
students answer president's call, help Afghanistan's children
Since the events
of Sept. 11, Fayette County students have shown their true colors and
patriotic spirit by hosting various fundraisers to collect money for
the victims of the terrorist attacks and their families.
After-school
program seeks new accreditation standards
When people think
about the Fayette County School System's After-School Program, the program's
staff wants "quality" to be the first descriptor that pops
into their heads.
Students,
school employees raise over $40,000 for Red Cross relief efforts
As unimaginable
events unfolded Sept. 11, the devastation left by terrorists brought Americans
closer together.
Former
First Lady Rosalynn Carter visits McIntosh
McIntosh
High School students recently experienced a rare treat as Former First
Lady Rosalynn Carter visited their school to talk about her life during
and after the White House.
Famed
author to speak at Youth Protection Homes fund-raiser
Tom
Key, famed actor and creator of the "Cotton Patch Gospel,"
will be the speaker at the ninth annual benefit dinner for the Fayette
Youth Protection Homes.
New
school site has historic roots
A
new elementary school is being built beside the Lisbon Baptist Church
on Ga. Highway 85 south.
Revolutionary
War soldier to be recognized
The
Augustin Clayton Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, requests the honor of your presence at the dedication of
a grave marker, commemorating the service of a Revolutionary War soldier,
John Routon.
Want
to be a writer? Here's a book for you
Author Peter Bowerman
will sign and discuss his book, "The Well Fed Writer," at
Barnes and Noble in Fayetteville Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m.
McIntosh
Academic Boosters honor high achievers
McIntosh High School
students who have demonstrated high academic achievement were honored
recently by the school's Academic Booster Club, an organization that
is unique among area high schools.
Fine
arts festival set
Fayette
County High School will present its annual fine arts festival Thursday,
Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Sams Auditorium.
Arts,
crafts festival set
The Sandy Creek
High School basketball booster club will have the 10th annual Country
Harvest Arts and Crafts Festival at Sandy Creek High School, Saturday,
Nov. 17 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.
Police
Blotter
Real Estate
- Relief
fund raises money for victims
In
the weeks since the horrifying terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, we
have been touched by countless stories of overwhelming sadness,
as well as amazing accounts of generosity, kindness and heroism.
Custom-tailored
for local home buyers
Dan
Petry is not concerned with high volume when it comes to the homes he
builds.
Several
custom builders at work in Arbor Springs Plantation
Home
shoppers looking in the resort-style community of Arbor Springs Plantation
love the wooded one to five acre estate homesites. Conveniently located
at exit 51 off I-85, this community is just 20 minutes south of the
airport in Newnan.
Chadwick
Homes finds success in custom home building
Since 1969, Chadwick
Homes has been creating outstanding custom homes in Fayette and Coweta
counties. Dennis Floyd, president of Chadwick Homes believes the key
to custom home building is in the details.
New
officers installed
Following a "Mexican
Fiesta" meal, the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia
installed its new slate of officers at the organization's September
meeting, held at RCS in Fayetteville.
Bullard
collecting 'Toys for Tots
Coldwell Banker
Bullard Realty offices will once again serve as Metro South collection
points for the annual U. S. Marine Corps Reserve "Toys for Tots"
campaign.
Bob
Adams Homes joins Monarch Village builder group
Pathway Communities,
the developer of Monarch Village, a 440-acre master-planned community
in fast-growing Henry County, is pleased to announce Bob Adams Homes
has joined the community's select builder group.
Brayson's
'dynamic duo' at work in SummerGrove
Brayson Homes has
chosen Brandie Corbin and Jason Shelnutt of The Home Source Realtors
as the the company's exclusive marketing agents for its product in the
SummerGrove neighborhood of Eastlake.
Cindy
Lester named VP of Georgia Prudential Realty
Cindy Lester, a
well known name in both commercial and residential real estate in the
Southern Crescent area south of Atlanta, has been named Vice President
of Commercial Services-Southern Crescent for Prudential Georgia Realty.
Townhomes
coming to SummerGrove
As
SummerGrove surpasses its 500th home sale, Pathway Communities, the
developer of SummerGrove, is making a move that will lead to even more
success for the Newnan master-planned community.
New
faces in new places
Wieland
offering homes at Whitewater
Final
opportunities remain at John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods in Whitewater
Country Club.
Career
Night scheduled
Coldwell
Banker Bullard Realty's Newnan/Coweta County office will host a Career
Night session Monday, Nov. 19. A similar session will be held the next
night at the Fayette County office.
Bullard
named in Coldwell rankings
Coldwell
Banker Bullard Realty earned a prominent place in the second quarter
rankings released by Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation.
Questions
can help with home search
According
to broker Gary Marshall of Assist 2 Sell Buyer and Seller Realty Center,
there are nine questions you need to ask yourself to determine if you
need a Realtor to help you buy a home.
Spell
earns ABR designation
Jan
Spell of The Home Source Realtors General Brokerage office in Peachtree
City has earned the Accredited Buyer Representation designation following
a comprehensive two-day course in buyer representation, a written exam
on legal and practical aspects of client representation, and practical
experience in the field of buyer representation.
Business
Panasonic,
Florida Rock show Spirit of Industry
Florida
Rock Industries in Tyrone and Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation
of U.S.A., Panasonic, won the coveted 2001 Spirit of Industry Awards
last week.
Chamber
honors volunteers
The Fayette County
Chamber oxf Commerce recognized its division coordinators and chairmen
at the last Breakfast Before Hours for the year.
New-look
car dealership is unveiled in Union City
A car dealership
in Union City is giving new meaning to the term upscale.
Sports
Regular
season of football enters final week
The
East Coweta Indians entered the stadium at Newnan High School on Friday
undefeated and unbeaten in their last eight games against the Cougars.
Despite fumbling the ball six times, the Indians remain undefeated and
playoff bound.
Starr's
Mill prepares for upcoming basketball season
Basketball
season is right around the corner and the basketball teams at Starr's
Mill are ready to go.
The
Winston Cup series returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway this Sunday with
the NAPA 500.
PTC
Flash sends teams to regional meet
Twenty-four
of 26 athletes qualified for regional competition as the Peachtree City
Flash youth track team attended the USATF Association meet Saturday
at Carrolton, Ga.
Harvest
Classic at New Hope a success
New Hope Baptist
Church had a 5K run/walk last Saturday, which attracted approximately
120 participants.
Weekend
-
Religion
Hats
off to Brother Jack
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
The Reverend
Jack Overton has been shepherding in Fayette County for 40 years. Imagine
that! This past weekend Fayetteville First Baptist Church honored Brother
Jack (as most know him) for his faithful tenure first as pastor the First
Baptist Church and then as pastor emeritus. Just think, Brother Jack began
serving in Fayette before John Kennedy was assassinated.
'Moms
in Touch' seeks members for prayer teams
Mothers
in Fayette and Coweta counties are invited to join other mothers around
the nation in a special mission for moms praying for their children
and their schools through "Moms in Touch," a national prayer
group which meets weekly on local levels.
Bless
This House' set for this weekend at Fayette Christian
Members of the Fayetteville
Christian Church adult choir, band and drama department will present
the musical/drama, "Bless this House," Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. 17 and 18, at the church. Saturday's performance will be at 6:30
p.m. and Sunday's performance will be at 10:30 a.m.
Harp's
Crossing will offer parenting seminar Nov. 18
Harp's Crossing
Baptist Church will present a Crossover Parent Seminar featuring Keith
Stell of Tyrone First Baptist Church this Sunday, Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m.
The topic is "Preparing for the Ice Cold Holidays: How to Fuel
Your Family."
Tammy
Melton will be speaker at Women's Aglow meeting Nov. 19
Tammy Melton, an
ordained minister with Servanthood ministries, will be the featured
speaker at this month's meeting of Women's Aglow Fellowship International,
Monday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. There will be no Tuesday meeting this month.
Church
group seeks male voices for 'Messiah' performance Dec. 1
Male voices are
still needed for the third annual "Messiah Sing-Along" at
the First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City, scheduled for Saturday,
Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.
Dorsey
gospel benefit is Saturday
The Gospel Benefit
Program for Mrs. Marjorie Dorsey, a member of Hartford United Methodist
Church in Fayetteville. is scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 17. at
East Fayette Elementary School on Booker Ave. in Fayetteville.
First
Presbyterian plans family fair
Members
of the First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City will have their annual
"A Taste of Home Family Fair" Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
North
Fayette churches plan joint service
Several
churches in the north Fayette area will have a joint Thanksgiving service
Sunday, Nov. 18, at The Rock Baptist Church on Ga. Hwy. 74 and Sandy
Creek Rd. Special music will be featured.
Religion
Briefs
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Opinion
Opinion
Registered
non-voters, you can still do the right thing Nov. 27
By CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
So did you vote
last week?
Here
we go with the rich-bashing again
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
It didn't take long
for class envy to rear its head again once the president's economic
stimulus package hit Congress.
Time
has its way, like a swim pool
By BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
Every man, woman
and child has something in common. We go through time like Madonna goes
through men.
PTC
planned for a lot more people
By
SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
Contributing Writer
In the rhetoric
of election year politics, a certain theme of misinformation disinformation?
seems to be endlessly repeated, apparently on the supposition that if
something is said often enough, it will be believed as true.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Cities
trying to squeeze county for more money
Through The Citizen
editor's courtesy, I have often been permitted to present comments on
the local political scene which I hope have been helpful to our county
citizens. The occasional feedback I have been getting has been overwhelmingly
positive. I might observe that The Citizen did a great job in allowing
the candidates in our recent municipal elections to present their views,
and I suspect thoughtful citizens were greatly helped in the process.
After all, what's the point of voting if you don't know what you're
voting for!
Fitting
tribute for Mayor Lenox: an intersection named for His Honor
Now that the Peachtree
City mayoral election is over [sic], and we can look forward to a future
without Bob Lenox, I would like to propose that an honor be bestowed
upon our outgoing leader.
Hamrick
misses point: Security is a federal duty
Mr. Hamrick, I think
you are missing the point on the issue of the difference between federal
and private employees performing airline security screening ["Thanks,
Congress, for return to norm," The Citizen, Nov. 7]. It is not
a question of where the paychecks come from. The real issue is law enforcement
and how we as an industry and a nation respond to terrorism.
Since
when do we need cops to block parents?
What is happening
with the middle school sports program in Fayette County? Since when
do educators of our children have law enforcement officers to keep parents
out of meetings concerning our children?
Afghan
people are hungry because of Taliban, not war
I would like to
respond to Terri Gilman's letter to the editor criticizing my previous
letter, stating my opinion about dropping food in Afghanistan.
Brown:
Thanks for your vote; let's do it again
A special thanks
goes to the voters for turning out in an off-year election! We need
to do it one more time on Nov. 27. Please mark your calendars. s
Lakly
endorses Brown over 'business as usual' Rower
I am taking this
opportunity to thank my many supporters who recognized that my ability,
experience, and knowledge were important to the future of Peachtree
City. I deeply appreciate your encouragement, financial support, yard
sign locations, and loyalty to a candidate who tells it like it is.
While I may have lost this election, I have not lost my personal integrity
and commitment to representing my fellow citizens and taxpayers.
Murphy:
'Rower is the man to get the job done'
I would like to
give a heartfelt thank you to all who supported me and stood by me throughout
the last several weeks during my campaign for mayor of Peachtree City.
I had the pleasure of working with an incredible committee that put
in countless hours of hard work. I have also had the honor in making
many new friends, and have learned that the citizens of Peachtree City
are the most warm and caring people any city could ask for.
Fritz:
Fought for traffic rule, against big boxes
The U.S. Constitution
gives political critics more rights than responsibilities. The major
downside of today's Internet technology, as well as some newspapers,
is there are some irresponsible communicators, and under our law, we
must respect that freedom. The damage done by these individuals is usually
irreversible and unjustified. Too often, people don't have the time
to get to know their elected officials, or what the facts really are.
Wellman,
Tennant grow up
Ever wonder why
a voter would consider not exercising their privilege to vote and would
rather stay away from the political "scenes" in Peachtree
City?
Wellman:
Brown hasn't earned position of mayor
As I write this
letter I am watching "Saving Private Ryan" for the hundredth
time and just finished 11 weeks of following the men of Easy Company
fight their way across Europe. I find myself in a reflective mood of
my own circumstances and my brief combat experience 10 years ago. You
see, for the last two weeks I had carefully crafted a scathing letter
about the political circumstances of Peachtree City and the completely
ridiculous behavior of Councilman Dan Tennant and his twin Steve Brown.
I put it aside to talk about leadership.
Weed:
More cops for west side, no new taxes
I wanted to take
an opportunity to address the substantial number of voters who turned
out in the Nov. 6 election. Both myself and my campaign volunteers were
thrilled at the concern and attention that the voting public showed
in this important election. More personally, however, we would like
to give a heartfelt thanks to all of those who supported our campaign.
Chambers:
Thanks to all who supported me
[Election] night,
one of the most exciting, scary, stressful, challenging, exhausting,
and invigorating times of my life came to a close my campaign for City
Council in Peachtree City.
Fritz
saved PTC taxpayers an unwinnable lawsuit
[I am sorry Dan
Tennant made a political issue of [Carol Fritz's] vote for the Home
Depot-Wal-Mart building permits, as if she were in favor for those stores.
I have supported Dan in the past, and it is unusual for a councilman
who is not up for reelection to become involved in the reelection campaign
of a fellow councilwoman.
Fritz
has supported PTC environmental projects
I am submitting
the attached letter in support of Carol Fritz again for you to publish
in the Letters section of The Citizen. Now that there is a runoff election
for both the mayors race as well as the post 4 position in Peachtree
City, I am hoping that you will publish a more balanced selection of
the letters of support for the candidates over the next three weeks
other than selecting only those that support the candidates whom you
wish to see elected. Please let me know if you have any questions or
concerns. There is really no reason why this letter should not be published.
Fritz
has courage to make unpopular votes
[Carol Fritz] was
accused in the newspaper of taking 10 separate courses that were a fabrication
and do not exist. This distortion and attack was totally untrue and
brings into question the credibility and character of the attack
Stolen
campaign signs point to dirty city politics
Someone must be
really afraid of the likely outcome of the runoff election in Peachtree
City as the campaign has taken a decidedly nasty turn.
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