News
County
adopts curfew power for emergencies
If a state of emergency
is declared in Fayette County, the county now has a set of ordinances
to keep the government running and promote public safety.
Watson
murder trial starts next week
Over five years
ago, James Lamar Watson Jr. reported his wife missing, telling police
she walked away from their home following a late-night argument between
the couple.
County:
How to dredge PTC lake up to contractor
It will be another
little while before Peachtree City residents will have more answers
about the Fayette County Water System's plans to dredge Lake Peachtree.
'Green'
zoning category gets red light from county
Fayette County's
first conservation subdivision will not be on Adams Road.
Private
funds for hazardous materials trailer will help crews cover east Fayette
Thanks
to private donations, Fayette County's ability to respond to hazardous
materials situations has doubled.
Police
Blotter
Verizon
seeking old cell phones for a good cause
Area residents with
surplus cell phones can use them to support a charitable cause this
week.
Chairman:
cutting off funds to PTC Development Authority is "dirty pool"
It
would be "dirty pool" to cut off city funding to Peachtree
City's development authority before a dispute over those payments is
settled in court, according to authority chairman Tate Godfrey.
Suit:
Fayette jail's medical staff also negligent in inmate's death
Despite signs he
needed medical attention, James Edward Eppinger was never seen by a
physician before he died in a scuffle at the Fayette County Jail August
2000, according to the affidavit of an expert who has studied the case.
New
weather alarm siren planned to reach shoppers at Fayette Pavilion
Now
that most of the county's manufactured home parks are covered, Fayette
County emergency officials want to put a severe weather alert siren
near the Fayette Pavilion.
Men
55 and older wanted for Cancer study
The National Cancer
Institute is conducting a study to find out if vitamins and minerals
will prevent prostate cancer.
Local
man helps war effort from remote post
The son of a Newnan
man serves his country on a watery edge in the war on terror. His new
albeit temporary, home is a narrow tropical jungle reef in the Indian
Ocean about 1,000 miles south of the southern India coast.
Mac
Collins joins Griffin Tech to honor local manufacturers
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins
joined Griffin Technical College recently in recognizing several local
businesses for their support to the manufacturing community.
Fayette
girl shines in concert
Ashley Berry is
no stranger to singing gospel music, but last week she found herself
in some elite company.
Long-Time
Media Specialist Retires from Hood Avenue Primary
After 30 years of
dedicating herself to helping children discover the joy of reading books,
Jean White is saying goodbye to Hood Avenue Primary School.
Hospital
partnership gives students hands-on experience in health-care occupations
When Barbara Phillips,
RN, was hired to develop health occupations courses at Starr's Mill
High School three years ago, she was determined to give her students
a realistic overview of the industry, including the various careers
that are available in the field. Now, through a partnership between
the school and Fayette Community Hospital, students are not just learning
about healthcare jobs, they are experiencing them first-hand.
Fayetteville
center helps babies become multilingual
Teach a one-month-old
Spanish? Parlez en francais to a six-month-old?
Fayette
schools dominate regional math competition
Three Fayette schools
swept the Griffin RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency) Middle
School Mathematics Contest.
Newnan
Classical School names principal
Newnan Classical
School recently named Angie Gruner as its first full-time principal.
The move was made in order to continue building the teaching staff and
to provide true leadership in curriculum planning for the future.
Rising
Starr Sweeps Regional Academic Bowl Competition
The academic bowl
team at Rising Starr Middle School brought home two first-place trophies
from the recent RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency) Academic
Bowl competition.
Students
Give Gift of American Patriotism and Pride to Rising Starr Middle School
A tribute to America
and American culture has been permanently etched on a wall at Rising
Starr Middle School.
Healthwise
-
- Homosexuality
in Adolescence
By
GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH. D
Child's Play
The
cause of homosexuality and, more importantly, the culture's opinion
of homosexuality is a hotly debated topic, but regardless of one's
political position, it is an inescapable topic in today's culture.
Dive
and swim safely
Longer
daylight hours, activities around water and increased travel are part
of any summer. Yet they also prove to be the cause of more spinal
cord injuries from May to August, with July being the highest-ranking
month, according to U.S. Department of Education's National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Stay
healthy and enjoy your fun in the sun
Proper
hand hygiene is key
National
immunization shortage
Most
of us by now have heard something about immunizations of one sort
or another being in short supply. It may have been during flu season
when Influenza vaccine was being shipped in batches, or if you have
recently tried to get a Tetanus booster and found that it was in short
supply.
10
keys to better sleep
The
Better Sleep Council says that there are 10 key suggestions that
could lead to a better night's sleep. A poll by the National Sleep
Foundation reports that 65 percent of people say that they don't
get enough sleep. Adults in the United States average six hours
and 58 minutes of shut-eye during the week, less than the physician
recommended eight hours of sleep.
Postpartum
depression: More than the 'baby blues'
How
do you know whether it's a case of the "baby blues" or
a case of postpartum depression? That's an important question that
families are asking.
Chiropractic
biophysics treatment available in Fayetteville
Dr.
Tom Grant Jr. is now a practicing chiropractor in Fayetteville, with
an office at 155 Bradford Square, Suite C, near the downtown area.
Headaches
and spinal health
Many people are
not aware that headaches may be caused by nerve irritation or pressure
in the upper cervical spine (neck), called Atlas neurovascular syndrome.
Blood
drive June 13
The Fayette Community
Hospital Auxiliary, in partnership with the American Red Cross, is
hosting a blood drive Thursday, June 13, from noon until 5 p.m. in
the Fayette Community Hospital Community Room. Please call 770-719-7098
to schedule your appointment.
Blood
drive in Peachtree City every month
The American Red
Cross encourages citizens to give blood at regular blood drives in
Peachtree City. A drive is held at The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh
Trail, the first Monday of every month from 2:30-7:30 p.m. For more
information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543).
Pregnant
allergy sufferers: Suffer no more
This is the season
when my pregnant patients have an abundance of questions regarding
how their sinus medications may affect their pregnancies.
New
technology at SRMC lab
Southern Regional
Medical Center (SRMC) recently received two new hematology analyzers
for its laboratory. The hematology system, manufactured by Beckman
Coulter, streamlines the blood testing process and eliminates manual
intervention.
New
surgery tool gives better precision
Doctors at Southern
Regional Medical Center (SRMC) are now using a system that is revolutionizing
neurosurgery in Atlanta. It is called image-guided surgery, a wireless
navigation system that gives surgeons complete control in the operating
room during brain and spine procedures.
Detecting
osteoporosis
Southern
Regional Medical Center's Women's Life Center recognizes the importance
of early diagnosis of osteoporosis. That is why Southern Regional
will be offering educational opportunities in addition to its regular
bone density testing. Bone density testing is the most accurate way
to assess bone health.
Suicide
prevention plan released for Georgia
A
plan for preventing suicide in Georgia was released last week at the
Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum at the Carter Center in
Atlanta.
Georgia
leaders, advocates welcome Lilly program that offers affordable medication
to seniors in need
Governor
Barnes joined senior and healthcare advocates recently to give their
support to "Lilly Answers" a new program by Eli Lilly and
Company that will make much-needed medications affordable for seniors
who earn below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Targeted
therapy for breast cancer
New
targeted therapies let doctors more successfully treat types of cancer
that were considered difficult to treat in the past.
National
Survey Reveals the Skinny on What Moms Really Want
What
does Mom really want? Here's a hint: it's not a box of chocolates.
Many
still in the dark about mental illness
A
recent survey by the National Mental Health Association shows that
most Americans still know very little about mental illness.
Business
Peachtree
City's airline picks up $20 million in new flight contracts
Peachtree
City-based World Airways, Inc. announced several new contracts last
week totaling almost $20 million.
The
Gaddy School graduates first class
The newest real
estate school in Peachtree City celebrated its first appraisal graduation
class earlier this month.
WVFJ
gets its first assistant program director
WVFJ Atlanta's Christian
FM's program Director Jerry Williams recently announced Tiffany Thorpe
as the station's first assistant program director. After recently winning
Sparrow Record's Music Director of the Year Award, this promotion comes
as no surprise.
Peachtree
Law Group announces merger
David R. Moore,
who was the managing and founding partner of Melnick, Moore & Elliott
in Atlanta, moved his firm to Peachtree City in 1998.
Sports
Running
club to have meeting about changes to Peachtree
Since
1978 the Peachtree Road Race finish area has been in Piedmont Park.
The world's largest 10K road race annually attracts 55,000 runners
including everyone from some of the most elite to those who are content
to walk the course. But all will be affected by the course change
this year forced by ongoing construction in the park. What will these
changes entail and how will the thousands of participants cope with
them?
Weekend
It's
her party, but you're all invited
It may be her
party, but everyone is invited.
Georgia
Academy of Dance celebrates successful year with two shows this weekend
What
makes a dancer so different? Is it that certain "air" about
them? Is it because they sit in positions most people couldn't? Is
it the calluses, bunions and bruised toenails? Yes,. . . all those
and more.
Classical
Dance Theatre presents first spring recital
Classical
Dance Theatre's first spring recital is coming soon and fans of dance
won't want to miss it.
A
summer hiatus from the tube
T.V free summer
.
NCT's
Xtras present Wilder classic
Thornton
Wilder's, "Skin of our Teeth" is the more complex older brother
of his famous, "Our Town." After setting the theatre world
on its ear with "Our Town's" pantomimic simplicity, Wilder
went to the other end of the scale with the wild and wooly "Skin."
Movies
Religion
Prayer:
Private or public?
By JOHN
HATCHER
Religion Columnist
I don't necessarily
believe that a "family that prays together stays together."
I have seen in more than 25 years of ministry that often times the "family
that prays together" has a whole bunch of anger that eventually
pulls them apart. Prayer is not a talisman that will keep a family together.
Nothing replaces honest communication, genuine intimacy, and a willingness
to handle conflict constructively.
'What
makes a man?' series begins at Christ the King
A summer preaching
series on "What Makes A Man?" will be conducted at Christ
the King Charismatic Episcopal Church beginning Sunday, June 2, and
continuing throughout the summer months, it was recently announced by
Father David Epps, rector of the church.
No.
Fayette UMC presents Xstream in concert Sunday
North Fayette United
Methodist Church will present Xstream in concert Sunday, June 2, at
7 p.m.
VBS
Schedule
Religion
Briefs
Greater
Foundation Christian Academy accepting registration for 2002-2003
Greater Foundation
Christian Academy, a ministry of Fayetteville United Pentecostal Church,
is now accepting enrollment for the 2002-2003 school year. Registration
will continue through July 30.
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Opinion
Free
at last, free at last, thank God
By
CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
When I locked the
office door Friday evening, from across the way at Tiger Stadium I heard
the horn section unrolling "Pomp and Circumstance" for Fayette
County High School's graduating seniors. There were applause and cheers.
I stopped and listened and tried to imagine.
No
lighter side to teen smoking
By
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
I have a lame riddle:
What do Sherman's burning of Atlanta and a Peachtree City teen have
in common? They both leave a trail of smoke and ashes.
A
common-sense approach to stopping suicide bombers in U.S.
By
ERICH PRATT
It's going to happen,
we're being told. Suicide bombers are coming to America and they are
going to blow people up just like they have been doing in Israel.
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Growth
is not a dirty word in a free country
In a free country,
why should there be a conversation on growth? Why should you have a
say in what I do with my land or I with yours? I am sick and tired of
the communal thinking and politics in this county. If a person wishes
to control the use of a piece of land, make an offer and buy it! Otherwise,
mind your own business and stop trying to make private decisions out
to be community decisions. In my estimation, if I am not robbing, raping,
injuring you physically, or defrauding you, then my actions concerning
my person and property are none of your concern.
We
will overcome effects of Wynnmeade drug bust
With the events
that occurred in our community and the front page publicity that we
received from it, I'd like to take the opportunity to give anyone and
everyone that reads your paper the overall response and reaction from
the homeowners in our subdivision concerning guns and drugs in our community.
Some
questions about PTC Development Authority ties and tennis center
I personally have
not been to a City Council meeting since Steve Brown has taken over
as mayor. I had attended some of [former Mayor Bob] Lenox's meetings
and was appalled by his "don't think you can speak to me"
attitude, as well as the waste of time that most of the speakers were
concerning various subjects.
How
did they mess up F'ville traffic so completely?
A few weeks ago
it was announced the traffic lights would be synchronized in the Fayetteville
area to clear up problems with traffic flow, mainly around the square.
The following week workers were observed to be doing just that.
PTC's
Famous Fish chef objects to review 'insult'
To The Citizen food
critic F.C. Foodie, re your wish list appearing in your Dining Guide
May 15:
Booth
students show patriotism in many ways
I would like to
respond to the letter by Kim Morrison regarding Booth students and the
comment made about not going to the July 4th parade if no candy is thrown.
Parade
is about values, not about candy goodies
I was both disappointed
and saddened after reading City Council's decision not to band candy
from the upcoming Fourth of July Parade. I found it disturbing that
the cries of (what appear to be) selfish eighth graders would ring louder
than doing the right thing, which is protecting kids from possible harm
and honoring those who died so we could be free.
We
must break out of cultural prisons and unite
Why is the 11 o'clock
hour on Sunday so segregated? May I offer three reasons? Race, denomination,
and culture.
Parents
should not let small children drive carts
It concerns me that
so many children are riding behind the steering wheel in their parents'
laps on the cart paths. While this may seem like a treat to the child,
it is very dangerous.
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