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Emotions
lace Fulton courthouse after Jim Watson declared guilty of murdering wife
Jim Watson winced
briefly as he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his
wife Beverley.
Watson's
fate in jury's hands
Now it's the jury's
turn.
Daughter,
sisters, mother testify that Watson never hurt his wife
Several members
of Jim Watsons family have testified in his defense as he faces a possible
murder conviction for the death of his wife Beverley who he claims disappeared
form their Southeast Fayette home in January 1997.
Saw
Beverley alive weeks after disappearance, 2 witnesses say
Two defense witnesses
have testified in court that they saw Beverley Watson at the Peachtree
City Kmart in the weeks after she was reported missing from her Fayette
home in January of 1997.
School
budget: $141 million
It's going to cost
nearly $141 million to run the Fayette County school system next fiscal
year, but none of that will go for new trailers. In fact, the school
system is getting rid of three of the 124 portable classrooms now in
use.
PTC
police bust sex massage shop
Police in Peachtree
City have arrested three people in connection with alleged illegal sex
acts at the VIP Spa and Massage Therapy location on Ga. Highway 74 near
Wisdom Road.
No
injuries in Peachtree City condo fire despite brutal heat and personnel
shortage
Fire severely damaged
a Tinsley Mill condominium in Peachtree City Thursday afternoon. There
were no reported injuries, although firefighters had to contend with
a summer air temperature of 91 degrees and too little help.
Fayette
says, 'Thanks, but no thanks,' to Fairburn's annexation request
Fayette County decided
last week it did not need another municipality in the county.
County
nears final budget approval
Fayette County's
$66 million total budget is heading down the home stretch toward final
approval.
Chase
urges stronger ordinances at public meeting discussing water
The population of
metro Atlanta continues to grow and the sources of water are finite,
according to officials discussing water issues at a recent public hearing
in Fayetteville.
Power
company withdraws plant request
Members of Safeguard
South Metro and those who have been fighting for over a year to stop
the Williams Power Company from building a power plant are celebrating.
Writers'
seminar Sat. at library
The Fayette County
Public Library and the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library
present the second series of "Why and How I Write" this Saturday
from 10 a.m. to noon in the Dorothea Redwine Meeting Room.
Fayetteville
southside plan proposed
Developers of the
proposed Fayetteville southside master plan, as their concept takes
shape and becomes more concrete, are now seeking annexation and rezoning
from the city on a major portion of the plan.
Playground
Opens; Brick Sales Suspended
The All Children's
Playground is open for business after bad weather delayed getting the
rubber surfacing poured. That has now been completed, and Phases I and
II of the three-phase playground are ready for play.
After-school
program gives back to community
Community service
projects are among the many activities that students in the Fayette
County School System's After-School Program participate in throughout
the year.
Dunn
welcomes President Bush to Georgia
On Monday, President
George Bush was thinking about Fayette County - at least for a few moments.
Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn was one of four Georgians
invited to welcome President Bush to Atlanta.
Fayette
County Girl Scouts win the gold
Five Fayette County
Girl Scouts have won the Gold Award, and eleven others have won the
Silver.
Local
youths earn Eagle Scout award
Four members of
Boy Scout Troop 211, which meets at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree
City, recently celebrated their Eagle Scout Court of Honor.
'Survivor
English signs to promote natural gas
ATLANTA
Former "Survivor: Marquesas" contestant Paschal English
will soon be on TV once again. But this time, instead of scrounging
for food on a south-Pacific island, he will be grilling up steaks and
chicken and seafood as he touts the benefits of natural gas.
Fayette
woman honored by Mercer
Mercer University
graduate Wynetta Scott-Simmons of Fayetteville received the Outstanding
Student in Early Childhood Education award at Mercer's commencement
ceremony last month on the school's Atlanta campus.
Burch
students recreate Rosie the Riveter
Fifth-graders
at Robert J. Burch Elementary showed off their best Rosie during the
school's first "Rosie the Riveter" contest.
Fencing
dangerous dogs to be subject of PTC workshop
The
Mayor and City Council of Peachtree City will hold a workshop Thursday
at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council chambers to discuss requiring fenced
runs for large or potentially vicious dogs.
Lunsford
to run for 85th Dist. House seat
John
Lunsford, a Republican currently representing the 109th District in
the Georgia House of Representatives, has announced his candidacy for
Post 2 of the new 85th District.
Oglethorpe
graduation
ATLANTA
Approximately 280 students were recipients of bachelor of arts, bachelor
of science, bachelor of business administration, master of arts, and
master of business administration degrees at Oglethorpe University's
2002 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 1, on the Academic Quadrangle
of the Peachtree Road campus.
Adopt-A-Park
Program Still Going Strong
Twenty
parks or tot lots have been adopted by a total of 28 residents, groups
or organizations since the Peachtree City Adopt-A-Park program began
in April 2000.
'Anything
Goes' for choral guild
The
Tara Choral Guild will present their spring concert,
"Anything Goes," on Wednesday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m. at First
Christian Church in Tyrone, 294 Jenkins Road.
A
3-day celebration of community pride
Live
music, a job fair, fireworks and car shows will be among the highlights
of the 12th Annual Southwest Community Festival this weekend.
Collins
urges caution on Homeland Security
U.S.
Rep. Mac Collins issued the following statement regarding the President's
plan to create a cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
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