Friday, June 21, 2002

Attorneys appeal Watson verdict

As he was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday evening, James Lamar Watson Jr. winced briefly before his face returned to the emotionless look he displayed for most of the 12-day trial that featured witnesses accusing him of murdering his wife, Beverley.

Whitewater Middle School teacher accused of molesting student

A Whitewater Middle School social studies teacher has been arrested on charges that he molested one of his female students at a remote area off Bernhard Road just over a month ago.

All Children's Playground reopens; commemorative brick sale ends soon

The Luther Holt Memorial All Children's Playground at Picnic Park in Peachtree City has reopened now that the new rubber surfacing has been installed for the second phase of equipment at the playground.

Crowd control volunteers needed for PTC July 4th parade

To enhance safety at this year's July 4th parade in Peachtree City, the Recreation Department is seeking volunteers to man the route for crowd control purposes.

Police Blotter

Movies

Tickets on sale now for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

The eagerly anticipated "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from Offshoot Productions opens July 12 at Sams Auditorium, 205 LaFayette Avenue, in Fayetteville. Shakespeare's comic masterpiece runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. through July 28.

Variance denied for Senoia property

Coweta County commissioners Tuesday upheld a Planning Department decision to recommend denial of a variance request that would have allowed residential construction on a lot smaller than the minimum allowed by zoning.

Coweta gives go-ahead for children's shelter

Angel's House is one step closer to having a brand-new loction after Coweta County commissioners voted Tuesday night to grant a conditional use request for a five-acre site on Holbrook Road in Newnan.

Senoia reviews proposed zoning changes

Proposed zoning changes in Senoia appear to be well on their way to fruition, if Monday night's public hearing at City Hall is any indication.

Coweta Writer's Group has big things in works

Vickie Kennedy of Newnan has won second place in the EPPIE 2002 Contest for the science fiction book she had published last year, "The Hidden Truth of Cytech's Randall Forty." She is the teacher of a workshop which meets semi-monthly in Newnan called "The Writerís Block," which she established in 1994 and recently began a new venture: her own book publishing company.

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