PTC answers plea for blood donations at Gathering Place drive

Peachtree City residents responded to the area blood shortage in a big way during the monthly community blood drive at The Gathering Place Monday afternoon.

PTC Council prepares to massage 2002-03 budget at special meeting

Sharpen your pencils and keep your calculators handy.

Land purchase to expand PTC's Falcon Field awaiting second appraisal, other requirements

A second appraisal, required by federal guidelines, is being conducted on the 23.93 acres of property that Falcon Field officials plan to purchase so the airport has room to grow in the future.

Ga. Appeals Court upholds PTC conviction for underage possession of alcohol

The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied a petition to overturn a conviction in Peachtree City Municipal Court for underage possession of alcohol.

PTC ethics board to hear complaint against councilman Thursday

The ethics complaint filed by former Peachtree City mayor Bob Lenox against councilman Steve Rapson will be considered by the city's ethics board Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

Offshoot Productions' "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which runs July 12 to July 28 at Sams Auditorium in Fayetteville, boasts a cast of professional actors from the metro Atlanta area augmented by Offshoot's summer apprentices. In addition to Offshoot's cast, the production features guest appearances by dancers from the Georgia Youth Ballet, choreographed by Magdalena Maury

Electronic voting machines headed for Coweta in the fall

The Coweta County Commission got an up-close look Tuesday at the future of elections in Georgia.

Senoia's moratorium comes to a halt

Developers who want to build in Senoia now have new guidelines for building.

TDK talks could get hot

A controversial new connector highway between Peachtree City and eastern Coweta County is expected to be a hot topic at next week's meeting of the Association of Fayette County Governments.

Senoia to stage major arts festival this fall

Just before Halloween, the city of Senoia may come alive with up to 5,000 visitors strolling the streets looking at antiques and art.

Tourism meams big bucks for Coweta

Tourism is leading the way to increased economic development in Coweta County and within the state of Georgia.

Sports

Cheerleading continues to grow as a sport

Amid the stench of sore muscle creams, local youths are emerging from locker rooms all over the country with the hope of earning a spot on their school cheerleading squads. The scene being played out in these gyms has changed dramatically over the years as the transformation of cheerleading has turned the long debated sport-or-not question into a multi-million dollar business.

Opinion

Seminary has moved from inauspicious beginning to great success
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

The beginning was less than auspicious as 17 students gathered in a rented room on the campus of Robert Morris College, near Pittsburgh, on a cool morning in Sept. 1976 to form the first class of a new Episcopal seminary. The support for a new Episcopal seminary was practically non-existent

Video poker ruling emphsizes state's hypocrisy on gambling issues
By MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com

As of last weekend, video poker machines are illegal in the state of Georgia. All of them were to be removed or destroyed by midnight Sunday night.

It pays for husbands to know what to do when the wife is out of town
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

The Wife told me the other day she was leaving me. As I caught my breath, she said, "Don't be a silly boy, I'll only be gone for six days. I'm going to see my mom and dad in West Virginia." The next morning after a hug and kiss, she left me and The Boy to fend for ourselves.

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