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Fayette
to get $15M for widening 54-74
Fayette County Commission
Chairman Greg Dunn walked away from last week's Atlanta Regional Commission
meeting with a smile on his face.
New
copter helps nab carjacking suspect
A suspect in an
Atlanta carjacking was apprehended Monday morning after a manhunt through
a wooded area in central Fayette County.
In
center court, is it Brown vs. Christian?
Virgil Christian,
executive director of the Development Authority of Peachtree City, believes
Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown is out to have him fired.
Tyrone
will double-poll some voters
Some voters in Tyrone
will need to do a little bit of extra driving to get all of their ballots
cast in next Tuesday's elections.
Suspect
in fatal PTC chase arrested; still recovering from injuries in crash
A
Jonesboro woman who led Luthersville police on a high-speed chase in
July that ended in the death of a Peachtree City man has formally been
arrested by local authorities.
Suspect
in fatal PTC chase arrested; still recovering from injuries in crash
A Jonesboro woman
who led Luthersville police on a high-speed chase in July that ended
in the death of a Peachtree City man has formally been arrested by local
authorities.
County
rezoning bid fails
The
Fayette County Commission wants to keep the southern part of the county
as rural as possible.
PTC
hotel-motel tax collections fall short
The
final numbers for the 2001-2002 fiscal year show that Peachtree City
came up short on hotel-motel tax collections by approximately $107,000.
PTC
has over $10 million in unbudgeted or underfunded projects for coming
years
A
number of city projects that are either unbudgeted or underfunded are
becoming a significant cause of concern for Peachtree City Mayor Steve
Brown.
Kiwanis
get weather report
Fayette
Metro Kiwanis got a weather report from Lans P. Rothfusz (pronounced
Lance ROTE-foos), meteorologist In charge at the National Weather Service
in Peachtree City.
School
response to suit over fight at SCHS: Not our fault
Fayette
County school officials have responded to a lawsuit brought by a parent
of a Sandy Creek High School student who claims school officials should
have sought medical treatment for him and not suspended him from school.
Coweta
hospitals to consolidate
Health
care on the Southside became a little clearer Monday afternoon when
Newnan Hospital announced it was purchasing the assets of Peachtree
Regional Hospital.
County
GOP rally Saturday
The public is invited
to attend a "Get Out The Vote" rally, sponsored by the Fayette
County Republican Party, Saturday at 9 a.m. at Heritage Park at the
county administrative complex in Fayetteville.
County
recognizes service of employees
While
the county has grown from a mean average of residents of 8,000, from
1830 to 1970, and has grown from then to 95,000 in 2002, so has the
number of county employees.
Burch
festival Friday
The PTO at Burch
Elementary School in Tyrone has planned a patriotic evening of food,
fun, and entertainment for its Fall Fesitval, scheduled for Friday,
Nov. 1, from 5:30-9 p.m.
Red
Ribbon Week activities at Peeples Elementary
During the week
of Oct. 21-25, Peeples Elementary students and faculty took part in
national Red Ribbon Week activities.
Waters
on the rise with CAP
John D. Waters,
17, of Peachtree City, a senior at Starr's Mill High School, has just
been appointed cadet commander of the Peachtree City-Falcon Field Squadron
of Civil Air Patrol.
Dobson
to speak at school banquet
PACE Christian School
is hosting a fund-raising banquet Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Westin Atlanta
Airport. The featured speaker is Ryan Dobson, son of Dr. James Dobson,
founder of Focus on the Family.
Area
students graduate from Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern
University in Statesboro, Ga. has graduated the following local students:
Next
CCSU open house set for Nov. 2
Clayton
College & State University's next "Laker Day" is scheduled
for Saturday, Nov. 2.
Amendment
woulkd create funds for dog, cat sterilization in Ga.
One
amendment on Tuesday's general election ballot is aimed at creating
a program to prevent dog and cat overpopulation with a statewide sterilization
program.
Police
Blotter
Health Wise
- Dating
again and blended families
By
GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH. D
Child's Play
The
term "blended families" describes the union of couples with
children after divorce of their respective spouses. When a parent elects
to marry another person who also has children, the newly created dynamic
can be rather complicated.
Moore
recognized as a top family doctor
Karen
Harris-Moore, M.D., family practice, has been named one of the top family
doctors in the United States by the Consumers' Research Council of America.
Criteria for this appointment includes experience, training, professional
association and board certification.
CBP
relieves headaches
Chiropractic BioPhysics
(CBP) is a unique, scientific approach to chiropractic care that focuses
on improving a patient's posture as a route to lasting relief from headaches,
neck pain, back pain, fatigue and many other health problems.
Health
fair Nov. 9
Southeastern Primary Care
Specialists in Fayetteville will host its fifth annual health fair
Saturday, Nov. 9.
Do
doctor visits leave you confused?
Two
major health care organizations collaborate on health literacy
Emory
Peachtree Regional Hospital selects new chief nursing officer
Michelle Sabree
has been selected as the new chief nursing officer at Emory Peachtree
Regional Hospital. Sabree received her Diploma of Nursing from Hartford
Hospital School of Nursing in 1972.
Pediatrics
Village open in Peachtree City
Pediatrics
Village is open in Peachtree City, at 2002 Commerce Drive, Suite 8,
under the direction of Dr. Steen James, P.C.
New
Service availble for breast surgery patients
Carla Gober, founder
of Gifts from the Heart, is a registered nurse and owner of
Beautiful Additions, a boutique dedicated to meeting the needs of women
after breast surgery.
Fighting
the Flu in2 002
Influenza (the "flu")
is a respiratory infection caused by viruses. Influenza is easily passed
from person to person. The virus is primarily spread by coughing and
sneezing of infected persons or direct contact, either with infected
persons or contaminated surfaces.
What
your doctor doesn't know about fibromyalgia may hurt you
If you or someone
you know suffers from fibromyalgia, then there is still hope for you
without relying on the traditional treatment by most doctors of medication
that just plain out doesn't work. If you are sick and tired of trying
to live with constant pain that limits you from living the life you
want, then this is news for you.
Health
Scholarships completes merger
Health Scholarships,
Inc. announced today the completion of its recent merger with Care More
Management Co., Inc. and its affiliates. Health Scholarships is a non-profit
organization based in Macon, Georgia
New
drug offers hope to cancer patients
A decade ago, research
into angiogenesis-inhibiting compounds was still in a relative state
of infancy.
Breast
cancer awareness has a whole new meaning now
As
I rode up the elevator to my 21st floor office, several savvy young
professional women from Andersen stood chatting next to me. Andersen
held three of the floors below mine. That day, I noticed that one of
them had on a pink ribbon. I wanted to say, "You have on a ribbon
for Breast Cancer Awareness Month." It was last October. And I
never said anything. I would have had to follow up my dull statement
with, "My mother has breast cancer," to express any relevance.
Fayette
Community Hospital celebrates National Physical Therapy Month
Physical therapy
is a dynamic profession dedicated to improving functional mobility and
restoration of optimal physical function. Every day physical therapists
help millions of people to restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness,
health and optimal functional skills.
Sports
Weekend
Atlanta
Ballet to present two ballets at The Fox
The
Atlanta Ballet will present two ballets for the price of one when they
present "Ramblin' Suite" and "Carmen," Thursday,
Oct. 31 - Sunday, Nov. 3 at the Fox Theatre.
A
new Casey book for a new audience
After
Sept. 11, 2001, Peachtree City resident Margaret Ross wrote a book called
"Casey and the Amazing, Giant Green Shirt." The book dealt
with the power of labels and how they can be used for good and for harm.
The book was aimed at elementary school students in an attempt to stop
bullying before it starts. The origin for most bullying is name-calling.
Santa
comes to Old Town Sharpsburg for Open House
Halloween
takes place this week, which means that Christmas is right around the
corner. Old Town Sharpsburg is kicking off the holiday season this weekend
with their 18th annual Christmas Open House.
Why
I love being a writer
Tomorrow
is halloween. Over the past few years my column has been about letting
kids trick or treat or which scary movies are the best ones to watch.
Today, this is a special column.
Local
cadet awarded top Civil Air patrol honor
Brett
Matcheck, 17, of Peachtree City, a senior at Starr's Mill High School,
and a member of Civil Air Patrol, has received the General Carl Spaatz
Award, the highest and most prestigious award in the CAP cadet program.
The award was presented to Cadet Matcheck by Brigadier General Richard
L. Bowling, National Commander of CAP. The ceremony took place Oct.
5 during the CAP Southeast Region Conference in Marietta.
Movies
Religion
Brighten
the churches and the kids will stay
By JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
According
to the Southern Baptist Convention's Council on Family Life, 85 percent
of the children raised in evangelical homes leave church at the age
of 18, never to return. This tragic statistic can be interpreted to
mean that 85 out of 100 kids presently enrolled in our children and
youth departments will be out of the church when it comes to their own
personal choice! Indeed, the law says that at age 18, the youth are
free to do what they like. And one of the things they like to do is
drop out of church. Why? Let me give you what I think.
Dr.
Wirth to speak at Newnan Presbyterian Commitment Dinner
Dr. George Bryan
Wirth will keynote the Commitment Dinner as Newnan Presbyterian Church
culminates its stewardship campaign Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the church
fellowship hall.
Fall
Festivals
Religion
Briefs
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Opinion
Voting
machines not like birthin' babies
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
Contributing Writer
When in a former
life I was one of Peachtree City's first paramedics, I had a colleague
so terrified of finding himself on an OB call that is, "baby, coming
fast" that when he was on duty and paged for such an emergency,
he'd tell 911 to call me instead. I caught a baby or two in my time,
and couldn't see why it panicked him so.
Finally,
the candy day has arrived
By BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
The most controversial
of all our holidays is upon us. Thankfully, though, most people have
stopped opposing "Trick-or-Treating," and the Satanic mission
that it supposedly propagates. I guess those people are spending all
their time these days deriding anything "Harry Potter." You
can't feel cleaner without something getting dirty.
With
medical savings accounts, era of managed care is ending
By GRACE-MARIE TURNER
The age of managed
care ended and the era of consumer-driven health care began on Wednesday,
June 26, 2002.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Teens
may be abusing nonprescription drugs
I am writing to
all parents of teenagers and pharmacists in our local grocery and drug
stores. The over-the-counter medication Coricidin HBP is being abused
by many of the teenagers in our community.
Foreign
language education neded now more than ever
I suppose in a world
where English is the language of power it's not too often that we, as
Americans, are forced to utilize another language in our everyday lives.
However, this doesn't mean that learning to speak a foreign language
is a waste of time.
Put
enforcement teeth into PTC anti-litter laws
If you look around
you, it's easy to see that folks are littering more. The changes to
the appearance along our roadsides and on the grassy areas right or
left of the cart paths are substantial when compared to 10 years ago.
Helicopter
purchase, sheriff's role defended
Mr. [Larry] Robinson
first attacks the sheriff for purchasing a helicopter without the consent
of the Board of Commissioners.
Fayette
should look after bigger problems than teen sex
Fayette teen's fornication
case before the Georgia Supreme Court is the stupidest case I have ever
heard of.
Cannon:
Compare my record with opponent's
Tyrone citizens,
on Nov. 5, you will be deciding on the future of Tyrone by casting your
vote for the person you want to serve on the Tyrone Town Council. For
the past six years, I have had that honor and I want to thank you for
giving me your support.
Here's
chance to put Fayette resident into high state office
Tuesday should produce
a record turnout at the polls in Fayette County. Voters should be lined
up at the doors of their polling locations just to vote Gov. Barnes
and Lt. Gov. Taylor out of office.
No
tolerance for Southerners
Regarding discrimination
at Sandy Creek School: Tolerance is a two-way street. A school official
can tell a white student to never wear a Southern heritage or Confederate
flag shirt to school again, while NAACP, FUBU, MLK, Malcolm X and Playboy
clothing are being worn daily.
Hatcher
should focus on strengthening first-timers
With the divorce
rate over 50 percent, coupled with the many social ills as a result,
I wish the Rev. John Hatcher [Religion section, The Citizen, Oct. 23]
would have devoted his column to ideas to prevent divorce.
An
addendum to Hatcher's column on second marriages
The Rev. Hatcher
in the Oct. 23 edition shared how much he likes to preside over second
and third marriages to remind the bride and groom of God's forgiveness
and His desire for their happiness.
Out
of all those random parts comes Boeing 767
Big Bang (evolution)
Theory: Inside Delta Airline's Technical Operations Center (jet base)
are every conceivable airplane part necessary to build from scratch
an airplane. Now suppose one day the strongest tornado ever seen roared
through this center.
Fayette
ghost tale: If you're ever out Peter's Road...
In the spirit of
Halloween, I would like to share a Fayetteville legend I recently dug
up. If anyone has any insight into this legend or any further detail
about the legend itself please feel free to respond.
PTC
Library did great job on Hispanic festival
Kudos to the staff
of the Peachtree City Library for having organized a fun-filled event
celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month on Oct. 12.
Scouts
do good work at Rolling Hills
The church family
of Rolling Hills Baptist in Fayetteville wants to warmly commend our
Boy Scout Troop 212 for numerous acts of kindness.
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