Three stop signs eliminated, speed limit raised on Golf View Drive

Stop signs at three intersections on Golf View Drive in Peachtree City have been removed by order of the City Council.

PTC approves small commercial rezoning for Ga. Highway 74

The Peachtree City Council has approved a commercial rezoning for a 2.35-acre tract on Ga. Highway 74 North near Wisdom Road.

Saturday blood drive nets 18 donors; next one is Monday

A total of 18 units of blood were collected at Saturday's special blood drive for the American Red Cross at The Gathering Place in Peachtree City.

PTC Council shifts funds for Hwy. 54 widening projects

To help fund approximately $635,000 of capital projects that need immediate attention, the Peachtree City Council has shifted some funds around in its budget.

PTC planning commission pares down rezoning recommendations to 25 parcels

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has recommended that 25 properties be rezoned to fall in line with the latest update to the city's land use plan ... and coincide with the current use of those properties.

PTC police to hold educational meeting on new golf cart rules

The Peachtree City Police Department will host a special meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the McIntosh High School media center to educate the public about the city's new golf cart ordinances and regulations.

PTC planning commission OK with road connecting new subdivision to Tyrone

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has decided not to oppose connecting a road in a new subdivision to a similar subdivision in Tyrone.

Police Blotter

The following arrests were reported by the Peachtree City Police Department for the past week:

Movies

It's back to square one for Rockaway Road after City Council turns down zoning

A rezoning proposal for a 124-home subdivision on the southern edge of Peachtree City on Ga. Highway 74 was denied unanimously by the City Council Thursday night.

Students will study Vietnam War in a virtual way

The Newnan High School Vietnam War class will participate in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund drive to attach a photograph and remembrance to each entry on the Virtual Wall this winter, and students need Coweta County citizens' help in collecting the remembrances.

County turns down grant

The journey for Odyssey Charter School to open in Coweta County took another turn Tuesday as the Coweta County Commission refused to accept an emergency fund grant for the school.

Christmas kicks off in Senoia next week

Next weekend promises to be a busy Christmas weekend in Senoia.

WalMart opens after suspicious Tuesday fire

WalMart reopened is store in Newnan Wednesday after a suspicious early Tuesday morning fire shut down the giant retailer for a day.

Bridges wows audience at 'Gone With The Wind' lecture in Newnan

The attendance was low but the excitement was high at the talk about the film premiere of "Gone With The Wind" given by author and memorabilia collector Herb Bridges last week at the Newnan Community Theatre, which co-sponsored the event.

Coweta-Fayette EMC gets approval to start natural gas service

The Georgia Public Service Commission yesterday approved the application of Coweta-Fayette EMC NaturalGas, Inc. to be a natural gas marketer.

Antiques and artisans is tonight

Senoia's second annual Antiques and Artisans Festival featuring local antique dealers and artists is set for tonight from 6-10 p.m.

Sports

Second round of state playoffs set for tonight

East Coweta, Landmark Christian and Starr's Mill all got big wins in the first round of the state playoffs. The second round games take place tonight and all three teams are hoping to continue their winning ways.

Starr's Mill swimmers take second in Conyers

The Starr's Mill swim team traveled to Conyers for their first meet of the season on Nov. 23. Both the boys and girls teams placed second overall behind Wesleyan with a combined point total of 1061 points. Wesleyan's total score was 1247. Third place went to Salem with 794 points and fourth to Rockdale County with 259.

Early part of basketball season continues

The first part of the high school basketball season continued on Tuesday night and many local teams ended up on the short end of the stick.

Local Trout Unlimited chapter reactivates in PTC

The Flint River Chapter of Trout Unlimited has been reactivated in Peachtree City, Ga. It was one of the original chapters in Georgia, ad joins the efforts of other state chapters in supporting Trout Unlimited's mission of conserving, protecting and restoring North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.

Opinion

It's been an interesting six years, in the pulpit and on the printed page
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

It's been an exciting and eventful six years for me.

Here are a few tips that may help you survive the dreaded 'day after'
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

The guide "Tips on How to Survive the Day After" can be used by anyone over the age of 18 who is married or otherwise in a committed relationship. The author (that'll be me) assumes no responsibility if you follow this guide and your better half gets upset, mad, or leaves you for someone else.

A united way to say thanks, give back to south Fulton community
By PATRICK STAFFORD
Executive Director of the Fulton Industrial Business Association

There is a campaign currently taking place in south Fulton and across the metro Atlanta region. It is the 2002 United Way campaign. United Way's metropolitan-wide campaign will run until the end of December and expects to raise just under $80 million this year.

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