Sunday, December 22, 2002

PTC man is charged for deadly crash

A Peachtree City man has been charged with vehiclular homicide resulting from a crash that led to the death of a Tyrone woman almost a month after the collision.

PTC police nab drug store thiefs

Peachtree City police caught two suspects with over $3,000 in stolen property taken from the Eckerd drug store on Ga. Highway 54 near Peachtree Parkway last week.

Dr. Rich Schumacher, Peachtree City planning commissioner, dies suddenly

Peachtree City Planning Commission member Dr. Rich Schumacher died unexpectedly after complications from surgery Tuesday, according to a family spokesperson.

Authority adopts tighter budgets for tennis center, amphitheater

Higher concert ticket prices and court fees are the burden shifted to users of Peachtree City's amphitheater and tennis centers to help stabilize the budgets of both facilities.

'Can Hunger' runs through Dec. 31

More than 2,300 people in Fayette County will go hungry this holiday season without help from the local community, according to a group trying to help feed needy families in the metro area.

Off-airport user fee at Falcon Field to remain intact, but it's negotiable

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has declined a request to lower its "through-the-fence fee" for granting access to Falcon Field for businesses located off the airport.

Police Blotter

Let's Not Throw Out the Baby With the Eggnog
By Daniel Overdorf
Pastor

Ah, Christmas. The scent of freshly-cut pine. Little boys and girls who can hardly sleep because they're so excited about what Santa might bring. Wrapping paper strewn about the living room. Cookies, cider, chocolate fudge. Store-bought fruitcakes as heavy and as tasty as cement blocks.

Susan, I salute you!
By REV. DR. KNOX HERNDON
Pastor

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he'd told her was empty. Then she settled in, placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane against her leg.

Christmas love
By MARY JANE HOLT
Contributing Writer

A friend recently e-mailed to me the story of a woman who vowed each December to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience.

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