News
Emergency
plans in place locally
Fayette County emergency
officials have worked with a variety of agencies to plan how they will
respond in case of a terrorist attack on any facility in the county.
System
has crisis plans to protect schools, students
Fayette County's
public schools have a crisis plan in place for any type of emergency,
including one related to homeland security, a school system spokesperson
said.
'Don't
call 9-1-1'
In case of a disaster
such as a terrorist attack on Fayette County, residents are urged not
to call 911 for information.
PTC
Fire Chief Lohr: 'Be ready to camp for 4 days'
Peachtree City emergency
officials want residents to prepare for a potential chemical or biological
attack the same way one would for any major disaster such as a flood
or hurricane.
PTC
police protect key sites from terrorism attempts
Peachtree City police
are implementing special surveillance details on several areas of the
city to thwart a potential terrorist attack, according to Chief James
Murray.
F'ville
looks at 'soft targets' like shopping centers
The Fayetteville
Fire Department has joined Fayette County's other emergency agencies
in the planning process to prepare for a possible terrorist attack on
Fayetteville.
From
Hartsfield to Falcon Field, security is heightened
Although the 160
aircraft based at Falcon Field don't pose much of a danger even if they
were stolen for use as a terrorist's weapon aviators there are taking
extra precautions to secure the airport.
Student
sets sight on opera career
To learn about careers,
students at Starr's Mill were asked to follow someone around for a day
and learn about their career. Junior Nicky Capell is interested in pursuing
a career in opera and, after encouragement from her calculus teacher
Cheryl Dukes, Capell called the Atlanta Opera.
Samaritans
get help in finding a home
The Fayette
Samaritans, a nonprofit organization that helps those who are temporarily
down and out, has been down and out several times itself.
Seabaugh
defends insurance bill
State
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) maintained this week that his bill
offering consumers more choices in health care will actually help more
residents obtain insurance.
PTC
council to talk about stormwater
The
City Council of Peachtree City will consider submitting a plan explaining
how it will improve water quality in its stormwater discharge.
Perdue
introduces education bills
Governor
Sonny Perdue announced yesterday the details of his education legislation
to Georgia's House of Representatives.
Baker
crowned Miss Starr's Mill at recent pageant
Starr's
Mill senior Carlee Baker recently won the title of Miss Starr's Mill
at the second annual Miss Starr's Mill Pageant, after placing third
a year ago.
Rotary
Clubs form local alliance
The whole can indeed
be greater than the sum of its parts, and the Rotary Clubs of Fayetteville
and Peachtree City, along with the Fayette Daybreak Rotary Club, are
joining together to prove this true.
Holly
Grove hosts research librarian
As
a Black History Month feature, the Holly Grove A.M.E. Church welcomed
Janice White Sikes, the senior librarian at the Auburn Avenue Research
Library. She is its expert on African-American culture and history.
Builders
giving away 1,000 trees
The Metro South
chapter of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association is giving away
1,000 five to six ft. trees on Arbor Day, which is Friday, Feb. 21
Wicker
honored by state organization
Lucy Wicker, an
art teacher at Peeples Elementary School, has been selected by the Georgia
Art Education Association to receive the Youth Art Month Continuing
Participation Award, which recognizes art teachers who have participated
in Youth Art Month activities in an extraordinary way during the past
several years and have documented those activites.
Starr's
Mill in Pennies for Patients program
Students at Starr's
Mill High School are participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's
Pennies for Patients program, which raises funds to be used for leukemia,
lymphoma and myeloma research and for patient services.
Local
students receive Chick-fil-A scholarships
Diana Daniel and
Hannah Hauke of Fayetteville, along with Berdary Charlestin of Jonesboro,
have been awarded $1,000 Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarships in recognition
of their commitment to personal and professional , excellence.
Chili
cookoff Feb. 25
The annual Chili
Cook-Off for the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia's Sales
& Marketing Council will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25, starting at 6:30
p.m. in the clubhouse at Avery Park in Newnan.
Arbor
Day in Fayette County this Friday
Georgians across
the state will be celebrating Arbor Day this Friday, Feb. 21, by participating
in activities in honor of the tree.
Students
bound for state math competition
Fayette's students
demonstrated their proficiency in math during the annual MathCounts
competition of the Clayton, Henry and Fayette County Chapter.
School
system seeks owners of historical documents
While cleaning out
a storage room at the LaFayette Educational Center, two school system
employees stumbled upon an important piece of Fayette County history.
What appeared at first glance to be checks lying in a corner on the
floor of the room were actually cancelled promissory notes that were
issued to the county's teachers in 1935 by Farmers and Merchants Bank.
Local
SAR chapter seeks family of Revolutionary war vet
The Marquis de Lafayette
chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution wishes to get in contact
with the descendants and family of James Waldrop, an American who served
in the Revolutionary War. A memorial service and grave rededication
is scheduled for April 5 at his gravesite.
Habitat
workshop March 1
Southern Crescent
Habitat for Humanity will host an application workshop Saturday, March
1, from 8 a.m.-noon at the First Baptist Church of Morrow, 1647 Lake
Harbin Road.
Police
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Obituaries
Birth Announcements
Wedding Announcements
Dining Guide
- Restaurant
choices heating up in cold weather
By F.C. FOODIE
Food Critic
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Usually,
the winter months see most folks staying home and curling up by a
fire instead of venturing out to the local eating establishments.
Local
deli Comes to 'The Fred'
Frederick Brown,
Jr. Amphitheater is proud to announce Deli Delicious of Peachtree City
as the official concessionaire for the 2003 concert series.
Chic'N
D'Lite comes to Peachtree City
Peachtree City welcomes
a new restaurant to the Braelinn Shopping Center this month. Grand opening
was held Valentine's weekend at Chic'N D'Lite, 520 Crosstown Road.
Three
cheers for heart-healthy oils
You
may have noticed an ever-expanding choice of oils at your local grocery
store over the past few years. While once your options were limited
to corn, canola, safflower and maybe olive oil, now your choices include
walnut, almond, grapeseed and other types of oil as well. You may have
even splurged on a bottle of fragrant truffle oil.
Helping
you eat well in 2003
We made it to 2003,
a new year of possibilities to dream, and new resolutions to make. If
losing weight is on your list of resolutions, the key to success may
be to make it "personal," as in "personal chef."
As in someone who will come to your home and cook delicious, healthy
and low-fat meals for you and your family.
Show
your family your care with heart-healthy recipes
Valentine's Day
has come and gone, but there are other ways to show your loved ones
you care besides hearts, flowers, candy, and extravagant meals with
family members and loved ones. This year, try a new approach with healthy
recipes and nutritious meals that will not only warm your heart, but
help keep it healthy as well.
Caramelized
onions sweeten salads, pizzas and more
When
you want to sweeten a dish, just turn to onions-caramelized onions.
When sautéed, onions soften in texture and mellow in flavor.
Go
with the (whole) grain
Getting
the recommended three servings of whole grains each day is easier than
you may think. If you wake up to a bowl of oatmeal and eat a turkey
sandwich on two slices of whole wheat bread for lunch, you've met your
daily quota.
- Business
Deli
Delicious gets amphitheater gig
Deli Delicious,
Inc, a locally family owned and operated restaurant located at 584 Crosstown
drive in the Braelinn Village shopping center was recently awarded the
2003 contract for the concessions services for the Frederick Brown Jr.
Amphitheater.
World
Airways posts big 2002 revenue increase
Peachtree City's
World Airways, Inc. last week announced financial results for the quarter
and year ended December 31, 2002.
Sports
Patriots
win region championship, Tigers also make states
Sandy Creek boys
basketball coach Maurice Triche and his team set some goals at the
beginning of the season. The first was to win 18 games and the second
was to qualify for the AAAA state basketball tournament. They accomplished
both of those goals in the region 4-AAAA tournament. After beating
Lithia Springs 52-51 and earning a spot in the region finals against
Douglas County, the team altered their goals to include winning a
region championship. The Patriots achieved that goal and have amended
their goals once again, this time hoping to bring home a state title.
Patriots
and Panthers swim well at state meets
The local swim
teams competed in the state meet last weekend and represented Fayette
County well. in fact, Sandy Creek's Billy Jamerson won the school
and the county's first ever individual state championship.
Starr's
Mill wrestlers win area championship
If you have followed
region 4-AAAAA wrestling this year, you know that Starr's Mill and
Fayette County have met several times in hotly contested battles.
The area championship, which took place at Fayette County High School,
was no different.
Cycle
Specialty to host Supercross kickoff party
It's Supercross
time again! Round eight of the AMA Supercross Series will take place
at the Georgia Dome this Saturday. To help usher in the Supercross
excitement, Team ECC Suzuki will be at Cycle Specialty in Fayetteville
where a Supercross kickoff party will take place Friday, Feb. 21 from
6-8 p.m.
Weekend
A
variety of acts to play first part of summer concert series at "The
Fred"
The
announcement of the summer concert series at the Frederick Brown Jr.
Amphitheater is one of the first indicators that the winter is near
an end and spring is right around the corner. The first part of this
year's lineup features a little something for everybody.
County
resident Nesby up for a Grammy
A Fayette County
resident has a chance to bring home a Grammy Award this weekend.
Fayette
senior concert showcases musical talent of FCHS
The Sams auditorium
is the setting for the seventh annual Fayette Senior Services concert
and this year's program featuring the Silver Eagles Band as the main
act will also showcase two outstanding high school musical groups. The
concert, which will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, will have special presentations
by a high school jazz band and a male vocal quartet.
Miss
Sandy Creek Pageant set for Saturday
The
2003 Miss Sandy Creek High School Pageant will be held Saturday at 7:30
p.m. in the Commons Area of the school in Tyrone. Donna Lowry, education
reporter for WXIA T.V. in Atlanta will be on of the three very qualified
judges of this annual event. Lowry also serves as an honorary board
member for the Patriot Hall Auditorium Committee.
Musings
on a tv and movie filled weekend
My
mind is a whirlwind right now. More so than usual. I had a hard time
falling asleep last night as a number of these thoughts kept my mind
racing.
Religion
Consider
God's words regarding 'offensive' Georgia flag
By JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
I
asked my mother before she died what she thought about changing the
Georgia State flag. She said, "It doesn,t matter." I suppose
if anyone had a right to matter about the issue, my mother did. She
was the daughter of John M. Bowen, who as a Confederate soldier, was
wounded at the Second Battle of Manassas, Aug. 30, 1862. Had he not
been wounded and subsequently taken off the front line, I might not
have made it to the world. Quirks of history. (For those of you scratching
your head: although my grandfather was born in 1833, he fathered my
mother in 1911. Wow! What genes!).
Bishop
Holloway to preach at Christ the King Sunday
The Most Rev. John
W. Holloway, D.D., Bishop of Georgia, will be the special guest and
speaker Sunday, Feb. 23, at Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church
at its newly opened facility in Coweta County.
Religion
Briefs
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Opinion
Terror,
dredging, annexing, changing spots
By
CAL BEVERLY
Publisher
Small talk on
this and that, for what it's worth ...
Jack
of all trades, master of fun
By
BILLY MURPHY
Laugh Lines
All of us frequently
ask the question to ourselves, "When I am gone, what will I be
remembered for?" Besides ending a lot of sentences with a lot
of prepositions, I think I should be remembered as an innovator and
an inventor. Sure, I am no Albert Einstein, figuratively or literally,
but I have had my moments.
Why
IRS should stop taxing dividends: Isn't once enough?
By SHELDON RICHMAN
Why is it controversial
to propose an end to double taxation?
Collins
cosponsors bill that will ban most partial birth abortions
By MAC COLLINS
Congressman
[Last] week, the
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 was introduced for consideration
in the House of Representatives. I was proud to offer my support as
an original cosponsor of this important legislation which would ban
the gruesome practice of partial-birth abortion.
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Foolish
leadership has led to inevitable war
If you have ever
read Shakespeare's "Henry V," you'll recall a very memorable
scene where the emissary of the dauphine (the French heir to the throne)
presents the bellicose Henry with a gift of tennis balls. The implication
is that Henry should stick to being a carefree playboy and not bother
trying to claim the French throne through his mother's side.
Previous
flag is linked forever with racism
Harold Harrison
has seen right through me.
Flag
support is based on respect for South's past
I would like to
take this opportunity to point out to the community just where the
racial antagonism is, was, and will continue to come from in the Georgia
flag debate.
Flag
referendum wasteful, unconstitutional: Don't do it
I oppose referendums
on principle. Our forefathers over 200 years ago created a republic,
not a democracy. It is been proven many times that an elected law-
or policy-making body does a better job of enacting laws than citizens
do via referendum.
Flag
at odds with Ga. motto: Wisdom, justice, moderation
I agree, we, the
citizens of Georgia, should have the opportunity to vote on which
flag we would like representing our state.
Please,
NAACP, boycott us
I couldn't help
but laugh when the NAACP said if the Georgia flag was voted back in
that they would boycott Georgia. Dear Lord, what a blessing!
County
about to err by draining Lake Peachtree
Brace yourselves,
Peachtree City residents. The Fayette County Water Committee is about
to take us all for a ride. Having learned nothing from their past
mistakes, they have generated bid documents for the dredging of Lake
Peachtree that allow the lake to be drained and dried as part of the
process.
There
should be red alert for more and more taxes
If we had color-coded
alerts for taxes, I am afraid we'd always be at the red level, the
highest.
PTC
growth brings unwanted traffic, crime
We are writing
on behalf of the citizens of Peachtree City who are greatly concerned
for the future of our city and way of life.
Many
students disrespect America's flag and its values
Freedom is a word
in which the kids of this generation do not fully understand. It saddens
me to realize that over half the students in my school could care
less about the status of the United States and the Middle East.
Draft
column doesn't compute
[Columnist Mark]
Shields and others seem to believe it is unfair that when America
has to go to war, the majority of those who have to fight are from
poor families.
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