Wednesday, March 12, 2003

News

Missing: Enough PTC firefighters

The Peachtree City Fire and Rescue Department still needs another nine firefighters so three can be added to each shift, according to Fire Chief Stony Lohr.

MHS is 6th, FCHS falls to 74th in Ga. SATs

While both Starr's Mill and McIntosh high school students raised their statewide rankings of SAT scores in 2002, Fayette County and Sandy Creek high schools plummeted when compared with other schools across Georgia.

Confessed multiple murderer faces more life sentences

The family of Liddie Matthews Evans has waited 25 years for justice, knowing in their hearts that Carl Millard Patton Jr. killed her.

New Fayette jail open for business

Fayette County's new 384-bed jail is up and running.

Rally for our troops set for F'ville on Saturday

Red, white and blue will be the prominent colors on display Saturday at Heritage Park in Fayetteville.

In PTC, $5000 is going to the dogs' (park)

Despite pleas from several citizens for fiscal restraint, the City Council of Peachtree City voted to spend $5,000 as "seed

Fayette's court records take electronic form; now easier for public to search

In the not-too-distant past, researching a criminal or civil case in Fayette County was a time-consuming process that involved plowing through hefty docket books in the search for a particular case.

County tweaks employee benefits

Fayette County's government employees will now have a little bit more flexibility when it comes to their money.

Management of tennis center criticized by citizens at PTC council meeting

Three people with backgrounds in managing public tennis centers argued at Thursday night's Peachtree City Council meeting that further changes should be made to the way the city's tennis center is operated.

Fayette GOP convenes

Nearly 200 Fayette County Republicans gave up their Saturday morning to elect officers for the Fayette County Republican Party. Elected officers serve two-year terms.

Fayette Samaritans closer to building of their own

The Fayette Samaritans, in a joint meeting with the Square Foot Ministry and members of the Peachtree City United Methodist Church, came several steps closer at their biweekly meeting to construction of their new facility.

Metro Kiwanis host pancake breakfast

The Fayette Metro Kiwanis is hosting its annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday, March 29, at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church from 7 a.m. to noon.

Perdue proclaims Weekend of Prayer

Citing the uncertain times that currently face this country, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has issued a proclamation designating Friday through Sunday, March 14-16, as a Weekend of Prayer in Georgia.

Record response to CCSU open house causes venue change

As the old saying goes... "due to overwhelming demand," the Clayton State Office of Recruitment's Spring Laker Day Open House has had to move into the two largest facilities on campus Spivey Hall and the Athletics & Fitness Center.

Ninth-grade orientation set for Starr's Mill

Starr's Mill High School will hold an orientation for rising ninth-graders, and their parents, who will be attending the school next fall.

 

Angela Robinson to Keynote Clayton State Women's History Month Observance

Angela Robinson, former WXIA-TV news anchor and current host of "In Contact" on PBS, will be the keynote speaker for Clayton State's Women's History Month observance.

Landmark students enjoy Black History Month studies

During the month of February, Landmark Christian School bulletin boards and displays, in the media center and in many classrooms, drew students' attention to Black History Month. Studies of Black History occurred in each of the lower, middle, and upper schools.

Students form club to help classmates and teachers

Fifth-graders in the after-school program at Cleveland Elementary are forming a new service club that will help the school's students and teachers alike.

Local Geography Bee winners announced

If you need to know facts about any country or place in the world, just ask one of Fayette's geography bee winners.

Workshop to focus on parent-teacher partners

Fayette's parent mentoring program, for parents of exceptional children, will host a workshop titled "Building Parent Professional Partnerships: Effective Home/School Collaboration" March 20 at the LaFayette Educational Center in room B-210 from 7-9 p.m.

Students selected to participate in state science fair

Several Fayette students who showcased their scientific knowledge at the Griffin RESA (Regional Education Services Agency) Regional Science and Engineering last month will be advancing to the state competition in April.

School Food Association elects officers

Members of the Fayette County School Food Services Association (FCSFSA) have elected their new executive board for the year 2003-2004.

Booth educator honored

Tammy Pakulski, a seventh grade science teacher at Booth Middle School in Peachtree City, has been named the Georgia Middle School Science Teacher of the Year.

Falzone named Minter TOTY

The PTO at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School honored teachers with a Valentine's Day Teachers Appreciation Luncheon complete with door prizes, food, desserts, and heart-shaped balloons.

Landmark student is perfect Wordmaster

Landmark Christian School sixth-grader Joel Christian recently won highest honors in this year's WordMaster Challenge, a national language arts competition entered by over 250,000 students annually.

Clayton State's Center for Experiential Learning Opens Doors in Peachtree City

Golden opportunities don't come along everyday, but at Clayton College & State University, the Center for Experiential Learning is helping students follow the path to the proverbial pot-of-gold and it's just brimming with opportunity.

Clayton State's Batman...Dr. Stephen Burnett, Bat Expert

To the bat cave or to Clayton State, if you're biology professor Dr. Stephen C. Burnett, expert on bioacoustics and the echolocation calls of bats. An authority on the furry winged creatures of the night, Burnett specializes in Eptesicus fuscus, commonly known as the big brown bat.

Obituaries

Wedding Announcements

Real Estate

Quality construction, maintenance-free design and high-tech automation will characterize new homes of the future

Asked to envision what the typical hew home of the future will be like, most home builders predict an increased focus on high-quality and high-end amenities including maintenance-free materials and automated systems that incorporate greater technology, the National Association of Home Builders reported during the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas Jan. 21-24.

Homes now available at Villages

One of Fayetteville's newest subdivisions is ready for its first home buyers to move in.

New faces in new places

Seminar set for seniors

With the objective of identifying and clarifying significant issues and concerns facing the over 55 consumer, Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty has scheduled a real estate seminar for seniors Thursday, March 13, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Jonesboro, at 6288 Old Dixie Highway.

Avery Park offers free golf club memberships

While many Avery Park home buyers are attracted to the community because of its cosmopolitan feel in a suburban setting, Avery Park is now offering another benefit that will make living at Avery Park even more attractive a SummerGrove Golf Club membership.

Colony Homes, Atlanta Thrashers team up for home giveaway

South Fulton residents can register to win at Sable Chase and Sable Glen

Experienced sales duo to market Tullamore

Pathway Communities has tapped two experienced real estate veterans to spearhead sales and marketing efforts at Tullamore, the company's first planned community in Tyrone.

Prudential Georgia Realty honors its top Peachtree City Realtors

Prudential Atlanta/Georgia Realty recently announced it top agents and agent teams for each of its branch offices. Among those honored for the Peachtree City location were Stephen Walker as Top Listing and Top Sales Agent and the husband-wife sales team of Jack and Deanna Finn for Top Listing and Top Sales Team.

SummerGrove Golf Club announces memberships and frequent player cards

As springtime nears and golfers across Atlanta prepare to hit the links, the SummerGrove Golf Club unveils its membership and Frequent Player Card opportunities.

McCrary new managing broker at Stockbridge Re/Max office

Sandra McCrary has been named managing broker for the Re/Max Advantage, Stockbridge office. Sandra has been in the Real Estate Business for over 25 years and has been associated with Re/Max for 13 years. She and her daughter, Robin Brake, are a mother-daughter team with Re/Max Advantage. She is currently serving as president of the Metro South Association of Realtors, is an Active Life Member of the Million Dollar Club and this year earned the Gold award for 15 years MDC membership. She is a past recipient of the Realtor of the Year Award from the MSAR. Sandra is a member of the RE/MAX 100% Club, ReMax Hall of Fame and recently received the Spirit of Service Award at the Re/Max of Georgia Awards banquet.

Ellis, King recognized

The staff of Patti Ellis Realty recently attended the Fayette County Board of Realtors Annual Spring Ball at the Airport Hilton Inn where Kristy King was inducted into the 2002 Million Dollar Club and Patti Ellis was honored with the presentation of the Board's Silver Phoenix.

Fayette communities get personalized Web sites

A new partnership agreement between Re/Max Around Atlanta, one of the area's leading real estate brokers, and Connecting Neighbors, an innovative creator of Internet venues, will bring individual neighborhood Web sites to area residents to help them connect with one another.

Brown comes 'home' to Home Power

With over 11 years of experience in real estate, Marvin "J" Brown has joined Home Power Realty, Inc. as vice president of new home sales.

Weekley unveils new product line at SummerGrove

David Weekley Homes, one of the largest home builders in the United States and a builder in SummerGrove at Newnan since 1999, has unveiled its Imagination Home Series at the award-winning master-planned community.

Builder team announced for Pathway's first Tyrone community

Pathway Communities, the company best known for developing Peachtree City, is pleased to announce the builder team for Tullamore, its first community in the town of Tyrone.

PruGeorgia Realty honors top sales associates

Prudential Atlanta/Georgia Realty celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of its 2002 top-producing sales associates at an annual black-tie Circle of Achievement Dinner Feb. 22 at the Ritz-Carlton in.

Mortgage office is a family affair

In an era when longterm business relationships have become rare, the husband-and-wife team of Frank and Karen Bennett are familiar names to many in the Fayette County area who need help with mortgage loans.

Scholarship applications being taken

The Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia is currently taking applications for its annual scholarship program.

Coughlan top Re/Max producer

Dot Coughlan was the companywide top-producing individual agent for Re/Max Advantage for 2002. With sales of over $4 million this past year, she has consistently been in the Top Producing category all year.

CRS Pathways 2003 officers sworn in

Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is a designation recognized as the "Ph.D." of residential real estate. CRS agents are members of the Council of Residential Specialists, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors that provides advanced real estate-related education to its members.

Home Source Realtors honors top professionals

Susan Fitzgerald, Linda Fabre, Linda Byrd, Brandie Corbin and Jane Young of The Home Source Realtors are top agents for The Home Source Realtors for 2002. The announcement was made recently at the company's annual Agents Awards Dinner.

Imperial Homes program underway

Once again, in an effort to make the task simpler of finding good value in the resale home market, ERA Jo-Par Realty announces its Imperial Homes programm, which distinguishes those homes in the company's overall inventory, which meet or exceed criteria that are critical to active homebuyers.

Monarch Village to host Designer Kitchen Showcase March 22-23, 29-30

Kitchens are becoming the hub of the household, and with good reason. Kitchens have become multi-use rooms, often connected to family rooms and eating areas, while traditional living and dining rooms are going the way of the smoking parlor.

Low interest rates lead to strong sales for Avery Park and SummerGrove

As interest rates drop to their lowest point in years, home sales at SummerGrove and Avery Park are flourishing. Since Nov. 2002, SummerGrove has had 76 home sales and Avery Park boast more than 21 sales.

Marshall attends regional meeting in Florida

Gary Marshall, broker of Assist 2 Sell Buyer & Seller Reality Coweta, recently attended an Assist 2 Sell franchise regional meeting in Ft Myers, Fla.

Training future homebuyers

Vince Villari of RE/MAX Advantage, Jonesboro, and Anthony Bullock of Fairfield Mortgage host 25 juniors and seniors from North Clayton High School. "My hat's off to Ms. Brown for having this class. I wish I would have had one to these classes when I was in high school," states Villari. Anthony Bullock of Fairfield Mortgage had this to say "as a loan officer, I appreciate the opportunity to help these young people learn. In this day and age, they need to know financing as well they know their ABC's." For more information, call 770-471-3625.

Table Top Night March 20

Builder members of the Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia will be given the opportunity to benefit from information presented at the organization's annual Associate Table Top Night, scheduled Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

Peachtree City agents among top honorees at Metro Brokers gala

Seventeen members of the Peachtree City office of Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate were among the honorees at the company's annual awards gala held recently at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta.

Business

Jac's Sew and Vac helping children in need

Jac's Sew and Vac In Fayetteville is helping children in need.On Christmas Eve, 1995 an article appeared in Parade Magazine entitled, "Joy to the World" by Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, Eddie Adams.

Make sure you claim all your dependents on your tax forms

Are you taking advantage of all the dependency exemptions you're entitled to? If you have children living at home, it's easy to identify your dependents. However, when an extended family lives together under one roof, or a family supports someone living elsewhere, identifying dependents gets more complicated.

Estes is named as one of the best air and heating contractors

Estes Heating and Air Conditioning has been elected as one of the 2002 Best Contractor to Work For by the "Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News."

Clessie Jane's offers unique gifts at new site

Clessie Jane's Cottage at 325 Glynn Street South recently moved to its new location. The business was previously at 125 Fisher Avenue and offers a wide variety of unique gifts and accessories for everyone of all ages at affordable prices. The store owners want to create a warm and friendly hometown environment for their customers.

Georgia Dance Theatre gets "In the Spirit of the Dance"

Georgia Dance Theatre, a nonprofit performing company, will be presenting "In the Spirit of Dance" Saturday, March 15, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at the Wadsworth Auditorium in Newnan.

NCTC presents beloved tale of "Alice in Wonderland"

Newnan Community Theatre Company's Xtras and KidsPlay are joining forces to present "Alice in Wonderland." The show will run Saturdays and Sundays through March 23 and will give local audiences a whimsical combination of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass."

Callaway Gardens invites visitors in to wonderful world of insects

Spring is just around the corner and while that means warmer weather and longer days, it also means insect season.

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