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Murder
defense: Cops shouldn't have chased me
A high-speed
chase through Fayetteville that resulted in a deadly crash and the
death of a pet doctor on his way home from work would never have happened
if police had not chased twin robbery suspects, a defense attorney
told a Fayette Superior Court jury Monday.
Hospital
wants Fayetteville to annex 27 acres for expansion
Fayette Community
Hospital is ready to grow again, by annexation, and Fayetteville's
mayor says the city is ready to accommodate the expansion.
BOE:
McIntosh H.S. to get gym, Sandy Creek its promised auditorium
Like that old
Abbott and Costello routine, "Who's on First, What's on Second,"
the county school board and facilities managers went round and round
last week through a dizzying scenario of proposals about how to get
construction projects at McIntosh and Sandy Creek high schools going
as soon as possible.
1%
raise for teachers in BOE budget
The chief budget
writer for the Fayette County school district gave members of the
Board of Education a quick open and shut peek at a working draft of
the 2003-2004 spending plan at a called meeting Thursday afternoon,
revealing million dollar details and a few surprises.
Census:
Fayette at 96,611, slowest growth in a decade
Fayette County's
population growth rate slowed last year to its lowest in years, while
Coweta County's numbers surpassed its neighbor to the east for the
first time since the 1980s, according to estimates released this week
by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Council
amends lake dredging contract
Fayette
County government will have to cough up $36,366 more to cover the
costs of dredging Lake Peachtree after the Peachtree City Council
agreed last week to amend the contract for the project to include
the lake's inlets.
Four
teens arrested for stealing golf clubs
Four
Fayette teens have been arrested on charges stemming from two residential
burglaries Thursday at two different locations in Fayette County.
No
comments about west Fayetteville rezoning
There were no
public comments Thursday night on a proposed rezoning initiated by
Fayetteville city staff to clear up mistakes on legal descriptions
for a 50-acre tract of land across Ga. Highway 54 from Fayette Community
Hospital.
Manager
arrested for assaulting 2 women at Fayetteville restaurant
A
manager of the Applebee's restaurant on North Glynn Street in Fayetteville
has been arrested for improperly touching two female employees, according
to police.
Fayette
County High School academic team wins "High-Q" championship
If
you are an early riser on the weekends you may have seen the local
high school quiz show program "High-Q." If you have seen
the show lately, chances are you have seen the team from Fayette County
High School.
Flat
Rock teachers to compete in 'Fear factor'-like fundraiser
The Board of Directors
of the Fayette Youth Protections Homes recently gave a reception to
introduce its new executive director, Sonja Strickland.
Fayette
YPH hires new director
Former Fayette
County Commissioner Charles Herbert Mask has been arrested for sexual
battery.
FCHS
honors distinguished alumni
Four
distinguished alumni of Fayette County High School were honored recently.
They include Dr. Dean Brown, the late Grady Huddleston, Donna Kirby
and Barney Walker.
Corporate
and Small Business Partner of the Year named
Everyday local
businesses help Fayette's schools retain their high state rankings
by providing resources that enhance the quality of education for all
students.
School
board says no to election break
Fayette
County students will not get Election Day 2004 off from class, since
the Board of Education did not embrace a suggestion by the county
elections board to make Tuesday, Nov. 4, next year a holiday.
Paving
work on Hwy. 74 in PTC taking place at night
Nighttime
lane closures on Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City are expected to
continue Thursday night for a resurfacing project.
Patriotic
essay wins competition
Eighth-grader
Erin Day of Rising Starr Middle is this year's district winner of
the Patriot's Pen Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Hope
House hosts Hustle for Hospice
Southwest
Christian Hospice and Hope House will kick off its 10th annual "Hustle
for Hospice" 5K Run/Walk Saturday, May 3.
Honor
walls salute soldiers
In honor of family
members who are serving or have served in the United States military,
Starr's Mill High and Kedron Elementary have dedicated walls in the
schools to showcase the names and photographs of soldiers as a tribute
to their service and sacrifice.
Send
troops some sweets and a way to call home
One
of the most requested items by troops currenty serving in Operation
Iraqi Freedom is telephone calling cards. The USO has put together
Operation Sweet talk as a way for American citizens to help out the
troops.
Peeples
Elem. hosts artist-in-residence
Peeples Elementary
School in Fayetteville was awarded a matching grant from the Georgia
Council for the Arts and Young Audiences of Atlanta to provide an
artist-in-residence for a period of one week.
Local
organization to honor Confederate Memorial Day
The Lafayette
McLaws camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Fayetteville, is sponsoring
services Saturday, April 26, in honor of Confederate Memorial Day.
Blood
drive, collection for troops tomorrow
The Sunshine House
at 1108 Bear Creek Blvd. in Hampton is hosting a Town Mailing Open
House to benefit the men and women in our armed forces serving overseas.
Burn
ban start coming up
Fayette County's
outdoor burning ban is about to begin again.
Police
Blotter
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Benefits
extended to airline layoffs
State Labor Commissioner
Michael Thurmond announced last week plans to implement federal legislation
extending unemployment insurance benefits to laid-off airline industry
workers who have exhausted their benefits. The President signed the
legislation into law.
Home
Source represented at conference
Relocation director
Tutt Larsen and executive vice president and broker Janeece Swainey
of The Home Source Realtors attended the 2003 annual RELO Conference
in Palm Springs recently. The meeting attracted nearly 800 brokers and
relocation professionals from leading international independent real
estate firms.
Home
buyers workshop Saturday
Brayson Homes will
host a Home Buyers Workshop April 26 at the model home in Bellaire at
SummerGrove in Newnan.
PSC
advises gas consumers to read fine print
One of the desired
outcomes from deregulation of the natural gas industry was to provide
consumers with a wide array of choices - in service providers and services
offered.
Smart
ways to put your tax refund to work
The average tax
refund check issued in 2002 was for more than $1,900, according to the
Internal Revenue Service. While tax refunds are not windfalls you've
actually given the IRS an interest-free loan of your hard-earned money
you should think carefully about how you plan to use this money.
Business
Briefs
Sports
Weekend
Offshoot
presents beloved children's tale
"Stuart
Little" was a beloved story long before it hit the silver screen
with a computer animated mouse voiced by Michael J. Fox.
Go
back in time at 18th Georgia Renaissance Festival
The
Renaissance was a time of the great revival of art, literature, and
learning in Europe that lasted from the 14th century to the 17th century,
marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
The
"Fred" hopes to jazz up the summer with new series
There
will be a lot of great music at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
this year and not all of it will be rock and roll. Amphitheater Director
Donna Romeo announced a three concert jazz series that will take place
on one Saturday a month starting in August.
A
Tale of Two Concerts: Eddie versus Eddie
I
attended two concerts this weekend: Eddie Money at the Frederick Brown
Jr. Amphitheater on Friday and Pearl Jam at HiFi Buys Amphitheater (Lakewood)
on Saturday
Religion
Prisoners
are just like you and me..
By JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
There's
no doubt about it, but that the women and men in uniform deserve our
admiration, gratitude, and honor. The outpouring of jubilation for the
returned POWs comes as representative for all troops of the United States.
My tear ducts go into overdrive when I see anyone of those young soldiers
backdropped by the flag of our country.
Hill
resigns as president of Fayette Thrift Shop; will pursue Christian counseling
Janice Hill, president
of The Fayette Thrift Shop Inc. and one of its most committed volunteers,
has resigned her position in order to devote more time to the Christian
premarital and marriage counseling that she and her husband, Donnie,
offer through their church.
Flat
Creek Baptist Church members plan mission trip to Wheeling, W.Va.
Members of Flat
Creek Baptist Church, in conjunction with the Fairburn Baptist Association
and the Upper Ohio Baptist Association, are planning a mission trip
to Wheeling, W. Va. July 19-26 to help with construction, hold Vacation
Bible Schools, and provide backyard Bible studies to residents in the
area.
Sharing
more than a few coincidences, two Episcopal pastors meet in Illinois
When
Father David Epps of Sharpsburg met Father John Manning in a hospital
in Urbana, Ill., he did a double-take.
Religion
Briefs
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'Diversity'
is racism's logical pinnacle
By PETER SCHWARTZ
Contributing writer
It is now widely
accepted that "diversity" is an appropriate goal for society.
But what does this dictum actually mean?
Want
to protect Earth?
Protect
private property
By J. DAVID BREEMER
Contributing writer
Earth Day, April
22, is a good occasion to revisit the question: Do we have to choose
between protecting the environment and growing the economy?
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LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Paving
over pastures? Where are you from?
It was a bitter pill to
swallow, but years ago I realized Fayette County was losing the rural
charm I knew as a child. Growth is necessary to maintain a tax base
to support the amenities a county requires. With that growth Fayette
County has attracted a variety of new residents from most corners
of the globe and each has an opinion of the direction of Fayette's
future. With this in mind I have to ask myself, Where in the world
is Bill Gilmer from? Proper English or not, he's obviously not from
Fayette County.
Anybody
considered a golf course for center of county?
Thanks for your
heads-up article. I have been watching the area between Fayetteville
and Peachtree City, "the last 2000 acres," with a great
deal of interest and apprehension as the families fade away.
Fayette
going way of Clayton County, Riverdale
Wasn't Bill Gilmer's
response to publisher Cal Beverly's comments on "Paving Fayette"
the absolute stock answer one would expect from any average level-thinking
citizen? However, I thought Cal was probably trying to appeal to a
higher level of thinking than what one would expect.
Fayetteville
= Riverdale nearly here
I was just reading
one of your articles out on your web site concerning future business
coming into Fayetteville. I just would like to say that I have only
been a resident of Fayetteville for four years now and I can see it
happening: Fayetteville's very near future turning into another Riverdale.
Maybe
a different Delta job...
Steve Enterkin
is a buffoon (personal observation), a poor example of a builder (personal
experience), an even worse writer (see his attempt at a humorous editorial)
[The Citizen, April 16] and cannot even spell Delta Air Lines (note:
Air Lines is two separate words when used in conjunction with Delta).
Speeding
golf carts almost always driven by teens
I was sorry to read of
the golf cart accidents involving 15-year-old drivers. It does seem
that these were accidents waiting to happen.
15-year
olds driving carts should have adult present
The article on golf cart
wrecks and teen drivers seemed to answer my question on why would
any sensible adult allow their 15-year-old to drive a golf cart when
he/she can not get a drivers license in the state of Georgia? The
same rule should apply: Learner's permit must be accompanied by an
adult. It is just common sense.
Hospital,
find room in your budget for flying U.S. flag
I almost never write to
the editor but [Fayette Community Hospital spokesperson] Ryan Duffy
really pushed my button on this one.
Old
Glory, In God we trust, speaking Eglish: Get used to it
Wake up, This is the United
States of America and that is the flag of the United States of America
and should be flown anywhere in the U.S. without worry of offended
"others." There are a few things that those who have recently
come to our country, and apparently some native Americans, need to
understand.
Hospital
raised flag to stem complaints from Citizen story
The article, "No
Flag for Now at Fayette Community Hospital," published in The
Citizen April 16 was appalling. The disappointing comments made by
the spokesperson for Fayette Community Hospital, Ryan Duffy, do not
reflect the opinion of all personnel at Fayette Community Hospital.
PTC
police could be better used for safety elsewhere
On a recent bright, sunny,
Sunday afternoon, a close acquaintance of mine was pulled over by
the Peachtree City Police on Golf View Drive at the three-way stop
sign.
Support
raising tobacco tax
The price of a package
of cigarettes goes to the people who profit from nicotine addictions.
It is only our tax, 12 cents, that helps the people it hurts.
Thanks
to dedicated officers
I wanted to take this opportunity
to thank the Fayette County Criminal Investigation Unit, specifically
Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan and Sgt. Tracey Carroll for their work and dedication
on the Flint River murder case.
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