John
Lynch named official Fayetteville historian
John
Lynch vividly remembers when he first got hooked on history.
Rec
offices take live-saving measures
The
sudden death last week of a Fayetteville youth after being hit in the
chest by a pitched baseball has raised awareness of the need for CPR
training and cardio rescue equipment throughout the area's recreation
centers and playing fields.
Friday
watering out in Fayette?
The
Georgia Department of Natural Resources is asking the Fayette County
Water System to adopt a new odd-even day outdoor watering schedule that
would ban all outdoor watering on Fridays.
Police
still working Kroger, Shell armed robberies
Fayetteville
police detectives are still following up on the city's two armed robberies
that occurred last week.
5
arrested for tossing destructive device in Church Street area
Fayetteville
Police have arrested five people after an homemade explosive device
was thrown out of a truck the evening of Saturday, May 3.
Lake
Peachtree dredging may wrap up in time for July 4th
The
dredging of Lake Peachtree is ahead of schedule, Fayette County consulting
engineer Jim Mallett reported Wednesday to the county's Water Committee.
Police
Blotter
The
peace that passes
By KNOX HERNDON
Pastor
I was reading that
a prison chaplain had purchased boxes of Mother's Day cards for the
inmates to send home to their mothers. After a short while all the cards
were taken and sent home. The program was so successful that he did
the same for Father's Day but only a very few were picked up to be used.
One can read into this what ever one wishes.
National
Anthem blank-out gives powerful
picture of encouragement
By
DR. DAVID L. CHANCEY
Pastor
As the drum major
for the Baldwin County "Band of the Braves," I directed the
national anthem many Friday nights before kickoff. It's a great piece
to direct, but I would not want to solo it. Standing in front of a crowd,
I'm afraid I'd forget the words
A
friend is dying
By
MARY JANE HOLT
Contributing Writer
It's hard
to write these days. It's hard to think. Hard to just let myself go at
this keyboard. A friend is dying.
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