Monday boasts Memorial Day festivities in Peachtree City

Peachtree City will offer several Memorial Day events this Monday, starting at 7 a.m. with the golf cart procession from The Gathering Place to City Hall Plaza.

Council more good-natured, gets down to busines

At the end of last week's Peachtree City Council meeting, which was a somewhat warm and cordial affair considering the mood of city politic of late, Councilman Murray Weed declared, "I feel a tremendous need for a group hug."

PTC Development Authority approves principal payments on restaurant loan

The Development Authority of Peachtree City will begin making principal payments on a $200,000 loan taken out to buy restaurant equipment for the Ashland Grille.

Area soaked by rain; lighting hits near PTC home at Smokerise

The area continued to get hit with rain Wednesday night and into Thursday afternoon, and a lighting strike damaged a Peachtree City residence during a thunderstorm early Thursday afternoon.

Phony check writer posed as woman in stores, PTC police say

In an apparent first for Peachtree City, police are looking for a Union City man who has posed as a woman while writing over $11,000 in fake checks to stores in the city.

McMullen feeling at home in new job

He's only been on the job for a few days, but Barnard McMullen is feeling right at home as the new city manager in Peachtree City.

Daly reps attend called meeting of Library Commission

The Peachtree City Library Commission had a special called meeting on Tuesday and the Leo Daly Company, responsible for the design of the library renovation and possible expansion, was present.

Police Blotter

Graduation ceremonies set for this weekend

More than 900 students will take their first steps toward adulthood this weekend as Coweta County holds graduation ceremonies at its three high schools.

Council narrowly approves plat for Rockaway subdivision

Developer Stan Cameron got acceptance Monday night for a preliminary plat for his subdivision, but not before the Senoia City Council questioned the lengthy process.

TDK delay: Who pays for added engineering costs?

Plans for the extension of TDK Boulevard across Line Creek and into Coweta County are "90 percent complete" but have sat unfinished since late March because of a disagreement between Fayette County and Peachtree City over who should pay for engineering cost overruns.

Water restrictions set for June

Despite May being one of the wettest months in history, Coweta's gardeners and lawn aficionados could soon face water restrictions.

Summer theatre program is starting

Coweta County high school students are going to have an opportunity to take to the boards in a county-wide theatrical production this summer, even before work on the school system's new performing arts center is completed.

East Coweta High School expects to honor 364 2003 graduates on May 24

Northgate High School expects to honor 221 2003 graduates on May 23

Sports

Chiefs rally for split

The McIntosh Chiefs baseball team staved off elimination Wednesday night and went into yesterday's Game 3 of the Colquitt County series looking to move into the AAAAA state quarterfinals.

Breast cancer benefit at Flat Creek June 3

More than 150,000 golfers participated in the Rally for a Cure in 2002 to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and this year's event is around the corner.

Macon Peaches play this weekend

As part of an effort to end childhood hunger in Macon and Middle Georgia, the Macon Peaches have announced that fans who attend the team's exhibition games against the Georgia Cherokees, this Friday through Sunday will be admitted free of charge if they bring a non-perishable canned food item.

Opinion

After bishop's anti-Bush tirade, I wished I had stayed in my room
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

It was time for evening prayer and I was trying to decide whether to do evening prayer alone in my room or to go to the chapel and observe the time with the other 50 people who had gathered at the retreat center in Florida for a special conference. It had been a very long eight weeks and my spiritual batteries were in serious need of recharging. Deciding that the evening speaker might have an uplifting, edifying message, I chose to walk to the chapel. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Questions from readers, ideas about future stories and characters
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Mister Webster's definition of a writer is "... one who writes." Cool, guess that makes me a writer.

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