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Tips
lead to solving PTC rape
Beau Christian Reed
undoubtedly wanted to kill the Peachtree City hotel clerk whom he raped
and set afire, according to Police Chief James Murray.
Cellmate:
Reed was "peaceful and quiet"
A former jailmate
of Beau Christian Reed said he was totally shocked after learning Reed
was accused of the violent attack on a hotel desk clerk in Peachtree
City last week.
Chase
started when suspect made convenience store stop for smokes
If Beau Christian
Reed planned to flee the area to avoid being arrested for last week’s
savage attack on a hotel clerk in Peachtree City, he made one big slip-up.
City
may keep 'The Fred' operations - while Turner gets tennis, DAPC agrees
The Peachtree City
Development Authority has again quit the venue management business,
suppposedly for good.
Non-profit
status sought
City Manager Bernard
McMullen said that among the first items of business for the council
is applying once more for a 501(c)6 tax exemption, needed for whatever
agency ends up overseeing the collection and distribution of the city’s
hotel-motel tax revenues.
Smoking
ban gets cool reception from county
A proposal to ban
smoking in public places got nowhere fast during last week’s Fayette
County Commission meeting.
Bond
referendum for library expansion put to a vote next Tuesday
Peachtree City residents
will have several matters to vote on next Tuesday. Not only will they
be electing two new councilmen, but they will also get to decide whether
to pass a bond to finance an expansion and renovation for the Peachtree
City Library.
A
brief history of the Peachtree City Library
The Peachtree City
Library was formed by individual citizens of Peachtree City 30 years
ago. This timeline illustrates how the library has changed over the
years to become the place many citizens know today.
Tyrone
to decide on liquor by the drink next week
When Councilman
Ray Bogenschutz elected to retire and not run for re-election this fall,
some of the drama left the political scene in Tyrone. Resident Lyn Redwood
will fill his seat starting in January and did not have to campaign
for this election.
Correction
A story in the Oct.
22 edition of The Citizen confused the status of kitchen renovation
projects at two schools. Fayetteville Intermediate School began using
its new kitchen this week, but East Fayette Elementary’s won’t
be complete until sometime in early November. Misleading information
was provided at the Oct. 20 Board of Education meeting. Also, the article
should have stated that the kitchen projects were being paid for through
local bond money.
Father
offers $10,000 reward for North Fayette murders
A $10,000 reward
has been established for information leading to the conviction of the
person or persons who killed north Fayette resident David O. Mangham
and a friend of his in May.
McCollough
honored by govenor
Deputy Chief Allen
McCullough of the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services
has received a statewide honor for making outstanding contributions
to his profession.
Search
is on for stolen casket
A real casket was
spirited away from a spooky Halloween display in Fayetteville Thursday
night, and there’s a $100 reward for its safe return.
And it just might be haunted, too.
Covenant
celebrates new organ
Members of the Covenant
Presbyterian Church, PCA, in Fayetteville invite the public to a special
concert of classical and Christian music this Sunday at 4:30 p.m., featuring
renowned organist Nicholas Bowden. He is the principal organist at the
10,000-member Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
FHCS
band trip to London set — for 2005
Seniors in the Fayette
County High band program who graduate next May have received permission
to return in December 2004, when the Marching Tigers take off to England
to appear in the 2005 New Year’s Day Parade through the streets
of London.
Got
a story idea?
Monroe Roark of
The Citizen will be in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines,
the second week of November on a mission trip with members of his church.
If anyone with a Fayette connection is currently living and working
there and you think it might make a good story for The Citizen, send
contact information to mroark@thecitizennews.com.
Fayette
Democratic Women to meet Sat.
The Fayette County
Democratic Women will have their kickoff breakfast Saturday, Nov. 1,
at 9 a.m. at Right on Thyme Restaurant and Catering, 174 North Glynn
Street, Fayetteville. The cost is based on one’s order off the
menu.
Congressional
race getting busy
The biggest casualties
in next year’s race to replace Rep. Mac Collins in Congress may
be shoe leather and dollar bills.
Health
care classes at CCSU facility in PTC
The Division of
Continuing Education at Clayton College and State University will be
offering healthcare training courses and certificate programs this coming
January.
AADD
To Host Workshop
The Atlanta Alliance
on Developmental Disabilities will host a workshop entitled “A
Journey Through the System” Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the LaFayette
Educational Center, Building A. The workshop is open to parents and
guardians of school age children and adults with developmental disabilities
in Fayette, Clayton and Henry counties. The LaFayette Educational Center
is located at 205 LaFayette Avenue in Fayetteville.
Fayette
DAR to organize
The Daughters of
the American Revolution, is in the process of organizing a new chapter.
Rotary
fundraiser is this weekend
The Southern Crescent
Rotary Council will have a fantastic evening out at the New Georgia
International Convention Center in College Park this Saturday. The evening
will feature music, a buffet and a silent and live auction.
Words
of wisdom help students make wise choices
Students at Fayetteville
Intermediate are getting a few words of wisdom from some notable people
in the community.
FCREA
auction set for Nov. 16
Barbara Brown was
all smiles as her bid won a gift at last year’s scholarship auction
held by the Fayette County Retired Educators Association (FCREA). This
year’s date for the FCREA annual scholarship auction is Nov. 16
at 10:30 a.m. at the Right on Thyme restaurant in Fayetteville.
Landscaping
workshops offered in November at Flat Creek Nature Center
Are your trees and
shrubs drooping and losing their leaves early? Rainfall is back up to
normal but most plants show the effects from drought for several years.
Landscaping is a big investment of time and money. Learn how to save
water and chemical use — and money — by a smart choice of
plants. After all, fall is the best time to plant.
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