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Council
salutes police force
Last Thursday’s
meeting of the Peachtree City Council was described afterward as a “big
group hug” by some attendees. Given the contentious mood that’s
dominated city government in recent months, that assessment wasn’t
far off the mark.
Miller
to sign books at Omega
Senator Zell Miller
will be back in Georgia on Monday to sign copies of his new book, “A
National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat.”
Pro
shop vacancy a concern
The
temporary closure of the Pro Shop inside the Peachtree City Tennis Center
concerns some members of the club, who say the bare floors and empty
racks send the wrong message, especially to visitors in town for tournaments,
that the entire facility is in decline.
Brown
lobbies for change in cart path law
Support at the state
capitol for allowing unlicensed drivers to once again legally operate
golf carts on Peachtree City’s path system is growing, said Mayor
Steve Brown last week.
No-contest
plea wraps up prosecution of former doctor
A former Fayette
County physician has pled no contest to inappropriately touching a woman
during her yearly exam.
PTC
water tank up for sale on Ebay?
A stop work order
from Peachtree City officials in 2000 has left the city’s original
water tank with a partially-finished paint job.
Commission
members discuss term lengths
At Wednesday night’s
meeting of the Peachtree City Library Commission, Director of Leisure
Services Randy Gaddo told the commission that the expansion/renovation
process was on track. Gaddo stated that the Daly Company started on
schematics and the design right away and would like to have one more
public workshop to go over their plans in January.
Nonprofits
need help during holidays
If you do not have
a particular family or organization to help during the holidays, consider
one of the these nonprofit groups.
Police
Blotter
Liquor
vote is set for March 2
Voters in unincorporated
Coweta County will head to the polls in March to decide if they want
a cocktail with their dinner.
County
wonders where water money is going
County officials
want more information before they decide to pony up $24,000 in dues
to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.
Sheriff
will settle for two more employees
It’s
truly not the Christmas season in Coweta County unless Sheriff Mike
Yeager is asking the County Commission for an early Christmas present.
Arts
center looking for logo
As the new Centre
for the Performing and Visual Arts prepares to open early in 2004, Coweta
artists are being invited to submit artwork for a design competition
for the logo to represent the center.
Scrapbook
store announces winners
Late in November,
Anna Griffin, a well-known invitation, stationary, and scrapbook paper
supplier headquartered here in Georgia, partnered with Matte Magic Scrapbooks,
a local scrapbook retailer, to sponsor a scrapbook page contest.
Ferrell
sworn in as president of County Officers Assn.
Coweta County Tax
Commissioner Tommy Ferrell has been sworn in as president of the County
Officers Association of Georgia. He will serve a one-year term beginning
Jan. 1.
Sports
Former
Chief hoopster contributing at Clayton State
Former McIntosh
basketball standout Stephen Cox is expected to add versatility to Clayton
State College and University’s Laker basketball team this year.
White
running well for Tenn. Tech
Losing senior tailback
and team MVP Jason Ballard could have been a major concern next season
for the Tennessee Tech football coaching staff, except for one not-so-minor
detail: Derek White.
Opinion
A
blessed congregation
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
In Thomaston, in
Upson County, an interesting drama plays out each and every Wednesday.
For over ten years, St. Michael and All Angels Charismatic Episcopal
Church has been meeting and worshipping together. A number of years
ago, the church began a mid-week “Healing Eucharistic Service”
at noon on Wednesdays. In the year 2000, a person stopped by the church
and asked if any food was available.
Atomic
wedgies, bullies and insurance-speak
By Rick
Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services
Last
week we had a little mishap with the car. Unfortunately, it was an incredibly
expensive little mishap, one that caused us to call the insurance company
to see if we were covered.
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