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PTC:
Ban on higher density remains
An offer to fund
the relocation of Rockaway Road so it intersects with Ga. Highway 74
at Holly Grove Church Road wasn’t enough to convince a majority
of the Peachtree City Council to grant developer Bob Adams an exemption
to the city’s multi-family moratorium last week.
Sheriff
refuses to jail marshal’s DUI arrest
Fayette County jailers
refused to accept a prisoner charged with DUI Sunday who had been arrested
by a Fayette County marshal.
Plans
need work, Tyrone tells Wieland Homes
Many developers
know that getting a development approved in Tyrone can be tough.
Churches
schedule holiday services
Tonight, residents
of the Fayette community will join people around the world as they celebrate
one of the holiest events of the Christian year: Christmas and the birth
of Jesus Christ. Many churches in the Fayette area have planned special
services for this evening, with Holy Communion served at most services.
The following area churches have announced special services for Christmas
Eve:
Tight
money delays Fayette charter school
Ambitious plans
to seek approval to open a charter high school in the LaFayette Educational
Center once Whitewater High School’s freshman class moves out next
year have been delayed, but aren’t dead.
Local
teacher gets taste of Hollywood, appears on ‘Cold Mountain’
soundtrack
The big name stars
of the upcoming film “Cold Mountain,” which arrives in theaters
around the country this week, are Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee
Zellweger. But there is a growing amount of buzz for the Sacred Harp
Singers, whose songs are being deemed highlights of both the film and
its soundtrack. Starr’s Mill English teacher Lela Crowder is one
of the voices that can be heard singing in the film and on the soundtrack,
and her experience has been extremely memorable.
Senior
couple to start new chapter of life with a marriage
Five years ago,
Pauline Eaton was looking for a house in Fayetteville. When she got
a little lost, she decided to ask the person next door if the house
she was looking at was the one for sale. Eaton did not get the house,
it had already been sold, but she did find a friend, who on Dec. 27
will become her husband.
Chance
meeting between separated couple leads to jail for husband
A Peachtree City
man is free on $83,000 bond after violating a judge’s order to
refrain from contacting his estranged wife last week, police said.
Car
wash developer wants city to pay expenses from previous lawsuit
A local developer
is suing Peachtree City a second time even after the first lawsuit got
officials’ attention and got his site plan approved.
Academy
graduates 4 local teens from program
Four Fayette County
teens recently graduated from the Georgia National Guard’s Youth
Challenge Academy at Fort Stewart.
Mom
targeted by woman stealing car, police say
A Peachtree City
woman was arrested last week for attempting to back over her mother
with a car, police said.
Man
arrested for injuring youngster
A Hampton man was
arrested for smacking a 3-year-old boy in the face with his hand at
a Fayette residence.
Fayette
students excel in MGC program
The Georgia Academy
of Mathematics, Engineering and Science (GAMES) is a residential, joint
enrollment program for top-performing high school juniors and seniors
that enables them to receive their high school diplomas and college
associate degrees simultaneously. Fayette County students are jointly
enrolled with Sandy Creek High and Fayette County High.
Police
Blotter
Obituaries
Birth Announcements
Wedding Announcements
Business
Local
office products provider going strong after 27 years
In 1976, the Dolive
brothers Jim and Earl started a small locally owned family business,
selling office products and office furniture. Little did they know that
27 years later, Total Office Products Service would develop into a thriving
five-store office products dealership.
Local,
regional firms merge
Geeslin, Cordle,
Johnson & Wetherington, LLP (GCJW) has announced its merger with
regional accounting and consulting firm Tidwell Dewitt, LLC.
Peachtree
City man named art director at Le Mans
J.J. Foy of Peachtree
City has been named art director in the Creative Services Department
of the American Le Mans Series at Road Atlanta in Braselton, after joining
the staff on a part time basis in early 2003.
Workplace
investigations focus of meeting at CCSU
The Southern Crescent
Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management will present “How
to Conduct an Effective Internal Investigation in the Workplace”
Jan. 20 at Clayton College and State University. The session lasts from
7:30 to 9 a.m. in Room 203 of the Harry S. Downs Center for Continuing
Education on the Clayton State main campus in Morrow.
Sports
Teeing
it up with the pros
A
former McIntosh golf standout is hitting the links around the world
in 2004.
Panthers
runnerup at Woodward
The Starr’s
Mill Panthers basketball team finished second in Woodward Academy’s
holiday tournament over the weekend, winning two of three games to improve
their overall record to 5-6 on the season.
Starr’s
Mill 2nd in tourney
Parkview came into
town last weekend and scored a convincing win in the fifth annual Starr’s
Mill Invitational wrestling tournament, finishing with 292 points to
place far ahead of the host team, which was in second place with 180.
Weekend
Many
movies hoping for big Christmas
The wrapping paper
has been peeled off of the presents and swiftly discarded into a large
trash bag. Naps have been taken, either before or after a late Christmas
lunch or an early Christmas dinner. The question then presents itself:
what now?
The
origins of the Christmas tree
Have you ever wondered
why you have a Christmas tree? How did this custom start? Why do people
want to have tree inside their home, dropping needles on the floor and
giving their pets something to bat around, chew on or play with? The
origin of the Christmas tree stretches back close to 1,400 years.
My
letter to Santa
Dear Santa,
Offshoot
class starts Jan. 15
Offshoot Productions,
which offers several acting classes through the Peachtree City Recreation
Department, continues this winter its longtime tradition of acting classes
for homeschoolers.
Religion
The
reality of Santa Claus
By JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist
I was afraid of
Santa Claus. Don’t get me wrong. I was very much appreciative of
the toys he faithfully left for me year after year. But you see, I never
met the man. For probably a host of reasons, my folks never got me to
the spot where Santa was making personal appearances.
The
‘W’ in Christmas
By
JUDY KILGORE
Religion Editor
Since it’s
Christmas, I thought I’d pass something on to you that I received
from my daughter. I confess it came from the Internet, but it was just
too good to let it get by.
Massey
named as curate at Christ the King CEC
Father Paul Massey
of Peachtree City has been named the new curate at Christ the King Charismatic
Episcopal Church in Sharpsburg. Massey will be installed Sunday, Jan.
11 at the 10 a.m. service by the Most Rev. John W. Holloway, Bishop
of Georgia.
Fayetteville
UMC small groups starting in January
The Fayetteville
First United Methodist Church will offer several small group studies
beginning in January.
Christ
Discipleship Ministries moves to Fairburn
Christ Discipleship
Ministries, a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural ministry, recently announced
the opening of offices at 114 W. Campbellton Rd. in Fairburn.
Bible
Baptist to offer conference Jan. 4-6
Bible Baptist Church
in Newnan will offer a “Fresh Start Sword of the Lord” conference
Sunday through Tuesday, Jan. 4-6.
Religion
Briefs
Opinion
The
sound of Christmas carols in the air
By
CAL BEVERLY
editor@thecitizennews.com
[Editor’s note:
This column first appeared in The Citizen just before Christmas 2002.]
Do
South Fulton’s 3 cities really need a big new reservoir?
By
DENNIS CHASE
Alas, but Georgia’s
water woes continue!
- LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
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- Critic
is off-base on Solicitor Harris’s car
Mr. Myers, shame
on you. I don’t know who you are, and I have never seen you at
any of the county Republican breakfasts, meetings, or other political
events. I bet you don’t even live in Fayette County, but instead
in Upson County, because you have no clue as to the services rendered
by my husband, Steve Harris. I tried to look up your name in the phone
book, but it wasn’t listed; ours is.
Harris
got car despite commission policy
I read the letter
to the editor about Solicitor General Steve Harris’ car use and
I knew I had read something about this same controversy before. I searched
on Google and found it on The Citizens’ archive page at http://www.thecitizennews.com/main/archive-030611/news/fp-01.html.
Basically, it was a June 11, 2003 article written by The Citizen’s
John Thompson called, “County to lower taxes, freeze hiring”
in which he described the county’s final budget battle.
Free
car for solicitor is abuse of public trust
It’s really
sad that I am not the least surprised by the hypocrisy practiced by
our local political officials. One only has to read about the financial
chaos surrounding the Development Authority of Peachtree City (DAPC)
and the county’s subsequent involvement to realize that the taxpayer
always ends up holding the bag. So, Solicitor Steve Harris’ abuse
of his office and the Fayette taxpayers by passing on the cost of his
commute to the hard-working men and women of this county should not
surprise anyone.
Put
school concerts in The Citizen calendar
I appreciate the
paper delivered to me weekly, but I’m still looking for a listing
of the Christmas (winter) musical programs of the local high schools.
I called the schools last year and got the information I needed to attend
these concerts.
Peace,
peace and the attacks on U.S. heritage
I could have predicted
it. The liberal voices defending the Peace tree bemoaned the narrowness
of their opponents, reminded us of the real history of the Christmas
tree, and chastised us for spending our time on such silly issues while
people starve.
No
pagan history lesson needed
I guess all of us
conservative, right wing, holy-rollers got a good lesson about the Christmas
tree. Thank you! However, the whole point of the letter was missed.
I don’t believe anything was mentioned about the origins of the
Christmas tree. But then again, this is nothing new for the liberals
out there, trying to distract the public from discussing the issue at
hand.
Pros
and cons of subsidized housing in PTC
Being a member of
the board of the Homeowners Association for Wynnmeade subdivision has
granted me the opportunity to observe and learn how subsidized housing
(HUD) operates in a county that is well endowed with money as well as
influential residents.
Good
hands? Insurance woes raise questions
My letter doesn’t
concern elections or any news for the in-crowd in Peachtree City, but
will be of interest to senior citizens in our county.
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