Friday, April 30, 2004

News

Man who killed wife had been arrested for assault before

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

The Tyrone man who shot and killed his estranged wife at a Fayetteville dentist’s office Tuesday afternoon was arrested by Tyrone police in February for an altercation that occurred between the couple.

Wieland’s team proposes ‘charette’ to brainstorm PTC annexation plans

By J. FRANK LYNCH
jflynch@theCitizenNews.com

John Wieland Homes has offered to host a land planning “charette” in Peachtree City if the City Council will allow discussion of the developer’s proposal to annex 350 unincorporated acres on the westside.

All clear after mysterious odor reported at Fayetteville store

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

Emergency crews using sophisticated air quality monitoring equipment were unable to detect any contaminants at Belk department store at Fayette Pavilion after shoppers and employees there reported dizziness and nausea from smelling an unknown odor Wednesday afternoon.

Fitness companies announce merger

By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com

It’s a new day in the fitness world in Fayette County. Officials at World Gym and Gold’s Gym announced this week the five gyms would now be under one ownership.

Tyrone woman arrested after stolen items found at house

Tyrone police have busted up what they believe is a multi-county theft ring after serving a search warrant at a home on Arrowhead Road Wednesday afternoon.

 

Peachtree City Planning Commission approves all on agenda

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

The agenda for Monday night’s Peachtree City Planning Commission was filled with a public hearing on a proposed rezoning and viewing a concept plat and several conceptual site plans, including one for the Peachtree City Library’s expansion. Everything got approved by a unanimous vote from the commission.

Husband shot by wife said she was high on crack

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

A south Fayette man who was shot by his wife several weeks ago asked Thursday for a lower bond to be set so she can be released from jail.

 

Bond hearing put off for murder suspect

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizenNews.com

It’s not every day that a defense attorney asks a judge to postpone considering bond for a criminal suspect.

 

Home Depot, Walmart donate materials for PTC ‘Action Day’

By J. FRANK LYNCH
jflynch@theCitizenNews.com

Peachtree City’s two largest retailers have answered the call and pledged to provide all the construction materials needed on “Community Action Day,” a marathon attempt to smother the city in good works on Saturday, May 1.

WASA to discuss septage rates, tour construction sites at Monday’s meeting

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

The Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority will meet at 6 p.m., an hour earlier than usual, Monday so that authority members and members of the public can tour the constuction site. When they return at 7 p.m. one of the items on the agenda will be a public hearing to establish septage rates.

 

County agrees to give Newnan more sales tax funds

By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com

The city of Newnan got a small windfall last week from the Coweta County Commission.

Burn ban starts tomorrow

If you want to burn leaves or debris, today is the last day to do it until the fall.

MHS senior dies in head-on collision Monday morning

A senior at McIntosh High School died Monday morning after her car collided head-on with a truck on Ga. Highway 16 in Coweta County, deputies said.

Coweta County Commissioner Robert Wood will seek a fourth term in this year’s elections

Robert Wood is currently serving as chairman of the Contracts Committee of the Coweta Courts Complex and it is estimated that Wood saved the county over $200,000 so far in this effort.

Senior centers get defibrillators

Thanks to Coweta-Fayette EMC’s Operation Round-Up program, six Coweta County facilities (Newnan Senior Center, Grantville Senior Center, Senoia Senior Center, Coweta County Fairgrounds, Newnan Recreation Department and the Hunter Complex) have received automated external defibrillators.

St. Mary nears goal

The new building for St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Sharpsburg may be seen on its 40-acre site much sooner than anticipated. The initial capital campaign, “Our Faith, Our Future” has raised more than 73 percent of its goal of $1.2 million in just five weeks. The drive will continue until the $1.2 million figure is realized.

 

Sports

Panthers place 2nd in region meet

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

The Riverdale Lady Raiders track team took the title this week in the Region 4-AAAAA track championship meet at Starr’s Mill High School.

Everybody wins in the first round of state playoffs

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

Four of the five scheduled first-round state soccer playoff games were played in Fayette County Tuesday and Wednesday night, but it didn’t matter where you were playing if you were a team from Fayette. Only the Fayette County Tigers allowed a goal in a first-round game and they only allowed just the one, defeating Valdosta 7-1.

McIntosh tennis captures region titles again

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

The road to another region tennis title for the McIntosh boys featured shutouts over Mundy’s Mill (3-0) and Newnan (4-0) before edging out Starr’s Mill in the region final (3-2). The Lady Chiefs captured their region crown by beating Carver (3-0), East Coweta (3-0) and their own tough match with Starr’s Mill (3-2). Last year, the McIntosh Lady Chiefs made the state finals while the McIntosh boys and the Starr’s Mill boys and girls made the state semifinals.

 

Starr’s Mill and McIntosh girls and boys golf teams head to state

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

The Starr’s Mill boys and the McIntosh girls captured region golf titles at White Oak Golf Course earlier this week. The Panthers defeated the Chiefs 300-315, while the Lady Chiefs defeated Starr’s Mill with a score of 164-208.

Starr’s Mill picks up two region wins, McIntosh falls to Newnan

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

Monday’s baseball games were rained out, pushing them to Tuesday afternoon. Starr’s Mill took on Riverdale Tuesday and won 4-2 in nine innings with Kyle McCreary hitting a home run in the top of the ninth. Danny Hartpence went 4-for-5 for the Panthers, scoring two runs and hitting two doubles. Blake Nation picked up the win, pitching five innings and giving up no runs and no hits, while striking out four.

 

Opinion

Early Bread

By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

Every Sunday morning in Wilmington, N.C., a quiet drama is played out by a handful of committed individuals.

The 1000-Pound Club

By RICK RYCKELEY
Contributing Writer

We flawless parents can easily find fault in our offspring. If you have been a regular reader for the last two and a half years, it is obvious that I’m better than most folks at this. Not a day goes by that The Boy doesn’t do something that irritates me. I think he’s now taking pride in doing so.

 

 

 

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