News
Fayette kids' test scores
drop slightly
- The scores are in, and
Fayette County school students rank an average of
15 percentile points higher than other state
students on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS).
- Fire hits school
bus barn; 2 buses destroyed
- At least two Fayette County
schoolbuses were destroyed by a fire late Monday
night at the bus barn behind the school system's
headquarters on Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville.
- Fayette road
projects left out of lawsuit settlement
- State and federal agencies
and environmental groups have settled their
lawsuit over road building projects, but nothing
will change for Fayette County.
- Kosovar refugees find a PTC
home far from war
- The Hotis are ordinary
people who have survived extraordinary
conditions.
County may borrow funds for
four new fire stations
- Fayette County commissioners
last week agreed in principal to spend borrowed
money for four new fire stations over the next
two years.
- Parent groups:
School board should pay for playgrounds
- Should responsibility for
purchasing and maintaining school playground
equipment be assumed by the Fayette County Board
of Education?
- Fayetteville
looking favorably on 144-acre annexation
- A Fayetteville developer
says his plans for a 152-home subdivision at New
Hope Road and Ga. Highway 314 will work under
guidelines recommended by the city Planning
Commission after all.
- Long neglected,
Fayetteville's Church Street will
undergo revival, as state grant approved
- Revitalization of downtown
Fayetteville is spreading off the Courthouse
Square and moving down Church Street.
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- School safety task
force to begin work tomorrow
- Fayette County's new school
safety task force, formed in response to recent
violence in schools nation-wide, will begin its
work tomorrow.
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- County P&Z to
vote on standards for Hwy. 314
- Fayette County should impose
the same building standards on Ga. Highway 314
that it has imposed on Ga. Highway 54, members of
Planning Commission have tentatively decided. .
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- Superior Court
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- State Court
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- Fayette family
opens home and hearth to four children from
troubled Latvia
- First there
was Owen, an energetic, loving little boy who,
until May of 1995, had lived all his four years
in a Latvian orphanage. He had no idea what his
caregivers meant when they told him he was going
to have a mommy and a daddy.
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- Fast facts on
Latvia
- The Republic
of Latvia, with Estonia to the north and
Lithuania to the south, is one of the former
Soviet republics often referred to collectively
as “the Baltics.” Capital is Riga, form
of government a constitutional republic.
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- Orphans in Latvia
an economic reality
- What Linda
and Fritz Apfel want people to understand is that
life in a child care home in Latvia is not the
nightmare conjured by movies like “Little
Orphan Annie” or news shows filmed in
Romania a few years ago.
- Missouri woman
charged
with breaking into ex-husband's
home
- A Missouri woman has been
arrested in connection with a burglary at her
former husband's Fayetteville home.
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- Students named to
Boys State and Girls State
- Thirteen students from
Fayette County's four high schools have been
selected by American Legion Post 105 to
participate in Girls State and Boys State this
week at Georgia Southern University in
Statesboro.
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- Collins hails aviation
funding bill
- U.S. Rep. Mac Collins,
R-Hampton, applauded the passage of the
“Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the
21st Century (AIR 21, or HR 1000), historic
legislation to improve airport safety and expand
airport capacity.
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- Business
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Gold's Gym wins top small
business award
With more than 80 Fayette
Chamber of Commerce members looking on, Gold's Gym
Peachtree City West was named as the county's small
business of the year last week.
Sale of former A&T
Grocery building bolsters Fayetteville
revitalization
Revitalization boosters in
downtown Fayetteville have won a major victory with
the announcement that one of the city's largest empty
buildings may soon be filled.
Leadership mythology
Leadership is
probably one of the most talked about business
concepts, but the least understood. Leadership is
about getting things done and helping people reach
their potential.
Merlin Muffler opens Fayetteville
branch
The first Merlin Muffler &
Brake store recently opened for business in
Fayetteville. The store is located at 280 North Glynn
Street and is operated by Bruce Quinnell.
- Sports
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- Local runners help
break world record
- Five Fayette runners
participated in teh smashing of a world
record recently as the Atlanta Track Club
fielded three teams in attempts to enter
the Guinness Book of World Records in the
100x1-mile relay recently.
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- Changing of the
guard at Landmark Christian
- The announcement of
Coach Bill Thorn's retirement from the
Landmark Christian School football team
was a bit shocking at first. Thorn had
coached the War Eagles since the school's
inception in 1989.
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- Silverbacks tie
MLS's Miami Fusion
- It's no secret,
Atlanta wants a major league soccer team.
In order to be classified as sports
capital of the country, Atlanta needs a
major league team in all major league
sports.
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- Classics come
together, look toward playoffs
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- Half of the Atlanta
Classics season is already behind them
and as they look toward the second half
of the season, things are looking very
bright.
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- New mini golf course
is a real "challenge"
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- Dixieland Fun Park
has been a source of amusement and
entertainment in Fayette County for a
number of years. As far back as this
reporter can remember anyway. Along with
the arcade, batting cages, and go karts,
Dixieland has been adding features in the
past few years. Now, there are bumper
boats, a lazer tag arena, the skycoaster,
and most recently, a new miniature golf
course was built.
Lakers
sign seven to men's basketball team
- Coach Jimmy Hebron
has been busy during the off season,
trying to fill the void left by the
departure of the two top scorers for the
Clayton College & State University
Lakers
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- Sport's Calendar
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- Weekend
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- Regal
R&B
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- Little Anthony and
the Imperials will take the stage this
weekend at the Frederick Brown Jr.
Amphitheater in Peachtree City.
Coming Home
“L'shengala”
is not a planet in the new Star Wars film.
- Locals seek
contact with amateur radios
- HAM Radio operation
isn't as popular as it once was but there
are still many people who enjoy it as a
hobby. It is possible to speak to people
from across the world by simply changing
frequencies.
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A squirrel a day, or
squirrels in the Belfry
Today a story of one
man's battle against demons from — well,
if not Hades, then some similar sinkhole of
sedition, subversion and sabotage.
- Movies
Notable Items
Turner-Southern Favorites
What do Southerners like
the best? A telephone poll of 804 people 18
to 69 from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina
revealed the following:
Clayton State alums name new
board
The Clayton College
& State University Alumni Association
presented its newest board members at the
recent annual alumni dinner.
Fayette programs get
$248,249 from United Way fund-raising
The United Way of
Metropolitan Atlanta Board of Directors has
approved a $60.1 million donation package for
metro Atlanta community programs in
1999-2000, including $248,249 for 12 Fayette
programs.
- Religion
- True Christian unity means
sharing services, activities of other
denominations
- The Rev. Dr.
John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Last week I talked to an old
friend. He's Alfred Sawyer, an Episcopal priest.
He took a few years off from the priesthood to
serve as press secretary to the governor of
Alabama. Now, he's back and has started a new
Episcopal church in Buckhead.
Campolo, Sharpe will kick off
festivities, at SW Christian Hospic's 7th benefit dinner
Dr. Tony Campolo, nationally
known inspirational speaker, and Guy Sharpe, popular
local TV personality, will head the list of
celebrities at this year's Seventh Annual Benefit
Dinner and Award Banquet hosted by Southwest
Christian Hospice. Sharpe will serve as master of
ceremonies and Campolo will be the keynote speaker.
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Fayetteville First UMC adds
new youth minister and organist
Fayetteville First United
Methodist Church recently added two new members to
its staff.
Old-fashioned summer favorite
highlights New Hope UMC's Family and Friends Day
Members of New Hope United
Methodist Church in Fayetteville celebrated
“Family and Friends Day” on May 31 with a
day filled with fellowship, games, watermelon cutting
and other activities.
Cornerstone Bible Church plans 18th
anniversary party
Members of Cornerstone Bible
Church are planning a day-long celebration of the
church's 18th anniversary Sunday, June 27 beginning
at 10:50 a.m. with the morning worship service.
Dinner on the grounds will follow.
Vacation Bible School schedules
Religion Briefs
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Loved ones remembered as church
dedicates frontal cloth
The congregation of Christ the
King Church in Peachtree City recently received and
dedicated a baptismal font in memory of Conchita
Garcia and in honor of Deanna Roberts. Ms. Roberts
was Mrs. Garcia's caregiver until her death in
January. The Garcia family said they wanted to
express their appreciation to Ms. Roberts for the
“love and care” given the elder Mrs.
Garcia, a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
during her illness.
Church plans trip to Holy Land
Members of Fayetteville
Christian Church are invited to particpiate in a trip
to the Holy Land scheduled for March 14-23, 2000. the
trip will be led by Consolidated Tours, Inc., and
will include visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the
Jordan Valley, Galilee and many other Biblically
significant areas.
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Mullins' celebrate 50th Anniversary
Harlie Fain (Red) Mullins and
Marcia Hall Mullins of Peachtree City celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary June 13 with a
reception at Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center
given by their daughter, Connie Mullins.
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Opinion
Don't turn off CNN yet — it's
not over
DAVE
HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
All's well that ends well.
2000 race may be rerun of 1960
By LEE
HOWELL
Politically Speaking
When the
delegates to the Republican National Convention next
summer pick their nominee for president — or,
actually, when the Republican caucus and primary
voters bind those delegates to vote for one or the
other of the current crop of candidates — they
will be deciding more than just the man (or woman)
they want to be their party's standard-bearer in the
2000 election.
- You've seen me before –
nice
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- This article is for women.
You have to think back to what I would look like
young and you should recognize. I was the
“Guy Friend.” Not the boyfriend. Just
the guy friend. You know, the guy who sat with
you in science lab or whatever, the guy who was
safe. You know, you could laugh together and go
places. But it was always strictly platonic.
Letters From Our Readers
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Recent MARTA killing shows
why so many oppose trains here
After reading Sallie
Satterthwaite's's column about mass transit, and Ms.
McClain concerns, it did not take long to get an
answer. As we all know by now, the day after the
column ran, a MARTA passenger getting off at the
Buckhead station lost his life while walking to a
friend's home. He had suitcases that were still at
the scene after the crime; the criminals did not take
them. It was interesting to see and hear the friend
that the victim was going to meet state what the
problem was. His words were: “It's MARTA's
fault; ever since they built the Buckhead station,
the crime has skyrocketed.”
Some things are worse than a few stolen TVs or VCR
I read the article by Sallie
Satterthwaite on Wednesday, June 9, re: MARTA or
trains having crime. Crime does not consist only of
TV and VCR stealing. Some things are worse than this.
Chamber to speak out on
local issues
The Fayette
County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a new
public information program known as “Yes We
Are...” This program is intended to provide the
Chamber's position on issues facing Fayette County.
We feel it is vital that our 700 Chamber members and
the business community have a choice in the issues
facing Fayette County and its future.
Here comes the school board
again, asking for more money
Well, here we go again —
the school board is asking for more of the taxpayers
money. SPLOST went splosh, so here they come again.
What is so ironic to me is there is a panel that is
studying an impact fee; what's to study?
Kids with emotional
problems often fall through school cracks
Recently, I watched the mother
of the 15-year-old Conyers High School shooter,on TV
apologizing for her son's actions. I thought to
myself, what great courage she had,and my heart went
out to her.
After Photocircuits, PTC
residents should be wary
At [a recent] Peachtree City
Council meeting, Photocircuits, Inc. [was] given the
remaining portion of their long-pursued variance
request based on the merit of promises the
corporation has made to the community.
Fund established for PTC
fire victims at NationsBank
Reference article, “Firemen
rescue boy, 7, from burning house” by Monroe
Roark, issued June 16, 1999.
Why are we celebrating a
U.S. victory?
The ancient Greeks had a word
that perfectly describes the recent U.S./NATO victory
in Kosovo. The word is pyrrhic, from Pyrrhus, a
king of Epireus, and it means simply a victory where
the cost of winning outweighs the benefits of
victory. In other words a pyrrhic victory is one in
which you lose nearly as much as you gain — thus
leaving one to wonder if the price of wining was
worth the cost.
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