News
PTC eyes halt to any
annexing
The City Council of Peachtree
City, one month after passing an admittedly flawed
traffic ordinance, has cleaned it up and will
consider a revised version at tomorrow night's
regular meeting.
BOE allots $45,000 for
system pay study
Recurring gripes by some Fayette
County school system employees over what they
consider to be salary inequities prompted the Board
of Education Monday night to take a serious look at
drafting a unified pay scale.
School system to borrow $4
million to meet payroll
Late tax notices have forced the
Fayette County Board of Education to borrow $4
million to meet the November payroll and other
expenses. Monday night, the board agreed to borrow $4
million at 5.55 percent interest and pay it back by
Dec. 31.
HazMat called late in PTC
funes release
Six employees of a Peachtree
City industrial facility were treated Friday
afternoon at Fayette Community Hospital after an
incident involving an unidentified chemical gas.
McIntosh and Fayette rev up
for Friday game
In sports, nothing can beat a
good rivalry. In Fayette County, the rivalry that
gets everybody's juices going is the match between
the Fayette County Tigers and the McIntosh Chiefs.
Excitement is nearing a fever pitch as the two teams
will meet on the gridiron this Friday.
Craft/home decor store to
take Wal-Mart space
Fayetteville officials are
hoping the lights will soon be back on in the
long-vacant Wal-Mart building on North Glynn Street.
It's back to drawing
board for Hobby Lobby sign plan
Fayetteville City Council
Monday delayed action on Oklahoma-based Hobby
Lobby's request for a variance to allow a larger
sign than city law normally would allow.
Is there hope for F'ville's
`forgotten zone' now?
Announcement that a crafts/home
improvement store will take over more than half of
the old Wal-Mart building on North Glynn Street has
put new life into Fayetteville officials' efforts to
spark redevelopment of the city's “forgotten
zone.”
ARC eyes $1.28 billion for
Fayette
The Atlanta Regional
Commission's new 25-year transportation plan may be
swinging the pendulum a little too far as planners
increase proposed spending for public transit systems
and reduce funding for roads, says Fayetteville Mayor
Mike Wheat.
Wheat nostalgic on election
eve
Fayetteville Mayor Mike Wheat
was unusually relaxed as he settled behind his desk
at City Hall on election eve.
County OK's AT&T for
cable
The future of cable television
service in Fayette County is now in the hands of
communications giant AT&T.
New growth plan will mean
higher density in some areas
It's not enough to have a new
Regional Transportation Plan aimed at reducing air
quality problems in metro Atlanta, according to
Atlanta Regional Commission officials.
Friday is deadline to be
considered for tree committee
The Fayette County Board of
Education scrapped a proposal to clear-cut
approximately 17 acres of timber land Monday night,
in favor of an alternate plan to harvest 532 pines of
13-inch DBH (diameter at breast height), leaving 791
trees, or 44 trees per acre.
Board revises plan to clear
cut
The Fayette County Board of
Education scrapped a proposal to clear-cut
approximately 17 acres of timber land Monday night,
in favor of an alternate plan to harvest 532 pines of
13-inch DBH (diameter at breast height), leaving 791
trees, or 44 trees per acre.
P&Z delays `Village'
zoning
Fayetteville Planning Commission
members say they need more time to study plans for
The Village, a proposed 110-acre mixed-use
development in the heart of the city.
P&Z on truck law: Leave
it alone
A proposed ordinance that would
prohibit parking of tractor-trailer rigs in
residential neighborhoods is back before Fayetteville
City Council with only minor changes from what the
Planning Commission had recommended earlier.
Dorsey house gets April
deadline
A historic house that sits in
the path of the wrecking ball must be moved by April
1, 2000, or it will be torn down.
Day care center set for
downtown Fayetteville
A new day care center is set to
go on Ga. Highway 54 just west of downtown.
Veterans Day ceremonies set
Nov. 11 in Fayette
Although Veterans Day is
officially observed as a federal holiday Monday, Nov.
8, local organizations will have ceremonies to honor
veterans on the original Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov.
11.
Price to be honored today
Representatives of the
Association County Commissioners of Georgia will
present a Legislative Service Award to state Sen.
Rick Price of Fayetteville today during the Fayette
County Commission's monthly work session.
Three slightly injured in
north Fayette pileup
Three people went to the
hospital Monday morning after a nasty-looking auto
accident at Ga. Highway 314 and New Hope Road, but
there were no serious injuries, although the damage
to the vehicles indicated otherwise.
Clayton State news is on
the web
Clayton College & State
University has announced a new service for
individuals who want to learn more about the
university. Actually, it's a “news”
service.
Library patrons remember
founders
The Fayette County Public
Library recently conducted its second annual Founders
Day program, honoring the five founders of the
library.
Collins rips president over
arms budget
Fayette County's U.S.
representative had harsh words for President Bill
Clinton this week.
Transportation group seek
local officials' input, advice
Georgia Regional Transportation
Authority Chairman Joel Cowan asked a group of
elected officials from across the state Thursday to
help the new agency protect Georgia's quality of
life.
Cycle group rides to aid of
children's home
The Gold Wing Road Riders
Association, chapter P, Fayetteville, recently took a
van load of school supplies and toys to the Thornwell
Home and School for Children in Clinton, S.C.
New web site collects
stories of gov't. waste
When U.S. Rep. Mac Collins
decided to cast a net for government waste, he
decided that the best net would be an
“internet.”
Prime
Timers
- Heart
disease, stroke serious business in Fayette
- Diseases of the heart,
arteries and blood vessels are the number-one
killer in Fayette County, in Georgia and in the
United States. Last year 174 people in Fayette
County died from heart disease and stroke.
Cardiovascular disease includes heart attacks,
congestive heart failure, stroke, congenital
heart defects and rheumatic heart disease.
Someone dies from cardiovascular disease every 33
seconds.
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- Winslett
on the road back to health
- When Glenn
Winslett of the Holiday Inn Express in
Fayetteville first experienced chest pains a year
ago, he did what he was supposed to do.
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- Heart
Walk sees record Fayette participation
- A large
contingency of Fayette Countians will be walking
in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk
Nov. 7. This year the Fayette County team
representation will be the highest ever. Over 27
teams of 10 to 25 walkers have been raising money
to help fight heart disease and stroke
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- Heart
of Gold golf tourney nets $6,000
- Although the
group had slightly more than a month to plan, the
first Heart of Gold Golf Tournament was deemed a
success by the organizers.
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- Fayette
AHA board seeks to involve community
- Every year
the Fayette County Board of the American Heart
Association sets fund-raising goals and
determines which fund-raisers will be held to
enable them to meet their goals. The Southeast
Affiliate office coordinates educational efforts
in the business community and through the schools
with the assistance of the local board.
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- Plenty
of warning signs for stroke, heart attack
- The American Heart
Association says the body can send one or more of
the following warning signals of a heart attack:
- Business
Hoshizaki, Florida Rock
take Chamber award
Florida Rock
Products and Hoshizaki America, Inc. were the two big
winners at this year's Fayette County Chamber of
Commerce “Spirit of Industry Awards”
luncheon. The second annual luncheon was attended by
160 business people at the Peachtree Wyndham
Conference Center.
Business
Briefs
- Sports
Panthers edge our Patriots
in big rivalry
In only its second year of
existence, the gridiron rivalry between Starr's Mill
and Sandy Creek high schools has become the premiere
rivalry in the county.
Chiefs and Tigers meet
Friday for annual rivalry
This has not been the best
season for the McIntosh Chiefs and the Fayette County
Tigers.
SCAT gets big performances
from swimmers
The Southern Crescent Aquatic
Team (SCAT) recently competed in the War Eagle
Invitational Swim Meet recently in Auburn, Ala. They
gave a dominant performance with many top and top ten
finishes.
Southside Stars beat top
teams, have undefeated season
The Southside Stars baseball
team, a select group of high school juniors and
seniors from local area schools, were undefeated in
the East Cobb Fall League season. Playing against
many top-rated teams in always powerful Cobb County,
the Southside Stars not only won all of their games,
but also won most of them by a wide margin. Wins
include victories over varsity level teams from Pope,
Sprayberry, and Lassiter High Schools. Last year,
Lassiter was rated the number one high school
baseball team in the country.
Sports Calendar
- Weekend
Pictures of America
- Small town America, at least
the idea of it, lives in the form of ideals
inside our minds.
- Classical weekend
of classical music at Spivey Hall
- Spivey Hall on the campus Of
Clayton State College & University will play
host to two rising stars and a highly regarded
veteran in the classical music scene this
weekend.
- First Noel November
coming this Saturday
- With the passing of
Halloween, the focus is now put on Christmas.
Fellow river rats
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
Lifestyle Columnist
- There ahead: it looks like a
warehouse complex right down on the river, an
assortment of barn red, dirty gray, corroded
metal buildings. Nothing on our chart indicates a
factory or landing here, and we wonder idly what
it is, or was.
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- MOVIES
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- Offshot offers
workshops this weekend at PTC library
- Offshoot Productions will
host two acting workshops for 11- to 15-year-olds
this Saturday and Sunday at the Peachtree City
Library.
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- McIntosh to perform
comic redition of Hamlet
- The McIntosh High School
Drama Department will present “Something's
Rotten in the State of Denmark,” a
farce/tragedy in one act.
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- J.C. Booth to host
Academic Bowl
- J.C. Booth Middle School is
gearing up to host about 180 students, teachers,
coaches and supporters for a regional Academic
Bowl Thursday, Nov. 11. The quiz bowl-type
competition starts at 4 p.m. and ends promptly at
7 p.m.
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- FCHS set two nights
of "A Night in the Ukraine"
- The Fayette County High
School Drama Department will present “A
Night in the Ukraine” and “A Nightmare
called Graduation Day” Nov. 4 and 6 at 7:30
p.m. at Sams Auditorium.
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- Auditions continue
for 'Scotland Road'
- Auditions for Offshoot
Production's production of the psychological
thriller “Scotland Road” will continue
this week, Thursday, Nov. 4 from 7-10 p.m. at
McIntosh High School and Sunday, Nov. 7 from 1-3
p.m. at the Peachtree City Library.
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- Local children's
author to sign new book on Saturday
- Fayette County Children's
Author Stan Applegate will be signing his new
book, “Natchez Under-The-Hill,” the
sequel to “The Devil's Highway,” at
Fayette Book Shop Saturday, Nov. 6.
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- Cahoots MacBeth to
travel to 3-AAA regional competition
- Last week, the Starr's Mill
High School Folger Players performed an unusual
drama. The story dealt with an underground
theatergroup performing “MacBeth” in
war torn Prague. They are found and victimized by
a communist government inspector.
- Religion
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God shows up when life
breaks down
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
We seem to become more
theological in our thinking in times of crises. We're
good at asking “why?” Why didn't God stop
that plane from crashing? As one who has been called
to think about God, I try to defend him in tragedy.
I'm wrong. God doesn't need me to defend him. He's
God!
PTC United Methodist will
present 'Carpenter's Tools' in concert tonight
Carpenter's Tools International,
a contemporary Christian music group, will appear in
concert on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at
Peachtree City United Methodist Church.
Pensacola pastor will be
guest speaker at Abundant Life Church this weekend
The Rev. Carey Robinson,
assistant pastor at First Assembly of God in
Pensacola, Fla., will speak this weekend at Abundant
Life Church in Tyrone. Rev. Robinson has been a vital
part of the ongoing four-year revival in Pensacola.
Tyrone First Baptist Church
will host Bible Conference 2000 beginning this Sunday
Dr. John Phillips and Dr. Herb
Reavis will be the featured speakers during Bible
Conference 2000 scheduled for Sunday through
Wednesday, Nov. 7-10 at Tyrone First Baptist Church
in Tyrone. Special worship music will be featured at
all services. Co-sponsors for some sessions are
Immanuel College and Fairburn Baptist Association.
Religion Briefs
Fayette Assembly of God
members host 10th anniversary celebration this Sunday
Fayette Assembly of God,
formerly Fayette Community Chapel, will host its
10-year anniversary celebration this Sunday, Nov. 7.
Y2K series continues at New
Hope Baptist
Dr. John Avant's message series
on “What God Says about Y2K and the Future”
will continue each Sunday through Nov. 21 at New Hope
Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
New Hadassah group will
meet in PTC Nov. 9
Residents of Fayette, Coweta and
South Fulton counties are invited to join the new
South Atlanta Hadassah Group on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7
p.m. at the Peachtree City Library for a program to
learn about all the resources available in the Jewish
community. Ilene Levin, of the Atlanta Jewish
Federation's Shalom Atlanta program, will speak.
There is no fee to attend, but reservations are
requested. Refreshments will be served.
Unity Christ Church plans
special service
Unity Christ Church in Jonesboro
will have a special “Come Home to Unity”
Sunday service to be held at the Clayton Schools
Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 10:45
a.m.
Ebenezer UMC sets Fall
Festival Nov. 13
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
will have its Fall Festival Saturday, Nov. 13 from 9
a.m. until about 5 p.m. featuring garage sale and
craft items for sale.
CharismaLife Training
Conference to be held at Atlanta City Church
Atlanta City Church (formerly
Atlanta Christian Center) in Fairburn will have a
one-day CharismaLife Regional Teacher Training
Conference on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
at the church. The conference is geared toward those
who work with children from preschool through junior
high.
Fayetteville First Baptist
Church offers 'Single Parents Saturday' November 13
Fayetteville First Baptist
Church will offer a one-day seminar addressing the
needs common to single parents on Saturday, Nov. 13
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the church's Fellowship
Hall.
Lalla Marsh to speak at
November Women's Aglow Fellowship meeting
Lalla Marsh will be the featured
speaker at this month's meeting of Women's Aglow
Fellowship International, Peachtree City Chapter,
Monday evening, Nov. 15, and Tuesday morning, Nov.
16. Both meetings will be held at the Peachtree
Christian Fellowship, 1988 Hwy. 54 in the Governor's
Walk Shopping Center, 1/4 mile east of the Peachtree
City city limits.
Inman Pathfinders plan yard
sale Nov. 20
Members of the
Pathfinders class at Inman United Methodist Church
will sponsor a yard sale on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the
Fellowship Hall. Proceeds will benefit the building
program. Those who have items to donate are asked to
call any member of the Pathfinders Sunday school
class. Inman UMC is located at 151 Hills Bridge Rd.
in Inman. For more information, call the church at
770-461-2123.
Opinion
Want to save lives? Ban
cars, not guns
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
When authoritarian politicians
push for more gun control laws, they often claim to
be doing so in order to save lives.
Government is NOT like a
business
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
How often have
you heard some politician in either party rant and
rave on the stump about how government should be run
like a business?
- Sleeping
good? Or making mistakes?
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- “Daddy, sleep is
boring.” With those words, I knew my
daughter was truly mine. Not that Olivia, my
4-year-old, hadn't already shown signs of being
my brood; like being shy and aggressive at the
same time or having an intense interest in
scratching away every surface to see what is
underneath.
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Letters to
the Editor
Fayette address = poor
mental health care
As a family member of someone
with severe mental health problems, I caution
everyone against taking mental health for granted.
Mental illnesses affect one in four residents of our
community, including people of all ages, races,
creeds, and economic groups. The good news is, mental
disorders can be treated effectively, but only if you
have unlimited finances or access to health care
coverage. And while mental health care coverage
should be on par with physical health care coverage,
unfortunately, insurance discrimination is common.
Nearly 97 percent of health insurance plans limit
mental health coverage. But, even so, those with
insurance coverage are lucky.
Is it moral to build big
jail near school, homes?
At the September Fayette County
Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Harold
Bost led the meeting with a prayer asking that the
commissioners make their decisions with integrity. I
was under the impression that integrity meant
“uprightness of character and soundness of moral
principle as well as honesty.”
Fayetteville used to be a
great place to raise children
Myself and many of my neighbors
are so disappointed with how so many different issues
are being handled in the City of Fayetteville. What
most people fail to recognize is that all the issues,
growth, SPLOST, and the new jail are all connected.
Pay for cleanup: Impose fee
on fast-food debris
Peachtree City is a beautiful
community, and on the whole, most of the members of
the community are mindful of what a great place it is
to live and be a part of such a place. However, it
seems that there are parents that never taught their
children to be respectful of other people's property.
Advice on next SPLOST
An open letter to Fayette County
Board of Education Chairman Debbie Condon: First,
your errors.
Village Cafe chef replies
to diner critical of restaurant's prime rib, chicken
I read with interest the letter
written by one of your readers who elaborated on
Fayette County's inability to attract
“upscale” restaurants, and how the Village
Cafe had to lower its standards to please its
clientele, concluding that “Fayette County
residents obviously would not know a fine restaurant
even if they were in front of one.” Of course,
“people on the north side do know good food and
as a result enjoy good restaurants.”
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