News 
'I still love you,'
declares spouse charged with murder conspiracy
Despite fervent cries of “I
still love you,” a Newnan woman is behind bars
in Fayette County and charged with criminal attempt
to kill her husband.
Home Depot debate is just
beginning
While Home Depot's site plans
for a 137,184-sq. ft. store failed to pass muster by
the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night,
the debate over building a “big box” retail
outlet in the city is just beginning.
Students create cyberspace
expo for nonprofit groups
Two students
at Starr's Mill High School have made a name for
themselves in the community via the Internet, while
providing a valuable service for a number of civic
organizations.
Library closing for
computer system work
The Peachtree City Library will
be closed from Monday, Nov. 30, through Friday, Dec.
3, in order to ready the collection for a new
Web-based catalog system.
- Amphitheater
- The 2000 summer season for
the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater is
tentatively scheduled to begin April 21, it was
reported at last week's regular monthly meeting
of the Development Authority of Peachtree City.
Pace reflects on council
term
Nearing the
end of four years on the City Council of Peachtree
City, Jim Pace is clear about the direction the city
is taking.
Planners delay action on
Holly Grove project
Plans to realign and pave Holly
Grove Church Road and extend Holly Grove Road to Ga.
Highway 74 were tabled Monday night by the Peachtree
City Planning Commission.
Peachtree City school named
exemplary
Peachtree City Elementary School
has been selected to receive a Pay for Performance
Award from the Georgia Department of Education.
Latest charter school
proposal heads for an early Monday morning decision
The latest round in the charter
school debate between the Coweta County Board of
Education and Odyssey School officials will probably
have a sparse audience.
Hundreds honor commissioner
at park dedication
Eastern Coweta County turned out
in force last Saturday to honor one of its own as the
new Hunter Recreational Complex on Ga. Highway 16 was
officially opened for business.
Coweta car dealer hopes to
raise $15,000 for the needy
During holiday season, many
people's thoughts turn to those who have slipped
through the safety net and are in dire need of help
to have a joyous season.
Unemployment rate is up
slightly
Coweta County's unemployment
rate rose slightly in September, but the county still
maintains the lowest rate in the Chattahoochee-Flint
area.
- Senoia squabble
with Post Office over sign
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- The city of Senoia is hoping
the feds will have a sympathetic ear when it
comes to signs in the historic east Coweta town.
'Toys for Tots' is underway
Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty
offices are once again serving as Southern Crescent
drop-off points for the annual U. S. Marine Corps and
Marine Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots”
campaign
Junior
League gears up for food drive
The Newnan Junior Service League
is once again teaming up with the Newnan Food pantry
to bring holiday cheer to the county's families in
need.
Main Street
issues call for new ornament
Main Street Newnan is seeking
entries for next year's holiday ornament.
Sports
Indians fall in first round
playoffs to Houston County
Ask any East Coweta football
player and he will tell you that he remembers last
year's game with the Houston County Bears.
Sports Calendar
Tour Fayette County by
bicycle this Saturday
See the county sights on the
Tour De Fayette bike ride, Nov. 27 and every fourth
Saturday of the month,
Opinion
Thank you, Lord, for a lot
of things this Thanksgiving
By LEE N. HOWELL
Politically Speaking
We may only do
it once a year — and that is certainly not
enough — but once a year is better than never at
all.
You don't have to look far
to find heros: They're close by
By DAVID
EPPS
Pastor
Once in awhile
we encounter situations that remind us that heroes
are all around us. Most of the time, they don't look
like heroes and, if you referred to them as such,
they would be embarrassed. Most of the time the
heroes among us are ordinary people rising to the
occasion during an extraordinary event.
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