News
Holiday gift: 30-day
alcohol suspensions start on Jan. 1
Thirty-day suspensions of
alcohol licenses of 20 Fayetteville businesses caught
last summer selling to minors will begin Jan. 1,
after the holiday celebrations are over.
F'ville rules too
strict?
Fayetteville officials probably
will take a good look at the city's alcohol ordinance
with an eye to making some changes, said Mayor Mike
Wheat Tuesday.
Atlanta's airport to sink
$2.4 million into Fayette environmental project
The city of Atlanta's plans to
build a new runway at Hartsfield Airport may provide
more than $2 million for an environmental project in
Fayette County.
Public hearing about new
jail set for Jan. 6
Residents who have been
clamoring for a public forum to state their
opposition to the Fayette County Commission's plans
for a new jail and judicial complex will have their
chance.
Law officers irked by
no-bond release of burglary suspect
Recent actions by a local
magistrate have drawn some sharp criticism from law
enforcement officials who believe he is making it
more difficult for them to do their jobs.
Murder trail set in SUV
killing case
Fayette County's latest death
penalty case unofficially got underway Monday morning
as a hearing was conducted in Superior Court
regarding a man charged with a drug-related murder
last spring.
City Offering a good deal
on Dorsey house – its' free
Fayetteville officials are
looking for a good home for a good home.
Former Fayette folk find
new life in Big Apple
Amid the strains of car horns
bleating, theater stars singing and traffic cops
yelling, a Fayetteville home girl is surviving quite
nicely in the concrete canyons of Manhattan.
Voter-approved jail may
cost more
If you want to vote on whether
Fayette County issues bonds and increases property
taxes to pay for a new jail and courthouse complex,
the price tag may be a little higher than if no vote
is taken.
Committee: Impact fees
could raise $20 million
Impact fees could have an impact
on Fayette County's capital improvement projects of
more than $20 million over the next 20 years, a blue
ribbon committee reported last week.
Pasture conundrum slows
tree protecion rules
How to address land that is
currently devoid of trees remains the sticking point
as Fayette County planning commissioners work to
finalize their recommendations on a proposed tree
protection ordinance.
City moratorium continues;
so does tree debate
Development in the city of
Fayetteville is on hold for another month as
developers and other members of a blue ribbon
committee failed to reach agreement this week on a
proposed tree protection ordinance.
Fayetteville waives fence
restriction
A Fayetteville homeowner will be
allowed to build a six-foot privacy fence in her
backyard in violation of the city's development
standards.
Rising Starr teacher Cathy
Nix taped for USA-Today honor
Cathy Nix is known among
students at Rising Starr Middle School as a tough
teacher, but she's only as hard on the kids as she is
on herself.
Mosely on cover of 2000
firemen's calendar
Former Fayette County and
current Atlanta firefighter Matt Mosely, whose daring
airlift rescue of a crane operator stranded above a
Cabbagetown fire made international news last spring,
is featured on the cover of the new “Hotlanta
2000” calendar, proceeds from which benefit the
Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.
Planners ready for 2000
The Fayette County and
Fayetteville planning commissions have named their
officers for the year 2000.
Clayton State sets its
first ever winter graduation ceremonies
For the first time in its
30-year history, Clayton College & State
University will have a winter graduation ceremony.
CCSU launching recruitment
campaign
Clayton College & State
University is inviting a few (hundred) students to
join the University System's most technologically
oriented institution for the new century
PSC issues score card for
natural gas firms
Thinking about changing natural
gas providers?
Real
Estate
- Survey:
Face of industry changing
- A new study from the
National Association of Realtors is shedding
light on what is considered a “typical”
real estate firm.
- Avery
Park recalls historic Newnan
- While the term
“suburban sprawl” seems to be stirring
up debate throughout Atlanta these days, Pathway
Communities has been working on developments that
actually help alleviate many of the consequences
of sprawl.
- Thanks
for Helping 'Noel November'
- Once again,
we have many people, businesses and organizations
to thank for the success of the annual “Noel
November — A Celebration of Trees and
Wreaths.”
- Real
Estate Scene...
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- Try
a make everyday a holiday at home
- This year, when sprucing up
your home for the holidays, plan on incorporating
a few ideas that will continue to bring you
pleasure, even after the celebrating is over.
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- Do
your homework and repairs before trying to sell
your home
- Preparing to sell your home
is not just a matter of planting a for-sale sign
in the front yard.
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- Great
deals offered to veterans looking to finance home
- “We're from the
government, and we're here to help you.”
That's a favorite line of skeptics who don't
think that the government is always your best
friend.
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- Make
sure your chimney is ready to the winter months
- As the
evenings become crisper, most of us begin to
think of building a good fire.
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- Take
a second glance before you sign on the dotted
line for a home
- Hey, home buyer, before you
reach for the dotted line on that sales contract,
did you get it reviewed by an attorney?
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- 'Noel
November' winners announced
- The Fayette County Board of
Realtors has released the names of winners from
the fifth annual Noel November, conducted
Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Fayette County
Recreation Center.
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- Wilson
Traditional Homes starts new project in
WhiteWater Creek community
- Wilson Traditional Homes
Inc. is presenting the Statesboro, the latest in
its line of “historical plans for finer
living.”
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- Walden
Park development planned for south Fulton
- Macauley Properties Ltd.
announced recently the selection of the feature
builder team for Walden Park.
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- The
Point offers a glimpse of classic Southern
architecture
- Just as a lighthouse directs
ships, the unique architecture of the lighthouse
home in Peachtree City brought retired Army
three-star Gen. John Yeosock and his wife, Betta,
to The Point on Lake Kedron.
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- Home
ownership offers exceptional tax benefits
- So you're
earning a good salary, the future is bright and
you rent because owning a home is too much
responsibility.
- Business
Boosting your charitable
gifts while lowering your tax bill
For the
charitably inclined, the end of the year often brings
an outpouring of opportunities to make charitable
donations. Whether it's a solicitation from your alma
mater or a request from your church, writing a check
is the easiest way to donate. But there are a number
of other ways you can help your favorite charity and
benefit your own tax situation as well. The Georgia
Society of CPAs offers the following advice.
Mattress company celebrates
10 years in business
Ten years ago, the first
Original Mattress Factory opened in metro Atlanta.
- Sports
Lighting white will battle
in Texas this June
The AFC Lightning 84 White
girls' soccer team recently won the 1999-2000
Snickers' State Cup, which is identified as the state
championship for club soccer in Georgia. The team
captured the crown by defeating their nemesis,
Roswell Lady Santos, in the final by a score of 2-1.
Lady Tigers fall to East
Coweta
The Fayette
County Lady Tigers lost to East Coweta Friday night
and are 1-3 overall, but they aren't hanging their
heads.
McIntosh boys and girls
survive epic battles with Starr's Mill
Unless you
were there, you wouldn't believe it.
Tiger
wrestlers take second at Henry County Duals
The Fayette
County wrestling team was pitted against four schools
at the Henry County Duals. They showed their depth,
experience and talent, won three of the four matches
and placed second.
- Weekend
Raucous comedy on tap
Saturday
- Live, from McIntosh High
School, it's “Saturday Night!”
- Holiday-themed
decor rules in band boosters home tour
- Holiday tourists will be
greeted by themed Christmas trees, armies of
Santas and the sounds of carols next Saturday
when they make the rounds of beautifully
appointed homes on tour in Fayette County
- Lots of music
available to enhance holiday season
- Each family has its own
holiday traditions, including when the
decorations go up, what type of food is prepared,
when and, of course, what music is listened to.
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- Holdiay Calendar
Ghost ship on the Tennessee
River
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
Lifestyle Columnist
When you've
been on a river for a couple of weeks, far from your
normal frame of reference, sometimes you see ghosts.
- Movies
- Art display in
Newnan
- Artists from the Fayette
Society of Fine Art and the Southern Crescent
Alliance of Visual Artists (SCAVA) will have
their work featured at the Daily Grind Cafe in
Newnan beginning Dec. 15 through Feb. 29.
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- Scouting groups add
their efforts to toy collections for needy kids
- Fayette County's scouting
community is now collecting new toys for
distribution to needy children through the
county's Department of Family and Children
Services.
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- Bike ride set for
Saturday
- The Escape to the South bike
ride, a 50-mile moderate/strenuous trek, is
planned for Saturday, Dec. 11 on the lightly
traveled roads of Fayette, Spalding and Pike
counties, including some of the Wilson and Pine
Mountain rides.
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- Extension Servie
offers recycling suggesions for the holidays
- To encourage environmental
responsibility during the holiday season, Fayette
County Extension Service offers recycling
suggestions for each day from Dec. 1 until
Christmas.
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- Santa comes to the
square this weekend
- Santa will take his annual
stroll through the Main Street Fayetteville
shopping district Saturday, stopping by retailers
for a sip of cider. He will also be on the
Courthouse Square between 10 a.m. and noon to
visit with children and pose for pictures.
Religion
Maybe having the Christmas
spirit means having ideas we've never had before
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Several years ago as I served in
south Florida, our church adopted The Living
Christmas Tree as an outreach strategy. We consulted
an architect about the massive structure that would
hold more than 100 choir members. Would it be a wood
or steel substructure? The architect knocked us on a
pew when he asked, “Have you ever considered
polyurethane?”
Messiah sing along is
Sunday at PTC First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church of
Peachtree City is hosting the first annual Messiah
singalong on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m.
New Hope Baptist's annual
Christmas spectacular stars tomorrow; dress rehearsal
tonight
It's 1945 and the soldiers are
coming home from World War II just in time for
Christmas. It's a time for swing music, reunions,
family and faith.
Convenant Presbyterian's
Christmas Cantata will be performed Sunday
Covenant Presbyterian Church
will present its Christmas Cantata performed by the
Adult Sanctuary Choir and the Covenant Clubs
Children's Choir this Sunday, Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. The
choirs will be accompanied by the cantata's composer,
Gail Smith, who will also give a special performance.
Religion Briefs
Carolyn Driver Ministries
to offer special services Dec. 12
Mevalene Anderson, of Worship
Warrior Ministries, will share her vision of the body
of Christ as a worshipping warrior on Sunday, Dec.
12, from 10 a.m. to noon at Caarolyn Driver
Ministries (CDM) Teaching and Training Center.
Dr. Lydia 'Dee' Herndon
offers teaching, speaking ministry here
Dr. Lydia "Dee"
Herndon is beginning a teaching and speaking ministry
and is available to speak on any Biblical subject.
She has given talks on several topics including
"Lydia and Other Women of the Bible,"
"Covenant," "Women in the 20th
Century," "Submitted to God,"
"His Eye is on the Sparrow," "This is
the House that God Built," and "Traditional
Values Education in the Public Schools."
Pakistani Bishop visits
Christ the King Chruch
The Right Reverend Prakash
Yuhanna, Bishop of Pakistan for the International
Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church,
recently visited Christ the King Church in Peachtree
City. Bishop Yuhanna oversees a network of churches
most of which operate discreetly behind closed and
locked doors in the Muslim nation.
Opinion
County commission sets a
bad example with jail expansion plan
CNB
That could
describe the current Fayette County Commission in its
belated move to provide for some public input into
the controversial county jail expansion project in
Fayetteville.
I've looked at trees from
both sides now
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Folk singer Judy Collins sang a
number back in the '60s (or was it the '70s?) called
“Both Sides Now.”
Free speech must find some
limits
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
The recent
increase in the popularity of the Internet raises
serious questions about many of the traditional
values we hold dear in this country and on which our
way of life is based.
- Christmas
carols, '99
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- Here are my annual rewrites
of popular Christmas tunes, bringing them
up-to-date.
Letters to
the Editor
Attend Dec. 16 PTC Council
to stand against big box invasion
Are you concerned with the
development of big box stores in Peachtree City? Do
you fear that the added traffic will pose a threat to
the safety and welfare of our citizens? Do you wonder
what will become of our city's quality of life if
these big boxes are thrust upon us? If you are
concerned about these issues then you need to be
present at the Peachtree City Council meeting Dec. 16
to make your concerns heard.
What if a child is casualty
of city traffic engineers' plan for hwys. 54-74?
“Virtual
reality” flashback:
What did this 'under-21'
alcohol buyer look like?
The article about selling
alcohol to underage “adults” was
interesting in not what was said but what was
missing: A picture of this underage adult.
Over-65 taxpayers have
nothing to fear from school bonds
It's been two years, now, since
I wrote the first of what turned out to be a series
of educational articles about taxes, and I am
indebted to The Citizen's editor for his willingness
to publish them, in the form of letters to the
editor.
Local leaders should get
together on new taxes
We seem to have leaders in
Fayette County and its towns who think that a
different group of people pay for new schools, in
order to eliminate trailers, than the group who
eventually pay for a new police station or jail.
Why no equal time with
grand jury to oppose jail?
I would like to express my
concern over the apathetic attitude taken by the
mayor and City Council of Fayetteville regarding the
county prison expansion proposed to take place within
our downtown city corridor. Why are these voted
officials with whom we entrust the welfare of our
city not taking a public stand against the jail
expansion location?
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