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4 Fayette females shot
dead; man held
Deputies answering a 911 call
Tuesday morning uncovered perhaps the largest mass
murder in Fayette County history, with four women
fatally shot in a subdivision east of Fayetteville.
Y2K 'We're in good shape'
Various law enforcement and
emergency services departments in Fayette County are
preparing for possible Y2K-related situations over
the final days of 1999, but normal activities on New
Year's Eve and New Year's Day make it a
busier-than-usual time for those departments no
matter what the year
Y2K 'We're in good shape'
Church loads up Venezuelan
relief
Mothers and daughters folded
clothing, high school students shouldered crates of
water and senior citizens sorted out cans and jars of
food Monday, preparing a truck load of donations for
Venezuelan flood victims.
Tyrone school adds 'faith
formation' to academics
At Our Lady of Victory Catholic
School on Kirkley Road north of Tyrone, art and
symbolism are constant reminders that this is a Roman
Catholic elementary school the first, in fact,
in Fayette County.
Trust fund set up for
Duckworth family
Scott Duckworth of Fayetteville
doted on his baby daughter, Kerrington Milan, family
and friends say.
Chipper program for
Christmas trees on tap for Jan. 8
Georgia Power Company has
announced the return of its Bring One for the
Chipper program, giving people a way to safely
and cleanly dispose of old Christmas trees through
recycling.
Emergency groups set public
forum
Fayette County emergency
agencies and industries will have a public forum next
month aimed at reducing the risk to the public from
industrial accidents.
Fayette jobless rate lowest
in metro Atlanta
Fayette County continues to have
the lowest unemployment rate in the 10-county metro
Atlanta area, according to figures released last week
by the Georgia Department of Labor.
Girl Scout cookie sale
begins Dec. 31
Area Girl Scouts will begin
taking orders for their annual cookie sale starting
Friday, Dec. 31
Citizen columnist on CNN
Billy Murphy, regular humor
columnist for The Citizen, will appear Jan. 3 on a
CNN program examining changes in gender relationships
over the last 100 years.
- Healthwise
- Metro
Atlanta gyms pull together for the heart
- It makes sense for fitness
centers and gyms to support the American Heart
Association. Without healthy hearts, these places
of exercise would have no business. That is why
the donation from the Gold's Gyms of Atlanta
alliance, Georgia Fitness Legends, Inc. (GFL) was
such a nice gesture.
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- Having
a safe New Year
- The holiday season can be
one of the most festive and fun times of the
year, but it is also one of the most dangerous.
- Ensuring
your child's healthy development
- The Georgia Learning
Resources System and the local school system are
participating in a Child Find effort, looking for
children who are in need of special education
services.
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- Volunteering
brings generations together
- Fayette Community Hospital
has 286 auxiliary volunteers, among them Barbara
Davenport, her mother, Marilyn Sullivan and her
daughter, Jessica Davenport.
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- Drinking
and Driving is a lose-lose situation
- Motor vehicle safety is a
20th century public health achievement that
relies on the individual to make it work.
The Facts of Life
By GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH.D
Child's Play
- A reader wrote and asked me
what was a child's ideal age for a parent to talk
to her about sex
- Power
hints from Georgia Power
- With the sting of cold
weather already upon us, it's time to make sure
that your home is energy efficient. Georgia Power
encouragespeople to follow some simple energy
conservation tips to help reduce those winter
bills.
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- Pharmacies
are ready for any Y2K disturbances
- Georgia pharmacists are
taking steps to alleviate the concerns of their
patients regarding Y2K and potential problems
with obtaining medications. As part of White
House Council convened to study Y2K problems, a
group of more than 90 representatives of the drug
distribution system, including American
Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
representatives, other professional health care
associations, manufacturers, wholesalers,
distributors, hospitals, insurers, and patient
advocacy groups have met extensively and
concluded that patients should have uninterrupted
access to medications in the new year, provided
they do not stockpile or hoard extraordinary
quantities of medication.
- Sports
Teams face top programs in
state at tournament
Thirty-three teams gathered at
McIntosh High School last week for the annual
McIntosh Christmas Classic wrestling tournament.
Panthers start to gel in
holiday tournament
Before the Gold City Tournament,
the Starr's Mill boys basketball team had a record of
2-4.
Chiefs and Lady Chiefs
split ar recent swim meets
The Chief and Lady Chief
swimmers of McIntosh High School split their wins at
two recent meets.
- Weekend
Traditions passed around
world from generation to generation
- When was the first year and
when was the first new year
- What does the year
2000 hold for us
- On top of the many hats I
wear at The Fayette Citizen, I, like the late
Nostradamus, am also a prophet.
- The best films of
1999
- This year has been a good
one for films.
Y2K any old time
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
Lifestyle Columnist
From news
services: Air traffic controllers across New Zealand,
unable to communicate with each other as a result of
a computer glitch, scramble to locate scores of
flights.
- Movies
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- Gone With The Wind
The Three-Day Premeire in Atlanta
- Herb Bridges' latest book,
Gone With The Wind - The Three-Day Premiere
in Atlanta, is a photographic essay of the
world premiere of the movie in December 1939.
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- Auld Lang Syne
Religion
Put me in the corner with
Creflo
By Rev. Dr. John Hatcher
Religion Columnist
Let me say a word about the
mighty Dollar. Creflo, that is. He's pastor of the
largest church in the region, World Changers of
College Park.
Senoia's Open Door Baptist
presents The Perrys at January 6 Gospel Sing
Open Door Baptist Church in
Senoia will present its first Gospel Sing of the new
millennium on Thursday, Jan. 6, when it welcomes back
The Perrys for another evening of Southern Gospel
music.
Special Holiday Services
New Year's party for
children planned at Inman United Methodist Church
Inman United Methodist Church is
having a New Year's Millenium party for children up
to fifth grade on Friday, Dec. 31 beginning at 11:15
a.m.
Religion Briefs
St. Gabriel's church
planning activities for New Year's Eve
St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in
Fayetteville will bring in the new year with a pot
luck dinner and fellowship on Dec. 31, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Fayetteville First
Methodist plans luncheon, class for new members
New members who joined
Fayetteville First United Methodist Church within the
last six months are invited to a New Members class on
Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 5:45 p.m. The group will meet in
the gym for a Fellowship Dinner at 5:45 p.m., join
others for Holy communion, then have an orientation
class in room C270.
Opinion
The jail question: It's an
arresting issue
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
Dare I wade into this jail
issue?
Do 'judgement' and
Christmas mix?
By LEE N.HOWELL
Politically Speaking
In The Book of
Common Prayer, the words of the prayer assigned for
reading in services held on Christmas Day seem at
first glance to have a disjointed sound to them.
- I
predict 2000
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- Time for me to make my
predictions for the first year of the new
millennium. Or, is it the last year of the old
millennium?
Letters to
the Editor
Has county considered
alternatives to new jail?
Several
[Fayette County] commissioners stated that if I had
questions regarding the [proposed jail and judicial
complex expansion] I should submit them in writing
and they would be happy to reply. Following are seven
questions respectfully submitted for a response from
each commissioner.
America's problems are
mostly problems of the heart
Praise God for
community leaders like you who have the courage to
stand up and call it like it is. There is nothing
politically correct in your column, but
you have spoken the truth like it needs to be told
the truth that Jesus Christ and the Word of
God in the Bible have been proclaiming since the dawn
of mankind.
Tax bills contain small
error
It has been brought to our
attention that there was a small glitch on the 1999
property tax bill. The error had absolutely nothing
to do with the calculation of taxes due on taxable
property for this year.
Avrit ethics case a test
for free speech, unfettered ballot box
When Paul Revere took his famous
midnight ride into Lexington, yelling The
British are coming, the British are coming, no
one heard him add, This message provided by the
Patriots' Committee for Independence, Samuel Adams,
chairman, John Hancock, treasurer.
Letter proves Fayetteville
remains 'paranoid' about alcohol
I recently wrote a letter saying
that I thought Fayetteville's alcohol laws were
paranoid. I would like to thank Ms. Reagan for
responding to my letter, proving the paranoid
attitude about alcohol. She stated that I seem
to think revenue for the local government is more
important than having dives serving drivers and
minors. This proves my contention that
Fayetteville residents are paranoid about alcohol.
To keep government hones,
keep on 'whining'
Finally, someone wants to argue
for the big boxes. We need more debates
on the vital issues that face our city. If the
citizens fail to get involved, we can certainly
expect to have these matters dictated to us by
specific people on the Peachtree City Council.
With PTC rolling over, look
for more big boxes
To the surprise of very few
people, RAM Development won their appeal to the city
council in Peachtree City and can now move ahead with
the development of their first big-box store in
Peachtree City. What was surprising is that our city
officials presented the case for RAM's
appeal, leaving no need for the developer to even
have to speak on their own appeal's behalf. What a
strange way of doing things.
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