Friday, July 18, 2003

News

Candidates slow to line up for PTC council elections

With less than two months to go until qualifying begins for the Nov. 4 municipal election, incumbent Dan Tennant remains the only announced candidate for either of the two Peachtree City Council seats up for grabs.

Church challenged on definition of 'temporary'

The question at Monday night's meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission was this: Just how temporary is temporary?

Applications available for PTC citizen's police academy

A select group of Peachtree City residents will get to see how police work happens firsthand through the Citizen's Police Academy program being offered by the Peachtree City Police Department.

Teen hurt when four-wheeler collides with truck on Hwy. 92

A south Fayette teen was injured Thursday afternoon when his four wheeler was struck by a truck on Ga. Highway 92 South near the Flint General Store.

Police Blotter

Buses could be rolling next year

By sometime next year, a Coweta commuter will be able to board a bus bound for Hartsfield International Airport.

Aesthetic improvement for Hwy. 34 mowed down

Efforts to beautify Ga. Highway 34 came to a screeching halt last week after the Coweta County Commission decided not to contract out the mowing of the medians.

New camp offers reading, other fun stuff

Read for fun, read to learn. That's the motto of the Shoot the Hoop Reading Camp, Fairburn's newest youth summer camp.

First case of West Nile Virus confirmed

For the first time this summer, a case of West Nile Virus has been discovered in Coweta County.

Obituaries

Sports

SCAT tryouts now open

Head Coach Jamey Myers and the coaching staff of the Southern Crescent Aquatic Team would like to invite interested swimmers to try out for team membership.

Perdue signs hunting-fishing law

Governor Sonny Perdue recently signed a bill (House Bill 815) into law that addresses various hunting and fishing issues, including changes to hunting and fishing license sales, alligator hunting issues and hunting deer with dogs, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division.

Opinion

Our younger generation is doing a better job than some might think
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

Every so often I will hear someone ask, "What's wrong with this generation?"

Life lessons learned
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

In the course of my short stay here on this world, I have learned many things ­ some helpful, some not so helpful. I have made many goofs ­ some big, some small. The following is a list of some of the helpful stuff, life's lessons, as you may, that I have learned. It is with hope that in reading them, they will keep you from making the same goofs and, hopefully, keep you safe and out of trouble. Besides, I need to tell someone - my teenager won't listen to me.

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