Fayette County

Darcy-Faulkner Engaged

Jennifer (Jenn) Marie Darcy engaged to Stephen Bradford Faulkner

Mr. and Mrs. Dean E. Darcy. of Tyrone announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer (Jenn) Marie Darcy, to Stephen Bradford Faulkner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Faulkner, also of Tyrone

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Elizabeth Darcy and the late Peter Darcy of Beacon, N.Y. and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Mendoza, also of Beacon, N.Y. She is a graduate of The University of West Georgia where she earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She currently is employed by Coweta County Schools as a teacher. Read More»

Bartels-Buller Engagement

Erin Diane Bartels engaged to Thomas Stanley Buller

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Mark Bartels of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Diane Bartels, to Thomas Stanley Buller, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Buller, of Billings, Mont. Read More»

PTC Army colonel charged with producing own child pornography

Edgar Pagan-Torres, 41, of Peachtree City, Ga., a lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography production and possession offenses. Read More»

Fayette BOE asked to donate 100 acres for equine facility

Scott Gilbert of Horse Owners of Fayette speaks April 20 to the Board of Education. Photo/Ben Nelms.

It was a different kind of proposal that came before the Fayette County Board of Education last week. Representing the planned organization Horse Owners of Fayette, resident Scott Gilbert asked the school board to consider donating 100 acres adjacent to Inman Elementary in the southeast part of the county for an enclosed equine arena Read More»

Teachers’ group: Fayette salaries not so special

For all the talk about “what makes Fayette County schools special” that special category does not apply to the pay teachers receive.

That assertion was the central theme last week pressed by Fayette teacher and PAGE (Professional Association of Georgia Educators) member Diane Basham at the regular meeting of the Fayette County Board of Education. Read More»

New Fayette 1-cent SPLOST idea surfaces, sinks fast

Among those meeting at the Association of Fayette County Governments were (L-R) County commissioners Robert Horgan and Eric Maxwell and Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Forget about another SPLOST anytime soon, most local officials say. The quarterly meeting of the Association of Fayette County Governments (AFCG) came in at less than an hour and included brief agenda items on a 1-cent sales tax, the search for a new school superintendent, the county transportation plan and the county’s response to the recent Google broadband project. Read More»

Camouflage future cell towers in PTC

I have lived in Fayette County/Peachtree City for over 20 years. Recently I have seen in the paper talks about cell towers and how we need additional cell towers in PTC.

In driving west on Ga. Highway 54 past Peachtree Parkway you can see the cell towers in the distance and how much they stand out on the horizon. In driving south on Ga. Highway 400 past the toll plaza you see the cell towers are made to look like pine trees and they are not such an eyesore. Read More»

Lower taxes not solution to all ills

David Epps’s column called “an oppressed minority” is an example of how ideology can get in the way of rational thinking. In this case, it’s the ideology of less government. While it is certainly true that small businesses are having a hard time, his assessment of why and what to do about it is not well founded. Read More»

Folkertsma ‘obfuscates,’ fails to make case against progressives

The title was “Progressives Destroy Constitution” and the author, a Dr. Marvin Folkertsma from some place called “The Center for Vision and Values” where Cal now apparently turns when he’s looking for an answer but not a reason.

Most noticeable in Dr. Folkertsma’s endless chain of quotations was the absence of any quotation from even one of the 55 men who attended the Constitutional Convention. Also noticeably missing was any evidence to support the title which in his defense, may or may not have been the author’s. Read More»

Chamber: Regional transportation SPLOST is good for Fayette

Last week, the Georgia General Assembly, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan effort, passed legislation that allows voters to decide in regions throughout Georgia if they want to approve a 1 percent sales and use tax for regional transportation investments.

As a broad overview, the legislation creates 12 regional districts across the state. “Regional roundtables” comprised of local elected officials (county commissions chairs and a mayor from each county) will develop a project list to be voted on by citizens in the 2012 general primary. Read More»

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