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Wednesday, May 3,2023 Fayette County News A3 Submitted House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing in Peachtree City Leah Banks Investigative Reporter leah@fayette-news.net PEACHTREE CITY - On Friday, April 21, Con gressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) and the Georgia House Committee on Ways and Means Chair man Jason Smith (MO- 08) held a field hearing in Peachtree City on the state of the American economy: The South. During the hearing, four witnesses from the area shared their experi ences and were provided with a platform to discuss hardships they face within the community. Witnesses included David Bergman, president of NAECO, LLC; Alison Couch, owner of Ignite Accounting; Lisa Winton, CEO of Winton Machine Company; and Matt Liv ingston, owner of Coach’s Bar and Grill. The hearing began with discussions on the current economic state and Americans living and working in communities across the country. According to a press release from the commit tee, the conversations in the hearing were intended to focus on the impacts of the Biden economy, in cluding record-high infla tion, increased inflation, increased input costs, labor shortages, combat ting China, and chal lenges facing supply chains of critical impor tance. Fayette Commission Approves $17,330 Bid for Tyrone Sewer, Construction Easements Sydney Spencer News Reporter sspencer@fayette-news.net Fayette County Com missioners voted unani mously April 25 to award a $17>33° bid for the purchase of a sewer easement and a tempo rary construction ease ment for Tax Parcel ID 0726-017 in Tyrone. Commission Attorney Dennis Davenport pre sented the request to the board and told them the issue was discussed in at a meeting earlier in the year. “Sometime back, I approached the board to let them know that there’s a development in Tyrone that’s actually across the railroad tracks behind fire station number three in Ty rone,” informed Daven port. “They’re looking to locate the Tyrone sewer system and in order to do that, they had to cross over county property on the south side of the fire system.” Davenport further ex plained the process and purchase of the ease ments. “...Temporary ease ment was advertised, [and] an invitation to bid was issued for anyone interested in purchasing the per manent easement and temporary construction Sheriff Reports Arrests The following arrests and charges were re cently reported by Fay ette County Sheriff’s Office: Dominick C. Breed love — felony proba tion/parole violation. Chandler B. Christian — false statements and writings. Tremonte T. Dunson — theft by receiving stolen property. Bernard Edwards — possession of weapons by a convicted felon; seven counts of financial transaction card theft. Robert Z. Haynes — drug possession/sale/man ufacture; possession of a firearm/knife during commission of a crime. Jamiya M. Ison — manufacture/sale of false identification. Mario A. Muckle - second degree forgery. Ashley E. Napier — theft by taking. Matthew W. Price — felony probation/parole violation. Jabaras L. Smart — felony probation/parole violation. Bayo Y. Allen — theft by shoplifting. John Burkhardt — first degree battery (Family Violence Act). Quintavious J. Gooch — theft by shoplifting. Nicholas A. Lynch — theft by shoplifting. Mario A. Muckle — second degree forgery. Tanayza L. Payne — theft by shoplifting. Braylon R. Shivers — theft by shoplifting. Shayla D. Baker— fi nancial transaction card fraud. David A. Caldwell— RICO Act; conspiracy to defraud a political sub division; false state ments and writings. Oscar A. Chim Ogg— two counts of financial identity fraud. Jalen K. Harmon — possession of a firearm/knife during commission of a crime; drug possession/sale/man ufacture. Juan M. Montelongo- Hernandez — theft by re ceiving stolen property. Marquell C. Scott — theft by receiving stolen property; drug posses sion/sale/manufacture. Alia D. Walthall — possession of Schedule I controlled substance. 2023 All American 5K/1 OK Set May 20 American Legion Post 50 and Peachtree City Running Club will host the 2023 All American 5K/10K on May 20 at Frederick Brown Jr. Am phitheater, located at 201 McIntosh Trail in Peach tree City. All proceeds from this event will go to support veteran, youth, and com munity programs sup ported by Post 50 in the Peachtree City, Senoia, and Tyrone communities. A discounted rate is available for military vet erans and first responders (police, firefighters, EMT, and hospital workers) to say, “Thank you for your steadfast service,” accord ing to organizers. Awards will be pre sented to the top three overall male and female finishers and the top three male and female partici pants in each five-year age group. Registration and sign- in starts at 7 a.m. T-shirts can be picked up upon completion of each re spective event. Register online at https://active.com/peach tree-city-ga/running/dis- tance-running- races / I3th-annual-all-am erican-5k-iok-2023 or go to the "Events" tab of the PTCRC website at ptcrc.com/all-american- 5k-10k/. Volunteers are needed and can sign up to help by contacting the race direc tor, Leigh Blood, at 404- 775-9697 or by email at GALEGIONPOST50@GM AIL.COM . easement for at least the appraised value for the purpose of putting in a sewer line,” Davenport said. “We had one bidder, and the bidder was the people who wanted to put the sewer line in,” he continued. “They bid $17,330, which was the fair market value of the permanent easement and temporary construc tion easement.” Salat tfa&Uel 152 Antioch Rd • Fayetteville • Parish Office: 770-461-0492 ^^eligiou^ducation^7^6^49^Tax^7^6^37^ Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday. 5 pm Sunday. 8 am and 1030 am Seating on a first come, first served basis. Weekday Mass Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday. 9 am Confessions Saturdays, 4 pm - 4:30 pm All weekend Masses will livestream outside (weather permitting) in the courtyard. Please bring your own chair. No reservations needed. Holy Days of Obligation contact Parish Office - www.stgabrielga.com Yard Sale Fundraiser Fayette County Civitan Club Fayette County Civitan Club will be having their biennial yard sale May 5 & 6 (Friday & Saturday) at Petro Flame in Fayetteville (GA -85 across from Broadway Diner). Through funds raised from this yard sale combined with other fund raising projects Fayette County Civitan is able to support local char ities (i.e. Joseph Sams School, Camp Big Heart, Exceptional Ops, Two Sparrows, Bloom, and others) with monetary contrib utions of over $20,000 annually. If you are in the Fayette County area and have items you would like to contribute to this yard sale please let us know. Call Carl Hall 770-315- 2107 at arrange pick up. HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH wtkomktm. Holy Trinity a vibrant Catholic community in Peachtree City, GA invites and welcomes you to our parish. Thank you for being with us this weekend as we gather together at the table of the Eucharist. Saturday- 4:00p.m. and 5:30p.m. Sunday- 7:15a.m., 10:30a.m. 12:15p.m., 1:45p.m. (Spanish) and 4:30p.m. (Lifeteen) HOLYTRINITYPTC.ORG 770-487-7672 101 WALT BANKS RD. PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269 FAYETTEVILLE MASONIC LODGE CHICKEN BARBECUE SATURDAY, MAY 13, FROM 11AM - 4PM. ALL MS WELCOME! Includes: 1 / 2 HALF CHICKEN, BAKED BEANS, COLE SLAW AND BREAD. Just $12. PER PLATE BUY TICKETS FROM ANY MEMBER OR AT THE DOOR. REFRESHMENTS AND DESERTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT FAYETTE COUNTY GRADUATING SENIORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND. BLOOD DRIVE FROM 10AM TILL 2PM FAYETTEVILLE MASONIC LODGE 200 EAST LANIER AVE. FAYETTEVILLE, GA. 30214 FAYETTE COUNTY NEWS P.O. Box 96, Fayetteville, Ga. 30214 ■ Phone: 770-461-6317 Fax: 770-460-8172 ■ fayette-news.net Award-winning member of the Georgia Press Association and the National Newspaper association. The Staff Leah Banks Investigative reporter • leah@fayette-news.net Sydney Spencer News Reporter • sspencer@fayette-news.net Jennifer Lyons Legals, General Manager • jennifer@fayette-news.net Luke Haney Editor, Digital Media Coordinator • support@fayette-news.net Debbie McClain Publisher, Co-owner Bridge Turner Managing Editor, Co-owner Fayette County News (USPS 188-420) is published Wednesdays for in county rates of $40 yearly. Georgia out-of-county is $50, and out-of-state is $60. Published by Upson Newspapers, Inc., 219 Thomas Street, Thomaston, GA 30286. Periodicals postage at Fayetteville, GA, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fayette County News, P.O. Box 96, Fayetteville, GA. 30214. Our Goal: Fayette County News is proudly published for the citizens of Fayette County and East Coweta by Upson Newspapers, Inc., owned and operated by Debbie McClain and Bridge Turner. 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The Meeting Place Fayette County Board of Edu cation meets the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Fayette County Commission meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Fayette County Planning Com mission meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Fayetteville City Council meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. Fayetteville Planning Commis sion meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Fayetteville Work Session meeting on the last Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. at Fay etteville City Hall. Peachtree City Council meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Peachtree City Planning Com mission meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Tyrone Town Council meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Tyrone Planning Commission meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Tyrone Downtown Devel opment Authority meets at 9 a.m. on the second Monday of the month. Brooks Town Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
