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City officials stand with Mainstreet Program and Event Manager Michele Holmes as she presents donation checks to Fayette Hu
mane Society, Coco's Cupboard, Inc., and Royal Animal Refuge. Courtesy of City of Fayetteville
Woof Stock Festival Proceeds Donated
to Local Humane Organizations
Highway 54 West Multi-Use Bridge, Path Project Near Completion
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
During the Nov. 16
meeting of Fayetteville City
Council, Mainstreet Pro
gram and Event Manager
Michele Holmes presented
checks to Fayette Humane
Society, Coco’s Cupboard,
inc., and Royal Animal Ref
uge totaling $3,002, funds
raised during the Sept. 30
Woof Stock event at City
Center Park.
Before presenting
checks ($1,000.67 each),
Holmes showed council a
video of highlights from the
city’s first dog-friendly
music festival. Funds were
raised from sponsors, dona
tions, vendor fees, as well as
a percentage of sales from
participating businesses.
Following the presenta
tion, council approved a
task order totaling $82,750
for additional engineering
services related to the High
way 54 West Multi-use
Bridge and Path project. As
funds qualify for an 80-20
percent match from a fed
eral grant, the city will be
reimbursed 80 percent,
bringing city contribution of
the final task order to
$16,400.
Director of Economic
and Community Devel
opment David Rast said this
is “hopefully the final task
order for work necessary” to
complete the project. In up-
See Fayetteville, A6
Daniel Langford, Jr. Kim Learnard Edward Johnson Gary Laggis
PTC Places STR
Ordinance on Hold
Leah Banks
Senior Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
During the Nov. 16
Peachtree City Council
meeting, Planning and De
velopment Director Robin
Cailloux provided council
with updates on the pro
posed short-term rental or
dinance during a public
hearing, which was ulti
mately voted down, at least
until the new year.
According to Cailloux,
the updated proposal in
cluded information gained
from the PTC Planning
Commission meetings on
Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, along
with the initial proposal
made in April 2022.
In the previous planning
commission meetings, some
recommendations made in
clude increasing the mini
mum age of a local contact
agent to 25 (approved 4-1
with one commissioner
commenting that the age
should be lowered to 18),
gradually increasing fines so
the first fine is $500, the
second is $750, and the
third is $1,000 (approved 4-
1 with Commissioner
See PTC Council, A6
The Eden Project: A
Lifeline for Local Veterans
2023 Food Drive is Under Way
A food drive by The Eden
Project is a reason many local
veterans will have enough
food on the table this holiday
season. And Bren Briggs,
founder of the nonprofit, vet
eran-run organization, says
many veterans need help.
"Veterans are struggling
this time of year. We've re
ceived more phone calls this
year asking for assistance
with food than in previous
years," he said.
In 2022, 50 families re
ceived food boxes from The
Eden Project. Officials say
the goal is to make a larger
impact in 2023.
A group of community
leaders from Fayette
Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Fayette Class of
2023-24 is assisting with the
project, but the public's help
is needed with food, dona
tions, and volunteering.
To donate to the Eden
Project’s food drive, non-per
ishable foods and canned
goods can be donated in per
son at Clothes Less Traveled,
located at 459 Highway 74 in
Peachtree City, and online
donations can be made at
eden-project.com through
Dec. 8.
For more information,
call 678-632.5383 or visit
eden-project.com.
Fayette County News Asks...
What are Your Thanksgiving Traditions?
Brigitte Greer
Staff Writer
bgreer@fayette-news.net
As the holiday season
quickly approaches, friends
and family gather to eat,
drink, and reminisce about
the memories from past
years.
Mayors Daniel Lang
ford, Jr. of Brooks, Kim
Learnard of Peachtree City,
Edward Johnson of Fay
etteville, and Gary Laggis of
Woolsey spoke with Fayette
County News to reflect on
their Thanksgiving tradi
tions, past and present.
FCN: What were your
Thanksgiving traditions
growing up?
Langford: Growing up,
we always celebrated
Thanksgiving at my pater
nal grandparents' house in
Brooks, where my brother
lives now, next door on the
farm to my wife and me. We
always had a Lucullan ban
quet served on my grand
mother's 1929 Warwick
wedding China, using her
sterling silver flatware. This
continued till 1987, which
was the year my grandfather
died, and the year I turned
25, when the celebration
moved to my parents'
house.
Learnard: I was born
in South Dakota, where my
grandparents were
preachers and farmers.
Thanksgiving involved a
Norman Rockwell-esque
scene on the farm, including
a long table for the grown
ups and a kids table in the
kitchen. I suppose we had
turkey, but what I re
member the most is the
goose that one of my uncles
shot. We were told to chew
carefully, because there
might be birdshot in the
meat.
My grandmother pre
pared for days. Rhubarb
and apples in the pies came
from her garden and or
chard. She bartered fresh
carrots, tomatoes, and
beans from her own garden
with neighbors who had po
tatoes. She was an amazing
cook, and everything was
homemade. The kitchen
smelled heavenly, and after
the meal, my cousins and I
would rush outside to play,
most likely in the snow.
Johnson: Growing up
in New Orleans during
Thanksgiving time was a
"family affair." My extended
family always had a family
dinner. We gathered for
dinner at noon, and after
dinner, visited other rel
atives and watched football,
danced, and played various
games.
Laggis: We always
picked out a “Yule log” on
Thanksgiving to burn in the
fireplace on Christmas Eve.
FCN: What are your
current Thanksgiving tradi
tions?
Langford: My wife
Lesley and I committed the
Thanksgiving holiday to her
parents when we married in
1989. For years we went to
her Grandmother Dickson's
home for Thanksgiving.
When she died about 20
years ago, the celebration
went to Lesley's parents'
See Traditions, A6
Courtesy of AL Post 105
Cub Scouts Decorate
for Election Day
Prior to the recent Peachtree City election, Cub Scouts
of America Pack 409 decorated the entrance to the precinct
polling location at Braelinn Elementary School, where
many of the young boys and girls of the pack attend classes.
The efforts served as a community service project for the
See Cub Scouts, A6
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