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A Fayetteville man linked to five recent burglaries in unincorporated Fayette County was arrested Oct. 24 after being located by Fayette County deputies responding to a burglary in progress call to 911.

Brantley T. Vinci, 34, of Rosedell Court, was charged in five burglaries in Fayette County, though other charges are pending, said Sheriff Barry Babb.

“We have good evidence against Vinci in these burglaries and are continuing to build the case and any other connections to more crimes if supported,” Babb said Monday.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/10-29-2013/5-burglaries-charged-f%E2%80%99ville-man

Gary Weishaupt, 59, of Augusta, Ga., beloved and devoted companion of Ms. Becky Wallace, entered into rest suddenly on Wed., Oct. 23, 2013.

Born in Japan and a resident of Augusta, Ga. and Lexington, S.C., most of his life, he was a son of the late John A. and Janice F. Weishaupt.

A Vietnam Veteran, he proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was Hiker with Penske. Gary enjoyed shooting pool and singing karaoke.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/10-29-2013/gary-weishaupt-59

Mrs. Doris Pennington Gould, 89, of Louisville, Ga., died Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Gould was born Nov. 25, 1923, the daughter of Moody T. and Lena Eason Evans of Matthews. The widow of Gailord Gould of Grovetown, Mrs. Gould was a graduate of Wrens High School and a caregiver for many years. She was a member of Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at James Funeral Home in Wrens, Ga. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be grandsons.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/10-29-2013/doris-pennington-gould-89

Mrs. Lynette M. White, 97, of Fayetteville, died Oct. 26, 2013.

She was born in Union, S.C. and was the #1 mother and grandmother in the world to her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband Claude P. White, daughter Barbara Jean Wood and granddaughter Carrie White Dunn.

She is survived by her daughter Carolyn & George Barker of Locust Grove; Christine & Cecil Turner of Locust Grove; son Claude Phillip & Brenda White of Fayetteville; daughter Cindy & Sidney Funk of Fayetteville; 5 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/10-29-2013/lynette-m-white-97-fayetteville

By ROBERT ROSS and TREY RAGSDALE

As soon as 150 Fayette citizens and the steering committee decided on Oct 18 that Fayette should develop a vision statement and implementing plan, Fayette immediately took steps to do so.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/robert-ross/10-29-2013/here%E2%80%99s-what-we%E2%80%99ve-done-so-far-visioning-fayette

“Bye Bye Birdie” is an old musical that survives in high school productions and in some people’s memory bank. It debuted on Broadway in 1960 and was made into a film in 1963. One of the songs from the show might serve as an inspiration, if not a theme, for Republicans in the winter of their discontent over President Obama and congressional Democrats: “Put on a Happy Face.”

A problem Republicans have had since the “glory days” of Ronald Reagan is that too many have forgotten how to be positive and affirming. Nobody likes to be around a sourpuss.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/cal-thomas/10-29-2013/hey-gop-put-happy-face

Bob Costas is one of the premier sportscasters and a very smart guy, so it was somewhat surprising to see him join the chorus of those decrying the fact that the owner of the Washington Redskins is resisting the pressures to change the name of his football team.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/thomas-sowell/10-29-2013/results-race-hustling

“Some day,” Daddy used to say often as I was growing up, “I’m going to the Holy Land. I want to walk where Jesus walked.”

He talked about it a lot and dreamed about it even more. In those days before the world was presented to us wrapped up in a passel of knowledge known as the Internet, Daddy bought big maps of that storied land.

They were gingerly rolled up and tied with a ribbon after each time he spread them out on the kitchen table and studied them like a child studying a new game.

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I’m a conservative and have voted and contributed to GOP candidates since the mid-1970s; heck, I even voted for Hal Suit for governor in 1970.

That said, I’m extremely disappointed in our local Republican congressman, Lynn Westmoreland. Together with other Tea Partiers, he chose to follow a wrong-headed strategy that put this nation at grave economic risk.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/10-29-2013/westmoreland-needs-fresh-ideas

Remember when they said of Richard Nixon, “Would you buy a used car from this man?”

“You don’t have to change your current doctor.”

“If you like your plan, you can keep it.”

“Premiums will go down $2,500 per family.”

Frank Pepper
Fayetteville, Ga.

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