An

overflow crowd of more than 250 people packed the

City Council chambers in Peachtree City Monday to

pay tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr. on the national holiday commemorating

his birth.

The

Prophetic Voices of Praise, a choir from the St.

John AME Church in Fairburn, provided several

musical selections and a group of mimes brought

the crowd to its feet with its performance.

The

crowd heard a variety of speakers, including the

Rev. Edward J. Johnson, president of the Fayette

County chapter of the NAACP; John E. Jones of the

NAACP public affairs office; and Jamila Rivers,

president of the NAACP Youth Council.

Mayor

Bob Lenox briefly addressed the audience, and

Mayor Pro Tempore Annie McMenamin read a

proclamation.

Peachtree

City was the only municipality in Fayette County

hosting an official event recognized the King

holiday.

"I

enjoyed it enormously," said Lenox, who

added that it will probably become an annual

event. "But we'll need a bigger space."

Lenox

said that a number of people personally expressed

to him their appreciation for the city putting on

the event.

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