The subject of books, songs

and millions of fond memories, the porch truly is an icon of American

life. As we enter the warm summer months, families across the country

will gather on their homes' front, rear or side porches to sip

lemonade, relax and watch the world go by.

Big fun at Big Canoe

Special to The Citizen

Summertime at Big Canoe

brings great family outdoor opportunities, including delightful swim

facilities and a host of other enticing options. Encompassing over

8,000 acres of beautiful north Georgia mountain terrain, Big Canoe

includes eight mountains, three lakes, miles of hiking trails, several

dramatic waterfalls and abundant recreational amenities within its

boundaries.

New faces in new places in local

real estate

Home Source listed among top

companies

The Home Source Realtors was

among the top 25 real estate companies in Atlanta in 2003, according

to The Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Magazine

cites O'Kelly

Donna O'Kelly was recently

recognized by Communities magazine, which recognized the Top 100 Realtors

in Metro Atlanta.

Builders to meet June 17

The Home Builders Association

of Midwest Georgia will recognize the recipients of the association's

2004 scholarships at its June 17 meeting, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wyndham

Peachtree Conference Center in Peachtree City. State Rep. Lynn Westmoreland

will be the keynote speaker for the event.

Renaissance breaks ground

Groundbreaking ceremonies for

Renaissance at South Park, which is one of the largest developments in

the South Fulton County area, were co-hosted recently by The Knight Group

and the South Fulton County Chamber of Commerce.

Marshall attends national landlording

convention

Gary Marshall, broker of Assist-2-Sell

Buyer and Seller Realty Center in Newnan, just attended the MRLANDLORD.com

national convention in Indianapolis.

Morningside now open

Home Power Realty held a ribbon-cutting

ceremony May 19 in their newest new-home community of Morningside. Located

on Rockaway Road in Coweta County, near Senoia, this 140-home community

features 2-story, ranch and custom homes from the $200's.

Hopewell Village sales up and

running

There have already been seven

sales in Hopewell Village, an upscale community in the Covington area

of Newton County.

Avalon now open in Fairburn

Forrest Homes, Inc., has announced

the opening of Avalon, a 102-home community in Fairburn.

Carroll now at Lake Overlook

Sam Carroll is Brayson Homes' on-site

agent in Lake Overlook, the company's single-family residential

neighborhood located on Highpoint Road in Union City.

Two homes remain in Savannah

Place

Jerry Ballard Homes has only

two homes remaining to sell in Savannah Place, a single-family residential

community at the intersection of Teaver Road and Pyne Road in the LaGrange

area.

Eagle's

Brooke sales on the rise

Thus far in 2004, new home sales

in the Eagle's Brooke Golf and Country Club community have surpassed

those of 2003, according to statistics released recently by SmartSearch

Atlanta.

Smithfield going to Phase III

Jerry Ballard Homes is preparing

to open Phase III of Smithfield Estates, the company's 69-home single

family residential community in Henry County.

Four ALM agents named to attend

Elite Retreat

Four sales associates with Coldwell

Banker American Land Mart, Linda Lindsey, Betty Denio, Ann Bell and Sandi

Austin, have been invited to attend the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation

Elite Retreat, a three-day conference conducted exclusively for the company's

top sales associates.

Four

from Bullard earn President's

Elite

Four sales associates with Coldwell

Banker Bullard Realty - Doug Crumbley, Duane Lockwood and Butch

Springer of the McDonough/Henry County office and Penny Henderson of

the Jonesboro/Clayton County office - have been named to the Coldwell

Banker Real Estate Corporation International President's Elite.

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