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The book A Tale of Two Cities starts with the line. “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” When we consider our tale of two area school systems, the same is true. Both are considering “opting out” of HB 581, but the perspectives and reasoning are vastly different for these two quality public school...
U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) are again pressing the FBI to strengthen their investigations into child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Today, Sens. Ossoff and Blackburn launched a bipartisan inquiry with U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, urging them to address chronic understaffing in positions aimed at addressing reported child sexual abuse and...
Put your thinking caps on and join the Eagles for a bit of fun competition at the Inman Community Chess Tournament on Friday, January 31.
The tournament is open to any age and skill level from anywhere. Competition will be divided into novice, intermediate, and advanced. All players will participate in four rounds, regardless of performance.
The fun begins at 5...
Braelinn Elementary won this year’s District Thanksgiving Reading Challenge, taking home the coveted turkey trophy.
Elementary students were tasked with reading a total of 600 minutes over the break, earning badges along the way to celebrate their progress. The final milestone was marked by the cherished pumpkin pie badge.
By achieving the highest percentage of student completions, the Stars claimed the...
Rising Starr Middle remains a model for excellence by showing continued growth performance, earning recertification as a Georgia National Lighthouse School to Watch, an initiative of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.
This is Rising Starr’s 7th recertification. Rising Starr is the only school in Georgia with that many redesignations.
Rising Starr Middle became a Georgia National Lighthouse School to Watch...
The Sandy Creek High chapter performed well at the SkillsUSA Georgia Region 4 Competition, winning one event and clinching two more spots at state.
With their top 3 finishes, a trio of Patriots advance to the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership & Skills Conference in February.
Ginny Phan won gold for Advertising Design. Emily Dykes took the silver in Pin Design, and...
The Fayette Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the second installment of our popular Business Growth Essentials series, a quarterly event designed to empower small and medium-sized business owners with the knowledge they need to scale, transition, or exit their businesses successfully. This month’s session will focus on Business Valuation & Increasing Long-Term Value, taking place on January...
The Fayette Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the second installment of our popular Business Growth Essentials series, a quarterly event designed to empower small and medium-sized business owners with the knowledge they need to scale, transition, or exit their businesses successfully. This month’s session will focus on Business Valuation & Increasing Long-Term Value, taking place on January...
Coco’s Cupboard is hosting a live 4-hour Facebook event to raise money for animals in need. The fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 10:00 am through 2 pm est. Jordan’s Way will be leading the high-energy and fun-filled event as part of their national tour of shelters.
Jordan’s Way’s mission is to share meaningful animal welfare...
The Starr's Mill High School TipOff Club is again hosting its annual MLK Day 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Monday, January 20th, at the Starr's Mill High School and Rising Starr Middle School gyms.
Students from grades 3 - 8 are invited to form teams of 3 or 4 players and to head over on MLK Day to compete against other...
Charles Joseph McCusker, Jr. passed away on January 8, 2025. He was born in “Fishtown” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lillian and Charles McCusker on December 4, 1949, the youngest of fifteen children. He proudly served in the Air Force from 1968-1974 and became an airplane mechanic, working for Eastern Airlines and Northwest Airlines. He later achieved a career dream working...
Whether you agree with his politics or not, you can’t deny Representative Brian Jack’s rise to power. And he started in Peachtree City, raised in Kedron Village. He even served internships with Peachtree City Hall before getting involved in national politics, via Ben Carson’s campaign, followed up by a long nine-year term of working for President Trump, including as...
The next Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by The Optimist Club of Senoia and the Senoia United Methodist Church, will be on February 3, 2025, from 1 – 6 pm at the church which is located at 229 Bridge Street.
Donors who participate in the Senoia UMC blood drive on February 3rd will be eligible to receive a $15 gift...
Edith Lovejoy Pierce said, “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity, and it’s first chapter is New Year’s Day.” (www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/new-year).
My goodness, we’re already well into 2025! What words have you already placed onto your blank pages?
There’s one word we should avoid, and maybe...
Theo and Milo, or “The Grey Boys” as they are affectionately nicknamed, are brothers who were abandoned at a local vet by their owner. They first came to us extremely scared and didn’t really want anyone to touch them. Now, thanks to our wonderful volunteers and staff, The Grey Boys are beginning to show their sweet personalities. It still...
Mallorie Gray Roberts wrote, "My cat doesn't share my enthusiasm for the snow!!!" Her post on group Chatty Newnan Women has gone locally viral, with many others sharing their cat's experience.
Mallorie's cat Blaze lives in Senoia. He lets her live there, too.
People enjoying the snow day, while sledding on the Flat Creek CC hill.
Send us more of your winter fun photos to [email protected].
The Fayette County Board of Education will hold three public hearings in January and February which allow the board to consider opting out of the statewide adjusted base year ad valorem homestead exemption for the Fayette County Public School System.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this matter to be held at Fayette County Board of...
Today, Congressman Brian Jack delivered his first speech on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives.
Congressman Jack honored the life of President Jimmy Carter, the only President from Georgia, shortly before his state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Watch Congressman Jack’s full remarks here
Congressman Jack’s full remarks, as delivered:
“Mr. Speaker, today, as our Country remembers the...
With profound sadness, the family of Jim Beadling shares the news of his passing on December 23, 2024.
James “Jim” Edward Beadling Jr. was born on September 6, 1955, the eldest child of Ruth and James Beadling, in Pittsburgh, PA. He spent his childhood in Bridgeville, PA, where he loved playing sandlot baseball, riding his bike, and spending time with...
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At Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Company (YMMC) in Newnan, Georgia, employees are known for being the difference—at work and in their community. When a typhoon in Asia disrupted parts supply from a Yamaha plant in Taiwan, temporarily halting operations in Newnan, Yamaha leadership chose to turn downtime into an opportunity to give back. Instead of furloughing workers, the company...
All Coweta County Schools Closed On Friday, January 10
All Coweta County Schools and offices will be closed on Friday, January 10, due to forecasts of severe winter weather and icing conditions for Coweta County and the surrounding region.
All after-school and other school-related activities are canceled on Friday, January 10, and Saturday, January 11.
All after-school and other school-related activities scheduled...
Due to expected snow and ice conditions impacting our area, all schools and central office buildings will be closed tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025.
Additionally, all extracurricular activities scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been cancelled to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and families.
All after-school and other school-related activities scheduled for Thursday evening will proceed normally.
The safety and...
We’ve all felt invisible at one time or another. Whether you’re an artist waiting for your big break, a small business trying to compete, or simply someone who wants to share a piece of themselves with the world, “being found” can feel like a herculean task. Ironically, the modern day offers us countless platforms to connect—yet standing out sometimes...
Last week your compiler introduced his late Cudn Vernon Woods of Brooks, and just remembered another good story about him. One Sunday afternoon in the fall of 1975, when your compiler was nearing his thirteenth birthday, he attended an after-church dinner with his grandparents. Things transpired that the three Langfords walked out of the church basement...
January in Georgia is often the time for our first intense freeze. We actually need cold weather to put our plants fully into dormancy, and freezing weather will not usually bother most trees and established shrubs. Many plants benefit from periods of “chilling hours” – especially fruiting trees. For most established plants, covering with a frost cloth when temperatures...
“My prayer and mission is to help women of all ages know what to look for with Ovarian Cancer and encourage them to go to the doctor if things don’t seem right.”- Kimberly Airhart, President (and survivor)
I am a healthcare professional. But you do not have to be one to understand how cancer affects our lives. Who has not...
With the recent holidays now behind us: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s what is the next big thing on the calendar? I could tell you now, but that would make for the shortest column I’ve ever written. And, if not done within the next few weeks, it will set into motion an unstoppable cataclysmic series of events! Ignore my...
An old friend made the hat designs of Inman Elementary Pre-K students come to life.
Sharon Langston used to work in the front office at Inman before retiring a few years ago. When she ran into Pre-K teacher Angie McMillan last spring, Langston mentioned how she would love to work with McMillan’s future class on designing and creating their own...
On December 18, Fayette LIFE Academy hosted commencement ceremonies, filling an auditorium with friends, family, and supporters to cheer on the newest graduates.
Student speakers Lyla Caplan and Durham McCotter shared how the programs of Fayette LIFE Academy were a perfect fit to advance their education and career goals.
Fayette LIFE Academy is a collection of programs catered to meet the...
Enter the LaFayette Education Center and you’re bound to be greeted by the smiling face of receptionist Julie Rojas.
As the front line at Building A, she is a key cog assisting all of the departments housed there. She answers phones, greets visitors, helps set up meetings, and anything else asked of her. She loves to be a part of...
The Fayette County Health Department is moving later this month to a new location, one that also will house other public health services—including WIC, environmental health, substance abuse/mental health services and more—all under one roof.
The health department, currently located on West Stonewall Avenue, is moving about a mile away to 245 Booker Avenue in Fayetteville, the site of the...
If you are an animal lover, we desperately need your help regarding the new Fayette County Animal Shelter. The new facility has been a debacle.
Hundreds of concerned citizens have complained about the following issues:
Need bigger individual cat kennels to meet industry standards
Must reconfigure existing dog and puppy kennels to meet industry standard (ie larger, double compartment)
There...
On December 29 at about midnight, William Rochester and his daughter Emily’s home at 36 Slippery Rock Court in Sharpsburg burst into flames, taking with it their worldly possessions, but not their faith or their family.
According to William and Emily their survival and that of Emily’s little four-year-old daughter Karsyn is a miracle. While many are calling Emily a...
