Making a difference: How you can help Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas Like everyone around our nation and the world, Fayette Countians have been captivated and haunted by the scenes of destruction in Texas. Many of us have family and friends in the disaster zone, and all of us want to help. Locally, we […]
The Newnan Police Department through Sept. 9 is collecting needed items for those affected by Harvey. Needed items include: • diapers, wipes, baby food and formula • cleaning supplies • canned goods • pet food • school supplies • new plain T-shirts, socks and undergarments • paper products • toiletries • non-perishable foods • […]
The Newnan Police Department on Aug. 22 announced the arrest of Michael Lewis Boykin, Jr. for the shooting of Randy Cortez Snelling that occurred on Aug. 1 on Cliff Circle. Newnan Police Department spokesperson Gina Snider said Boykin, 24, of Atlanta, was identified as the suspect during the early parts of the investigation and was […]
The Newnan Police Department on Aug. 22 announced the arrest of Michael Lewis Boykin, Jr. for the shooting of Randy Cortez Snelling that occurred on Aug. 1 on Cliff Circle. Newnan Police Department spokesperson Gina Snider said Boykin, 24, of Atlanta, was identified as the suspect during the early parts of the investigation and […]
Mrs. Betty Shipman of Newnan passed away August 20, 2017. She was preceded in death by her son, Mike Matthews and is survived by her husband, Sam Shipman of Newnan; son, Ken Matthews and his wife Susie of Tyrone; step-son, Wayne Shipman and his wife Chrissy of Monroe; sister, Joyce Hicks and her husband Lee […]
Those in the Second Half of Life senior group at Providence UMC are invited to attend “Marriage, Moonshine and Mayhem”, an interactive dinner and mystery program presented by the Newnan Theatre Company on Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m.. Shirley Allen is coordinating the trip. Tickets are $35 and include dinner and the performance. Those interested […]
Charles (Charlie) A. White “PawPaw,” 72, of Newnan, Ga., husband of Joy Cook White passed away July 17, 2017. Born in Anniston, Ala., January 10, 1945, he was a son of the late Hughey Shuble and Mary Catherine Porter White. Charlie graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. and worked as a regional sales manager […]
Those in the Second Half of Life senior group at Providence UMC are invited to attend “Marriage, Moonshine and Mayhem”, an interactive dinner and mystery program presented by the Newnan Theatre Company on Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m.. Shirley Allen is coordinating the trip. Tickets are $35 and include dinner and the performance. Those interested […]
The city of Newnan on July 6 announced that it will be providing up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the June 25 shooting at 45 Reynolds Street where two girls were injured. “Although the community has been cooperative with […]
Two 11-year-old girls at a Reynolds Street residence in Newnan were wounded on June 26 by gunfire that came from outside the home. The Newnan Police Department was notified of a shooting that had occurred at 45 Reynolds Street at 11:38 a.m. on June 26, said Deputy Chief Mark Cooper. “During the course of the […]
