Daily Archives: September 26, 2014
Patriots down Ala. foe 24-17
After a slow start the Sandy Creek Patriots picked up the pace offensively to take a first-half lead and held on for a 24-17...
Traffic plans carve up first shopping center
A landmark for longer than a majority of residents can remember, the portion of the Hudson Plaza shopping center that sat perpendicular to Ga....
Chief McCollom to beef up PTC cart path patrols
Peachtree City police officers are beefing up their presence on the city’s 90 miles of cart paths. With recent training now complete, all regular,...
Traffic plans carve up F’ville’s first shopping center
A piece of Fayetteville’s history came to an end Sept. 22 in a project that signals the next phase of the city’s future. A...
Noted builder dies
One of the business captains who helped shape Peachtree City died of cancer at his home Wednesday afternoon.
Vincent Rossetti,85,a retired custom homebuilder, whose company...
You’ll never go wrong…
Got an urgent phone call from The Boy yesterday. The serious tone in his voice immediately captured my attention. So much so that the...
Memory Walk is Oct.4
Walking is great exercise. People of all ages can participate to keep physically fit. Walking alone affords the opportunity to clear and refresh your...
Pickleball coming to PTC
Never heard of it?
The game has actually been around nearly 50 years. It was invented in 1965 by a man in the state of...
Piedmont Fayette’s Women’s Services celebrates eighth birthday
In the eight years since its inception, Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s Women’s Services has experienced tremendous growth. On Wednesday, September 20, 2006, Piedmont Fayette delivered...
Welcome to the world
This is the moment Army private Bryson Wood of Newnan held his newborn son for the first time. He deployed to Afghanistan in February,...
Fun at the fair
There is nothing quite like a fair. And this edition of the Coweta County Fair is no different. With rides galore and lots of...
Auction company gets OK for zoning
Representatives of Euro Auction USA on Sept. 16 received approval to have nearly 43 acres on Raymond Hill Road off Interstate 85 rezoned light...
Coweta posts gain in millennials
An analysis of 1,800 U.S. counties by RealtyTrac.com shows Coweta County with a small increase in millennials (people age 28 and younger) while Fayette...
Wrestling comes to town
One of the members of the Beautiful Bald Beasties, standing, lowers the doom on Drew Adler at the Sept. 21 wrestling tournament that was...
The lesson of corporal punishment
According to a report in GOPUSA, “Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he never intended to hurt his 4-year-old son when he hit...
Parking update for Dragon Boat Races
Planning on attending the Peachtree City International Festival and Rotary Dragon Boat Races at Lake McIntosh on Saturday? Here is what you need to...
Burglar strikes Crosstown McDonald’s in PTC
The McDonald's restaurant at Crosstown in Peachtree City has been temporarily closed Friday morning after a forced entry was discovered.
Peachtree City Police spokesman Mark...
