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King, Pennington defend controversial PTC pay study
Some residents lash out at study, others say PTC employees deserve the raisesPeachtree City Councilwoman Kim Learnard got the council discussion on a pay...
Barlow steps in it, apologizes; critics are still upset
Apology or not, comments made by Fayette County Republican Commissioner David Barlow at the Nov. 13 County Commission meeting on the treatment of conservative...
Pinewood Studios in F’ville to nearly double its capacity
New soundstages to make facililty largest in Georgia
Earth-moving equipment is being assembled on the 288-acre Pinewood Atlanta Studios property on Veterans Parkway in Fayetteville...
Ask Father Paul – Prayers of unbelievers
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the BiblePrayers of unbelievers
Dear Father Paul: Would you please try to settle a gentle disagreement between...
PTC’s Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran celebrates 40 years
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will kick off a year’s celebrations to mark the church’s 40th anniversary this weekend.
Founding pastor...
Providence will celebrate Hanging of the Greens
Providence United Methodist Church invites the community to a special worship service, called “Hanging of the Greens,”this Sunday, Nov. 30, at 10:30 a.m.
Providence...
Toth-Fleider engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Toth of Peachtree City, Ga. are delighted to announce the engagement of their daugher, Sydney Margaret Catherine Toth, to Tyler...
Debbie Harbin to speak at ladies’ Christmas tea
Heritage Reformed Baptist Church’s annual Ladies Christmas Tea will be held Saturday, Dec. 6 at the church. This year’s speaker will be Debbie Harbin,...
‘A Threshold Christmas’ set for Dec. 11 in Newnan
Threshold Church, an up and coming church forming in Newnan, invites the community to its first public event, “A Threshold Christmas, planned for Thursday,...
Hopewell celebrates life of 103-year-old member
Members of Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone celebrated the amazing life of their 103-year-old member, Lamar Wallace (center), on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The...
Andy Ellis ordained at CTK
Philip Andrew Ellis was ordained to the ministry at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Sharpsburg on Sunday, Nov. 16.
Born in the U.K....
Religion Briefs 11/26/14
COS’s chili supper is tonightChrist Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites all to the annual Thanksgiving Eve Chili Supper and Worship Service...
Dressed up for the Thanksgiving feast
Kindergartners from Huddleston Elementary School dress as pilgrims and Native Americans for their class’ reenactment of the first Thanksgiving feast. Student Jessica Felker dances...
A Thanksgiving story
A Thanksgiving story
By Cal Beverly
I have a Thanksgiving story. It happened two years ago.
A few days after receiving a new lens in my eye...
Minimize religion in public office
David Barlow’s recently misplaced theological rant from his County Commissioner’s chair illustrated just how misguided it is to preach personal religious views while conducting...
Elites’ contempt for you
Jonathan Gruber, MIT economist and paid architect of Obamacare, has shocked and disgusted many Americans.
In 2013, he explained to a University of Pennsylvania audience:...
Cooking with a friend
It started accidentally. Some good ideas and memorable moments are like that. They aren’t planned. They’re born, bringing with them an ability to nudge...
Volunteer to dig out Lake Peachtree
Having previously opined in these pages my personal angst related to empty grassy knolls where there once was a lake and the sense of...
PTC Public Works should repair dam
Why is Mayor Fleisch not ordering the repair to the spillway? Why are the Peachtree City Council persons not serving the people who voted...
PTC senior staff, end the lies. Here’s a pay solution
At the Nov. 20, 2014, Peachtree City Council meeting, I witnessed growing disquiet among citizens who appear very frustrated at being effectively shut out...
Who does Pennington work for?
Members of the City Council, I read The Citizen on a weekly basis to keep up with what is going on in Peachtree City....
Haddix: I’ve been vindicated
The purpose of this letter is to comment on what City Council members Eric Imker and Kim Learnard had to say on the employee...
A Democrat woman’s perspective on David Barlow
I met David Barlow in the spring of this year, after he made some disparaging remarks on Facebook about female Democrats. His comments left...
GOP: Barlow doesn’t represent our views
On Nov. 13, 2014, Commissioner David Barlow made some inflammatory and inappropriate remarks at the County Commission meeting.
While Mr. Barlow was elected as a...
Anthony Adam Chesney, Sr., 71, of Peachtree City
Anthony "Tony" Adam Chesney, Sr., 71, of Peachtree City, Ga., passed away November 14, 2014.
He was born and raised in Struthers, Ohio, where...
Shirley Temple dress
I wrote last week about having whooping cough in the summer of 1939 and having to spend the next six months in a sanitarium...
Things to do-Dec.1-Dec.13
DecemberDecember 1Get in the holiday spirit with a dedication and first lighting of a holiday star at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. The star is a...
Habitat helps build communities
Newnan- Coweta Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (NCHFH) partnered with Jack and Jill of Fayette County on various projects Nov.1 to fulfill the mission of...
Christmas with the Chorale nears
Christmas with the Southern Crescent Chorale has become a treasured holiday tradition for the community.
Sponsored by Bruce Dickerson of Edward Jones Investments, this...
Burch receives a $10,000 Empowerment Package
Robert J. Burch Elementary School in Tyrone recently received an Empowerment Package from Fellowship of Love Church, a Partner in Education.
This package, valued...
Christian City’s holiday tradition returns Dec. 4
Members of the Chair-ity Event Volunteer Committee are hard at work preparing for this year’s holiday celebration. The annual fundraiser for The Children’s Village...
Toy Drive for Fort Benning
Embracing Military Families (EMF) will be collecting toys for the children of Ft. Benning.
The toy drive has several locations to drop off toys...
A holiday with Santa & Dr. Seuss
Sara Harp Minter Elementary (SHME) will host the first Who-liday Bazaar Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at SHME.
It is a Dr....
Donor keeps arts ‘vibrant’ in schools
Teachers and students in all areas of the fine arts will have a unique opportunity to work directly with professionals from the Woodruff Arts...
