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Needy kids aided by ‘angels’
The annual Angel Project, sponsored by the Fayette County Public School System’s Children at Risk in Education (CARE) program, is in full swing, granting...
Ornaments on display for troops
The Frankie Lyle Chapter, #2072, United Daughters of the Confederacy, announce the opportunity to add the name of one or more military veterans on...
Grubbs signs with USM
Brielle Grubbs is on her way to fulfilling a lifelong dream of playing college softball, having signed with the University of Southern Mississippi Golden...
Cheer champs
The Brooks Bears Competition II Team had an unbelievable season this year, according to its leaders, having recently competed in the Stingrays Halloween Jam,...
Patriots beat Yellow Jackets
The current senior class at Sandy Creek High School was in elementary school the last time its football team lost in the first two...
‘Gift of Lights’ returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Gift of Lights holiday light spectacular, one of the largest and most affordable holiday light exhibits in Metro Atlanta, is underway at Atlanta...
Fayette BoE to visit local schools’ career programs
It was billed as an update of a potential partnership between the Fayette County School System and Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC). But in...
Patriots back in state quarterfinals with 29-7 win
The current senior class at Sandy Creek High School was in elementary school the last time its football team lost in the first two...
Ronald Baran, 60
Ronald Baran, 60, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 17, 2014, in his home in Peachtree City, Ga.
Ron was born in Highland Park, Mich. to...
William Homer Cooper, 85, of Fayetteville
William Homer Cooper, 85, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2014.
He was a long-time member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church....
Those who make things happen
“What a beautiful service!” “This night was so inspirational and meaningful.” “Everything about tonight was wonderful!”
These comments, and more, were spoken to me...
Sports calendar
Saturday, Nov. 22Basketball: Fayette County, McIntosh at Sandy Creek Shootout (boys); OLM at W.D. Mohammed (girls); Whitewater at New Manchester.Wrestling: Starr's Mill at Kennesaw...
Lost and forlorn
Okay, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I’m directionally challenged. I could get lost in an elevator or go the wrong way on an escalator.
No matter...
Flash run to state title
The Peachtree City Flash running team won last weekend’s 11-12 girls USATF state championship and is competing this weekend at regionals in Myrtle Beach....
UWG chem lab named for Newnan residents
The University of West Georgia (UWG) is proud to announce the naming of the Chemistry Science Laboratory at the UWG Newnan Center.
The chemistry lab...
Rotary donates ‘The Outsiders’
The Rotary Club of Coweta-Fayette recently donated three full classroom sets of the book, “The Outsiders,” to the sixth-grade teachers at J.C. Booth Middle...
Art students win scarecrow contest
Art students at J.C. Booth Middle made history by becoming the first champions of the inaugural Scarecrow Competition hosted by the Fayette County Public...
CSU lauds those ‘Making Things Better’
Clayton State University President Dr. Thomas Hynes recognized four individuals and two organizations for making a difference. Hayes said the winners of the “Making...
Light Up Senoia
Light Up Senoia is Saturday, Dec. 6. The food court next to City Hall opens at noon, and the famous Budweiser Clydesdales are coming...
Lost and forlorn
Okay, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I’m directionally challenged. I could get lost in an elevator or go the wrong way on an escalator.
No matter...
500 sandwiches break record
On Friday, Nov. 14, Tyrone Cub Scouts Pack 373 prepared over 500 sandwiches and treat bags for the homeless at the Tyrone Recreation Center....
Faulty outlet cause of fire
A short circuit in a bedroom outlet resulted in a Nov. 17 fire at former city council member Bobbie Blandburg’s home at 323 Bridge...
East Coweta Middle gets ‘Breakout’ award
East Coweta Middle School has been named one of only three schools in Georgia to receive the designation as a 2014 “Distinguished Breakout School”...
Huddleston fifth-grader creates app
Everything you need to know about Huddleston Elementary is now in the palm of your hand, thanks to a free mobile app created by...
PTC council, citizens have their say on salary study
A discussion over the pay and classification study recently adopted by the Peachtree City Council and requested by Councilwoman Kim Learnard was held at...
PTC to piggyback on county’s dredging bid
City's decision on dredging will come after the cost is known
It did not take long for the Peachtree City Council at the Nov. 20...
Tyrone woman dies in F’ville traffic accident
A 23-year-old Tyrone resident was killed in a Nov. 19 traffic accident in Fayetteville. The accident is under investigation.
Fayetteville Police Department spokesman Mike Whitlow...
1 killed, 2 injured in F’ville collision
A Tyrone woman was fatally injured and two other people hurt Wednesday night when two cars collided on Ga. Highway 54 East in Fayetteville....
Barlow apologizes for tirade against ‘Demoncrats’
Fayette County Republican Commissioner David Barlow says, “I was wrong,” and issued an apology Nov. 19 for his remarks at the Nov. 13 meeting...
PTC cops: Missing teen located unharmed in Miss.
Update: 9:45 p.m. - Peachtree City Police announced that Michael Robinson was located unharmed in Mississippi. No foul play is suspected at this time....
Pennington faces PTC pay hike questions at Nov. 20 meeting
Councilwoman Kim Learnard seeks answers; pension costs are disputedPeachtree City Councilwoman Kim Learnard’s request to have a council discussion on the recently-adopted Condrey and...
Fayette: ‘We don’t need new pay study’
After seeing the controversy about a pay study that erupted in Peachtree City recently, and after more than an hour of discussion at its...
Question: Why dredge? And why now for Lake Peachtree?
Even though no compelling reason for Peachtree City spending up to $1.3 million to dredge large portions of what was Lake Peachtree has been...
New north Fayette fire station opens
It was years in the making but on Nov. 19 the completed Fire Station No. 3 on Jenkins Road at Ga. Highway 74 was...
