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PTC cops searching for man in family violence incident
Update - Dec. 27 6:50 p.m.: Arturo Trujillo has turned himself in to authorities.
Original story : Peachtree City Police are asking for help in locating...
Charles L. Payne, 68, of Peachtree City
Charles L. Payne, 68, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on December 16, 2014.
He was born on August 9, 1946 in Turtlepoint, Pa....
Resident charged with 116 counts of ID fraud
A Tyrone woman has been charged with 116 counts of financial identity fraud after selling the personal information of members of Georgia National Guard...
Coweta schools faring well in annual flu battle
Shools and communities are seeing the effects of the seasonal flu, but Coweta County schools appear to be faring well so far this year....
Well done!
Peachtree City Police Dept. Sgt. Odilia Bergh (R) at the Dec. 18 meeting of the Peachtree City Council was presented with an award for...
Transportation guru honored
Coweta County Transportation Manager Tavores Edwards was recently presented with the Georgia Transit Association’s (GTA) President’s Award. The award is given to an individual...
Board seeks calendar input
The Coweta County Board of Education is asking for public input on the 2016-2017 school calendar to be adopted in January. Comments will be...
Senoia annexation gets final OK
A request by Senoia to annex 37 acres near Ga. Highway 85 and Ga. Highway 16 into the city was supported by the Coweta...
Curve on Howard Road to be fixed
A road realignment project designed to straighten a curve on Howard Road in east Coweta to accommodate vehicles traveling at 35 miles per hour...
Spreading the love of reading
Last month, Rotarians of Peachtree City spread out to the fourteen Fayette County elementary schools to distribute dictionaries to about 1,300 3rd Graders. ...
Whom does God call?
When I was a child and began attending the little Methodist church near our home, I concluded that the man who stood in the...
Patriots on the mat
Several Sandy Creek wrestlers picked up wins in recent tournaments during December. Jake Lee (106) won his division at the South Metro tournament at...
Habitat offers free classes for current, future homeowners
Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (NCHFH) continues its effort to fulfill its mission to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope.
One of...
East Coweta joins collection
Students, families and employees from East Coweta Middle School helped the Beta Club collect 194 toy donations for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys...
New officers for New Neighbors club
The Peachtree City chapter of the New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) recently announced their winter/spring officers. From left, President Kathy Tasonis, First Vice President...
Habitat salutes success
Chances are that anyone in the crowd who attended last year’s Habitat luncheon won’t want to miss this year’s event.
Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity, Inc.,...
Let it go
If you have children 12 years old or younger, chances are you’ve seen the hit Disney movie “Frozen” about a gazillion times, and rightfully...
6-year-old offers pocket change for needy children
At a Toys for Tots collection celebration in Sharpsburg, medical offices joined Piedmont Newnan Hospital and Piedmont Fayette Hospital to deliver all the toys...
PTC liberalizes annexation process
An amendment to Peachtree City’s annexation process that allows elected and appointed officials and the city’s planning department staff to submit annexation proposals at...
PTC sells 2 roads to developer
The Overlook retail area, the RaceTrac gas station and the Chick-fil-A restaurant may not be quite ready to break ground on Ga. Highway 54...
Fayette picks top county decorators
One of the lighter moments of the Dec. 11 Fayette County Board of Commissioners meetings saw some county employees recognized for their efforts to...
Helping a kid have a happy Christmas
The annual “Shop with the Sheriff” event to help to supply needy Fayette County kids with Christmas presents was held Dec. 20 at Walmart...
Fayetteville city workers gather for holiday party
It is easy to tell it’s Christmas in Fayetteville. A portion of the city’s staff and elected officials took time out recently to send...
Fayette kids’ test scores among top 12 in state, metro
The 2014 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores are in, and Fayette County schools are among the highest in metro Atlanta and...
Flu cuts swath in Fayette schools
Fayette County School System officials during the last week of school before the Christmas break reported more than 200 cases of influenza in Fayette...
PTC to Ga. DOT: Let carts cross highways
You face a traffic fine if you drive a golf cart across a state highway, marked crossing or not.
The Peachtree City Council wants to...
PTC house fire causes minor damage and no injuries
A mid-afternoon house fire in Peachtree City on Dec. 23 resulted in no injuries and resulted in damage mainly in the area of the...
A camel for Christmas . . . and sheep and children and . ....
Chester the Camel is part of a live nativity that will be featured during today’s Christmas Eve candlelight service at 4 p.m. at Prince...
Heavy rains expected in Fayette, Coweta; severe weather possible Wed. morning
Cold, heavy rains of 2 to 4 inches are forecast for Fayette and Coweta counties from now until after dark Christmas Eve, with the...
15 years later, another Christmas
The opinion reprinted below first appeared in The Citizen Christmas week, 1999.
In the year of our Lord 19 hundred and 99...
Many cultural commentators argue...
Who’s responsible?
The cold-blooded murder of two New York City policemen as they sat in their car is not only an outrage but also a wake-up...
Who’s the ‘extremist’ around here anyway
Among the journalistic takeaways from the late Congress’ death frenzies is the equivocal plight of the two parties — the grown-up deal makers in...
2014: O Christmas Tree
It was late in the summer of my parents’ lives that I was born into a family with three children well on their way...
In at-large voting, ‘I had 0/5ths vote’
In response to Mr. Mike Mahoney’s claim to have lost four-fifths of his vote, I say I am so sorry for your loss. It...
