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St. Christopher’s annual Greekfest coming up September 20
This year’s annual Greekfest sponsored by St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church in Peachtree City, will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m., at...
Tickets available for fund raiser
Ticket sales for Christian City’s annual Chair-ity event, a major fund raiser, have now begun and tickets may be purchased online for $25 at...
COS adds new personnel
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City has welcomed Alonzo R. Henry as director of contemporary worship. Since 2001, Henry has served five...
New church starting in Newnan
A new church will be starting in Newnan in the near future. Planted to meet the needs of the area’s diverse and growing...
Religion Briefs 08/27/14
FCCF plans Fifth Sunday meetingThe Fellowship of Christian Churches and Friends (FCCF) will hold its regular Fifth Sunday Gathering on Aug. 31, at 2:30...
Fluoridegate: What’s in your water?
I was born during the first decade of the Cold War. In those days, and in many that followed, I was like most people...
Coddling children in Ferguson, Mo.
On Monday, Aug. 11, a 20-year-old unarmed white man named Dillon Taylor was shot and killed in Salt Lake City, Utah, by a black...
If ISIS attacks, what will U.S. do?
The Obama administration is reportedly considering airstrikes in Syria against the terrorist group ISIS. The New York Times quotes “a top national security adviser”...
Parable of the apple tree
That apple tree. Oh my goodness. Something told me it wouldn’t turn out well.
It happened last spring. Or rather, it started then. Like many...
PTC budget and personal agendas
What is going on with the budget process requires some comments. There needs to be a review of what has happened to put...
Fluoride and my thyroid: Clean our poisoned water
I attended the Fayette County Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Aug. 14. At the meeting there were two interns speaking about the fluoridation of...
Why am I being drugged without my consent?
To anyone consuming water in Fayette County, anywhere USA, I question everything these days. I refuse to be a victim, I refuse to be...
Cynthia S. Albitus, 57, of Fayetteville
Cynthia S. Albitus, "Cindy," 57, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014.
Cindy was born on June 24, 1957 in Frankfort, Ind., and grew...
Patricia Rowell Daniel, 70, of Fayetteville
Patricia Rowell Daniel, 70, of Fayetteville, passed away August 21, 2014.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lamar; daughters Dana Thornton and...
Christopher Ryan Hayes, 24
Christopher Ryan Hayes, 24, passed away Sunday August 17, 2014.
Ryan was born July 29, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga. He graduated from Whitewater High...
Jacquelyn Hugo of Jacksonville, Fla
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Hugo, a long time resident of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away August 19, 2014 in Fayetteville, Ga.
Jackie was a petite beauty, known for...
Juanita G. Blanton, 82, of Fayetteville
Juanita G. "Tootsie" Blanton, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her husband Troy A. Blanton and...
Reverend Lowell Edgar Hale, age 77
Reverend Lowell Edgar Hale returned to the Lord on August 23, 2014.
He was born Dec 4, 1936 in Sylacauga, Ala. Rev. Hale graduated...
Ruth Annette Burke Ford, age 92, ofFayetteville
Mrs. Ruth Annette Burke Ford, age 92, of Redwine Road, Fayetteville, Ga., died Wednesday, August 20. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m....
Things to do-Aug.30-Sept.26
AugustAugust 30Before you settle in to watch football next Saturday, why not help change the world first? Join ‘A Self-help Assistance Program (ASAP) for...
Plaza attends Space Camp in Alabama
Noah Plaza of Fayetteville recently attended Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home of Space Camp and NASA’s official Visitor Information Center...
New Order of the Arrow Scouts endure ‘Ordeal’
One of the first things these scouts do as member of The Order of the Arrow is go on a weekend called the “Ordeal”....
‘Tools for Empowerment’ is Saturday
Before you settle in to watch football next Saturday, why not help change the world first? Join ‘A Self-help Assistance Program (ASAP) for coffee,...
Food drive to start after Labor Day
To help feed the hungry in the community, while offering library customers a way to ease their own financial burdens, the Fayette County Public...
There she is…
Savannah Mathis, a previous resident of Fayetteville, won Majorette Queen of America 2015 in July at Drum Majorettes of America’s National finals. She is...
Worley gets Girl Scouts highest award
Jordan Worley was recently awarded Girl Scouting’s highest honor, the Gold Award. She chose her project, entitled “Dance Techniques through Rhythm and Movement”, to...
A new garden grows in Fayette
A garden by the Heritage Christian Church for the Fayette Samaritans was the vision of a church member, Rhonda Pennypacker. She did all of...
Green Eggs and Ham?
Deadline is looming and I’ve lost this week’s almost finished column. Can’t tell you how often this happens: I fool around all week, suddenly...
Tyrone holds the line on tax millage rate
The Tyrone Town Council on Aug. 21 held with tradition and did not raise the millage rate on property taxes. That said, the 2.889-mill...
The Walking Dead to shoot scenes in PTC this week
Some roads, cart paths closed in SE PTC through Wed.
Zombie alert for southeastern Peachtree City: Camera crews will be filming scenes for the...
Walking Dead wall gets extension from council
The Senoia City Council on Aug. 18 amended an agreement with Stalwart Films that will leave a 15-foot wall in place around portions of...
Coweta approves annexation into Fulton Co. city
The Coweta County Commission has given a thumbs-up to a petition by Serenbe Development LLC and the City of Chattahoochee Hills that will result...
PTC cops will target drunk drivers on holiday weekend
Drinking and driving never mix. That bit of wisdom will be evident in Peachtree City and across Georgia through the Labor Day holiday as...
Friday night drama: McIntosh 28, Fayette County 25
The blazing 90-degree heat of August gave way Friday night to the start of another high school football season, and as the 2014 schedule...
