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Chassis for Charity show draws near
The Coweta Fayette Rotary Club will be hosting its sixth annual Chassis For Charity car show Aug. 23 at Junction Lanes in Newnan.
The show...
Light up the Night
Last Monday it happened, and it was one of the biggest things I’d ever seen in the night sky – except of course when...
The thrill and agony
Years ago, ABC’s Wide World of Sports advertised its programs presenting the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” But what about when...
Fayette tax digest up 1 percent
The value of all property in Fayette County saw a small but significant increase in 2014.
Information supplied by Fayette County Tax Commissioner George Wingo...
Casting company urges pre-registration
By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizen.com
A large crowd is expected Saturday for the open casting call for “Ant-Man” and the casting company is urging potential extras to...
Partying for a good cause
Fayette County resident Mike Flynn wouldn't have it any other way. As he did five years ago, Flynn for his 75th birthday threw a...
Arrest report: Aug. 5-11
The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than...
Looking at the lighter side of life
One of the things that I miss most about this stage of life is sitting around the dinner table as a family and talking...
GriefShare starts tonight at Tyrone’s Dogwood Church
Dogwood Church, 975 Ga. Hwy. 74 South in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group Wednesday evenings beginning tonight, Aug. 13, from 7 -...
Paul and Judy Massey complete visit to all 50 states
In a quest taking 49 years, Dr. Judy Massey and Father Paul Massey this summer completed their goal of visiting all 50 states plus...
New Bible studies begin Sept. 7 at PTCUMC
Registration is underway for new Adult Bible Study classes offered at Peachtree City United Methodist Church, 225 Robinson Rd. in Peachtree City. Everyone is...
Car show at High Museum is destination of S.A.G.E.
The S.A.G.E. group (Senior Adults Going Everywhere) at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will visit the High Museum in Atlanta on Wednesday, Aug. 20...
Heritage Christian hosts appreciation luncheon for Inman Elementary faculty
Heritage Christian Church recently hosted a teacher appreciation luncheon for the faculty of Inman Elementary School. The cookout, held at the outdoor pavilion by...
FFUMC’s Titus II group will host musical program Sept. 2
Titus II at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church kicks off the 2014 – 2015 year on Tuesday, Sept. 2, with a musical program presented...
Evergreen Church backpack blitz
Sixty backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies were presented to Huddleston Elementary School by Evergreen Church of Peachtree City just in time for the...
Meeting for new UMC startup in Coweta planned for Saturday
A meeting to garner interest in the startup of Threshold Church. a new United Methodist Church planned for Coweta County, will be held this...
Religion Briefs 08/13/14
GriefShare starts at PTCUMCGriefShare classes at Peachtree City United Methodist Church begin Aug. 14 and continue each Thursday through Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m....
Theodore R. Harper Jr., 69, of Fayetteville
Mr. Theodore R. Harper Jr., 69, of Fayetteville, Ga. (formerly of Chester Pa.) passed Friday, 8/8/2014.
His services will be held Wed, Aug 13...
Beatrice Cadwallader Wharton, 81
Beatrice Cadwallader Wharton, 81, passed away July 3, 2014.
She was the wife of Dr. Charles Wharton of Peachtree City. Beatrice graduated from the...
Beatrice Cadwallader Wharton, 81
Beatrice Cadwallader Wharton, 81, passed away July 3, 2014.
She was the wife of Dr. Charles Wharton of Peachtree City. Beatrice graduated from the...
Kathleen Sprowl Cheney of Peachtree City
Kathleen Sprowl Cheney passed into a better world on August 10, 2014.
She was born in Miami, Fla. on July 22, 1946, and graduated...
Surviving ‘back to school’ week
With my kids back in school, it seems we survived yet another year of back-to-school madness.
The “summer” went so fast. As soon as July...
Confronting ISIS: ‘It takes an army to defeat an army’
When liberal Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and the conservative former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich agree on something, attention should be paid.
Feinstein, who chairs...
Who owns the future?
At the end of the Cold War, Francis Fukuyama famously wrote that our world may be at the “end of history” where “Western liberal...
Obituary call tree
Yes, I know that I am, occasionally, prone to embellishment. But trust me when I say this is the law and the gospel: I...
Liberty charter vote a wise financial decision
Recently our neighbor Dr. Dana Spears, Ph.D. expressed her concern that our Fayette County Board of Education decided not to make Liberty Tech Charter...
‘Mean’ headline for Little League story
My son is a player on the PTCLL team which won the Georgia State Championship. I’m writing to let you know how disappointed...
New EPA regs could affect rates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to release regulations to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at existing power plants. The result could...
Things to do-Aug.14-Aug.26
August 14The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club holds its meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette County Republican Party Event Center, 174 Glynn Street...
Market Day is Saturday
This Saturday, Aug. 16 is the third Market Day event of 2014, at the Lane Brown Gazebo in Downtown Fayetteville. Fayetteville Main Street welcomes...
Tech kids get a big send-off from local club
The Coweta-Fayette Georgia Tech Club hosted its 8th annual Freshman Class Sendoff BBQ on Aug. 27. Students and parents were treated to a rousing speech...
Peachtree City Optimist Club presents Joey’s Toy Box Foundation with a check
Peachtree City Optimist Club President, Terry Ernst presented a donation check to Kim Doolittle of Joey’s Toy Box.
The Peachtree City Optimist Club and Optimist...
Teacher of the Year is presented with ring
The first day of school year 2014 will be one Fayette County’s current teacher of the year will never forget. That’s because she has...
A big War Eagle
The Coweta-Fayette Auburn Club recently honored the new local Auburn University freshmen with an annual send-off party. More than one-third of the incoming class...
