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Hopewell UMC congregation bids farewell to Candler intern
On Sunday, April 27, Hopewell United Methodist Church bid farewell to Cassie Light, a Candler School of Theology student who has spent the past...
Georgia Singers to perform free concert at F’ville 1st UMC
The Georgia Singers, a community-based choral organization for young women, will present the Requiem Mass by Francesco Brusa on Sunday, May 18, at 7...
Anniversary green-out
Members of Evergreen Church in Peachtree City celebrated their first anniversary recently with a “green out.” In honor of the occasion “gifts” of personal...
PTC Presbyterian announces Jungle Safari VBS for 2014
Registration is now open for the summer 2014 Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City. VBS will take place June...
2 men and a vision: Peachtree City
A crowd of about 100 witnessed the dedication Sunday of the Founders’ Corner in Peachtree City’s City Hall Plaza as the busts of city...
Monica Pearson shares ‘lessons learned’ with American Business Women Tuesday
The McIntosh Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) welcomes renowned Atlanta television personality Monica Pearson as guest speaker at the group’s...
Old Fayette rivals to meet on football field again in August
The county’s two oldest high schools will square off on the gridiron the first weekend of the 2014 season, and seven other games during...
All-Region soccer teams are announced
Eight of the 16 players on the Region 4-AAAAA girls soccer All-Region team for this season are from two Fayette schools.
Five players from Starr’s...
Second round of state playoffs underway
BASEBALL: Whitewater and Starr’s Mill will be back in action on the diamond this afternoon in separate brackets of the AAAAA state baseball tournament...
Three Fayette girls track athletes win state titles
Three local athletes won state championships over the weekend in the Georgia High School Association girls track and field meet in Albany.
Chinyere Njoku took...
Whitewater Middle School’s film premier is Friday
Amid the ice and snow storms of earlier this year, the Whitewater Middle School Drama Club embarked on an exciting film project.
After months...
South Metro Rose Show is May 17-18
The South Metro Rose Society will be holding its 29th annual Rose Show on May 17-18 at Fayetteville Church of Christ fellowship hall at...
Sandy Creek’s spring show is set for this weekend
The Sandy Creek High School choruses will present the 2014 spring show, “Lights, Camera, Action: A Celebration of the Music of Hollywood,” on Friday...
Three special women chosen as Mother of the Year winners
For 12 years, The Citizen has saluted the special moms in our community; one mom had been on dialysis for 14 years, while another...
Tickets still available for Leadercast Friday
It’s not too late to immerse yourself in an amazing but convenient leadership training experience.
Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience...
St. Andrew’s plans Crawfish Boil
St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church will offer the community a taste of Louisiana with its first annual Crawfish Boil on Saturday, May...
Welcome to Auschwitz
Living near the busiest airport in the world has its benefits. It is easy to explore the world whether for work or pleasure. I...
Encouraged by Fayette Visioning Initiative
My family has lived in Fayette County for eight years and we enjoy the unique quality of life, excellent schools, and many friendships.
I also...
Guns in church — my perspective
Consider for a moment a nightmare scenario: A person walks into your worship service and brandishes or, worse still, actually fires, a weapon.
Now, because...
Politics vs. education
Of all the cynical frauds of the Obama administration, few are so despicable as sacrificing the education of poor and minority children to the...
Lunch with Mr. Walters
Last fall I described the apparently miraculous way in which I located the one person in the world I was searching for — my...
Hillary’s ‘social gospel’ good enough for Democrats
Faith is making a comeback among liberal Democrats, but they still have a way to go.
First, some history.
Hoping to attract some Evangelical Christian votes...
A false solution for inequality
Recently, some commentators have been promoting the idea of a government guaranteed income, where the government would pay a monthly cash payment to every...
Time to restructure end-of-year student testing?
Across Georgia, tension is in the air as 1.6 million students endure the annual ritual of end-of-year testing. Nervous students, parents and teachers feel...
Mama writes a book (or wants to)
Dear Readers,
Everyone loved Mama. And they loved stories about her. This is a column written before her death but never published. I decided to...
Misquoted on Common Core
I appreciate The Citizen reporting on the Republican candidate forum for the open Board of Education seat in District 4 on April 14. However,...
‘Insanity’? Learnard does the same thing
I am disappointed with Peachtree City Council member Kim Learnard’s behavior in the newspaper as of lately.
As a council member, she could do much...
Learnard’s attacks tarnish Fayette, PTC
It amazes me why Councilwoman Kim Learnard of Peachtree City continues to pick fights with other politicians. She seems to have her claws out...
Food poisons, inequality and dull, complacent citizens
Fayette County’s “Summer of Stinky Water” pales beside what the chemical industry and others are doing to poison our water and our food.
The USA...
Terry Lee Christiansen, 75, of Fayetteville
Terry Lee Christiansen, 75, of Fayetteville, passed away May 2, 2014.
Mr. Christiansen worked for 45 years at Georgia Pacific Corporation.
He was preceded in...
Claude Fryer, Jr., 93, of Peachtree City
Claude Fryer, Jr., 93, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away in the arms of his daughter, Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Southwest Christian Care,...
John Malcolm Mikels, Jr. age 78 of Jonesboro
Mr. John Malcolm Mikels, Jr. age 78 of Jonesboro, Ga. passed away May 4, 2014.
He was born in Bloomington, Ind. to the late...
Under the clear green leaves
An amazing springtime this year, what? The perfect blue sky, the emerald curtain of fresh green drawn around our little bit of earth, clouds...
PTC cops catch fleeing suspect with citizens’ help
Alert Peachtree City residents helped police capture a suspect who bolted from a traffic stop late Monday morning, officials said.
The suspect, later identified as...
