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BoE’s Todd says so long
Staff with the Fayette County School System said goodbye to Bob Todd at an informal event held Dec. 8 at the Lafayette Education Center....
Cameras in classrooms? Schools seek pilot program
The Fayette County Board of Education on Dec. 1 heard a potential proposal that could bring video and audio monitoring and instructor enhancement to...
Judges to hear district voting appeal Wednesday
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners (BOC) and the Fayette County Board of Education (BOE) on Dec. 10 will square-off against the Georgia Conference...
New conversation on race? Leave me out of it
I have read in newspapers and watched TV talking heads make one plea after another for a conversation on race. Another one? Well, no...
Is law optional?
The fiasco of “Rolling Stone” magazine’s apology for an unsubstantiated claim of gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house — and the...
Ryan’s hope for Congress
Like two predatory animals circling each other, Republicans and Democrats are trying to sort out the meaning of last month’s election and plan strategies...
Old money & old yards
Sometimes, I look across our yard and sigh somewhat woefully, “Too much of that stubborn red Georgia clay shines through.” I think, “Oh, one...
I lost four-fifths of my vote in ‘success’
This is in response to Mr. Jones’ letters in the Dec. 3 issue of The Citizen.
If you rig an event such that the outcome...
A rebuttal to NAACP’s ‘district voting success’
A voice inside tells me, “Let it go. Your words will be twisted. People may even label me with the ‘R’ trifecta: Republican, Redneck,...
Why doesn’t PTC’s King get it?
Council member Mike King does not get it – He votes against PTC taxpayers.
Mr. King’s actions and omissions at the Nov. 20, 2014, City...
9-year-old: Qualities public officials should possess
I have attached a letter that my 9-year-old grandson Gregory wrote as an assignment that I gave him. While watching the news one day,...
A closer look at Christmas traditions
Christmas is so full of wonder, meaning and tradition. But, where did all these things that we now call “Christmas” come from? I turned...
Religion Briefs 12/10/14
Potluck dinner is tonight at All SaintsAll Saints Anglican Church will have a Feast of St. Nicholas potluck dinner tonight, Dec. 10, at 6:30...
COS to present 12th annual Moravian ‘Love Feasts’
Christ Our Shepherd will offer its twelfth annual Love Feasts in Moravian Tradition on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 14...
Fayette Bible Church to present ‘A Doo-Wop ‘50s Christmas’
Everyone is invited to enjoy the musical play “A Doo-Wop ‘50s Christmas” at Fayette Bible Church on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 9:45 a.m. There...
Fayette Presbyterian to present Appalachian Winter Dec. 14
The public is invited to experience the rustic and moving sounds of Appalachian Winter, a Christmas cantata by Joseph Martin, performed by the music...
PTC’s St. Paul Lutheran plans pre-Christmas Advent services, dinners
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will have its midweek Advent dinner and worship service tonight, Dec. 10 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Next Wednesday,...
Providence UMC presents ‘Baby Brother Jesus’ Friday
Providence United Methodist Church invites the community to a free Christmas musical with an uplifting message, “Baby Brother Jesus,” this Friday, Dec. 12 at...
Fayetteville First UMC will present Lessons and Carols Dec. 14
The community is invited to journey to Christmas at A Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 8:30 and 11 a.m....
Clinical Pastoral Education offered at Piedmont-Fayette
Single units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) will be offered at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in January 2015. Applications for the January class should be...
Holiday Happenings
A CHRISTMAS CAROLTuesday, Dec. 16 – Sunday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. (Thursday – Saturday); 3 p.m. (Sunday) ,Newnan Theater Company, 24 1st Ave., Newnan...
Students make flag out of recycled bottle caps
Students in the art club at Braelinn Elementary created a mural of the American Flag using more than 3,000 recycled bottle caps.
As a...
Sandy Creek’s Gospel Chorus excels at competition
Sandy Creek High School’s Gospel Chorus received double honors at the 3rd annual “Bring the Noise” Youth Gospel Choir Competition Dec. 6, at the...
Lisa Kelly to play The Fred Saturday night
Kelly Porter Productions is producing Lisa Kelly’s second concert at The Fred this year with a special show this Saturday starring Lisa Kelly, and...
John Joseph Agramonte, 83, of Sharpsburg
John Joseph Agramonte, 83, of Sharpsburg, Ga. passed away December 8, 2014 at his Coweta County home. Mr. Agramonte was born on December 17,...
Kenneth Odell Baker II, age 51, of Senoia
Kenneth Odell Baker II (Kenny), age 51, of Senoia, Ga., passed away on Tuesday, December 02, 2014, in Fayetteville, Ga.
He was born in Huntington,...
Barbara Louise Patrie, of Fayetteville
Barbara Louise (Murrell) Patrie, of Fayetteville, Ga., born August 1, 1934, passed from this life on Saturday, December 6, 2014.
She was preceded in...
Alix Kersey, 96, of Fayetteville
Alix "Laggie" Kersey, 96, of Fayetteville, passed away on December 8, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Verdie and Susan...
Joe Harold Pritchett, Sr. & Dorothy Marie Vickery Pritchett
Joe Harold Pritchett, Sr. and Dorothy Marie Vickery Pritchett held hands in the presence of the Lord on December 5, 2014.
Funeral services for...
Rachel McAteer, 75, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Rachel McAteer, 75, of Fayetteville, died December 6, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her husband Billy McAteer, Sr.
She is survived...
Basketball results
BOYSFayette County is 1-3 and did not play last week.
Landmark is 5-2 after a 94-53 loss to Pace Academy and wins over Whitewater (87-71)...
Eye socket injury doesn’t dissuade eighth-grader
A year ago, volleyball was not in the cards for Summer Johnson.In fact, for a short time in 2013, her life was in jeopardy.It...
North Fayette gets headsets
Captain Tom Staigle, father of Kindergarten teacher Laura Byrd, and Jade Bolton, principal of North Fayette Elementary School are pictured with various students. Captain Staigle...
No Flu for you
A nurse with the Fayette County Health Department administers the FluMist vaccine to a student at Spring Hill Elementary. The 2014 NoFlu4U clinics for...
