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Help needed to identify library flasher
Fayette County sheriff's deputies are asking the public to help identify a man who exposed himself to a group of teenage girls at the...
Gene A. Baker of Peachtree City
Gene A. Baker of Peachtree City, and a longtime resident of Dunwoody, Ga. passed away on March 19, 2014.
He was born in Tallapoosa...
Freddie Lamar Carr, 70, of Sharpsburg
Freddie Lamar Carr, 70, of Sharpsburg, Ga. passed away March 14, 2014.
Born on October 25, 1943 to Frances and Johnnie Carr, he grew...
AT&T donates $60K to Coweta drop-out prevention program
A large donation by AT&T will provide support for site coordinators working with the Coweta Communities In Schools (CIS) program.
The $60,000 donation was presented...
Senoia expands downtown with rezoning vote
A small, but significant, expansion is coming to Senoia’s downtown shopping district. The City Council on March 17 approved a request to rezone a...
Coweta nursery to be reborn as a contractor yard
A proposal to rezone five acres on Ga. Highway 16 East near the Orchard Hills Golf Club to Light Industrial (LM) was approved March...
Tax drooling time
Fred warned me for an entire year this would happen. Did I listen to him? Nope, and now I’m paying the price.
It’s tax time...
BoE makes case for district appeal
County Commission poised to join in
One local government has made the decision to appeal the recent district voting decision ordered by a federal court...
Forest products firm brings 65 jobs, S.E. HQ to PTC
Georgia’s largest lumber production company has announced plans to open a Southeast headquarters in Peachtree City in early May.
International Forest Products Limited, known as...
Troubling trend in armed robberies: Inside accomplices
A troubling new trend in armed robberies is emerging, according to the Fayetteville Police Department: An inside job with a store employee conspiring with...
Suspect on trial for shooting during PTC home invasion
A Lithonia man is on trial this week for participating in a home invasion with two others at a home off Robinson Road in...
Handcuffs awaited fleeing suspect in Dollar Tree
A Jonesboro man was arrested March 13 after fleeing from Fayette County deputies attempting a traffic stop. Deputies found the man in a store...
Home a total loss after March 14 fire on Hilo Rd.
A late morning house fire March 14 at 210 Hilo Road south of Fayetteville resulted in a total loss of the home. A relative...
F’ville woman dies of injuries from being struck by vehicle Feb. 10 on Banks...
A Fayetteville woman struck by a vehicle on Banks Road on Feb. 10 subsequently died at Atlanta Medical Center on March 12, officials said.
Frances...
Fayette studies changes to golf cart rules; solo 15-year-olds could drive
Changes are afoot for the golf cart ordinance governing unincorporated Fayette County. At its March 27 meeting, the county commission is expected to adopt...
$8.8 million list of E-SPLOST projects on BoE’s agenda
The Fayette County Board of Education at the March 24 meeting will consider a number of facilities upgrades which would be funded by Education...
F’ville Council prepares to ease permitting path for Pinewood
It may have been a housekeeping item, but the first reading of a zoning amendment dealing with building and environmental permitting will provide for...
Fayette BoE may change limit on maximum class sizes
A March 10 proposal to the Fayette County Board of Education could pave the way for class sizes to increase next school year if...
Deputy puts stop on mail thieves
The intuition of a sheriff’s deputy on a routine traffic stop March 2 led to the arrest of two men for stealing mail from...
Pirates and Princess help out MOMS Club
The Dwarf House in Fayetteville was packed with moms, dads and kids March 6 as the Fayetteville MOMS Club hosted a “Princesses and Pirates”...
Mowell marks 50 years of serving Fayette families
Carl J. Mowell and Son Funeral Home has been serving families in Fayette County for five decades.
Since starting the business in 1964, C.J. Mowell...
The case of the missing drone
Fayette County has its own missing aircraft, the case of the county’s first missing drone.
A reward is being offered for the “Quadcopter” lost this...
Ask Father Paul
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the BibleThe meaning of life?Dear Father Paul: I am a 64-year-old man who lately has been...
Religion Briefs 03/19/14
Lenten services continue tonightSt. Paul Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will hold midweek Lenten services (no Communion) on March 19, March 26, April 2,...
Childers-Brown engagement
Mr. & Mrs. William Childers of Peachtree City, Ga. are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlin Ruth Childers to Ethan Michael...
Davis-Williams Wedding
Lauren Rose Davis and Jeffrey Earl Williams were married on June 13, 2013 at the Cator Woolford Gardens in Decatur, Ga.
Lauren is the...
Steiner-Quandt engagement
Beat and Barbara Steiner, Boulder, Colo., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Faith Steiner, to Matthew Jacob Quandt, son of...
COS welcomes Georgia Singers
The Georgia Singers will appear at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church at the 11 a.m. worship service on March 23. Directed by Dr. Franklin...
Local author’s book on abstinence available free to churches, ministries
The book, “The Abstinance Handbook: for Women and Girls throughout the World” by local author Kim Wilson, is available free to churches and ministries...
COS plans worship at new site in Tyrone
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will offer a special service and activities at its property at 411 Palmetto Road, Tyrone, on Sunday, March 30....
Fayette’s rough roads get patches
Hwy. 74N slated for resurfacing later this year; Hwy. 54 next year ‘at the earliest’
Serious cracks in the pavement on Ga. Highway 54 in...
Hopewell seeks help with its Stop Hunger Now project
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone invites the community to help package over 10,000 meals that will be shipped to those in need around...
Order Greek pastries now
St Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church is having its annual Greek Pastry Sale. Featured items include Tiropita (cheese filo triangles) for $10 per dozen,...
Emory University comes to F’ville’s Pinewood Studios
The first college-level film-making courses are coming this summer to Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville, the vanguard of a consortium of post-secondary education providers...
