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3 Coweta BoE seats to be contested
Qualifying for Coweta County’s May 20 primaries and the Nov. 4 general election ended at noon Friday. The only contested races will be found...
Coweta’s shining STARs
East Coweta High School student Yehong Zhu was named Coweta County’s 2014 STAR student on Feb. 28 at the annual STAR Student and Teacher...
Year-round haunted house gets Coweta nod
The Coweta County Commission by a 4-1 vote on March 4 approved a request by the “13 Stories” haunted house venue off Ga. Highway...
Slow poke
Normally, if you’re gonna break the law, you wouldn’t tell anyone. Not your wife. Not your friends. And you certainly wouldn’t write about it...
Qualifying ends in Fayette with lots of choices on tap
The local election scene will be a lively one in Fayette County for the Republican party in particular, as there will be a four-way...
Qualifying ends in Fayette with lots of choices on tap
The local election scene will be a lively one in Fayette County for the Republican party in particular, as there will be a four-way...
Dignity, education and ice cream
I am reasonably well-educated, having earned more than one degree and a bunch of diplomas. I also have a certain amount of dignity, as...
Robert Boyd of Fayetteville
Mr. Robert Boyd of Fayetteville passed away March 6, 2014.
He is survived by his wife, Judith Sanders Boyd of Fayetteville; daughter, Kimberly Williams...
Kyle Trahan memorial
Kyle Trahan was born in Amersfoort, Netherlands on July 3, 1988 to parents Brent and Kathy.
He grew up in Peachtree City, Ga., along...
Maxine Bernice Vogel, age 92
On March 1, 2014 Maxine Bernice Vogel passed peacefully in her sleep. She was 92. Born to Clyde and Fairy (McFarland) Hall June...
Charles Mulvenna of Newnan
Mr. Charles Mulvenna of Newnan, Ga., returned to the Lord on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with Leukemia complicated...
Garry Allen Dailey, 78, of Peachtree City
Garry Allen Dailey, 78, of Peachtree City, Ga. died Monday March 3rd at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. He was born June 1st, 1935,...
Sports briefs – March 7
WHITEWATER (boys lacrosse) defeated Grady 18-11 Wednesday, coming out strong and gaining an early lead while stifling a late comeback attempt.
FAYETTE COUNTY (baseball) defeated...
Sports briefs – March 6
McINTOSH (baseball) beat Newnan 4-3 Wednesday, picking up all of their runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead. Josh Ange...
2 Dems enter BoE races; 3 former PTC mayors to battle for Brown’s Post...
Thursday a.m. Update: 2 more Democrats qualify for Post 5 seats
The Fayette County Democratic Party has announced two more candidates qualified yesterday.
They are county...
Service delivery for West F’ville studied
The Fayetteville City Council retreat held Feb. 25 included a number of topics related to the recently annexed West Fayetteville area. One of those...
Judge under fire for reversing rape verdict
Visiting Appeals Court judge overturns jury decision, citing Down Syndrome victim’s behavior
A Georgia Court of Appeals judge has come under fire for setting aside...
Diverging diamonds suggested to improve F’ville traffic
Travel through the downtown area of Fayetteville has long been a traffic log jam at the intersection of Ga. highways 85 and 54. While...
Appeals court overturns Judge Crawford’s dismissal of drug case
The Georgia Court of Appeals has overturned the dismissal of a case in Fayette County Superior Court involving a defendant accused of selling a...
No winter storm makeup days needed in Fayette
Discussions with school principals in Fayette County resulted in a Feb. 26 decision to recoup the several days missed from two winter storms in...
PTC eyes change in cop titles; ‘for profit’ rentals of The Fred to be...
With a relatively light agenda for its meeting Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will consider a request to replace two sergeant positions in...
F’ville Fire Dept. consolidation eyed — again
The idea of consolidating the Fayetteville Fire Dept. with the Fayette County Fire Dept. is back for the second time in two years. Though...
Fight over jail debt extends inmates’ time behind bars
It was supposed to be just a week left before Newnan resident Laquan Johnson was ending his stay in the Fayette County Jail. But...
2 busted in north Fayette meth sting
Two Atlanta men were arrested Feb. 27 by agents with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT) on methamphetamine trafficking charges in a...
Lawsuit filed in synthetic pot death of 16-year-old PTC boy
The parents of a Peachtree City teen who died two years ago after using a synthetic marijuana product have filed a wrongful death lawsuit...
Emergency drill set for Saturday around Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Piedmont Fayette Hospital will participate in an emergency management exercise March 8 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the campus of Piedmont Fayette Hospital.
During...
Lights . . . camera . . . business!
The soundstages are nearly ready, and the first movie production service businesses are checking in to the Fayette economic scene.
Pinewood-affiliated vendors whose Fayetteville business...
Come with me to Ash Wednesday service
Come with me into the sanctuary tonight for the Ash Wednesday Service, the start of Lent. Read with me two important bulletin notes which...
Religion Briefs 03/05/14
WOG plans Ash Wednesday serviceWord of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will hold its Ash Wednesday service tonight, March 5, at 7 p.m....
COS Lutheran will offer two Ash Wednesday services
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will offer two Ash Wednesday services on March 5 at 12:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Both...
Pastor takes Ash Wednesday to the streets with ‘Ashes to Go’
Today, Ash Wednesday, March 5, The Episcopal Church of the Nativity will be offering “Ashes to Go,” a new approach to a centuries-old...
Barkers head up Ladies’ Winter Conference at Heritage Baptist
Barbara Barker will be the speaker at Heritage Reformed Baptist Church’s Ladies Winter Conference Friday evening March 14 at 7 p.m. and Saturday March...
PTCUMC’s Global Impact event a big success, say organizers
Peachtree City United Methodist Church (PTCUMC) hosted its first Global Impact Celebration (GIC) last month and, based on the congregation’s response, the church is...
Recent seminary grads
Two men at the Cathedral of Christ the King were recently graduated from two different seminaries. Dr. Andy Ellis of Tyrone received the master...
