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Here comes the judge
Tom Sawyer, president of the Metro Fayette Kiwanis, presents a thank you gift to club member, Peachtree City Municipal Judge Stephen Ott. Ott headed...
Top AAAAA wrestlers
Five wrestlers from Starr's Mill and Whitewater finished in the top six in their respective weight classes at the recent GHSA state traditional wrestling...
Logsdon becomes first candidate to qualify
Steve Brown will face at least two challengers for his Post 3 seat on the county commission in the May primary.
Former Peachtree City mayors...
Senoia council expands public comments
A Feb. 24 vote by the Senoia City Council signaled a new era of public involvement in public meetings, one designed to encourage public...
Qualifying is this week for Coweta primary races
Qualifying for Coweta County’s May 20 primaries and the Nov. 4 general election is set for this week. Qualifying begins Monday, March 3, and...
Tyrone seeks ‘second act’ for empty Tyrone Elementary campus
Tyrone Elementary School is sitting vacant after being closed last year. But an effort that involves the town, the Fayette County School System, the...
All Childrens Playground to get new surface
At more than 12 years old, the All Childrens Playground in Peachtree City has been showing its age.
The rubberized surface designed to be traversed...
Sandy Creek girls win pageant
Sandy Creek High School senior Lauren Owens (center) was crowned Miss Sandy Creek 2014 during the Miss Sandy Creek Pageant held Feb. 22. From...
Home protection course moves outdoors for practice
Senoia resident Sessily Hancock hones her outdoor shooting skills with the help of instructor Chris Hargrove as part of the recent home protection course...
PTC to close Lake Peachtree path bridge for a month
It will be a major inconvenience for many users of the golf cart path system in Peachtree City, but the path bridge spanning Lake...
Lowered lake not as pretty, but allows for shore maintenance
The lowered level of Lake Peachtree may not be a beautiful sight to many, but for those living on the lake, it’s a great...
Commissioner Hudgens donates smoke detectors
On Feb. 24, Commissioner of the Department of Insurance and Fire Safety, Ralph Hudgens spoke to members and guests of the Coweta Fayette Rotary...
Lady Panthers edge East Coweta in OT
The Starr's Mill Lady Panthers soccer team escaped Sharpsburg Friday night with a 3-2 overtime win over East Coweta.
The only goal of the first...
High school sports calendar
MONDAY, MARCH 3
BASEBALL: McIntosh at Newnan; Greenville at Fayette County; Tri-Cities at Sandy Creek.
LACROSSE: Lovett at Whitewater (boys).
SOCCER: Brookstone at OLM.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 4
BASEBALL: ELCA...
Coweta OK’s new cell tower
Residents in the area of southwest Newnan should soon be experiencing better cell phone coverage. The Coweta County Commission voted unanimously on Feb.18 to...
Filter swap fixes Senoia water issue
What had been an issue for a handful of Senoia residents on the city’s north side with yellow-colored water coming from taps and brown-colored...
Haunted house request pushed to March 4
“13 Stories” haunted house owner Allyn Glover was back before the Coweta County Commission Feb.18 to request that two conditions accompanying his September approval...
Yep, I’m rich!
Never thought I would ever see so much money, and yet it was just lying there for the taking. All I had to do...
John William Holloway
John Holloway was a pastor to me, one of two men in my life who completely fulfilled that role. I first met him in...
PTC police seek help in locating missing juvenile
UPDATED at 12:51 p.m. Friday
Acting on a lead from a citizen, police have found a missing 12-year-old with special needs who wandered away from...
Willy Lutz, 69, of Peachtree City
Willy Lutz, 69, of Peachtree City, Ga., died Saturday February 22, 2014 in LaGrange Ga., as the result of a tragic airplane accident.
He was...
Francis William Walker, 89, of Sharpsburg
Francis William "Bill" Walker, 89, of Sharpsburg, passed away February 26, 2014. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World...
Matthew G. Bishop, age 42, of Tyrone
Mr. Matthew G. Bishop, age 42, of Tyrone, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. He was born December 25, 1971 in Atlanta, the son...
Patti S. Michaels, 58, of Peachtree City
Patti S. Michaels, 58, of Peachtree City, passed away February 25, 2014. She was a member of Rolling Hills Baptist Church.
She is survived by...
Civitan golf tourney set for April 23
The ninth annual Civitan "Leave No One Behind" benefit golf tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, at 9 a.m. at Braelinn Golf Club...
Patriots fall to Columbia 63-44
The Sandy Creek Patriots boys basketball team closed out its season Thursday night with a 63-44 loss to Columbia, last year's AAAA runnerup, in...
Sandy Creek presents “Once Upon A Mattress”
Sandy Creek High School’s Choral Department presents the stage musical “Once Upon a Mattress” Feb. 28, and March 1, at Sandy Creek High...
F’ville Council hears upbeat financial report at retreat
Fayetteville, Fayette County’s commercial center, during the years of the recession suffered more than any municipality in the county. A report from the city’s...
Fayette BoE: Charter school given until May 1 to make its case
The Fayette County Board of Education on Monday amended its charter school acceptance policy, but exempted a current petitioner from retroactive deadlines. The vote...
Hwy. 54 hospital pedestrian bridge closer to reality
There has been plenty of talk in Fayetteville in recent years about building a pedestrian bridge across Ga. Highway 54 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital....
Fayette bus drivers honored for snowy service
A small group representing more than 200 bus drivers was recognized Feb. 24 by Chairman Marion Key and the Fayette County Board of Education...
Ex-boyfriend get life for fatal stabbing of F’ville woman, 29
An Oxford man pled guilty Feb. 19 to stabbing his former girlfriend to death at her parents’ Fayetteville home last May.
Terry Bernard Davis, 46,...
Lady Tigers fall to Redan in quarterfinals
Redan defeated the Fayette County Lady Tigers 52-45 Wednesday night in the AAAA state quarterfinals.
Fayette County was the last local girls' team alive in...
‘Urban’ zones planned for West F’ville
The annexation last fall of 1,200 acres on Fayetteville’s west side was followed by an initial look at the potential for a new way...
