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Hopewell hires new music director
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone announces the hiring of a new music director, Lynn Craig.
Craig, originally from Florida, moved to Georgia in...
‘A Threshold Christmas’ planned at Ashley Park in Newnan
Threshold Church, an up and coming church forming in Newnan, invites the community to its first public event, “A Threshold Christmas, planned for Thursday,...
1 suspect in custody, 2 sought in PTC robbery
Law enforcement officers from Fayette and Clayton counties have arrested a woman and continue to search for two male suspects who robbed the AT&T...
F’ville cops help needy families with ‘Christmas with the Police’
F’ville cops help needy families with ‘Christmas with the Police’
By BEN NELMS
bnelms@TheCitizen.com
The Fayetteville Police Department will soon host the 11th Annual “Christmas with the...
Gov. Deal taps 2 from Fayette schools
Two Fayette County educators have been named to Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Advisory Boards.
Deal on Dec. 1 announced that Inman Elementary School Pre-K teacher...
Hotel/motel tax revenues increase in FY 2014 in PTC
Revenues from the hotel/motel tax in Peachtree City are up for 2014. Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Executive Director Nancy Price commenting on the...
Short agenda for PTC Council Thursday
If the agenda is any indication, the Dec. 4 meeting of the Peachtree City Council will be brief. The only two items of note...
Fayette jobless rate falls to 6.3%
Fayette County residents have received a different type of Christmas present — a significant drop in the county’s unemployment rate to 6.3 percent.
Figures for...
PTC cops light up the night to help needy kids
Peachtree City police officers and CERT team members were out in force at Walmart Nov. 28 for the annual “Light up the Night” toy...
PTC sees slight uptick in serious crimes
Peachtree City enjoys one of the lowest crime rates for cities its size in Georgia. Information supplied by the Peachtree City Police Department through...
Camping out for Black Friday bargains
By the time Best Buy in Peachtree City opened at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day there were plenty of people in line and waiting...
Starr’s Mill standout Laskey scores big against Georgia
Georgia Tech senior running back and former Starr’s Mill player Zach Laskey, seen here with the ball in the fourth quarter of last weekend’s...
Opinions versus facts
Everyone seems to have an opinion about the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri. But, as Daniel Patrick Moynihan used to say, “You’re entitled to...
Restitution and shaming
No matter whose side you are on in the upheaval following the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri,...
Justified South
Hollywood, more often than not, gets it wrong about the South in movies and television. When they do get it right, we Southerners are...
Appealing district vote wastes $1M
Fayette County voters enthusiastically embrace district voting while elected county leaders stubbornly cling to the past. The Fayette County Board of Education wastes nearly...
Turnout signals folks tired of voting debate
I read the article in the Nov. 19, 2014 edition of The Citizen regarding the tirade of Commissioner Barlow at the Nov. 13 County...
Councilman King: ‘My perspective on PTC pay raise’
Now that Peachtree City Council members have had more than ample opportunity to get answers to probing questions on the pay raise study, and...
‘Connect seniors to cart path system’
It was wonderful to read in recent editions of The Citizen about the joint move by Fayette County elected officials, school students and school...
Reviving academic freedom: Solutions for Georgia
In our Georgia Constitution, local school boards, accountable to and elected by parents and citizens in each school district, are given authority over the...
A moral alternative to ‘dying with dignity’
“Dying with Dignity” is the latest cause célebre of the progressive, evolutionist set, whereby we set aside centuries of ignorance and appropriate for ourselves...
Secure border first; reforms come later
Open letter to Congressman Westmoreland:
As a lifetime conservative Republican, I am writing to question your actions and those of the majority House about illegal...
Doris Frances Watson, 89, of Fayetteville
Doris Frances Watson, 89, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away on November 29, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earnest "Bogan" and...
Betty O’Brien, 89, of Peachtree City
Mrs. Betty O'Brien, 89, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on November 29, 2014 after a short illness.
A native of Milford, Conn. she...
Lawrence E. Day, PhD, of Peachtree City
Lawrence E. Day, PhD, died peacefully in his home in Peachtree City, Ga. on Sunday, November 23, 2014.
He was born February 12, 1933...
William Ralph McBroom, 96
Reverend William Ralph McBroom was born in Lamar County on August 19, 1918. He entered heaven on December 1, 2014 at the age of...
Daniel Anthony Depweg, 56, of McDonough
Daniel Anthony Depweg, 56, passed away in McDonough, Ga. on November 30, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 3, 1958 in...
Pet fees reduced
Fayette Humane Society reduced pet adoption fees to $25 throughout December for all cats over six months of age, and for kittens under six...
New mentor program begins for 200 kids at Juvenile Justice Center
The Fayette County Department of Juvenile Justice Mentor Program is looking for community members for more than 200 children currently served in the juvenile...
PTC local competes in Miss Teen Atlanta
Siena Dittrich of Peachtree City was recently selected to participate in the 2014 Miss Teen Atlanta pageant competition that will take place on Sunday,...
High-schooler writes novel for young adults
Peachtree City author Alonzo L. Norris will sign copies of his young adult novel, “Jackson Nash: In the Present of the Past,” at the...
Christmas comes to 2,700 homeless kids
Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) is hosting a wrap party to personalize around 18,000 toys, gifts and clothing for over 2,700 homeless children Dec. 19-22...
Dolphin dash
North Fayette Elementary School rekindled an old tradition by hosting the first annual New Dolphin Dash on November 15. Over 250 participants and volunteers...
Christmas concert at SCHS, ft. ‘Gloria’
Sandy Creek High School’s Choral Department is pleased to present the 2014 Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. in Patriot Hall...
