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Hail the BBC
It takes a little time to build up a “must-watch” television listing strong enough to make me say, “I’m sorry, we have plans for...
Golfing for a cause
Rosemary McIntire is getting ready to tee it up in a big way for two local charities.
She will be playing 99 holes of golf...
Are you better at worrying than you are at praying?
Let’s admit it: we are worriers.
Sometimes our worries are ridiculous. For several years, a woman was having trouble getting to sleep at night because...
Icy driving conditions already
UPDATED 8:30 p.m.
This photo is from Robinson Road in Peachtree City, contributed by Seth Langford
Multiple wrecks continue to be reported countywide as icy road...
Ramsey-McCubbin wedding
Erin Margaret Ramsey and Stephen William McCubbin were married in an outdoor ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 by the Rev. Dr. Mark Jordan...
Government offices closing due to snow
Other governments in Fayette County are joining the school system in closing shop early today.
Peachtree City municipal offices will close at 1 p.m. today....
Christian Youth Theater plans organizational meeting at PTC Presbyterian this Friday
Christian Youth Theater Atlanta, an after-school theater arts training organization, is starting a new location in Fayette County.
An organizational “Vision Night” meeting is...
Nativity will collect food for ‘Souper Bowl’
The Episcopal Church of the Nativity will mark “Souper Bowl Sunday” at its 10 a.m. service on Feb. 2 with the in-gathering of canned...
Providence UMC will host creation vs. evolution debate
The community is invited to join Soaring Eagles Home School Co-op for a rare opportunity to see the creation vs. evolution debate between Ken...
COS Lutheran will offer Hope Service next Monday
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites everyone to the next bi-monthly Hope Service on Monday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.
Karl...
FAACE art show coming up
FAACE members are shown at a planning meeting for their upcoming Art With Heart Show on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The...
PTCUMM taking orders for pinestraw and fertilizer sale
The United Methodist Men at Peachtree City United Methodist Church are now taking orders for their 35th Annual Fertilizer and Pine Straw Sale.
The...
Religion Briefs 01/29/14
LDS plans Valentine DanceThe Peachtree City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) will host an Adult (ages 18 and up) Valentines...
Fayette schools closing even earlier
With snow and ice piling up and cars sliding off roads, the Fayette County School System is releasing its high school drivers today at...
Coweta cancels classes Tuesday and Wednesday
Coweta County school officials at 9 p.m. Monday announced that schools will be closed for students on Tuesday. Staff should report as normal.
School...
Fayette schools monitoring winter storm, cancel extra-curricular activities Tuesday
The Fayette County School System is monitoring what is now forecast as a winter storm warning expected to hit sometime Tuesday. While conditions might...
Court proposes new map for district voting
A new district map to implement Fayette County’s new district voting format has been proposed by U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten.
A special called...
Forecast: 2 inches of snow, half-inch of sleet
UPDATED Monday 11:19 p.m. — The latest forecast is for Peachtree City, Newnan and surrounding areas to receive up to two inches of snow...
Fact-Free Liberals: Part II
Words seem to carry far more weight than facts among those liberals who argue as if rent control laws actually control rents and gun...
OK to feel sorry
At one time in our nation’s history, blacks feeling sorry for whites was verboten. That was portrayed in Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “To...
Tyrone mayor: crime down, economy up
It was a look behind and a look ahead for Tyrone Mayor Eric Dial as he delivered the 2014 State of the Town address...
PTC police urge caution with peddlers
Peachtree City Police are cautioning local residents to be careful in dealing with door-to-door sales solicitors and telemarketing phone calls, since they provide opportunities...
PTC honors state volleyball champs
Members of the state championship McIntosh volleyball team were honored with a special proclamation at the most recent Peachtree City Council meeting. From left...
Thomas L. Roan, 89 of Peachtree City
Thomas L. Roan of Peachtree City, Ga., 89, passed away January 22, 2014.
He was born in Fulton County to Eva and Ernest Roan,...
That old house
I grew up in the Hillcrest area of Kingsport, Tenn., in the northeastern tip of the state. The home we occupied for all of...
Coweta rezoning makes away for new restaurant, stores
A rezoning that will bring a national chain restaurant and other retail businesses to the commercial center on Andrew Bailey Road off Ga. Highway...
‘Plaza Suite’ open for business
By Joan Doggrell
Gear up your brain and dust off your funny bone for another uproarious Neil Simon farce. “Plaza Suite,” one of Simon’s best-loved...
Toyland, Flamingo Street style
Christmas is now over and all the decorations are stowed away for another year. Now that the holidays are behind us, the next big...
Cold weather leads to Senoia water main break
Frigid temperatures Friday morning played havoc with a water line in downtown Senoia. But the break was quickly repaired and the intersection reopened by...
Coweta fetes nominees for Governor’s Honors Program
The Coweta County School System’s 47 sophomores and juniors nominated for 2014 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program attended a Jan. 16 breakfast at the Central...
Local French teacher honored for dedication to language
Last month, Denis Barbet, Consul General of France in Atlanta, presided over a ceremony during which Marc Mallet, an Officer in the Order of...
Poe-Rozakos engagement
Judy Dixon of Asheville, N.C. and James B. Poe, Sr. of Franklin, N.C. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Betsy Poe...
F’ville man charged with rape, aggravated sodomy
A Fayetteville man has been charged with rape and aggravated sodomy in a Jan. 20 incident involving a 19-year-old Riverdale woman.
Herminio Gutierrez, 21, of...
A mining adventure
Fayette Montessori children enjoyed Diamond Del’s Mining Adventure. A mobile mining adventure parked outside the school and the children enjoyed a wonderful educational experience....
