Monthly Archives: April 2015
Rotary Club makes donation to Real Life Center
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently presented a $1,000 check to the Real Life Center.
Rotary is a sponsor of the Real Life Center, which was established...
Care given to stroke victims earns praise for Piedmont Newnan
Piedmont Newnan Hospital has been designated as only the third Remote Treatment Stroke Center in Georgia and the first in EMS Region 4 by...
Kedron students participate in Science Olympiad
The following children at Kedron Elementary School participated in the Science Olympiad.
Not all students are included in the photo above.
3rd grade:
Sunanya Guthikonda
Eli Kiglore
Nikhil Chikhilker
Jacob...
Dominic Chafardon wins reading award
Dominic Chafardon of Coweta County has been named “Primary Reader of the Year” by the Georgia Reading Association.
The award was announced on Sunday, March...
Robochicks beat the competition at underwater challenge
The RoboChicks team of Brittany Clarke, a 9th-grader from Starr's Mill High School ,and Madison Kenney, a 7th grade Coweta County home schooler, won...
F’ville eyes its largest ever mixed-use project
Not just movies anymore — The site at build-out could include more than 700 single-family homes along with apartments and multi-family space, retail and...
Suds on the Square a bubbly success
The Kiwanis clubs of Fayetteville put on a well-attended event on March 28 that was the first of its kind. “Suds on the Square”...
Fayette says it’s OK with Fayetteville’s Pinewood annexations
Commissioner Ognio has some concerns: "I'm not really a fan of this plan."
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners agreed at its March 26 meeting...
Breast cancer survivors celebrate in PTC
The Breast Cancer Survivors Network held its annual, and very colorful, Breast Cancer Walk on March 28 in Peachtree City. Photo/Kelly Duncan, Peachtree City...
Eggs and kids everywhere!
The annual East Egg Hunt at Shakerag in Peachtree City had no shortage of kids for the March 28 event sponsored by the Peachtree...
Cars, crafts and chilly weather
The weather was chilly on March 28 but it did not stop area residents from attending the Spring Fling Arts Festival and Car Show...
Southern Crescent Chorale finishing 13th season on high note
The Southern Crescent Chorale wraps up its 13th season with an inspiring and fun-filled concert at the Southern Ground Amphitheater on Saturday, May 2, at...
Westmoreland updates Kiwanis on DC activities
U.S. Representative Lynn Westmoreland (GA- District 3) recently spoke to the Peachtree City Kiwanis Club and updated members on congressional activities with special emphasis...
Man subdued after car chase in PTC
A College Park man was charged with numerous counts on March 31 after driving at a high rate of speed through portions of Peachtree...
Clayton State to host ‘So You Wanna Make a Film’
Vernon Clark, a Clayton State University instructor of communications and an independent (“Indie”) filmmaker, will facilitate a “New York Times” talk called "So You Wanna Make a...
Special visitor reads to Spring Hill kids
Pre-K students at Fayetteville’s Spring Hill Elementary were all eyes and ears as Georgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal used her storytelling skills to bring...
Sandy Creek students, families launch exchange program
Sandy Creek High School is launching a student exchange program with the Oken-Gymnasium in Offenburg, Germany.
Sixteen families in Tyrone and Fayetteville will host visiting...
Ga. Tech study projects 1,170 new jobs if Great Wolf water park locates in...
A closer look at the specifics of the study by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (GTEII) on the fiscal impact of the Great...
Congregation B’nai Israel offers community Passover Seder
Congregation B’nai Israel, the Reform Jewish synagogue in Fayetteville, is having a Community Passover Seder on Saturday, April 4.
With guest Rabbi Matt Dreffin leading...
Hand-split shake roof installed during historic church restoration
As part of the community restoration of historic Hopeful Church in Fayette County, the church is getting a new hand-split shake roof installed by...
50 yard sales in one location for bargain hunting
Calling all bargain hunters.
Visit over 50 yard sales in one location at the Annual Spring Yard Sale on Saturday, April 4, from 8 a.m. – 3...
David Swanagan honored with ‘DAISY’ award
During a surprise ceremony on March 27, David Swanagan, RN, a nurse in the intensive care unit of Piedmont Newnan Hospital, learned that he...
