Monthly Archives: April 2015
Training for priesthood
Several ordained deacons in training for the priesthood in the Diocese of the Mid-South presented timed sermons during training held at the Cathedral of...
Dogwood Church in Tyrone to offer GriefShare next month
Dogwood Church, 975 Highway 74 North in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group held on Wednesday evenings beginning May 6, from 7 -9...
Glenn C. Reed Jr, age 37 of Fayetteville
Glenn C. Reed Jr, age 37 of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
Glenn was born March 4, 1978 in Gainesville, Ga. and...
Universities, rights and responsibilities
Having a daughter preparing for her freshman year at UGA surely heightens my interest in trends on campus, but I have worried for many...
The Court and marriage
Well. I really can’t believe I am saying this. The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to tell us what marriage means. Not speculate; not...
Signpost on road to decline
When future historians analyze the decline of America they need look no further than the trivialities increasingly occupying our time and concerns instead of...
Southernly introduction
Back in the autumn, just as the leaves began to hint of the enchanting oranges, yellows, and reds to come, we took a Monday...
Messing with the minutes – warning
The Center for Technology in Government says, “Open government is grounded in the belief that access to government information is essential to the functioning...
Remember Southern sons who died 1861-’64
the 150th (sesquicentennial) anniversary of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, Virginia...
Recognizing a great Fayette County teacher — my wife
Seventeen years ago my wife began her Fayette County teaching career as a second-grade elementary teacher at Kedron Elementary School in Peachtree City. Seventeen...
What is health impact on humans of feeding animals our drugs?
What a fine bit of irony the National Public Radio website recently served: two articles, side by side in “Health.” One described the use...
Newnan set for movie night and shopping day
Newnan is set for two days of festivities this weekend as it hosts both “Screen on the Green” and “Market Day.”
The first event, a...
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Heritage students working to end hunger
The entire student body of The Heritage School in Newnan recently came together for a school-wide service project to help end hunger.
Students from Pre-Kindergarten...
Festa Confederada
This past Sunday was Confederate Memorial Day. Coming down from northern Ohio 55 years ago, I had a lot of getting dumped on as...
Student concert to feature trumpet player Gordon Vernick
Bennett’s Mill Middle School Band is presenting an evening of Jazz on Thursday, April 30, with special guest artist Gordon Vernick.
Vernick, a professional trumpet...
Starr’s Mill economics teacher headed to Japan for study
Walt Ellison, an economics teacher at Starr’s Mill High School, was recently awarded a 2015 Keizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowship to travel and study...
Attend free mini workshop, trace family roots through Civil War
“Our Genealogy Group” at Clayton State University will have a free mini workshop on Sunday, May 3, featuring Clayton State Associate Professor of History Dr....
Wildcats take region track crown
The Whitewater Wildcats won the Region 5-AAAA boys track championship last weekend in Carrollton.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Jonothan Womack, Mathew Grant, Langton Bryant,...
State baseball playoffs start Friday
Two local teams begin play this week in the GHSA state baseball playoffs, both playing at home as the top seeds from their respective...
State soccer playoffs start Tuesday
It’s state playoff time for high school soccer, and as usual there are several Fayette teams in the mix in various classifications.
McIntosh and Starr’s...
Rotary Club creates community group
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City has formed a local Rotary Community Corps (RCC) under the leadership of member Joel Norris.
RCCs are teams of men and...
Fireworks will be held in PTC on July 4
The July 4 fireworks display in Peachtree City is on. That was the news from City Hall on April 27 following recent concerns that...
Sandy Creek SkillsUSA joins elite circle
Sandy Creek High has joined an elite group of only 24 high schools across the nation whose SkillsUSA chapters have been declared the best.
The...
FAACE meeting to include hands-on fun
The Fine Arts and Crafts Entrepreneurs (FAACE) group will meet Tuesday, May 5, at Saville Studio in Peachtree City at 7 p.m.
The meeting is for...
South Metro GeorgiaCarry.org meets May 28
The May meeting of the South Metro GeorgiaCarry.Org chapter will be May 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette Event Center, 174 North Glynn St....
Pinewood project to be eyed Tues. by F’ville planners
The biggest development that could alter the landscape in the heart of Fayette County will get another once-over by the Fayetteville Planning Commission April...
Local students inducted into college honor society
The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society...
Spivey Hall ends season with focus on hometown artists
Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall, the Southeast’s premier recital hall renowned internationally for its superior acoustics and the excellence of its classical, jazz and...
Lady Tigers repeat as track champs
For the second year in a row, the Fayette County Lady Tigers are Region 5-AAAA track champions. They took this year's crown at the...
UPDATED No Great Wolf, no King
UPDATED Mayor: Focus is on naming new police chief, city manager; King's replacement comes later
In the wake of the April 16 defeat of Great...
Two employees are arrested in Walmart electronics theft case
Two Walmart employees working at the Peachtree City store were arrested April 23 for stealing electronics from the stockroom and off delivery trucks. The...
County OKs more lots for Lake Redwine
A variance proposal to establish 16 additional residential lots in the Lake Redwine development in north Coweta County was approved on a 3-2 vote...
Citizens still waiting on hospital decision
An April 22 hearing before Coweta County Superior Court Judge Emory Palmer on the fate of the proposed Newnan Behavioral Hospital resulted in no...
Gin Street to be closed at times for zombies
When the latest season of “The Walking Dead” starts filming In Senoia next month, residents may have to get creative in how they navigate...
