Monthly Archives: May 2015
Local group rotating art for summer
The Carnegie and the Newnan Coweta Art Association partnered to present a variety of art for the grand opening of the building, and the...
‘The Pajama Game’ set for May 15-16
The Georgia Singers Company is presenting the musical “The Pajama Game” Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Sams Auditorium, 205 Lafayette Ave (Tiger...
3 arrested in F’ville parking lot brawl
Three people were arrested by Fayetteville police on May 5 after an altercation in a parking lot on North Glynn Street.
Ariana Acree Blankenship, 22, of...
F’ville expansion on council agenda
100-acre Pinewood Forrest annexation phase 1 of plan for 600 homes, 600 apartments, 2 hotels
Having received the blessing of the Planning Commission last week,...
Look what the Cat dragged in
A Caterpillar earth mover dislodges a section of landscape timbers from the silt and muck of Lake Peachtree’s lakebed in this photo taken from...
Let’s hear it for involved, hands-on moms
Recently, Toya Graham, a single mother of six, spotted her son in the middle of the Baltimore riots, and she marched into the melee,...
Religion Briefs 05/06/15
GriefShare starts at Dogwood tonight
Dogwood Church, 975 Highway 74 North in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group held on Wednesday evenings beginning May...
New confirmands at Word of God
The Rite of Confirmation, or Affirmation of Baptism, was held during the worship service at Word of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City on...
Russey to speak, seniors honored, roses for mom at COS this weekend
Pastor Eleanor Russey will return to Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City May 9-10. Russey served as associate pastor there from 1989...
Race for Orphans set for May 9
On Saturday, May 9, hundreds of runners, joggers, and walkers will be “on their marks” and ready to participate in the third annual Race...
Mt. Olive will highlight college alternatives at Career Fair Day
Mount Olive Baptist Church will host a “Career Fair Day” on Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 1565 Ga. Highway...
Threshold Church to celebrate Mother’s day, Red Nose Day
Mother’s Day and Red Nose Day are among many “firsts” for Threshold Church, a new church start located in Newnan. Both will be celebrated...
Fayetteville’s Summit Church will offer children’s day camp in June
The Summit Church in Fayetteville will offer a day camp for children ages 6-11, or those entering first grade-fifth grade this fall, June 8-12, ...
Registration still open for Heritage Christian’s Winshape Camp for kids
Registration is still open for WinShape Camp for Communities, which will be hosted by Heritage Christian Church, July 13-17. WinShape Camp is a week-long...
State playoffs runs continue
Here is a recap of Tuesday's GHSA state tournament action in all sports.
GIRLS SOCCER: Starr's Mill and McIntosh advanced to Friday's AAAAA quarterfinals. The...
Clayton State to open film studio
Clayton State University’s Film and Digital Media Center will soon unveil its new studio in Lucy Huie Hall in Jonesboro.
“The timing of the opening...
Whitewater DECA students dominate Hawks competition
It was a slam-dunk for Whitewater High’s DECA students at the Spring 2015 Sports Marketing Competition with the Atlanta Hawks.
Three teams of students swept...
McIntosh student is $2,500 Merit Scholar
Graduating McIntosh High School senior Ryan Anderson has been named a National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winner.
He is among 2,500 scholar winners nationwide who were...
Positive Georgia recognizes local athletes
Positive Athlete Georgia named the 2014-2015 South Atlanta Positive High School Athletes at an award ceremony April 28 at New Hope Baptist Church.
More than...
Crabapple Lane runners
The Crabapple Lane Elementary 5k/fun run was held on the evening of Friday, May 1.
Top 3 overall winners of the 5k were all Crabapple...
Things to Do-May 7-May 21
May
May 7
The Harlem Wizards are coming to Fayette County to show off their basketball skills and pull their fun antics today at Starrs Mill...
PTC to consider 100-acre annexation on north side
Developer wants to put 99 homes adjacent to Kedron subdivision
A Step One annexation request for 100 acres along Dogwood Trail will be considered May...
Robert William Burroughs, 63, of Fayetteville
Robert William Burroughs, 63, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away on May 3, 2015.
He was born on April 18, 1952 in Old Hickory, Tenn. He...
Wallace Cook Jones, of Peachtree City
Wallace Cook Jones was born in Okemah, Okla. on April 19, 1934, one of 11 children born to Edward Jones and Alma Dillard Jones.
A...
PTC to decide moving city elections to even years
An item continued by the Peachtree City Council in April to consider changing municipal elections to even-numbered years is expected to receive a vote...
Authorize police to shoot looters
By Terry Garlock and Terry Ernst
Did the looters in Baltimore appear to you to be stricken by their grief and anger at Freddie Gray’s...
Community conversations influence policy change
It’s Saturday night and your teen talked you in to letting them have a few friends come over. Before you know it, there are...
Race, politics and lies
Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting because...
Black lives do matter
Before we examine the issue of police shootings of blacks, I would like to start the conversation with another question. Here it is: If...
Unruly Britannia
LONDON — They called it “Question Time,” borrowing the term from the prime minister’s weekly appearance in the House of Commons, but this was...
2015: Some opportunities taken, some missed
As expected, transportation funding and the governor’s proposal to address persistently failing public schools dominated Georgia’s legislative session. The measures passed, yet several opportunities...
Mama B – A most memorable mother
It was at lunch after a morning revival service last summer that a few of us sat around, munching on Southern casseroles and talking...
My first experience as a juror in Fayette
I had never received a jury summons in any of the places I have lived — Ohio, Texas, Mississippi. I have lived in Fayette...
Get ready for the $152 million Fayetteville Outer Loop?
Several weeks ago, I searched the county website looking for expenditures for the East and West Bypass projects. While doing this search, I came...
