Monthly Archives: May 2015
FCHS students honored by Post 105
Fayette County High School recently had its Class of 2015 Awards Ceremony and two graduating seniors were recognized by the Fayette County Post 105...
Drivers honored for perfect attendance
Just like with a classroom teacher, when a school bus driver calls in sick, or needs time off, a substitute has to be called...
Buker recognized at conference
Victoria Buker, a University of North Georgia sophomore from Newnan majoring in political science, was recognized at the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop at Murray...
Tacy graduates summa cum laude
Kathryn Renee Tacy of Fayetteville received a bachelor of science degree in biology, summa cum laude, at Wofford College’s 161st commencement May 17.
She is...
Ruppenthal goes into Phi Kappa Phi
Diana Ruppenthal of Peachtree City was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor...
Community workshops set
The Master Resilience Institute of Armed Forces Mission has announced the following community workshops as part of the 2015 “I Will Intervene Challenge.”
Thursday, June...
Clayton State produces prepared teachers
The National Council on Teacher Quality’s recently-released third annual report, “NCTQ Teacher Prep Review,” concludes that Clayton State University’s Teacher Education program produces Georgia’s...
F’ville may want what PTC didn’t: Great Wolf Lodge
After a resounding rejection by the Peachtree City Council, the possibility of Great Wolf Lodge setting up shop somewhere else in the county was...
Minute by minute — Fayette takes another run at record-keeping dispute
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners will convene tomorrow night for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the county administrative complex.
A public hearing...
PTC police prep for inspection visit
The Peachtree City Police Department is inviting residents to comment on the department’s operations in the upcoming June 8 public meeting on re-accreditation with...
PTC to buy 2 homes instead of paying more to fix flooding
PTC decides to pay $400K for houses rather than $1.7 million for repairs
The Peachtree City Council by a unanimous vote on May 21 agreed...
By 3-2 vote, F’ville approves Pinewood Forrest
OK for 1st phase: 70 homes, boutique hotel, retail on 130 acres
Developer Jim Pace’s vision for the heart of Fayetteville came a little closer...
PTC, F’ville honor our fallen soldiers
Memorial Day is always a different type of “holiday,” one where the call is to remember those members of the U.S. military who gave...
PTC contracts for part-time planning-zoning help
The Peachtree City Council has approved a part-time contractor to help with work in the city’s planning and zoning department until a full-time department...
Elementary schools set to get cameras for front, rear areas
The Fayette County Board of Education on May 18 added an extra layer of security at the school system’s elementary schools by approving a...
Wrestling camp underway this week
Gold Medal Training Camp with U.S. Olympian Ken Chertow in taking place this week at Wrestling U, 611 Hwy. 74 South in Peachtree City.
Wrestlers...
State agencies team up for ‘Summer of Safety’
Three state agencies will be side-by-side this summer, hoping to get Georgia citizens to make this a “Summer of Safety” on the highways and...
Fludd honors scholarship winners
State Rep. Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone) has announced the recipients of the 2015 Fludd Scholarship Award, which is available to graduating high school seniors in...
Library gears up for summer
The Peachtree City Library has transitioned to its summer hours and launched its summer reading program.
The library is now open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday...
HealthSouth educates for stroke prevention
May is National Stroke Awareness Month and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Newnan is working to educate the community on stroke prevention, awareness and rehabilitation.
This...
Microsoft Office state champ bound for Nationals
The state’s highest passing score on the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Word 2013 certification exam belongs to Whitewater High student Jason Hess.
As Georgia’s champion...
One open seat on hospital authority
The Fayette County Hospital Authority, a five-member volunteer board, has a vacancy.
Authority members serve four-year terms. Potential appointees are nominated to the Hospital Authority...
Orchestra cited for exemplary performance
The Sandy Creek High orchestra program has earned the Georgia Music Educators Association’s Exemplary Performance Award.
This award is presented to middle and high school...
Signing day for band students
A new tradition has begun for Starr’s Mill High band students receiving music scholarships – an annual College Band Signing Day.
Six band members of...
PTC announces three candidates for police chief
Peachtree City has announced the three finalists for the position of chief of police. The candidates set to be interviewed on June 2 include...
Memories of soldiers who died
At the Peachtree City Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, Mike King did a nice job of focusing attention on a few of our own...
Why social host ordinances are good for Fayette
On a cool night in March 2009, a large party of young people in Country Lake subdivision got out of control.
As the first deputy...
Murder and politics
During the early years of the Reagan administration, a Washington news conference was held for me for my first book, “The State Against Blacks.”...
Those old sports guys
Not long ago, I watched a couple of documentaries on ESPN about the Southeastern Conference called, “SEC: Storied.”
In the tradition of admirable Southern storytelling,...
‘Fayette County BoE, don’t sign that contract; it’s a trick’
The Fayette County School Board is about to enter into a contract with the appointed Georgia State Board of Education as of June 15,...
Why is PTC paying for videos to bring more people here?
I have been led to believe that the city of Peachtree City is considering hiring a production company to create a cohesive, seamless series...
Angels among us: Donor gives kidney to Tyrone man
Do you believe in angels?
I do. May 1st one blessed our family, specifically my 35-year-old son Kyle Watson who lives in Tyrone, by donating...
Ernst apologizes for ‘shoot to kill’ looters
First of all, I apologize to all true Americans that I may have offended when I partnered with Mr. Terry Garlock in a recent...
Garlock to Democrats: ‘No apology from me’
Good people can disagree on virtually anything, and I never am surprised at those who disagree with opinions I express in columns.
But when the...
