Monthly Archives: July 2015
Dance team shines
The Starr's Mill High Schools Pantherettes dance team had a great week at UDA Camp at Auburn University earlier this summer.
The girls won first...
Crofton sailing at World Games
Fayette County Special Olympics athlete Michael Crofton is representing the USA this week at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.
He is a...
McIntosh Hall of Fame weekend announced
McIntosh High School’s fifth Annual Sports and Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame presented by Lexus South Atlanta will be celebrated Oct. 2-3.
The new class...
The last day of summer
Sitting on the curb in front of 110 Flamingo Street, I smiled. It had been a good summer. No, the best summer ever.
Water was...
The narcissism of social media
In looking through some old photograph albums from three generations, I noticed some absences. For example, my father is in very few of our...
Float on the Flint this fall
Last year more than 170 paddlers participated in the inaugural Fall Float on the Flint, and this year organizers are expecting an even bigger...
Caroline Barnes, 75, of Peachtree City
Caroline Barnes, 75, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed on July 28, 2015 after putting up a good fight. Carol enjoyed watching her Nascar racing...
Woman found dead in PTC park
A Peachtree City woman who took her life was found Friday morning by a passerby at Luther Glass Park off South Peachtree Parkway.
Peachtree City...
Learn about breakfast Aug. 4
“Ready, Set, Breakfast” is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 10-11 a.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location, The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive.
Your...
Notable grads and students
David Brown of Fayetteville and Taylor Mitchell of Tyrone are among the new students who have completed IMPACT orientation and enrolled in classes at...
Back to School bash is Aug. 1
Peachtree City Recreation and Special Events will host a Back to School Bash Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Glenloch Recreation Center (601 Stevens Entry).
This...
Minimal road work this weekend
The Georgia Department of Transportation will suspend construction-related lane closures within five miles of a shopping mall or major shopping district on all interstates...
Haiti project nets 2,149 donated tools
A total of 2,149 refurbished trade tools were collected and provided to vocational graduates in Haiti during the first year of the Tools For...
Literacy contribution
Recently Panasonic Automotive in Peachtree City presented a $1,000 check to Coweta Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy.
This is the third year in a row...
Coweta Community Foundation unveils new website
The Coweta Community Foundation has announced that its newly updated website, cowetafoundation.org, will launch July 31 and will include some great new features to...
Storytellers look to record military tales
The Southern Crescent Storytellers, in conjunction with Fayetteville VFW Post 3650, National Public Radio, and the Library of Congress, is sponsoring the Story Corps...
Fayette educators up for Bammy Awards
Two Rising Starr Middle educators are getting ready to walk the red carpet, having been nominated by members of the Academy of Education Arts...
Newnan Citizen Academy registration begins Aug. 1
The Newnan Citizen Academy will begin registration Aug. 1. The deadline for registration is Sept. 1.
The academy is conducted annually in the fall. This...
FMGA program Sept. 15
The Fayette Master Gardener Association invites the public to attend the presentation by Dr. Ayanava Majumdar from Auburn University.
Dr. Majumdar will speak on vegetable...
Jump Start College deemed a success
The McIntosh High School counseling department hosted its third annual Jump Start college planning program July 28.
Juniors and seniors, along with their parents, were...
GriefShare at Dogwood Church
Dogwood Church, 975 Hwy. 74 N. in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group Wednesday evenings beginning Aug. 19 from 7-9 p.m., meeting in...
Get garden tips at Backyard Assn. meeting
Just because it’s fall and the leaves are beginning to turn doesn’t mean you can’t continue to enjoy the bounty from your vegetable gardens.
Robert...
Fayette schools in top 8 systems for highest tax millage rate in Ga.
The new school year is about to begin, and with it will come a new tax year. With the tax rate likely to be...
Are other school systems getting more bang for the buck?
Coweta spends less even with more students, more employees
When it comes to comparing school systems such an exercise can be difficult due to a...
Judge promises vote decision by Monday
UPDATED — Fayette Countians should know within a few days who can run and who can vote in the Sept. 15 special election to...
New police chief says hello to PTC
Peachtree City Police Department employees were introduced to new Peachtree City Police Chief Janet Moon at an informal ceremony held at the department on...
East Fayette highway widening moves ahead on 2-2 split vote
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners’ support for the state’s widening project involving McDonough Road and Hwy. 54 on the east side of Fayetteville...
Sales tax holiday this weekend
The annual back-to-school shopping season takes place this weekend, July 31-Aug. 1. This annual tax free weekend allows Georgia families to save on vital...
Pets of the Week
Georgia is a three-year-old spayed female terrier mix. She is heartworm but it is treatable. Her ID #is A029969. Kennel #A2. This pet is...
Korean War veterans remembered
The America-Korea Friendship Society hosted a commemorative observance July 27 at the Rotunda in the Georgia State Capitol. It was the 62nd anniversary of...
Things to do-July 30-Sept.10
July
July 30
“The Fat Boy Chronicles” is coming back to the NCG Theatre on Fischer Rd. Sharpsburg/Peachtree City today at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free.
Hosted...
A prayer for the overworked; some verses for the overwhelmed
Dennis the Menace, that perpetual preschooler who specializes in new ways to get into mischief, in one comic strip was kneeling down by the...
COS to commission two Stephen Ministers Aug. 2
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will commission two new Stephen Ministers on Aug. 2.
Shelly Jones will be commissioned at the 8:30...
Several events coming up next month at Flat Creek
Flat Creek Baptist Church is hosting several upcoming events at the church.
On Saturday, Aug. 8, a “Beat the Heat” event will be held from...
