Monthly Archives: July 2015
RHBC youth group collects food for Real Life Center
Several members of the youth group from Rolling Hills Baptist Church recently descended upon five local neighborhoods to collect food in support of needy...
Whitewater offering free childcare
Whitewater Church is offering free childcare on Friday, July 31, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. so parents can ‘Catch-a-Break’ and have a ‘date night’...
Heritage’s Global Leadership Summit starts next week
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville invites the community to attend the Global Leadership Summit, produced by the Willow Creek Association, on the church campus...
FFUMC’s S.A.G.E. group keeps senior citizens busy
The S.A.G.E. group (Senior Adults Going Everywhere) at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church keeps busy with monthly activities and day trips scheduled throughout the...
VBS service project
Word of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City hosted “Journey with Daniel” July 14 -16. The VBS-style program for adult members of the Young...
St. Christopher’s annual Greekfest set for Sept. 19
St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church will host Greekfest 2015, an annual event, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 until ... at the Dixie Wing...
Religion Briefs 07/28/15
Back-to-school fun day
Fellowship of Love Church in Fayetteville will host a “Back-To-School Empowerment and Fun Day” on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to...
Lauren M. Tochterman to wed Edmond M. Colegrove
Mary and Steve Tochterman of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren M. Tochterman, to Edmond M. Colegrove, son of Deborah Misenhimer...
Why shock at selling baby parts?
“... if we come to see ourselves as meat, then meat we shall become.”
— Leon Kass, M.D., “Toward a More Natural Science”
What is most...
Rancorous, thanks to Trump
What is the difference between Donald Trump and Bozo the Clown? Well, not much besides makeup or long floppy shoes.
But, just because Trump is...
Making school supplies shopping fun
As our family has grown, shopping — even for school supplies — has become an expensive and more complex proposition.
Certainly, setting a specific budget...
The joy of finding a good book
It was in Oxford, Mississippi, that it came to me so clearly. I knew it, of course. I had known it since I was...
Flags, rebel souls and the real villain
When I was in the fifth grade a special pocket knife caught my eye. It was under the glass counter in a little country...
A misbegotten road widening
I was disappointed by the 2-2 vote on the resolution before the Board of Commissioners to halt the widening of McDonough Road and State...
Questions about at-large voting
As a citizen and after sitting through BOC meetings and a Board of Elections meeting, I am most confused and am seeking answers that...
Thanks to Fayette firefighters
We would like to thank the Fayette County Fire Department for their prompt professional response last week when our house was struck by lightning.
They...
Mary S. Schumacher of Peachtree City
Mrs. Mary S. Schumacher of Peachtree City passed away Friday, July 24, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Monty T. Schumacher, daughter,...
Sarah Helen Spradlin, age 89
Sarah Helen Spradlin, age 89, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 in Warm Springs Ga. She was born May 28, 1926 in Fayette County,...
Nancy Alice Nation Massey, age 73
Nancy Alice Nation Massey was born April 20, 1942, the middle daughter of Eugene and Frances Nation.
Married to Gerald Massey. Nancy grew up in...
Charles F. Lear of Peachtree City
Charles F. Lear passed away July 22, 2015 in Peachtree City, Ga.
Upon graduating from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio, Charles joined the...
Walter Lewis Pollard, age 82, of Tyrone
Mr. Walter Lewis Pollard, age 82, of Tyrone passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Lillian...
Mildred Jones, age 90
Mildred (Massengale) Jones passed away on July 20, 2015.
She was born in Fayette County, Ga. on May 6, 1925 to William Kendrick and Bernice...
Edna Prince Whitlock, age 83, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Edna Prince Whitlock, age 83, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Austin Whitlock...
Moselle Hicks Phillips, 97
Moselle Hicks Phillips, 97, passed away on July 22, 2015. She was born in Hampton, Ga. on November 30, 1917 to Mose Roscoe and...
The book
I always seem to be on the short end of the stick. If I want to buy something special for a family member, they...
Senior center expansion almost done
Continuing a 30-year partnership between Fayette County and the Fayette Senior Services Inc. (FSS), a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, efforts are being finalized to complete...
Walking with the doc
More than 25 people took to the path at Newnan Utilities Carl Miller Park July 25 for Piedmont Newnan Hospital’s Walk with a Doc,...
New teachers learn about school system at induction
More than 180 teachers new to Fayette County Schools kicked off their first year with the school system with this week's New Teacher Induction.
This...
$2,000 grant for Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels of Coweta (MOWOC) was proud to receive a $2,000 grant from Meals on Wheels America for its participation in the 13th...
Local DAR chapter to host Meadow Garden program
The Fayette Starr’s Mill Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Peachtree City Library invite the public spend some...
Ports Authority sets records
The Georgia Ports Authority moved a record 3.66 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2015, an increase of more than half a...
Legacy show extended
The Legacy Theatre's production of "Footloose" has completely sold out its initial run and has been extended.
Officials at the theatre are calling it the...
Extension class starts Aug. 27
The UGA Extension Office in Fayette County is offering a fall Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program Aug. 27-Oct. 29.
A full-day class will be held...
DNR offers $1,000 grant for exception conservation teacher
The Nongame Conservation Section of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 grant to a third-, fourth- or fifth-grade public or...
