Monthly Archives: July 2015
School lunches going up 10 cents
Elementary, middle and high school student lunch prices will increase 10 cents at public schools in Fayette County this year.
Student lunch prices for 2015-2016...
Notable grads and students
The following area students graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in the spring: Amanda Trull of Fayetteville; Janelle Alleyne of Fairburn; Evan...
Young actors out in force for film festival
The Fayette Film Festival is gathering top young actors to inform and educate the audience at its July 31 film panel and screening. The...
Festival revisited Labor Day weekend
The Powers Crossroads festival may be gone, but this Labor Day Weekend the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society will be remembering the popular event with “Powers...
Lawrence participates in Discovery Education program
Tabatha Lawrence, principal at Fayetteville Elementary School, recently joined 49 fellow principals from across the U.S and Canada for the 2015 DEN Summer Institute...
Local DAR reps attend national event
Celebrate America Night at the 124th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held recently at Constitution Hall in Washington D.C.
The...
Nurses honored with DAISY Awards
Three Piedmont Newnan Hospital nurses were named recent winners of the prestigious DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Michelle McLain, RN in PACU/Surgical Services, Yvette Shushok,...
Fayette County hires new E911 director
Fayette County has hired Bernard Brown to be director of the county’s Consolidated E911 Center. He has more than 30 years of experience in...
PTC residents about to see higher tax bills
“I will not be coming back in August with any changes.” Those were the words of Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker stating his satisfaction...
No tax rollback for F’ville residents
Council to put extra tax money into police dept.
Fayetteville officials decided Thursday night that beefing up its police department was a better use of...
Hosting ‘Ant-Man’ preview
Upwards of 500 invited guests enjoyed a day-early showing of Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man” July 16 at the Cinemark Tinseltown 17 in Fayetteville’s Pavilion. Among...
PTC moves ahead with even-year council elections
The potential for changing municipal elections in Peachtree City to even-numbered years crossed the first hurdle at the July 16 City Council meeting. Next...
Back to school is on parents’ minds
Anything and everything relating to a return to school in August could be found July 18 at the annual Back-to-School Expo held at the...
McDonough Road widening questioned by commissioner
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners will discuss this week whether to ask the Georgia Department of Transportation to stop its widening project for...
PTC approves storm cleanup funds
The need for debris clean-up from recent storms led to a $30,000 budget amendment approved by unanimous vote at the July 16 meeting of...
Duvall to run for American Farm Bureau president
Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall announced his candidacy for president of the American Farm Bureau Federation July 17 while speaking at the annual...
Travel program set for Aug. 17
“A Travel Guide to Georgia” is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 17, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location, The Life Enrichment Center,...
Kendrick in national pageant
Susannah Kendrick is Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager 2015 and will be competing in the national pageant in Nashville July 31-Aug. 2.
America’s National Teenager...
Pink Posse going strong
Ten years ago this fall the small south Fayette County town of Brooks was host to a new kind of “struttin’.”
Alice Ramsey, a recent...
Pre-K program set to welcome 84,000
School bells will be ringing soon for up to 84,000 four year olds attending Georgia’s Pre-K Program. The voluntary, lottery-funded Pre-K program has been...
Community Reunion set for July 23
Faith & Soul magazine is sponsoring a Community Reunion Thursday, July 23, 7-9 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church, 1077 Hwy. 314 in Fayetteville.
Billed as...
Atkinson-Arnall dinner Aug. 13
The Coweta County Democratic Party has announced plans for its annual Atkinson-Arnall tribute dinner. It is the primary gathering event of local Democrats, not...
PTC burglars caught on camera in Kedron apartment
The Peachtree City Police Department is asking that citizens be on the look-out for two men connected to recent apartment burglaries.
The most recent burglary...
Hearing this week on injunction to halt at-large voting in special election
NAACP seeks injunction, asks return to district-only voting to replace Commissioner Pota Coston
Correction: The July 30 hearing will be held at 2 p.m. in...
When I am weak, then I am strong
I’m not commenting here on our national security or our military endeavors for freedom and peace around the world. No, what this is about...
Faith & Soul magazine to present ‘A Community Reunion Event’ tomorrow at Liberty Baptist
Faith & Soul News Magazine, a community blended international cultural family publication, invites the local community to “A Community Reunion Event”, this Thursday, July...
For All Saints’ USO ministry
All Saints Anglican Church recently received a generous donation to its USO ministry from the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties. Mike McCormack, an...
Greekfest 2015 set for Sept. 19
St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church in Peachtree City will host Greekfest 2015, an annual event, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 until ...
The event...
National Lutheran Youth Gathering
A group of high-schoolers will lead worship at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City, July 25-26 after attending the National Youth Gathering in...
Heritage Christian to host Global Leadership Summit
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville invites the community to attend the Global Leadership Summit, produced by the Willow Creek Association, on the church campus...
FOL to host back-to-school fun day Aug. 1
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 2 p.m.,...
Religion Briefs 07/22/15
Holly Grove plans Family & Friends Day
Holly Grove AME Church will host its Annual Family and Friends Day on Saturday, July 25, at 6...
DivorceCare starts Aug. 10
Providence United Methodist Church will offer DivorceCare on Monday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. from Aug. 10 - Nov. 16 with no class Sept. 7...
HTCC Stephen Ministry offers individual care
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City offers Stephen Ministry to provide confidential, one-on-one Christian care to people who are going through a difficult...
