Monthly Archives: July 2015
PTC Walmart evacuated after threatening phone call July 13, police say
A July 13 threatening phone call to the Walmart store in Peachtree City received a response from local law enforcement, and the store was...
Fayetteville police receive local help for remote surveillance
The Fayetteville Police Department has received a donation geared to help fight crime. Fayetteville-based Phoenix Loss Prevention donated a remote surveillance camera system to...
Worth getting wet for Peachtree Road Race
Eleven days ago, I had the privilege of running the 46th Peachtree Road Race and my first since 2012. Family commitments took me out...
National Heights Baptist calls J.W. Wallis as interim pastor
The Rev. J. W. Wallis, a veteran pastor of Baptist churches throughout metropolitan Atlanta, has been called as interim pastor of National Heights Baptist...
County begins final EPD consent order project
The Fayette County Water System is scheduled to start the final capital improvement project outlined in the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) consent order,...
Wilcox picks up second Georgia Author Award
Peachtree City author Victoria Wilcox ("Southern Son: The Saga of Doc Holliday") has been honored at a second Georgia Author of the Year ceremony...
Prostate info group meets July 28
The Prostate Cancer Information Group will meet Tuesday, July 28, at 7 p.m. at the Thomas F. Chapman Family Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont...
Fundraiser a sellout
Guests of the Senoia Area Historical Society's sold-out 2015 Moth Ball fundraiser came out July 10 to the Veranda Historic Inn B&B in Senoia.
They...
Civil War history program Aug. 5
“Locked Away” is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location, The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail.
The history...
Generational Lifestyle Showcase Sept. 26
The 2015 Generational Lifestyle Showcase, presented by Friends of Southside Seniors and hosted by Fayette Senior Services, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, 10...
Auditions set for Griffin Choral Arts
Griffin Choral Arts, under the direction of Dr. Stephen J. Mulder, will have auditions for its upcoming ninth season Aug. 3-4, 5-7 p.m. in...
Community responds to open volunteer days at food bank
Midwest Food Bank (MFB) of Peachtree City is hosting several open summer volunteer days throughout June and July. Coined “Beat the Heat,” these summer...
Group raising funds for Charleston church
A local group is putting together a Georgia Bikers response called "Engines for Emanuel" in support of those affect by the recent shooting at...
Luna joins dance school
The Peachtree City School of Dance has announced that Armando Luna has accepted the position as master teacher at the school.
Luna, from Houston, is...
Ranch on Jesus yard sale starts this Friday
Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church’s 10th annual Yard Sale for Ranch on Jesus Ministries in Uganda will be held this year on July 17 and...
COS plans two events in Tyrone
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will host two events on Wednesday, July 22, at the church’s new campus at 411 Palmetto Road in Tyrone.
The...
Things to do-July 15-August 3
July
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“Flies at the Well,” the new musical play based on the 1948 John Wallace murder trial, is slated to premiere in Newnan next...
VBS high jinks for Haitian kids
Vacation Bible School children at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church raised over $1,400 for the Haitian Timoun Foundation. This gift will enable four impoverished...
Fayetteville’s Heritage Christian will host Global Leadership Summit August 6 & 7
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville invites the community to attend the Global Leadership Summit, produced by the Willow Creek Association, on the church campus...
Rolling Hills holds 5th annual VBS at Marnelle
Rolling Hills Baptist Church conducted Vacation Bible School last month for the families residing in Marnelle Mobile Home Park on Ga. Highway 54.
Approximately 38...
Cokes Chapel’s team collects shoes for River of Life
A mission team from Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church in Sharpsburg recently participated in its annual River of Life mission (ROL), which began last...
Help with cleanup
Members of Fayetteville First United Methodist Church, St. Matthew Catholic Church, Living Faith Fellowship Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints...
Religion Briefs 07/15/15
SDA church will host blood drive
The American Red Cross will host a summer blood drive at the Peachtree City SDA Church on Sunday, July...
If the foundations be destroyed … Never lose heart
There are moments when you think something is going to happen, but when it does, you’re still not quite ready for it. It hits...
Summer reading for old-school patriots
For the rare and dwindling lot of you who know a bit about and still revere the origins of our country, there is a...
Is the Civil War over?
In the wake of the recent murders in a South Carolina church, the killer’s hope of igniting a race war produced the opposite effect....
Childhood friend and a lesson
When I was 6, the boy with hair the color of cotton and eyes tinted sapphire came to live with us. He was the...
At-large vote would dishonor Coston
I am not very often moved to write a letter to this newspaper. Having been a resident of the county for the last 25...
Older folks and history lesson about Rebel flag
A response to Mya and Max’s letter on the heritage of the Confederate Flag: What your mother and dad told you about the Confederate...
Thanks for ‘Embracing Military Families’
Dear citizens of Fayette County, once again, I am coming to you to say thank you. Because of your generosity, we were able to...
Dogs in hot cars: A deadly situation you can change
Every year countless dogs die after being locked in cars (on warm, not necessarily hot, days) while their owners work, visit, shop, or run...
PTC soldier: We’re supporting NATO
My name is John Long and I am currently deployed overseas as the spearhead of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
I just wanted to email someone on...
A child’s question on not fading away
It was mid-October. It seemed like the summer’s heat was here to stay so it was unexpected that a cool evening chased the heat...
Kathleen Jackson Thomas, age of 69
Kathleen Jackson Thomas passed away on July 9, 2015 at the age of 69.
She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Atlanta...
