Monthly Archives: August 2015
History program at Carnegie
"History with Elizabeth" is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 10 a.m. at the Carnegie.
It is a presentation with local historian Elizabeth Beers designed...
A Coweta Affair set for Sept. 17
The Coweta Community Foundation will host its Third Annual “A Coweta Affair” Wine Tasting and Auction Thursday, Sept. 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at...
You’ll pay more in Fayette school taxes this year
BoE leaning toward no rollback despite increase of 9.5% in property values
The Fayette County Board of Education will likely hold the millage rate steady...
Bad timing for fraudsters in Fayetteville
2 deputies on lunch break spot suspicious pair; arrests follow
Two men acting in a suspicious way attracted the attention of two Fayette County Sheriff’s...
Back to school bash in the Bubble
It was bubbles in “the Bubble” on Aug. 1 as families from around Peachtree City gathered at the Glenloch Recreation Center for the recreation...
In PTC, King to run again, Imker decides against reelection
The time for qualifying for posts 1 and 2 on the Peachtree City Council is just weeks away. Post 1 Councilman Eric Imker said...
PTC Council ready to condemn land for 6 stormwater easements in Golfview
The Peachtree City Council on Aug. 6 will consider using eminent domain to acquire six stormwater easements for the Golf View Drainage Improvements Project.
City...
Junior CSIs in Fayetteville
This is just one of the “crime scenes” processed by 15 students from around Fayette County who attended the Fayetteville Police Department’s Junior Police...
PTC busy repairing bridges; Flat Creek work now underway
Crews in Peachtree City are currently working on shoring up the bridge on Flat Creek Road. The work is part of a $298,000 project...
Man robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night in Fayetteville
A Fayette County man was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night in the parking lot of the Kroger grocery store on Ga. Highway 85 South...
Fayette native joins Teach for America
Teach For America announced today that a Fayetteville local has been accepted into the organization’s 2015 teaching corps.
Teach For America is a national nonprofit...
Hummingbird Festival poster art unveiled
The Hogansville Charitable Trust has selected the artwork that will represent this year’s Hogansville Hummingbird Festival posters, guidebooks, and T-shirts. The nonprofit organization sponsors...
Fayette attorneys named to state bar committees
A number of Fayette County attorneys have been appointed to serve as members of various standing, special, program and board committees of the 47,000-member...
Local artist’s work on display
Jean Jones is a member of the Newnan-Coweta Art Association and is a national award winning watercolorist and Signature Member of the Georgia Watercolor...
Student becomes teacher at German school
Not long after the final bell rang at Whitewater High signaling the start of summer break, student Patrick Neuner was on a plane headed...
Oddo to speak at Rotary
Fayette County Board of Commissioners Chairman Charles Oddo is the speaker at this week's meeting of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City.
The group meets...
Free chamber music concert Aug. 13
Fayette County Public Library is hosting a free chamber music concert with the Peachtree Chamber Players Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m.
The public is...
Art on display at Carnegie
The Carnegie and the Newnan Coweta Art Association have partnered up to present a variety of art for the grand opening of the building....
Industrial building sold for $5.2 million
A U-Haul Self Storage facility is planned for a 117,400-square-foot industrial building in Peachtree City that was recently sold for $5.2 million.
According to a...
Red Cross issues urgent call for most needed blood types
The American Red Cross is facing a looming shortage of the blood types most needed by patients and is calling on eligible donors with...
PTC home invaders still on the loose
‘Armed burglary’ — 3 armed men broke into occupied home
Update - Aug. 5: Peachtree City Police reported that three residents were in the home...
Is human life not sacred?
There we were in the hospital waiting for the doctor to listen to the first heartbeat of the latest addition to our family.
After four...
The dignity of work
For most people, chronic homelessness among men would not be the first choice among problems to tackle in inner-city Atlanta. Millions of dollars in...
At-large voting loses again
Federal judge rules for NAACP, against BoC, BoE
The special election to fill the District 5 seat on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners will...
Debates vs. debates
WARWICK, England — When it comes to debates the Oxford Union, which bills itself as the “world’s most prestigious debating society,” remains the gold...
Immigration and documented irresponsibility
People who entered the United States illegally may be called “undocumented” in politically correct circles, but what is all too well documented is the...
Civil asset forfeiture: Private property rights next frontier?
Susette Kelo was minding her own business when the city of New London, Conn., set its sights on her home. The city wanted to...
A name and a story
In the South, everyone has a story. Every name is followed by a few sentences or paragraphs. No one is known by name alone.
It...
Confederate flag: Heritage or hate?
Recent events across the nation, in South Carolina and locally here in Georgia, have served to renew keen interest in the Confederate flag, specifically...
Post office should ban mailing of live animals
I am at a loss at how the Fayetteville Post Office can allow living, breathing creatures to be sent through the mail. I was...
Angela Bean announces Republican run for Commission Post 5
My family has truly enjoyed our 32 years of living in what we believe is the best county in Georgia. I have had the...
Incumbent Mike King announces run for PTC Council Post 2
In announcing my candidacy for reelection, I pledge once again to do my utmost to maintain the dignity of the office and the thoughtful...
Incumbent Eric Imker announces he will not run for reelection
It is time for someone else to have the honor of being a Peachtree City council member. I have decided not to seek reelection...
Not just hot cars that can injure your pet
Responsible pet owners should take every precaution against the potential of heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and other health related concerns that summer brings into our...
