Monthly Archives: August 2015
Candidate forum Aug. 18
A forum featuring the candidates in the special election for the District 5 seat on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for...
Big time of year for butterfly center
September is Blue Morpho Butterfly Month at Callaway Gardens’ Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center. Typically there are more than 1,000 tropical butterflies of various...
Retired 4-star Army general, 84, orders Chinese takeout, ends up handcuffed, jailed in Fayetteville...
Dispute over Chinese restaurant take-out order; required paramedics before being jailed
William “Bill” Livsey, 84, of Fayetteville, a retired 4-star U.S. Army general and Silver...
Barry Lynn Brooks, age 58
Mr. Barry Lynn Brooks, age 58, passed away August 11, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his father, George Millington Brooks; brother, Tracy...
Snapperman featured in Aug. walk
Community members are invited to participate in Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s August Walk with a Doc featuring Harry Snapperman, M.D., family medicine physician. The walk...
Transfer station closing for maintenance
Fayette County's Transfer Station located 211 1st Manassas Mile Road in Fayetteville will close Saturday, Aug. 29.
The closure of the Transfer Station, often referred...
Tea Party gathering Aug. 25
The Fayette County Issues Tea Party invites the public to its monthly meeting to hear Edward Mitchell, a member of the Board of Trustees...
STG shines in awards show
Southside Theatre Guild scored 16 nominations and took home four awards in the recent Metro Atlanta Theater Awards, the local equivalent of the Tonys...
FCSD gives $3K in supplies to school
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department wanted to make sure students and teachers at Spring Hill Elementary had the supplies they needed to get the...
Safe Sitter training at Piedmont Fayette
Piedmont Fayette Hospital is a Registered Safe Sitter Teaching Site, offering comprehensive babysitting training for young teens (11 and up). Nationally, more than 600,000...
Pets of the Week
Jake is a small terrier mix that is smart and curious. He won't take up much room in someone's new home. ID # is...
Local freshmen get sendoff
The Coweta-Fayette Auburn Club recently held its annual Freshmen Send-Off Party for local new students and their parents.
The freshmen enjoyed socializing with each other...
USTA awards $13,000 grant to tennis center
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced, through its USTA Facility Assistance Program, that it has awarded a $13,000 grant to the Peachtree...
New rules for practice contact
Local high school football practices are in full swing with opening games only a couple of weeks away. This year's practices are governed by...
Back on the field
The Whitewater High School boys lacrosse team hosted its annual Alumni Game Aug. 2.
Photo/Submitted.
Dredging work continues
Dredging activities on Lake Peachtree continue to move closer to the bridge on Ga. Highway 54. The work to remove 64,000 cubic yards of...
Council OKs eminent domain
The Peachtree City Council on Aug. 6 agreed with the recommendation of city attorney Ted Meeker and voted to use eminent domain to acquire...
Qualifying nears for council seats
The qualifying period for seats on local municipal councils will be held later this month. Senoia and Peachtree City will have two City Council...
Annexation is withdrawn
A bid by Scott Bradshaw and Bradshaw Family LLP to annex 28 acres along Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City has been withdrawn.
Intended for...
Tax increases to hit parts of Fayette, Coweta
Millage rates across portions of Fayette and Coweta counties will not increase this year, but the rates in Peachtree City, Senoia, Tyrone and by...
Coweta student wins at state writing competition
Lee Middle School eighth-grader Seung-Joon Baek has been chosen as the 8th grade winner in the state’s Young Georgia Author’s writing competition this summer.
Now...
Rules of furniture
While we were growing up at 110 Flamingo Street, the furniture in our house had rules — rules we all had to follow.
I know...
President Donald Trump?
When real estate tycoon and multi-billionaire Donald Trump announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, hoots,...
Three qualify for commission race in N. Fayette
Three people have qualified for the Sept. 15 special election to fill the unexpired term of recently deceased District 5 Commissioner Pota Coston on...
Oddo explodes about Brown’s ‘back-room dealings’ charges
‘I’ve had it up to here’; Barlow asserts Brown is ‘narcissistic, egotistical’
Several months of frustration among members of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners boiled...
Nonprofit helping outfit students
Local nonprofit Rachel's Ray of Hope has opened its doors for qualifying children to shop free of charge for clothing and school supplies.
The organization...
Metro area adds 60K residents in past year
The 10-county Atlanta region added 60,300 new residents between April 2014 and April 2015, according to the latest population estimates from the Atlanta Regional...
Supporting a new generation of health care providers
The new school year has begun and high school students in Fayette County who are interested in health care careers have some new materials...
County taking part in Lights of HOPE
The U.S. Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., will be aglow Sept. 29 with thousands of Lights of HOPE – lighted bags created to...
Library extends summer hours
The Peachtree City Library is extending its summer hours until Labor Day.
Through the first week of September the hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday;...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout metro Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction projects on I-75 and I-285 will...
Club looks to expand
A local K-9 Club formed last year at Whitewater Middle School and organizers are looking to duplicate it at other schools in the area.
The...
Eagles Experience Sept. 19 in Newnan
The Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan, hosts “7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience” Saturday, Sept. 19, at...
Outlook good a year after brain cancer diagnosis
Last month, Chad Flora of Peachtree City celebrated his birthday with a new appreciation for 25 years of life.
It was just after his birthday...
