Monthly Archives: August 2015
PTCUMC helps build new Methodist churches in Colombia
In July, a small mission team from the Global Outreach Team at Peachtree City United Methodist Church visited a new Methodist congregation in Colombia,...
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“Living With Alzheimer’s for People with Early Stage” is scheduled for three Wednesday sessions – Aug. 12, 19 and 26 – 12:30-2:30 p.m....
FFUMC’s S.A.G.E. group keeps senior citizens busy all year
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...
Religion Briefs 08/12/15
Deadline for MRBC football registration
This Thursday, Aug. 13, is the last day to register for Upward Flag Football and cheerleading at McDonough Road Baptist...
Fox debate: Unfair and unbalanced?
Twenty-four million people tuned in to watch the first primetime debate among 10 Republican presidential candidates. What were they expecting, a love-in?
Some conservative critics...
Quit obsessing about Trump
It’s time that the sophisticated analysts who pride themselves in their ability to discern nuance realized that Donald Trump’s popularity and his defenders are...
A debatable ‘debate’
The so-called “debates,” among too many Republicans to have a debate, are yet another painful sign of how much words and ideas have degenerated...
The fascists are in charge on campus
George Orwell said, “There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.” If one wants to discover the truth of...
Court agrees with farmers: Keep your hands off my raisins
Laura and Marvin Horne are raisin farmers. Early one morning in 2002, a truck appeared at their business and the drivers demanded a whopping...
Obama calls it the clean power plan, but it’s expensive snake oil
“The most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help,’” Ronald Reagan famously said. After new...
A cure for camera shyness
Here’s what happened – and I swear on Mama’s cocoa-splattered chocolate cake recipe that this is the gospel:
The editor for a regional full-colored magazine...
PTC puts public safety at risk with MacDuff delays
On June 23, 2015, I was the 23rd southbound vehicle lined up on MacDuff Parkway north of the first Camden entrance. It took me...
Pauline Elizabeth Howell Jones, 93, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Pauline Elizabeth Howell Jones, 93, of Fayetteville, Ga. died August 9, 2015.
She was the oldest child of William T. and Ara Turner...
Patrick Charles Olguin, 67, of Fayetteville
In loving memory of Patrick Charles Olguin, 67, of Fayetteville passed away August 8, 2015.
Mr. Olguin was born in Denver, Colo. to the late...
Donna Arlene Ross, 80, of Fayetteville
Donna Arlene Ross, 80, of Fayetteville passed away August 8, 2015.
Mrs. Ross was retired from the Kmart Corporation after 28 years of service as...
Kimberly E. Crowther, 54, of Fayetteville
Kimberly E. Crowther, 54, of Fayetteville, passed away on August 8, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Hellen Esposito....
James Cager Rains, 82, of Fayetteville
James Cager Rains, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away on August 5, 2015.
He was owner of A. T. Adams and Rains Upholstery. He proudly...
Sunday school class
I have been in the same Sunday school class for just over 50 years. We came from Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in Forest Park,...
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,...
TOTY presented with official ring
When Gail Frantz of Peeples Elementary was named the 2015 Fayette County Teacher of the Year, she automatically became part of a very select...
Voluntary safety surveys Aug. 15
The Residential Safety Program, or RSP, is a voluntary solution to help homeowners prevent fires. Peachtree City Fire Rescue is offering free in-home fire...
Chamber announces award finalists
The Newnan-Coweta Chamber has named its top 10 finalists and the four Honorable Mention award winners for the 2015 Small Business of the Year...
The love story heard around the world
Fayetteville residents Tom and Arnisteen Clark were patients at Piedmont Fayette Hospital recently and Tom, 96, had a request: he wanted to see his...
Jones bound for college with many HS accolades
Lionel A. Jones III, a 2015 graduate of Whitewater High School with a 4.3 GPA, is on his way to attend Georgia Tech where...
Juvenile Justice Forum Aug. 15
The Fayette County Youth Council NAACP’s eighth annual Juvenile Justice Forum is set for Saturday, Aug. 15, noon-3 p.m. at the Fayette County Public...
Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick here Aug. 15
Two of the most-loved rock acts of the mid-to-late ‘70s will be hitting the stage at The Fred Saturday, Aug. 15.
Grammy winner Peter Frampton...
ACOF show back on stage
A Company of Friends Theatrical Productions is bringing its show “The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” to the stage...
Barrow named to state advisory council
State School Superintendent Richard Woods has created a Superintendents’ Advisory Council, composed of 19 local superintendents from urban, suburban and rural districts in every...
Scott to host health fair
U.S. Rep. David Scott will host his 11th Annual Health Fair Saturday, August 15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mundy’s Mill High School. The event...
Learn about low-cal foods Aug. 17
“The Low Cal Life for Me” is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 17, 2-3 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location, The Gathering Place,...
March coming through Coweta
The Georgia DOT is reminding motorists of the NAACP’s Journey for Justice march entered Georgia Aug. 8 in West Point and will leave the...
First human case of West Nile virus confirmed in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed the state’s first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of the season. The patient is...
Metro Water District seeks photo submissions
The Metro North Georgia Water Planning District invites individuals to capture the beauty of our natural resources in photographs in an effort to remind...
Ministry open house Aug. 25
Open Hearts Day Respite, a ministry of North Fayette United Methodist Church, will host an open house Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1-5 p.m. in Building...
