Monthly Archives: September 2015
Dial to speak Oct. 3
The Fayette Republican Party monthly breakfast is Saturday, Oct. 3, at the FCRP Event Center, 174 Glynn Street North in Fayetteville.
Following a continental breakfast...
Local leaders attend retreat
Directors from Fayette County’s two charitable health care clinics attended the Georgia Charitable Care Network’s (GCCN) recent gathering Sept. 25-27 in Jekyll Island. It...
Deer-vehicle collisions increase during breeding season
Fall is prime breeding season for deer across Georgia. It’s also when drivers are more likely to hit deer that run into the road,...
Cleanup initiative gaining support
The city of Fayetteville is supporting the “Uniting for a Cleaner Fayette” initiative which will celebrate its kickoff event Saturday, Oct. 17.
Volunteers are needed...
Portion of Robinson Road in PTC closed for several hours
Peachtree City officials Monday morning announced that the portion of Robinson Road between Ga. Highway 54 and Stagecoach is closed for several hours due...
Protect backyard flocks from avian flu
Avian influenza has not currently been detected in Georgia. While the commercial poultry industry in Georgia has the greatest risk in terms of potential...
Fall Free Festival set for Oct. 25
The first Coweta County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers Fall Tree Festival is Sunday, Oct. 25, 2-4 p.m. at the James E. McGuffey Nature Center,...
AFM to benefit from gala dinner
Armed Forces Mission is one of 15 local charities that will benefit from the Gala Dinner with the Blue Angels in conjunction with the...
CPR class for healthcare providers
Piedmont Fayette Hospital will host an AHA Healthcare Provider CPR class Saturday, Oct. 3, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Conference Room C of the 1279...
Piedmont Newnan extends fitness benefits to UWG Newnan
The University of West Georgia and Piedmont Newnan Hospital are excited to announce that they have signed an agreement to extend membership to the...
Fall Quilt Expo coming Oct. 8-10
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society will present its first-ever Quilt Expo Oct. 8-10 at the Depot History Center on East Broad Street.
The expo is being...
Leadership Fayette taking applications for 2016 class
Leadership Fayette is now accepting applications for its 2016 class. Produced by the Fayette Chamber of Commerce, the program provides existing and emerging leaders...
Cinderella’s story retold Oct. 24
In a grand new fall season production adding to the popular Friends of Wadsworth series, Newnan Cultural Arts Commission will present “Rags to Riches,”...
Piedmont Newnan announces new board members
Four new members have been appointed to the Piedmont Newnan Hospital board of directors. Kay Crosby, M.D., Jarrod Huey, M.D., Andrew McDonald, M.D., and...
Bears getting ready for winter
At this time of year, bears are preparing to den up for the winter, and in order to do so, are seeking large quantities...
Pedestrian killed in Sunday collision in PTC
Peachtree City Police have reported that a collision on Ga. Highway 74 North in the early morning hours of Sept. 27 resulted in the...
Report claims Senoia is best for southside housing value
A report based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau on the best suburbs in Georgia to buy a house found that Senoia led...
System releases data on Huddleston absences
One of the questions related the mold remediation and cleaning at the Sept. 21 parents meeting at Huddleston Elementary School in Peachtree City dealt...
Mold tests show OK levels at Huddleston Elementary
Test results from Sept. 21 air samples taken at Huddleston Elementary School in Peachtree City for the presence of mold are in. Industrial hygienist...
Coweta adopts $69.2 million budget
The Coweta County Commission by a unanimous vote on Sept. 22 adopted a $69.2 million budget for the fiscal year that begins in October....
Shake it up
Hundreds of residents descended on Peachtree City for last weekend's Shakerag arts festival. Photo/Taylor Trebotte.
Parade time
The day was perfect for the Tyrone Founders Day Parade, the signature event that caps off the weeklong Founders Day celebration. Photo/Ben Nelms.
Six local teams get wins
Fayette County 21, Cedartown 15
Anthonie Powell threw three touchdown passes, two to Wade Barlow and one to Daylan Whipple. Barlow had four catches for...
Man apprehended after Tyrone armed robbery, north Fayette chase
A man with outstanding warrants for armed robbery in other jurisdictions was apprehended Friday afternoon after committing an armed robbery at the Publix grocery...
Electric toothbrush
Just before the sun won its battle with the night, our doorbell rang. Stumbling my way through the dark house, four things happened.
First, I...
The greatness of a nation
When I was a student at East Tennessee State University, the professor of American History said that he was a believer of the “open...
Marie Josephine DelPrince, 89, of Fayetteville
Marie Josephine DelPrince, 89, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away on August 12, 2015 surrounded by her family in Fayetteville, Georgia.
We cannot tell you how...
Marcia Lynn Fike, 60, of Tyrone
Marcia Lynn Fike, 60, of Tyrone, passed away on September 2, 2015. She was born in Blue Island, Illinois on April 30, 1955 to...
Commissioner takes office
New Fayette County District 5 Commissioner Charles Rousseau was sworn in Sept. 24 by Fayette County Probate Judge Anne Jackson in the commission chambers....
Daughter calls the cops on DUI mom
A Thomaston woman was citied for DUI alcohol on Sept. 20 after her adult daughter who was a passenger in the vehicle reported her...
Fayetteville cops tracking possible robbery crew
A Sept. 23 robbery at an apartment complex in Fayetteville has Fayetteville police considering that it might be connected to two other recent robberies...
Vigil for victims is Oct. 27
The Coweta County Domestic Violence Task Force is sponsoring the third annual vigil honoring deceased victims of domestic violence Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6...
Backyard Talk is Oct. 13
The Coweta County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers’ October Backyard Association Talk, “Landscape Design with Native Plants” by guest speaker Nancy S. Beckemeyer, is scheduled...
Choral concert set for Oct. 22
Griffin Choral Arts, under the direction of Dr. Stephen J. Mulder, will present “An American Celebration” Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at The...
