Monthly Archives: September 2015
Book club meets Sept. 28
"Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline is the focus of the Sept. 28 meeting of the Carnegie Literary Circle, whose gathering begins at 10...
Race set for Oct. 24
The second annual Blue Lights & Siren 5K run/walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, at 8 a.m.
The run will start and end at...
Art show is Oct. 9-10
An art show and sale sponsored by the Fayette Society of Fine Art is scheduled for Oct. 9-10 at the Log Cabin, 180 Glynn...
Readers theatre Sept. 29 at library
The Fayette County Public Library invites the public to attend “An Evening with Alpha Company,” a readers’ theatre presentation of excerpts from “The Things...
Market Day is Sept. 26
The fourth Market Day event of 2015, located on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse in downtown Fayetteville, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26.
Fayetteville...
County’s heroes honored at Whitewater High breakfast
Keeping its tradition of honoring local law enforcement and safety personnel on Patriot’s Day, Whitewater High hosted its annual breakfast for Fayette County’s first...
Habitat homeowner pays off mortgage in 19 years
Marcy Cly, a single mother with a one-year-old daughter, applied for Habitat’s homeownership program in 1996. She had a low-paying job at a child...
Golf event raises $46K for Christian City
This year’s “Golf Fore Kids” Classic raised over $46,000 to support the abandoned, abused, and neglected children who now live at The Children’s Village...
Facebook beginners get help Oct. 29
“Figuring Out Facebook: For Beginners” is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-noon sponsored by Fayette Senior Services at the Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh...
Fall Peach Jam set for Oct. 10
Noted Atlanta poet Collin Kelley will lead the Fall Peach Jam poetry workshop Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. until at least 2 p.m.
Poets...
Fayette CARE Clinic gets EMC grant
To help local members of the community who lack access to regular healthcare, the Coweta-Fayette EMC Trust, Inc. Board of Directors/Operation Round Up recently...
Collins concert is Sept. 26
Harpist Ashley Collins, who recently toured and studied in India, will give a concert Saturday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum,...
Living with Alzheimer’s – a caregiver’s story
“We’re going to make lemonade out of this …” Michael Dziak upon hearing his wife’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s.
On a fateful day in September, Edna...
Person of interest sought in break-ins
A total of 11 entering auto incidents have occurred in Peachtree City in the past week. Of those, nine of the incidents may or...
City moves ahead on broadband
The idea of having Peachtree City constructing and operating a broadband service for industrial and commercial users and city-owned facilities was approved on Sept....
East Coweta students picked for state council
Two students from East Coweta High School have received a different type of recognition by being named to the State Superintendent Richard Wood’s 2015-16...
Unique area planned by Overlook shopping center
A different take on a retention facility was approved Sept. 17 by the Peachtree City Council. The council approved the concept for a wetlands...
No injuries reported in bus accident
A Sept. 17 fender-bender on Ga. Highway 74 South involving a Rising Star Middle School bus and a car resulted in no injuries.
Fayette County...
What strength!
Sandy Creek High School student Megan D’Errico made quick work of this dragster during the Strongman, make that Strongwoman, contest held at Shamrock Park...
More than 100 new jobs at specialty foam producer are headed to Newnan in...
A Newnan manufacturer of specialty foam products will be undergoing a $2.5 million expansion and adding 150 new jobs in early 2016.
Newnan-based Elite Foam,...
Tonight’s HS football scores
Northgate 56, Morrow 0 (Thu.)
Starr's Mill 49, Forest Park 18
Landmark 35, Josey 13
Mundy's Mill 28, McIntosh 9
Central-Carroll 20, Fayette County 14
ELCA 38, Whitewater 0
Lumpkin...
The principal’s office
It came over me without any warning. The lady in the room was so alarmed she asked if I was going to be okay....
The Kentucky court clerk situation
Kim Davis, Rowan County court clerk, made headlines and garnered national attention when she was arrested and jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses...
Parent: School system discipline process ‘flawed, coercive’
Chuck Tomlin has a problem. The problem involves something beyond his son, a high school student at a Fayette County public school, getting in...
Robert Durham, age 82
Robert "Bob" Durham, age 82, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015.
Robert is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Margaret Durham.
The family will...
William Ray Fleming, 76, of Brooks
William Ray Fleming, 76, of Brooks, passed away on September 15, 2015.
We have lost a God fearing, hardworking, passionate family man. He volunteered his...
Peggy Thrasher, age 62, of Alpharetta
Peggy Thrasher, age 62, of Alpharetta, passed away September 16, 2015.
Peggy was born in Atlanta to the late Betty and Clovis Thrasher, and was...
Senoia woman wins $7 million in Ga. Lottery
Senoia resident Holly Adams is $7 million richer after purchasing a winning Georgia Lottery instant ticket at a grocery store in Peachtree City.
Georgia Lottery...
Rousseau to be sworn in Sept. 24 before first meeting
UPDATE: County officials confirmed Friday morning that Charles Rousseau would be sworn in Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. just before he takes his...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout metron Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction projects on the I-75 Express Lanes...
Caregiver Resource Expo is Oct. 27
Fayette Senior Services will present a Caregiver Resource Expo Tuesday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive in...
Local author publishes two books
Fayetteville resident Tina Moreland currently has two books out, one a novel and the other a children's book.
The novel, "Portrait of a Lie," is...
Park visitors volunteer for free admission
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Georgia’s state parks and historic sites are inviting citizens to volunteer for a variety of projects Saturday,...
Sporting clays shoot in Gay
The Georgia Cup Registered Sporting Clays Shoot is coming up Sept. 18-20 at Big Red Oak Plantation in Gay, and proceeds will benefit those...
