Monthly Archives: September 2015
Hill meets Miss America
Daisy Hill, who was crowned Miss Reigning America National Princess June 27, won a trip to see the Miss America pageant as part of...
Locals to tackle Flint River
Two Peachtree City residents will participate Oct. 9-12 in the 2nd annual Georgia River Network (GRN) Paddle Georgia Fall Float on the Flint, a...
Festival set for Sept. 19
The second annual Gospel Under the Stars Festival is Saturday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. at 1565 Hwy. 92 N. in Fayetteville, hosted by...
Concert on the Lawn is Oct. 3
The Peachtree Wind Ensemble will be presenting a “Concert on the Lawn” Saturday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. next to Partner’s Pizza at the...
Inman Farm Heritage Days this weekend
Fayette County is no longer the farming community it once was, but for the past 18 years on the third weekend of September the...
Program set for Sept. 23
The 2015 I Will Intervene Challenge is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
It will feature the...
Pets of the Week
Courtney is a medium terrier mix who looks fabulous even without the tiara and pearls. She would be the perfect accessory to someone's life....
Local photographer is busy this fall
Donna Rosser, a Fayette County resident and art photographer, is busy framing, printing, emailing, and packing photographs for a variety of exhibits and opportunities....
Warren tops in first college race
Joshua Warren, a 2015 graduate of Starr’s Mill High School, ran his first college cross-country race for Georgia College at the Bobcat Classic Sept....
Lightning wins Atlanta Cup
AFC Lightning '02 elite girls team won the Atlanta Cup Sept 7.
On the top row are assistant coach Genie Dzenis, Hope Hartley, Skylar Dzenis,...
Local golfers shine in Sharpsburg tourney
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s latest tournament took place last weekend at Sharpsburg’s Canongate 1 Golf Club and saw some impressive showings by local...
Grants awarded for dog and cat sterilization program
Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black has announced the issuance of $200,500 in grants to assist with spay and neuter Georgia’s companion...
Celebrity golf tournament is Sept. 28
The 19th Annual Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by the National Football League Former Players Association's Atlanta Chapter, is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28,...
Legacy opens season this weekend
The Legacy Theatre in Tyrone is opening its landmark tenth season with the gripping play “Freud’s Last Session.”
Hailed as “a juicy, intellectual debate between...
Shakerag fest coming Sept. 19
Peachtree City’s 38th Annual Shakerag Arts & Crafts Festival is scheduled for Sept. 19-20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
The event is...
Lunch on the Lawn this Friday
Fayetteville Main Street, along with the Fayette County Development Authority, presents its third Lunch on the Lawn program the year Friday, Sept. 18.
Lunch on...
Getting ready for winter
Fayette Senior Services will present “Switching Gears to Winter” Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive in Fayetteville.
After...
Committee looking for Halloween art
The Fayette County Public Art Committee has announced two events for people of all ages this Halloween season.
First is the Second Annual Fayette County...
Fields of Faith set for Oct. 14
Students from throughout Fayette County will be joining thousands of other youth on athletic fields all across the nation Wednesday, Oct. 14, to share...
College fair comes to Sandy Creek
The 2015 PROBE College Fair Tour, which brings representatives from colleges and universities to local sites throughout Georgia, will be at Sandy Creek High...
Eligible donors urged to give blood
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to help their communities prepare for emergencies by giving blood during National Preparedness Month this September.
Becoming a...
Coweta SAT scores in top 10 percent in the state
The Coweta County School System’s average score on the SAT was 1,496 in 2015, placing the system six points above the national average and...
Crowds flock to Newnan
The day was perfect and the crowds were enormous on Sept. 5 for Market Day in downtown Newnan. Photo/Ben Nelms.
New addition
Members of the Senoia Variety Club on hand for the Sept. 8 presentation of a commemorative apron presented to the Senoia Area Historical Society...
City’s attorney says no grounds for lawsuit
The attorney representing Peachtree City in a federal lawsuit recently filed by former police officer Shane Ficalore maintains that the city did not violate...
City to study building broadband service
A Sept. 8 proposal to the Peachtree City Council that could bring city-owned broadband service to the city will be discussed at the Sept....
Bomb threat results in brief evacuation
A Friday morning bomb threat at Madras Middle School in north Coweta County resulted in a brief evacuation of the school. Students and staff...
Fayette woman cuffed for prostitution
A Fayetteville woman involved in an Aug. 28 incident in north Fayette County where a woman solicited for prostitution assaulted a customer at his...
Friday night’s HS football scores
East Coweta 42, Whitewater 0
Northgate 47, Woodland 0
Aquinas 31, Our Lady of Mercy 7
Ola 26, McIntosh 0
Sandy Creek 34, Newnan 0
Starr's Mill 31, Dutchtown...
World’s wealthiest man
I limped into my annual physical yesterday, and my answers to a few of the doctor’s questions left him shaking his head. Don’t worry;...
The changing face of marriage
This past weekend my wife and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. We did so by visiting her parents who are nearing their 86th...
James Hansell Curry, age 62, of Fayetteville
James Hansell Curry, known to his family and friends as Jamie Curry, age 62, of Fayetteville, Ga., died peacefully on Sunday, September 6, 2015...
PTC car theft and pursuit ends in Tyrone
A 17-year-old Riverdale man is in custody after being involved in a car chase with a stolen vehicle that began in Peachtree City and...
Remembering 9-11 at Old Hopeful Church
Dean Breest of Fayetteville photographed the historic Old Hopeful Church in north Fayette County Friday morning on the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11...
