Monthly Archives: October 2015
Bluegrass show set for Nov. 7
The Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan, hosts bluegrass star Sierra Hull featuring?Ethan Jodziewicz & Justin Moses Saturday,...
Annual race set for Oct. 17
Rachel's Gift will be sponsoring the fifth annual Angel Dash 5K & Fun Walk Saturday, Oct. 17, at Strong Rock Christian School in Locust...
Free movie Oct. 9 at amphitheater
The third free Moovie Night of 2015 presented by Fayetteville Main Street is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9, at the Southern Ground Amphitheater. The...
Information for caregivers of dementia patients
Fayette Senior Services is hosting a special program for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or late-stage dementia at its Peachtree City location (Gathering...
Support group for breast cancer fighters/survivors
A breast cancer support group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5:30-7 p.m. at Thomas F. Chapman Family Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, 1267...
AA bond rating confirmed for county bond revenue debt
Standard and Poor’s Rating Services announced Sept. 25 that it affirmed its AA rating for Fayette County Water System.
As reported by Standard and Poor’s,...
Council nixes Robinson Rd. buffer variance
It was not much of a surprise that the Peachtree City Council on Oct. 1 unanimously denied a variance request to reduce the 50-foot...
Hybrid crossing set for Rockaway
A new golf cart crossing on Rockaway Road in south Peachtree City will be outfitted with a hybrid crossing before year’s end.
City Engineer David...
Coweta students tapped for REACH
Two Coweta County students earlier this week became the first Coweta recipients of the Georgia REACH Scholarship in a ceremony that included Georgia First...
Tyrone chief says city is still one of the safest
A Conley man with outstanding warrants for armed robbery in other jurisdictions was apprehended Sept. 25 after committing an armed robbery at the Publix...
Forums for local candidates planned
Forums for those running for elected office in Tyrone, Fayetteville, Peachtree City will be held in the coming weeks. The Fayetteville forum will be...
Panthers, Vikings, Indians stay undefeated
Starr's Mill, Northgate and East Coweta are all unbeaten at the midpoint of the football season after their wins Friday night. Northgate is 6-0...
Writer’s block
Writer’s block
I knew one day it would happen. After 14 years and over 700 columns, something that strikes fear into this writer has finally...
Are people truly knowable?
I was pondering this week how differently we act, and how differently we are seen by others, depending upon where we are and who...
Robert C. Fincher, 62
Robert "Bobby" C. Fincher, 62, residing in Mishawaka, Ind. passed away at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center,...
Roy Cassell
Roy Cassell passed away gently in his sleep the morning of Tuesday, September 29, 2015, after several years with Alzheimer's disease. He had been...
Burglars strip N. Fayette home of electronics
A Sept. 22 burglary on Shenandoah Trace off Ga. Highway 138 in north Fayette County left the home with a serious deficit of electronics...
Panavision sets its sights on Fayetteville
Famous movie lenses and equipment supplier now has a Pinewood Atlanta satellite location
High-precision optics and camera systems company Panavision on Sept. 23 announced the...
Sexting results in child molestation charges against F’ville man, 28
A Fayetteville man was arrested Sept. 24 on several charges involving a child, a cellphone and pornography.
Christopher D. Crane, 28, of 190 Walton Way,...
Homegoods, T.J. Maxx set for PTC’s Overlook retail center
Plans for the construction of The Overlook retail center along Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City are coming together. So are the tenants...
Longboat homeowners worried about adding 24 new lots
While approving a plan to develop a new phase of an existing subdivision, the Fayette County Board of Commissioners encouraged existing residents to keep...
Nancy Price leaves PTC visitors bureau, keeps duties at The Fred
The Peachtree City Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) will be hiring Oregon resident Jennifer Johnson to replace outgoing Executive Director Nancy Price, who is...
Son armed with pistol arrested for beating his father
An Alpharetta man has been charged with the aggravated assault and false imprisonment of his father at the father’s place of business in Fayetteville.
Robert...
Army Band to perform Nov. 8
The Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan, hosts The United States Army Band & Soldier’s Chorus for a...
Blood drive Oct. 6
The Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary will host an American Red Cross blood drive Tuesday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the 1279 building at...
Christian City names new president/CEO
The Board of Trustees of Christian City, Inc. has announced the appointment of a new president/CEO, Len Romano, to begin service Dec. 1. Robert...
Fayette students one-fifth of ASO program
Only 25 of the best African-American and Latino students in grades 4-10 are accepted to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program, and Fayette...
Thompson busy with school visits
When Judge Jason B. Thompson was sworn in as State Court Judge, one goal was to visit every school in Fayette County. This is...
Breastfeeding class for new moms
Breastfeeding Basics provides information to expectant couples on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby, correct positioning and latch, milk volume expectations and...
GMVHOF names 2015 inductees
Fifteen Georgians selected for induction into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame were recently announced. It is the third annual class inducted since...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout Metropolitan Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction on the I-75 Express Lanes projects...
Tyrone candidate forum is Oct. 6
A candidates’ forum for those running for elected office in Tyrone will be Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Southampton clubhouse in the...
FSS program covers ins and outs of police work
Fayette Senior Services will host “Modern Day Sherlock” Tuesday, Nov. 3, 10-11 a.m. at its Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
Lt....
