Monthly Archives: October 2015
Voters to choose 6 city leaders in Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Tyrone
Election day on Nov. 3 is less than a week away and it is nearly time for the voters to have their final say...
Judge Hatchett tells Fayette students: Don’t drink
300 students, parents warned of underage drinking dangers
A group of 300 students and parents filled the auditorium at McIntosh High School on Oct. 22...
Rousseau is swing vote on policy power flip
An ongoing discussion over how to address certain county policies and procedures — and who gets to approve them — was settled for now...
Oddo, Barlow, Rousseau vote for 2% pay raises for county employees
It came four months later than some had planned, but Fayette County government employees will have a little more in their paychecks starting next...
County makes water system improvements
The Fayette County Water System over the past two years has made significant improvements, is in full compliance and plans to achieve a Gold...
Rinnai names Wiley VP
Rinnai America Corporation has named Tim Wiley its vice president of sales.
Wiley most recently served as Moen’s vice president of sales, South Region, where...
Braelinn students create pumpkin project
The fifth-graders at Braelinn Elementary School created storybook pumpkins to go along with a book they recently read.
"This is a fun and creative way...
Mad Hatter Tea Party is Nov. 5
Family Patterns Matter is bringing The Mad Hatter Tea Party to The Newnan Center, 1515 Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan. It is scheduled for...
Induction ceremony Nov. 7
THANK YOU GEORGIA for nominating approximately 40 Georgia heroes for consideration for induction into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame (GMVHOF). Nominations for...
Show house tour to benefit school
The public is invited to tour Ella’s House on Clark Street in Senoia the first two weekends in November to benefit the Joseph Sams...
Austin makes Eagle Scout
Charlie Austin of BSA Troop 73 at Inman First Methodist Church recently attained his Eagle Scout rank.
He is joined here by his grandfather, Clyde...
FBI agent works with student detectives
Students at Robert J. Burch Elementary were given an opportunity to find out how to tackle clues and solve a mystery when reading fictional...
Things to Do-Oct.29-Dec.11
October
October 29
“Figuring Out Facebook: For Beginners” is today from 11 a.m.-noon sponsored by Fayette Senior Services at the Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail in...
Heritage Christian seeking sponsors for charitable Christmas event
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville is seeking sponsors for its upcoming “A Christmas of Compassion,” Dec. 9-13, highlighting the important work of Stadia and...
Trunk or Treat tonight at PTC Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City invites everyone to its Trunk or Treat Fall Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6 - 7:30...
Nativity displays
Local congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will present the third annual Festival of the Nativity. The festival is...
Fayette Presbyterian offers special grief support session
Fayette Presbyterian Church is presenting a holidays version of its Grief Support Group on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. “Surviving the Holidays” is...
Religion Briefs 10/28/15
Trunk or Treat tonight
Providence United Methodist Church invites the community for a fun evening at Trunk or Treat Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 6:30 -...
PTC cable plan puts taxpayers at risk
For centuries, too-good-to-be-true deals have snagged investors with promises that they can ignore past failures because “this time it will be different.” Peachtree City’s...
Hillary escapes again
A special House committee investigating the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012 that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans...
Is it really ‘persecution time’ in America?
Opposition to Christian cultural and political arguments doesn’t rise quite to the level of persecution — a point that eludes various Christians (including Ted...
Hillary 2.0
Many people may share Senator Bernie Sanders’ complaint that he was tired of hearing about Hillary Clinton’s emails. But the controversy is about issues...
The American Constitution: Why it endures
The greatest contribution that the Founders made to the well-being of America was the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
How is it that...
Goodbye to Dixie Dew
The dread of death, I have come to know, is as fierce and unrelenting as a tornado in full destruction mode. Your heart sticks...
End the spending, settle the lawsuit
Change is afoot in Fayette County. Last year, the Fayette Visioning Plan reported that Fayette County “is becoming more racially diverse” and envisioned “a...
Developer-friendly council soaks citizens
the Fayetteville City Council deleted the requirements for home fire sprinkler systems in the new houses in the Villages of LaFayette Planned Unit...
Put America’s offense on the field
On Nov. 22, 1963 I was a junior at Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, Ohio. I was a member of the audio-visual...
Roberta Hager, 72, of Peachtree City
Roberta "Bobbye" Hager, 72, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on October 25, 2015. She was a school teacher for the Fayette County School...
Wendell Lewis Shaw, 60, of Fayetteville
Wendell Lewis Shaw, 60, of Fayetteville passed away on October 20, 2015. He was born on August 26, 1955 to Eugene Lewis Shaw and...
Beverly Adams Cleveland, 77
Mrs. Beverly Adams Cleveland, 77, passed away on October 24, 2015.
She was born and raised in Fayette County, Ga. to the late Marvin and...
William A. Mathis, 79
William A. "Billy Dean" Mathis, 79, of Woodland, Ga., passed away October 24, 2015.
Billy Dean was a member of the VFW, an avid gardener,...
Ask Father Paul – God Without Jesus?
Answers to questions about life, religion and the Bible
God Without Jesus?
Dear Father Paul: I am a 15-year-old girl and a Christian. My best friend...
Voting districts
Fayette County was created in 1821 and nine voting districts were created at that time.
Each of these districts were named for someone living in...
BMX team produces state champs
Team Sound Barrier, a Peachtree City BMX team, recently competed in the Georgia State BMX Championship hosted by Cobb County BMX in Powder Springs....
