Monthly Archives: October 2015
Things to Do- Oct.14-Oct.31
October
October 14
Students from throughout Fayette County will be joining thousands of other youth on athletic fields all across the nation today to share their...
Outdoor Sunday
Please come with me on a beautiful autumn Sunday to an outdoor chapel service. A rustic outdoor chapel like the ones at summer camp...
Religion Briefs 10/14/15
Women’s ministry meets at PTC Church of Christ
The ladies of “Becoming, A Woman’s Ministry” at Peachtree City church of Christ invite women in the...
Bless the pets service planned
The First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City will have a Blessing of the Pets service on Sunday, Oct. 25. at 4 p.m. in the...
Great Pumpkins for great cause at Fayetteville First UMC
Pumpkins great and small are ready at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch now through Oct. 31. “We are offering a variety...
Servant week approaches at Christ Our Shepherd
Servant Weekend, an annual event at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City, is scheduled for Oct. 23-24. Everyone is invited to take...
Hopewell UMC helps feed the hungry
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone will package 10,000-plus meals on Saturday, Nov. 7, to help “Stop Hunger Now” eradicate hunger around the world....
Woolsey Fall Festival is set for Oct. 31
Woolsey Baptist Church will have its annual Fall Festival Oct. 31, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the field in front of the church.
This...
Mary Gertrude Smith Stewart, age 94
Mary Gertrude Smith Stewart (Trudy) died on 10/08/2015 at the age of 94.
She was the daughter of the late Arthur Henderson and Anne Ogletree...
Jane Odom Routon of Fayetteville
Jane Odom Routon of Fayetteville, passed away on October 9, 2015, at the age of 94.
She was the daughter of Sidney Herman Odom and...
Donald William Peterson, 80, of Tyrone
Donald William Peterson, 80, of Tyrone, Ga. passed on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Doctor's Hospice in Fayetteville, Ga.
He was born April17, 1935 to...
District voting: Not so ‘common sense’
With November elections coming up, the case for district voting seems fairly clear-cut and virtually a matter of common sense. So much so that...
Upon further review: F’ville political forum
Last week, the candidates for Fayetteville’s elected positions gathered at Sams Auditorium in Fayetteville, for their first, and maybe only, political forum.
Forums are presented...
The gun control farce
President Obama’s intrusion into the mourning community of Roseburg, Oregon, in order to promote his political crusade for stronger gun control laws, is part...
Banana Republicans
When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walked into a Capitol Hill conference room to meet with his Republican colleagues last Thursday, he seemed a certain...
Some old things are new again
In my childhood home, I did not grow up surrounded with literature or commercial novels. What I did grow up with were two items...
About racism in Fayette County
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the...
No voting problems until NAACP arrived
After the last election in Post 5 in Fayette County, I attended a Board of Elections meeting, called because of complaints by the African...
OCD students, there is help here
Did you know that 1 in 100 adults likely have OCD? And up to 1 in 200 children? That’s a half a million children...
Don’t trash lakes, roads, paths
We have had a robust discussion on social media related to what should be an incredibly easy problem to solve. The topic was litter,...
Here’s how to register a no-confidence vote in Mike King
Council member Mike King has served for 21 months, and his recorded philosophy is to always favor someone improving their property, contrary to...
Fayetteville Mayor Clifton announces reelection platform
In public appearances, my opponent has mentioned a few initiatives such as listening to the constituents by holding town hall meetings as if these...
Shirley announces for F’ville Council
My name is Harlan Shirley and I am running for City Council Post 1. I would appreciate your support and vote. My wife Joan...
Choice is clear in PTC: Prebor over Robinson
On Nov. 3, Peachtree City will have only one contested race on the ballot: Post 1 on City Council, vacated by Eric Imker.
The two...
Kathy Brewer will listen to F’ville voters
“My primary litmus test in voting for a local candidate is will the candidate listen to the voters.”
Kathy Brewer will! Having gotten to know...
Incumbents have failed to represent Tyrone’s citizens
Tyrone’s candidates for office were invited to a public forum at the Southampton Subdivision on Oct. 6. Attending were incumbents Mayor Eric Dial and...
Former commission member Pfeifer urges votes for Dial, Housley
I have been an active member of the Fayette County community for over 25 years. I moved from Peachtree City to Tyrone a little...
Oddos building a Fayette political dynasty?
I am a 16-year-old junior and Eagle Scout, attending Fayette County High. In becoming an Eagle Scout, I learned what a ”good representative“ should...
The push is on, but regional goals don’t mesh with Fayette
In regional news sources, blogs, etc there has been a continually growing concern and push for transit. We are seeing more in Fayette as...
Volunteer EMTs
Back in 1975, the state of Georgia declared that each county in the state must have an ambulance service, whether the workers were volunteers...
Support group for dementia caregivers
Sixty Plus Dementia Caregiver Support Group will meet Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1:30-3 p.m. in the Thomas F. Chapman Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Fayette...
Fayette schools honored at Capitol
Fayette County’s public schools was recognized with the Golden Radish Award, a prestigious statewide farm-to-school distinction which acknowledges the outstanding leadership of school representatives...
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...
Georgia Carry meeting is Oct. 22
The October meeting of the South Metro GeorgiaCarry.Org chapter will be Thursday, Oct. 22, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Fayette Event Center, 174 North Glynn...
