Monthly Archives: December 2015
Just think about college admissions
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ran headlong into the leftist meat grinder by questioning whether college admission of blacks with academic achievement levels significantly...
Christmas correctness: Good grief, Charlie Brown!
You may have heard about the Kentucky school district that ordered its administrators to scrub any religious references from its various Christmas productions.
Most infamously,...
Keystone: Obama ignores facts
Having rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama recently paraded into Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference like a triumphant Julius Caesar...
New Year’s 2015: The good Lord willin’
As the old year spits and sputters to an end and the new one waits in the wings, straining with enthusiasm to burst forth...
Survey citizens about PTC’s future
If you put a frog in boiling water, it will try to escape. If you put a frog in lukewarm water and slowly heat...
U.S. has too much debt? Blame the GOP
Mr. Cal Thomas, I have just read your article, “GOP On The Dark Side.” I agree with you that America’s debt is out of...
Christopher Simon, 30, of Fayetteville
Christopher "Chad" Simon, 30, of Fayetteville, passed away at Piedmont Fayette Hospital on December 22, 2015.
Chad was born in San Angelo, Texas on Good...
Jeremy Davis Carter, 28, of Peachtree City
Jeremy Davis Carter, 28, of Peachtree City, passed away on December 20, 2015.
He was a member of Peachtree City United Methodist Church.
He...
Rachel Ernestine Shaddix, age 90
Mrs. Rachel Ernestine "Teenie" Shaddix passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the age of 90.
She was born on February 14, 1925 in...
Robert Carl Mulkey age 73
Robert Carl Mulkey was born December 18, 1942 in Atlanta to the late Norman and Ruth Allison Mulkey. He was a member of Peachtree...
Dorothy Crump Wilson Fuller of Union City
Mrs. Dorothy Crump Wilson Fuller of Union City, Ga., a loving mother and grandmother, passed away December 27, 2015.
She was a member of the...
Malard G. Waters, Jr., 88, of Newnan
Malard (Muddy) G. Waters, Jr., 88, of Newnan passed away on December 27, 2015.
A Brewton, Ala. native, he was born June 9, 1927...
Alfred Anthony Avidano, Jr., 78, of Peachtree City
Alfred Anthony Avidano, Jr., 78, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away peacefully in his home on December 19, 2015.
Born in Somerville, N.J., he was...
Patricia Marie DeFrancisco, 66, of Peachtree City
Patricia Marie DeFrancisco, 66, of Peachtree City passed away December 27, 2015.
She is survived by her daughters Gina Polizzi and her husband Donald...
How do we go from Christmas?
In a Dennis the Menace cartoon several years ago, Dennis is sitting in a pile of wrapping paper on Christmas morning, and he asks,...
A bummer Christmas
I had to renew one of my eye drops last week and was going to pick it up after a Christmas “to-do” lastWednesday. The...
Rotary brings out chipper Jan. 2
Volunteers from the Peachtree City Rotary Club will oversee Christmas tree recycling Saturday, Jan. 2, at the Home Depot in Peachtree City as well...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Stevie is an American bulldog/terrier mix. He might look sad but he’d be happy in a new home. ID # is A031614. Kennel #...
Retirement talk at Jan. 26 session
“Five Threats to Retirement” is the Lunch & Learn topic scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 26, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The...
FHS gets $5,000 grant
The Fayette Humane Society has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its Trap-Neuter-Return program for free-roaming community cats.
The Fayette...
MLK event Jan. 17
The Fayette County Republican Party is hosting a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 17, 5-7 p.m. at...
Seminar set for Jan. 9
The Fayette County Public Library is hosting a one-hour public seminar for adults titled “Live Authentically.” It is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 9, at...
Notable grads and students
Benjamin Dion of Peachtree City recently graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts and...
Jobless rate down in Nov.
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Three Rivers’ region in November was 5.4 percent, down five-tenths of...
Officers installed Jan. 14
The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club will meet Thursday, Jan. 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Nikko Restaurant, 1532 Highway 74 in Tyrone.
Officers for 2016-17...
Coweta Charter Academy’s test scores soar
When it comes to the new Georgia Milestones Assessment System student performance methodology, teachers at the Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia (CCAS) and CCAS...
UPS makes Christmas deliveries in style
There is more than one way for UPS to deliver Christmas packages. This innovative approach was used by a driver in Peachtree City on...
City gets grant
When it comes to emergency situations, the Tyrone Police Department recently received a helping hand from Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security.
The department,on behalf of...
Students sing in a special setting
Students from several Coweta county schools recently sang their way to the Georgia Governor’s Mansion.
Twenty members of the Smokey Road Middle School chorus sang...
WWII veteran flies again in Peachtree City
World War II pilot Paul Crawford fulfilled his dream of flying in a P-51 Mustang like the one he commanded 70 years ago in...
Sprouts shopping center set to open next summer
Walls are going up at the site of the Shops at Lexington Circle retail center in Peachtree City. The center, featuring a Sprouts Farmers...
Want to be in a ‘Big Picture’? Head to Senoia New Year’s Day
Senoia is getting ready for its close-up again.
City Manager Richard Ferry announced this week the city will take another town photo Jan.1
“Senoia will turn...
Honoring the vets
Salvatore Garofalo, R, is joined by his friend Louis Parenti at a Dec. 19 barbecue to benefit veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars at...
Give until it hurts
Well, we made it another year. You know you’ve made it ‘cause you’re reading this column. I know I’ve made it ‘cause I’m still...
