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Rodeo Days approaches
Several members of the large group of people responsible for Rodeo Days in Coweta County coming May 15 and 16 were recognized by the...
Card theft suspect nabbed
A Riverdale man was arrested by Senoia police officers on April 18 after receiving information of possible credit card fraud. The man had three...
Coweta CERT class graduates
Graduates of Coweta County’s seventh Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) were recognized April 21 by the Coweta County Commission. Coweta EMA Director Jay Jones...
Coweta play gets rave reviews
“Flies at the Well,” the exciting new musical re-interpretation of the famous 1948 John Wallace murder trial, had its first staging outside of Newnan...
Car games
During those seven magical years spent growing up at 110 Flamingo Street, I learned many things about life. One of the first was rich...
Adjusting to the new normal
I used to wonder how in the world the Israeli citizens survived the ever-present threat of shootings, bombings, or terror attacks.
I got a small...
Deborah Burnett, age 55
Mrs. Deborah "Debbie" Burnett, age 55, of Taylorsville, Ga., (formerly of Fayette County) died April 21, 2015. Debbie is survived by her husband of...
A. Bryant Betsill, Jr.
Bryant Betsill was one of a kind. He was a craftsman, an artist, an author, a teacher, a leader, an adventurer, a volunteer, a...
Sex arrest made at PTC drug store
A Senoia man was arrested by Fayette County sheriff’s deputies in Peachtree City on April 28 on multiple charges relating to the sexual exploitation...
BoC: Some folks must pay fees to use Fayette parks
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners approved new regulations that will open up use of Lake McIntosh Park for employees of nearby companies who...
Fayette approves ‘conservation’ subdivision of 132 acres
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted at its April 23 regular meeting to approve a conservation subdivision on 132.14 acres of land along...
Sex trafficking: Fayette is not immune, panel says
It was a meeting designed to address the reality of sex trafficking and how it can be recognized and combated. But it was much...
Youth Council donates to Boys & Girls Club
The Newnan Youth Council recently presented a $500 check to the Newnan Coweta Boys and Girls Club for the Loula J. Davenport Scholarship Fund.
A...
Flat Rock Middle students attend career fair
Food always draws a crowd -- even if it’s just for discussion and not eating.
Students at Flat Rock Middle School recently lined up to...
Celebrity dance fundraiser is May 8
The Fayette Celebrity Dancers fundraising event is set for Friday, May 8, at Starr’s Mill Auditorium at 7 p.m.
The event pairs local celebrities with dance pros...
Super Late Models vie for Senoia’s biggest purse
After two weeks of rained out events, Senoia Raceway will fire back up this weekend with the 5th Annual Spring Fling.
For the first time, the...
Fayette students selected for top state study program
Fayette County public high schools have 24 students selected to attend the 2015 Governor’s Honors Program on the campus of Valdosta State University June 21...
‘Clown Caper Carnival’ offers old-fashioned family fun
The 35th annual Clown Caper Children’s Carnival at Fayetteville’s Counterpane School is set for May 9 at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Counterpane’s Clown Caper...
Brown accuses Oddo-led BoC of ‘censoring’ minutes, ‘hijacking’ issues
The debate continues over whether a change in the Fayette County Board of Commissioners chairman’s seat four months ago has led to an attempt...
A road with a different look, MacDuff Parkway begins to take shape
The first phase of the 1.8-mile MacDuff Parkway extension is underway. Initial work to construct a roadway with a different look has begun on...
Students win Rotary essay contest
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently conducted its annual “Laws of Life Essay” contest for Fayette County students.
The winners this year are James...
First class graduates
These are the graduates and trainers who completed the first class of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy. The multiple classes covered a variety...
Rain delays lake dredging
Rainy weather is making the dredging of Lake Peachtree a slow-go. The expected completion date, weather permitting, is looking more like early August.
Rainy weather...
Rehabbing history, from beam to bench
The bench in front of the old Fayette County Courthouse in Fayetteville received needed rehab work last week by county staff. As historic as...
Students get advice and martial arts lesson
“Lunch and Learn” programs at the Fayette County Alternative School provide opportunities for students to interact with business and community leaders who share their...
Quarterfinals on tap for tennis teams
Starr's Mill and McIntosh are back on the court this weekend in quarterfinal action at the GHSA state tennis tournament.
The Panthers downed Harris County...
Soccer teams advance at state
Several local soccer teams in various classifications cruised through the first round of the GHSA state tournament and will be back on the field...
SCHS Jazz Band entertains in New Orleans
The Sandy Creek High School Jazz Band recently entertained visitors of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans with the swing and patriotic music...
Part 2 On the trail of Great Wolf emails
This is part two of the batch of more than 800 emails released to The Citizen after an Open Records request April 17, 2015,...
Newnan storytelling group forming
Two leaders of the Southern Crescent Storytellers group are conducting a seminar in Newnan, where organizers hope another storytelling group can be formed.
Anne Wallace...
Boone named All-Conference
Former Sandy Creek player Alice Breia Boone, a four-year letterman in softball for the Claflin University Lady Panthers, has been named to SIAC’S All-Conference...
DOT unveils plans for roundabouts on Hwy. 92 South
A public information open house held by the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) on April 28 at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church on plans to...
Seniors earn merit scholarships
Two graduating seniors from Fayette County High and Starr’s Mill High schools have been named corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners in the 60th annual National Merit...
Sandy Creek kids earn foreign language fluency honors
French and Spanish foreign language students at Sandy Creek High School recently brought home the gold, silver and bronze medals for their fluency at...
