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Rotary Club creates community group
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City has formed a local Rotary Community Corps (RCC) under the leadership of member Joel Norris.
RCCs are teams of men and...
Fireworks will be held in PTC on July 4
The July 4 fireworks display in Peachtree City is on. That was the news from City Hall on April 27 following recent concerns that...
Sandy Creek SkillsUSA joins elite circle
Sandy Creek High has joined an elite group of only 24 high schools across the nation whose SkillsUSA chapters have been declared the best.
The...
FAACE meeting to include hands-on fun
The Fine Arts and Crafts Entrepreneurs (FAACE) group will meet Tuesday, May 5, at Saville Studio in Peachtree City at 7 p.m.
The meeting is for...
South Metro GeorgiaCarry.org meets May 28
The May meeting of the South Metro GeorgiaCarry.Org chapter will be May 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette Event Center, 174 North Glynn St....
Pinewood project to be eyed Tues. by F’ville planners
The biggest development that could alter the landscape in the heart of Fayette County will get another once-over by the Fayetteville Planning Commission April...
Local students inducted into college honor society
The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society...
Spivey Hall ends season with focus on hometown artists
Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall, the Southeast’s premier recital hall renowned internationally for its superior acoustics and the excellence of its classical, jazz and...
Lady Tigers repeat as track champs
For the second year in a row, the Fayette County Lady Tigers are Region 5-AAAA track champions. They took this year's crown at the...
UPDATED No Great Wolf, no King
UPDATED Mayor: Focus is on naming new police chief, city manager; King's replacement comes later
In the wake of the April 16 defeat of Great...
Two employees are arrested in Walmart electronics theft case
Two Walmart employees working at the Peachtree City store were arrested April 23 for stealing electronics from the stockroom and off delivery trucks. The...
County OKs more lots for Lake Redwine
A variance proposal to establish 16 additional residential lots in the Lake Redwine development in north Coweta County was approved on a 3-2 vote...
Citizens still waiting on hospital decision
An April 22 hearing before Coweta County Superior Court Judge Emory Palmer on the fate of the proposed Newnan Behavioral Hospital resulted in no...
Gin Street to be closed at times for zombies
When the latest season of “The Walking Dead” starts filming In Senoia next month, residents may have to get creative in how they navigate...
Expect traffic delays this week
Several road projects are set to begin in Peachtree City during the week of April 27 and city officials ask residents to please be...
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‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in a disco
The award-winning McIntosh High Theater Program is presenting “Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare’s wonderful comedy about falling - sometimes unwittingly – in and out of love.
Set...
Veterans needed to test out art products
HeroBox, a local non-profit organization that supports injured, aging and homeless veterans, is looking for veteran volunteers to help with testing of arts and...
Math is adorable
Growing up at 110 Flamingo Street, I learned math many different ways, both in and out of school. When math was just numbers it...
Milestone or miracle?
Some time ago, I was doing visitation in an area hospital and spotted an elderly woman sitting in the lobby in a wheelchair and...
Mable Louise LaPier Pate, 88
Mable Louise LaPier Pate, 88, died on April 20, 2015 at Ansley Park Health & Rehabilitation in Newnan, Ga.
Mable was born on August 29,...
Adolphus Reid Hanes, 92
Adolphus Reid Hanes, 92, died peacefully in Atlanta, Ga. on April 16, 2015. He was born on March 17, 1923 and grew up in...
Gerald R. Peltier, 63, of Peachtree City
Gerald R. "Jerry" Peltier, 63, of Peachtree City, passed away April 23, 2015.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy; daughters Amanda...
Ira Crawford Rowell, age 86, of Fayetteville
Mr. Ira Crawford Rowell, age 86, of Fayetteville passed away April 21, 2015.
Mr. Rowell retired from Delta Air Lines after 36 years of employment....
PTC cops issue update on gun-golf cart incident
The Peachtree City Police Department has issued an update on the April 18 off Ga. Highway 74 where a teenage male pointed what appeared...
Teacher of Year says she is ‘symbol’ of all hardworking educators
The silence of anticipation erupted into a roar of applause at the recent 2015 Fayette County Teacher of the Year celebration when Gail Frantz...
Boz Scaggs kicks off season at ‘The Fred’
The Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs will kick off the annual Fred Summer Concert Series on May 2 in Peachtree City.
With soulful songs...
School investigating rat problem
A Starr’s Mill High School student’s report of a rat’s tail hanging from the ceiling on April 23 quickly got the attention of school...
East Coweta High’s Min Lim earns trip
East Coweta High School student Min Lim was recently selected to attend the 2015 Washington Youth Tour sponsored by Georgia’s electric membership corporations (EMCs).
EMCs...
Piedmont Fayette CEO to speak at graduation
Clayton State University's annual Spring Commencement ceremonies will be held in the University’s Athletics Center on Saturday, May 9, at 9 a.m. and noon.
J. Michael Burnett,...
James Haymans becomes president of retired teachers’ group
Fayette County Resident James Haymans will be installed as the 2015-2016 president of the Georgia Retired Educators Association Thursday, April 30,
during the group’s annual...
Dixie Wing planes to join Capitol flyover
The Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will participate in the Arsenal of Democracy, a large-scale flyover of the nation’s Capitol to...
Thrift store gives $20,000 to Joseph Sams School
The Joseph Sams School (JSS), a private, non-profit organization serving students with special needs in Fayetteville, recently received a $20,000 grant from The Clothes...
McHenry-Julian Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. David McHenry of Peachtree City announce the marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Louise McHenry to Dennis L. Julian. The wedding and...
Coweta hires interim fire chief, eliminates deputy chief position
An April 21 motion by Coweta County Commissioner Rodney Brooks to hire an interim fire chief to replace retiring Coweta County Fire Chief Johnny...
