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Piedmont Newnan Auxiliary makes big donation
The Piedmont Newnan Hospital Auxiliary is donating more than $7,000 in equipment to aid the mobility of the hospital’s orthopedic patients.
The Auxiliary purchased three...
American Legion honors public safety workers
For many years, Fayette County Post 105 has presented its American Legion Public Safety Awards to honor first responders from the eight different departments that...
Report of teen with gun on golf cart alarms some in PTC
Peachtree City Police are investigating an April 18 incident in the area of Lexington Pass involving a male juvenile who reportedly brandished a handgun...
Things to do-April 22-May 13
April
April 22
The city of Fayetteville and Shred-it are hosting a “Community Shred Day” beginning at 10 a.m. in the parking lot at Fayetteville City...
The Trail of the Wolf
The headline could read like this: “Residents’ uprising swamps water park plan.”
In a showdown at City Hall last Thursday, the City Council vote was...
Sorority information seminar is Sunday
The keynote speaker at this year’s Fayette County Sorority Rush Information Session is Mary Ann Stark, the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority’s 1st alternate Delegate...
Blue Angels fly into town this fall
The Great Georgia Air Show has been a favorite event for aviation enthusiasts and families around metro Atlanta for years.
Fans have packed the area...
Learning at Sheriff’s Citizen’s Academy
How fast does your heart beat when a Belgian Malinois patrol dog seizes you?
Ever been in jail? Held a brick of cocaine?
Along with excellent...
Go down the rabbit hole with Alice this weekend
Join us down the Rabbit Hole as A Company of Friends Theatrical Productions presents the mystery filled family play written by local playwrights, Tammy Barton...
Time for us to unite
Over the past year we have weathered some truly unforeseen storms and I have been proud of the resilience that our community has shown....
PANDAS fundraise postponed to Sept.19
Because of predicted storms, a PANDAS fundraiser is now set for Sept.19. The event will have the dual purpose of raising awareness for an...
Taking a hard look at underage drinking
I am writing today as both a community leader and a mom. April is National Alcohol Awareness month, an occasion to reflect on the...
Chaos in the primaries
Painful as it is to realize that both the Democrats and the Republicans will still be holding their primaries a year from now, that...
Pleasant memories
I have a lot of pleasant memories here over the last 50 years. Going waaay back, before there were very many red lights, and...
Flunking civics
“Don’t know much about history” — Sam Cooke
It’s an old joke, but one that is a commentary on our times. A pollster asks: “What...
Mama’s plans for dying
For at least 20 years, maybe 25, Mama planned her home-going to heaven. Not a week – and sometimes not a day – went...
Roundabouts are wasteful spending
Its been over a year since The Citizen reported anything on the proposed roundabouts on Ga. Highway 92 at Seay Road and Antioch Road,...
Lost in the Fayette County judicial system
On Oct. 27, 2014, while visiting from Tennessee, I was arrested on three misdemeanor charges in Fayetteville. I was finally released on March 18,...
Writer apologizes for ‘egregious error’ in letter
I made an egregious error, and I apologize to the staff of the Peachtree City Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) for the ad hominem...
Both sides? More, please
How refreshing to read Mr. Beverly’s balanced arguments both for and against the Great Wolf proposal.
I hope this portends future even-handed discussions of issues...
Happy Earth Day, Comrade Lenin
Knowing that patriotic Americans would never celebrate the birthday of the founder of the Soviet Union, shrewd anti-American politicians (namely, Democrat Senator Gaylord Nelson...
How to win a PTC Council seat — Part 3
The vote last year to allow yet another traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 between Walmart and MacDuff Parkway was unwise, in my opinion.
You’ve...
‘Believing’ in a right
When I was a child growing up in my little town on the western edge of Connecticut, I remember reading about a local man...
Mary Kilgore, 88, of Fayetteville
Mary "Ilene" Kilgore, 88, of Fayetteville passed away on April 17, 2015.
Mrs. Kilgore was born in Tyrone, Ga. to Harvey and Ruth Stinchcomb...
Ralph Padovano, 77, of Brooks
Mr. Ralph "Pop-Pop" Padovano, 77, of Brooks, died April 19, 2015.
Ralph was born in Brooklyn, NY. He loved building and racing cars. After...
Sandra C. Willing, 69, of Fayetteville
Sandra C. Willing, 69, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed on Sunday, April 19, 2015.
She was born on August 26, 1945 in Newport News, Va. to...
Kathleen Rausin Moses, 79, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Kathleen Rausin Moses, 79, of Fayetteville, Ga. died peacefully at her home on April 13, 2015.
She is survived by her husband Mr....
West passes ‘Go,’ Peachtree City players are finalists
A Dacula man recently became the first to win the annual Peachtree City Monopoly Tournament twice when he pushed all the local players into...
The doctor is in … the park
Piedmont Fayette Hospital invites everyone to grab walking shoes and come “walk and talk” with a Piedmont doctor on Saturday, April 25.
Walk from 8:30 to...
Bring home the Gold, Crofton
Fayette County’s Michael Crofton was recently honored at the State Capitol for being one of only six Special Olympic athletes from Georgia that will...
King competing in design contest
Peachtree City native Valerie King is vying for the title of 2015 Emerging Designer during the fifth annual Birmingham Fashion Week in May.
King, a...
Piedmont Newnan needs volunteer drivers
The Piedmont Newnan Hospital Auxiliary is looking for volunteer golf cart drivers to help transport visitors from the parking lot to the hospital or...
McIntosh grads honored by UGA
McIntosh High School graduates Ashley Gibson and Wes Roberts, both Class of 2011, were recently honored by the University of Georgia.
Roberts received the prestigious...
State tennis tourney starts this week
The brackets are set for the GHSA state tennis tournament, with first-round action starting Thursday.
McIntosh, Starr’s Mill and Whitewater will each send boys’ and...
