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Ministers of a different sort
Eleven weeks have passed since I began my journey into a Clinical Pastoral Education unit. Most clergy who enroll in CPE do so in...
Hard boiled
The Easter Bunny has come and gone, and like many families, we have countless pictures and videos of excited little ones running around in...
Duos dance for charity dollars
The 2015 Celebrity Dancers Charity Show is Friday, May 8, at the Starr’s Mill High School Auditorium in Peachtree City.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The...
Help Healing Bridge, join golf tournament
The Healing Bridge Clinic Spring Golf Classic is set for Tuesday, May 5, at Planterra Ridge Golf Club.
Cost is $100 per player with breakfast &...
Proud graduates
Coweta County Prison Warden Bill McKenzie announced recently that three officers had graduated from the Ga. Corrections Academy. Pictured, from left, are Officer Anibar...
Golf tournaments benefit veterans, service members
Peachtree City will host two different golf tournaments that benefit veterans and service members.
The first to tee up is the Operation Homefront Peachtree City...
6 Fayette schools to get new principals
Six Fayette County schools will have new principals when the school year begins this summer.
The six schools that will have a different principal at...
When will MacDuff Pkwy. be finished? Maybe 2 years
‘What MacDuff looks like now, it’s not going to look the same at the end of the project’
“This is not going to be Peachtree...
PTC to spend $24K to dredge boat ramp
Plan will benefit boat owners on west shore
The Peachtree City Council has decided to spend $24,000 to dredge the Pinecrest Boat Dock off Hip...
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Young Newnan poets honored by Boys & Girls Clubs
Ashanti Melson and Jamison Philips, young poets from Newnan, have been selected by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta to perform in...
Man’s best friend ready to fight cancer
The American Cancer Society's Fayette County Bark For Life will be held on Sunday, April 26, at Shakerag Knoll, 192 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City.
Bark For...
Teens can attend emergency response camp
The Peachtree City Police Department is hosting a Teen Community Emergency Response Team (TEEN CERT) camp in June.
The TEEN CERT Program educates young adults...
Clinical pastoral education offered at Piedmont Newnan
A fall unit of Clinical Pastoral Education through the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy will be offered at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
The training is...
Anti-Wolf pack plans rally, march to PTC City Hall
Opponents of a variance and rezoning that would allow a water park on the current Dolce conference site on Aberdeen Parkway in Peachtree City...
Learn the health benefits of oils
Fayette Senior Services (FSS) will host a class on the health benefits of oils in May.
Beth Hovis with The Herb Shop of Fayetteville will...
Fayette Visioning Initiative moves to implement plans
It was in late 2013 that what became the Fayette Visioning Initiative became a topic of conversation. Today, the initiative is moving forward with...
Imker: Hold a countywide SPLOST vote
For Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker, a new sales tax is better than increased property taxes. It would bring in more money for local...
PTC elections: Leave odd or change to even years?
The decision on having Peachtree City municipal elections moved to even-numbered years will have to wait a month. The council on April 2 discussed...
Should county manager spend $200K without commission vote?
Fayette Commission to discuss lower spending limits
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to discuss at its April 9 regular meeting whether to...
PTC to get into fiber-optic broadband business?
Council pays $25K for business plan to create new utility
An agreement to explore a business plan to develop high-speed broadband for Peachtree City municipal...
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Clayton State gives Demmitt vote of confidence
Dr. Kevin Demmitt, a Peachtree City resident and a 21-year veteran faculty member and administrator at Clayton State University, has been named provost and...
Shoplifting crews steal sunglasses worth $6,000 in F’ville
Two shoplifting crews in March hit the LensCrafters store at the Fayette Pavilion and stole nearly $6,000 in sunglasses.
Fayetteville Detective Mike Whitlow said the...
McIntosh Spring Gala is April 24, 25
The McIntosh Choral Department is expecting another sell out this year for its upcoming Spring Gala performance.
This year’s show is entitled “It’s in the...
Chamber urges support of behavioral hospital
The Newnan Coweta Chamber is urging residents to make a large show of community support for a proposed behavioral hospital at an upcoming hearing.
The...
4 smash-and-grab suspects flee wreck in Tyrone, spurring manhunt
UPDATE: April 9, 12:05 - The males who were the subject of an April 8 manhunt appeared to have stolen a vehicle during the...
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Historical society begins scrapbooking group
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society is launching a scrapbooking club that will meet every third Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum to preserve...
Join the ‘March for Babies’
Hundreds of families and business leaders are getting ready for the nation’s oldest walking fundraiser -- the March of Dimes annual March for Babies...
Hawaiian Run Thingy, family fun event, debuts April 18
Organizers of Fayette’s Hawaiian Run Thingy announce the addition of the Woodruff Arts Center as a sponsor, and several exciting additions to the event....
Clarinetist Charles Neidich is Spivey Hall substitute
Due to an injured shoulder and the resulting doctor’s orders for two months of recuperation, clarinetist Martin Fröst has had to withdraw from the...
King in line for presidency of national group
ACCG Executive Director Ross King, a Fayetteville resident, was recently elected by his peers to serve as third vice president of the National Council...
Sandy Creek presents ‘Cinderella’ on stage
The Sandy Creek High School Fine Arts Department is presenting a stage production of “Cinderella” this month.
The classic fairy tale will be presented Friday,...
Get expert tips on rose showing, arranging
The South Metro Rose Society will meet Monday, April 27, for a meeting full of expert tips from two speakers.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Heritage Bank at...
Nearly 5,000 jobs to be had at job fair
U.S. Rep. David Scott (District 13) will host his 12th Annual Jobs Fair on Friday, April 24, with over 70 of the region’s top employers confirmed to...
Cattle Baron’s Ball set to give cancer the boot
The American Cancer Society’s 2015 Cattle Baron’s Ball is scheduled for Nov. 7 in Peachtree City.
Rhinestone cowboys and cowgirls can kick up some fun...
