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Joshua Roberts takes LaGrange College position
Joshua Roberts, associate director of bands at Newnan High School, has been named full-time director of bands at LaGrange College.
He will be establishing a...
Fayette is Ga.’s 3rd healthiest county, Coweta is no. 9
The 2015 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report for each county in the nation compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has...
William Browning places at state competition
Flat Rock Middle student William Browning took fifth place in the Georgia National Geographic Bee, a competition that drew 100 participants.
William, an eighth-grader, advanced...
Nathan Hung earns prestigious orchestra appointment
McIntosh High School Senior Nathan Hung, who plays the viola, was recently named among 114 outstanding young musicians from across America who have been selected...
Bowers family given flag display box
As is the tradition of Fayette County Post 105 of The American Legion, the group recently presented a burial flag display box to the family...
Reading is for winners at Huddleston
LynnAnn Koh, ( Shown Above, L to R) Emma Smalley, Audrey Stratton are the 5th Grade Fayette County Reading Invitational Winners for Huddleston Elementary.
They...
Spivey Hall Children’s Choir holding auditions
Auditions for the 22nd Season of the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir will be Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The auditions will...
April time to increase awareness, prevention of child abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Griffin Circuit Domestic Violence Task Force, which includes Fayette County, is hoping to raise awareness...
Piedmont Fayette Hospital to add 56 beds on 3 new floors
It was back in October that Piedmont Fayette Hospital announced the intention to expand the emergency room and add 30 private rooms. Today, the...
Fayette sets incentives to target new firms
The Fayette County Development Authority (FCDA) on March 26 adopted its first formal policy on incentives that can be used to attract businesses to...
PTC cops chase, catch fleeing driver
A College Park man was charged with numerous counts on March 31 after driving at a high rate of speed through portions of Peachtree...
Antonela Kljajic is 2015 ‘Teacher of Promise’
Antonela Kljajic may be relatively new to the teaching profession, but she has proven her skill and talent in the classroom.
Kljajic, a third-year German teacher...
2015 high school football schedules
McINTOSH CHIEFS (4-AAAAA, Div. A)
Aug. 21: Fayette County
Aug. 28: at Luella
Sept. 11: Ola
Sept. 18: at Mundy's Mill (TO)
Sept. 25: Morrow
Oct. 2: Northgate
Oct. 9: at...
Fayette schools to see leadership changes
Some Fayette County schools will have leadership changes next school year, and several central office departments will see personnel adjustments.
The Fayette County Board of...
Rotary Club makes donation to Real Life Center
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently presented a $1,000 check to the Real Life Center.
Rotary is a sponsor of the Real Life Center, which was established...
Care given to stroke victims earns praise for Piedmont Newnan
Piedmont Newnan Hospital has been designated as only the third Remote Treatment Stroke Center in Georgia and the first in EMS Region 4 by...
Kedron students participate in Science Olympiad
The following children at Kedron Elementary School participated in the Science Olympiad.
Not all students are included in the photo above.
3rd grade:
Sunanya Guthikonda
Eli Kiglore
Nikhil Chikhilker
Jacob...
Dominic Chafardon wins reading award
Dominic Chafardon of Coweta County has been named “Primary Reader of the Year” by the Georgia Reading Association.
The award was announced on Sunday, March...
Robochicks beat the competition at underwater challenge
The RoboChicks team of Brittany Clarke, a 9th-grader from Starr's Mill High School ,and Madison Kenney, a 7th grade Coweta County home schooler, won...
F’ville eyes its largest ever mixed-use project
Not just movies anymore — The site at build-out could include more than 700 single-family homes along with apartments and multi-family space, retail and...
Suds on the Square a bubbly success
The Kiwanis clubs of Fayetteville put on a well-attended event on March 28 that was the first of its kind. “Suds on the Square”...
Fayette says it’s OK with Fayetteville’s Pinewood annexations
Commissioner Ognio has some concerns: "I'm not really a fan of this plan."
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners agreed at its March 26 meeting...
Breast cancer survivors celebrate in PTC
The Breast Cancer Survivors Network held its annual, and very colorful, Breast Cancer Walk on March 28 in Peachtree City. Photo/Kelly Duncan, Peachtree City...
Eggs and kids everywhere!
The annual East Egg Hunt at Shakerag in Peachtree City had no shortage of kids for the March 28 event sponsored by the Peachtree...
Cars, crafts and chilly weather
The weather was chilly on March 28 but it did not stop area residents from attending the Spring Fling Arts Festival and Car Show...
Southern Crescent Chorale finishing 13th season on high note
The Southern Crescent Chorale wraps up its 13th season with an inspiring and fun-filled concert at the Southern Ground Amphitheater on Saturday, May 2, at...
Westmoreland updates Kiwanis on DC activities
U.S. Representative Lynn Westmoreland (GA- District 3) recently spoke to the Peachtree City Kiwanis Club and updated members on congressional activities with special emphasis...
Man subdued after car chase in PTC
A College Park man was charged with numerous counts on March 31 after driving at a high rate of speed through portions of Peachtree...
Clayton State to host ‘So You Wanna Make a Film’
Vernon Clark, a Clayton State University instructor of communications and an independent (“Indie”) filmmaker, will facilitate a “New York Times” talk called "So You Wanna Make a...
Special visitor reads to Spring Hill kids
Pre-K students at Fayetteville’s Spring Hill Elementary were all eyes and ears as Georgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal used her storytelling skills to bring...
Sandy Creek students, families launch exchange program
Sandy Creek High School is launching a student exchange program with the Oken-Gymnasium in Offenburg, Germany.
Sixteen families in Tyrone and Fayetteville will host visiting...
Ga. Tech study projects 1,170 new jobs if Great Wolf water park locates in...
A closer look at the specifics of the study by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (GTEII) on the fiscal impact of the Great...
Congregation B’nai Israel offers community Passover Seder
Congregation B’nai Israel, the Reform Jewish synagogue in Fayetteville, is having a Community Passover Seder on Saturday, April 4.
With guest Rabbi Matt Dreffin leading...
Hand-split shake roof installed during historic church restoration
As part of the community restoration of historic Hopeful Church in Fayette County, the church is getting a new hand-split shake roof installed by...
