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PTC boy recovering after being struck by two vehicles Friday
A 13-year-old Booth Middle School student struck by two vehicles at Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree City after school March 6...
Sarafin promoted to major
Dave Serafin, Peachtree City Civil Air Patrol Falcon Field (GA-116) is being promoted to Major.
Serafin is currently a mission pilot and orientation pilot and...
PTC United Methodist Church sells Windgate Road property
The Trustees of Peachtree City United Methodist Church, under direction of the December Church Conference, have sold the church property, known as the Windgate...
Our Lady of Victory Catholic School kids bring home awards
The Science Olympiad Team from Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Tyrone showed their expertise recently by bringing home awards from a Regional...
An honest dialogue on race
I have chosen not to comment on the case of Michael Brown and Officer Darren Wilson until now, in part, because the case was...
The ‘disparate impact’ racket
The U.S. Department of Justice issued two reports last week, both growing out of the Ferguson, Missouri shooting of Michael Brown. The first report,...
Selma plus 50
I liked the movie “Selma,” though it could have done without the rap song during credits that referenced “hands up, don’t shoot,” a slogan...
The future of war
“We have tried since the birth of our nation to promote our love of peace by a display of weakness. This course has failed...
How Supreme Court should decide gay unions
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear four cases involving the issue of same-sex unions. These cases come from the Sixth Circuit where...
Remembering the killing fields of Iwo Jima
On Feb. 19, 1945, 20-year-old Bill Young of Mooresville, North Carolina, disembarked an LST on a miserable hunk of black rock called Iwo Jima....
A man’s destiny
Sometimes a man, despite his best efforts, doesn’t find his destiny. Try as he might, down through the earnest years of his life, he...
Where is outcry?
The chairman of the Fayette County Republican Party expressed disbelief that voters in Fayette County would elect “an admitted non-Christian” to the school board....
Response to Mr. Paquin
As an uninformed non-lawyer, I read with great interest Mr. Claude Paquin’s scholarly article regarding district voting.
For Mr. Paquin and all the other lawyers...
‘It seems I have offended’
At the risk of getting into a back and forth much like an email war with the whole company on copy, I feel obliged...
Wilson Grady Price, Jr., age 65 of Fayetteville
Mr. Wilson Grady Price, Jr., age 65 of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City, Georgia.
Mr....
Edward Leon Buckner, of Fayetteville
Edward "Ed" Leon Buckner, of Fayetteville, Ga. went home to be with the Lord on March 8, 2015.
Ed was born on November 13, 1925...
Stephen Paul Wetter, of Fayetteville
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of March 7, 2015, Stephen Paul Wetter was the husband of Pamela Joyce Wetter of Fayetteville, Ga....
Madaline Hartman, age 91
Madaline Hartman was born October 1, 1923. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She went to be with her Lord on March...
Browning, Odom head to state Geographic Bee
Eighth graders William Browning of Flat Rock Middle and Tyler Odom of Rising Starr Middle will put their geographic knowledge to the test later...
Get ready to tailgate at Peachtree City Cornhole Majors
Peachtree City is ready to “throw down” for the American Cornhole Organization (ACO) Majors March 20 – 21.
The Peachtree City Convention and Visitors Bureau...
Track meet winners
The Fayette County Lady Tigers track team on the podium after winning first place in the Friday Night Lights invitational this past weekend at...
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March 11
Piedmont Newnan Hospital’s Sixty Plus Services will host a workshop “Caregiving for Loved Ones With Dementia” from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The...
McIntosh alum gets her close-up
Even with film making becoming a neighborhood business, the news that a McIntosh High School alumnus has written and directed an award-winning film currently...
Driving tour
When a group of us were planning the county’s sesquicentennial, its 150th birthday, in 1971, we decided to create a driving tour of the...
God, will you not revive us again?
We don’t hear too much about backsliding these days. The term describes the believer’s weakening commitment to Christ that results in reverting back to...
Carolyn Cary presents ‘Busting the Bubble’s History’
Carolyn Cary, county historian and Citizen contributor, will present “Busting the Bubble’s History” on Wednesday, March 25.
Cary will discuss the beginning of Peachtree City...
Booth Middle students recognized
Several JC Booth Middle School Orchestra students were recently recognized at a Fayette County Board of Education meeting for earning placement in Georgia's All-State...
Historical Society to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
The Fayette County Historical Society will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by inviting the mayor of Tyrone, Eric Dial.
The town got its name from the...
Business women host Hoedown for Kenyan kids
The Business Women of Fayette and Coweta are hosting a “Hoedown for Champions” that will benefit Kingdom Champions Academy, a Christian school serving orphans...
Emerging Writers Showcase is March 21
The Fayette County Public Library will feature six local authors in the early stages of their writing careers at the Emerging Writers Showcase this...
Do the Huddleston Hustle
Join Huddleston Elementary School on Saturday, April 18, for this year's Huddleston Hustle.
The Kids' Fun Run (.5 mile) begins at 8 a.m. and is...
Got medical questions? Walk and talk with a ‘doc’ is back
Grab some walking shoes and join Piedmont Fayette Hospital doctors for a “walk and talk” session on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 a.m. to...
Young sailors need class before taking the helm
The Fayette County Marshal’s Office is hosting a “Boater Education” class to help residents comply with a state law that requires young sailors to...
Sandy Creek resurrects literary team and brings home second place trophy
With only two points separating the first and second place teams at the Georgia High School Association’s Region 5 AAAA literary competition, the Sandy...
