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High school sports calendar (March 10-16)
Tuesday, March 10
BASEBALL: Lovejoy at Fayette County; Landmark at Drew Charter; Our Lady of Mercy at Strong Rock.
LACROSSE: Newnan at Starr’s Mill (boys); Dunwoody...
McIntosh cleared after Monday morning bomb threat
A Monday morning search of McIntosh High School in Peachtree City after a bomb threat and demands for money were made resulted in no...
BOC meeting moved to Tues.
By Monroe Roark
sports@TheCitizen.com
Due to a scheduling conflict, the Fayette County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting has been moved this week from Thursday to Tuesday,...
Hockey champs
The hockey team from McIntosh High won the AAA GRHA state championship Feb. 28 by defeating Lassiter in overtime and then going on to...
Chiefs garner state honors
Several individual player honors were announced this weekend for the McIntosh Chiefs boys basketball team on the heels of their 29-1 season and Region...
C2 offering tutoring scholarships
C2 Education, a tutoring and SAT ®, ACT®, and PSAT® test prep center, is offering students a chance to win a tutoring scholarship by...
Join “Totally Tomatoes’ class to grow tasty favorites
Is your mouth watering for a good, home grown tomato – BLT’s, salads, or just sliced and ready to eat? Or do you prefer...
Pet love comes in all sizes during March
The Fayette Humane Society (FHS), as a partner of Best Friends’ "No More Homeless Pets" Network, is participating in a month-long promotion, "Love Comes...
Fayette Visioning Initiative moving forward with plans
The Fayette Visioning Initiative is moving forward with implementation plans and recently announced a several updates.
Committee co-chairs have begun organizing meetings for their implementation...
‘Electric jazz’ group and chamber trio are next acts at Spivey Hall
Spivey Hall is hosting a world-class saxophonist and a renowned chamber trio this month.
“Chris Potter Underground,” which AllMusic.com’s Michael Nastos called “a very compelling electric-oriented...
German student teachers learn and teach at Whitewater High School
An impromptu discussion between Patrick Wallace, the German language teacher at Whitewater High School, and a professor associated with Paderborn University in the German...
Arts board announces fire hydrant art competition
The Fayette County Public Arts Committee has been inspired by an idea used in several communities across the nation and is announcing the first...
Attend Spring Fling Arts Festival & Car Show kick off
Fayette Senior Services (FSS) is bringing a new festival to Fayette County this month.
The family-friendly Spring Fling Arts Festival & Car Show will be...
Specialty grocery store planned for PTC
A workshop item on the agenda for the March 9 meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission will feature a plan to establish a...
PTC woman wins $1 million in Ga. Lottery
Peachtree City resident Mary Ray did a good job of picking the right numbers in the Georgia Lottery and came away with a $1...
Wet weather puts a damper on lake dredging
The dredging work at Lake Peachtree is underway and crews are in the beginning stages of removing 64,000 cubic yards of material. A large...
Senoia gets a bit bigger
Senoia expanded its boundaries Monday night, but not before a philosophical discussion on the wisdom of growing the city.
Claude Raptis asked the city to...
New Coweta I-85 exit is moving ahead
The interchange on Interstate 85 at Poplar Road continues to edge closer to reality. The Coweta County Commission on March 3 approved a state-required...
‘Cat Daddy’ claims win in first race of its kind in 30 years at...
Senoia’s hometown hot shoe Clint ‘Cat Daddy’ Smith captured a victory in the Senoia Raceway’s first Super Late Model division race in nearly 30...
PTC police turn tables on ‘swatting’ hoaxers in N.Y.
UPDATE — Suspects identified for ‘swatting’
Peachtree City police intend to prosecute two teenage gamers who caused a massive local SWAT team turnout Friday evening...
PTC boy, 13, airlifted after being struck while crossing Hwy.54/Peachtree Parkway
A 13-year-old Booth Middle School student was struck by two vehicles at Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree City after 3:30 Friday...
Norman W. Paschall, 95 of Atlanta
Norman W. Paschall, "Zeke," 95 of Atlanta passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at home with family. He was born in Kingstree, S.C., November...
Iola Keys of Union City
Mrs. Iola Keys of Union City passed away March 5, 2015.
She is survived by her husband, James R. Keys of Union City; children, Kenneth...
Coweta commissioners get taste of Meals on Wheels
Representatives from Coweta Meals on Wheels on March 3 gave Coweta County commissioners a sample pack of the meals provided to at-risk seniors. The...
Senoia’s city clerk recognized
Senoia City Clerk Debby Volk completed her Masters Education Program for Clerk Certification from the University of Georgia and was honored during Monday night’s...
James T. Evans, 81, Fayetteville, Ga.
James Talmadge Evans, 81, of Fayetteville, Ga., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
Mr. Evans is preceded in death by...
Faded receipts
Early in the morning when no one else is awake or late at night after the children are put to sleep, I collect bags...
Netanyahu’s warning to the world
A few days ago, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, gave a blunt, direct, and impassioned speech to a joint session of the...
A budding Spielberg?
Sophie Byrnes, left was recognized at the Senoia City Council meeting for creating a short film about the history of the city. Also pictured...
Extension office offers seed propagation workshop
The Fayette County Extension office will offer a propagation workshop on Saturday, March 14.
The workshop, “Starting Plants from Seeds; Cost Effective Ways to Garden,” begins...
Southern Crescent Chorale, pianist Shai Wosner to appear at Spivey Hall
Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall will host two acclaimed performances during the weekend of March 7 and 8.
On Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m., the Southern...
Optimists flip pancakes for sports
The Senoia Optimist Club is hosting a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser to benefit the Senoia Area Athletic Association as well as other youth programs and...
Students can submit short environmental films to contest
High school students in Fayette and Coweta counties are invited to participate in the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s 2015 High School Video...
Rotary Club inducts new members
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently inducted three new members; Pota Coston, Linda Banks, and Diana Roman, bringing the number of new members...
