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With rezoning vote postponed, Great Wolf eyes options
It’s back to the drawing board for Aberdeen Parkway water park plans; among the choices: Proceed with current zoning of the Dolce site
Great Wolf...
Get fresh produce weekly with Minter’s new crop sharing plan
Almost anyone who’s tasted a vegetable right off the vine describes a mouth-watering treat more akin to candy than cabbage, which is one of...
Mary Louise Akins Jenkins, 92, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Mary Louise Akins Jenkins, 92, of Fayetteville, died February 14, 2015.
She enjoyed volunteering and gardening and most recently attended Pine Grove...
Wilbur Vincent Pleuss, Jr., 69, of Peachtree City
Wilbur Vincent Pleuss, Jr., 69, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away February 14, 2015.
He grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York. Mr....
Philisita Bryan, 91, of Peachtree City
Ms. Philisita Bryan, 91, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on February 8, 2015.
Philisita (Ms. Mama) was born to the late Charles &...
Gail Lynne Bruney, age 53
Gail Lynne Bruney, age 53, went home to be with the lord on Thursday, February 12, 2015.
She was born January 29, 1962 in...
Steve Waldrop, Jr. of Fayetteville
Steve Waldrop, Jr. of Fayetteville passed away February 13, 2015.
He was born on January 2, 1929 in Atlanta, Ga. at Georgia Baptist Hospital...
Of death and life and ISIS and Kayla
The images are jarring in their contrasts — on the one hand, a young woman smiling beside a Kiwanis Club banner, smiling with a...
President Obama, America’s Nero
President Theodore Roosevelt said, “Speak softly, and carry a big stick.” More than a century later, President Barack Obama speaks loudly (and incessantly) and...
Damaging admissions
Opponents of charter schools have claimed that these schools are “cherry-picking” the students they admit, and that this explains why many charter schools get...
The wealth of being poor
My people, as I have long said, were raised up on hard times in the Appalachian foothills. I don’t know that I had a...
Our right to vote is worth the cost
Kim Learnard’s recent letter to the editor reveals that she might be an expert engineer, but she is certainly no legal scholar.
The councilwoman’s impassioned...
Learnard reading from the NAACP playbook
This is a response to Kim Learnard’s letter in the Feb. 11 edition of The Citizen:
If I didn’t know any better I’d say Ms....
Brown: NAACP was offered a compromise, but rejected it
There is a gloomy, grumbling public relations campaign conducted by a few in the county, trying to sway public opinion on the district voting...
What is the price of principle? Is money the only value?
Fayette County, is there nothing more important than money?
If someone visiting Fayette County or a new resident to our area were to read the...
Black lives matter only when whites at fault?
I was listening to Sybil Wilkes on the Tom Joyner Morning Show Wednesday morning. She was sharing the funeral arrangements for the guy Suge...
Many thanks for helping military families
Dear Fayette County neighbors, once again, you really stepped up to the plate. On behalf of Embracing Military Families, I am absolutely overwhelmed at...
Beware of pine straw scam
With pine straw season soon upon us there are many scam artists out there. I thought I’d share my experience with my fellow citizens...
Things to do-Feb.20-Apr.14
February
February 20Today and tomorrow, Promise Place is hosting its annual improv comedy benefit, “Promise You’ll Laugh,” at The Legacy Theatre in Tyrone. A professional...
Presidents Day
Monday was Presidents Day, so let’s talk about the last United States President to visit our fair county.
Well, OK, I think maybe I need...
Film industry needs both young and old, professor says
Barton Bond, director of Clayton State University’s Film and Digital Media Center, will be a panelist at the Fayette FACTOR’s Business Economic Development Day...
Blended Heritage Celebration showcases performances of all types
The Fayette County Public Library and the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library will host the 17th Annual Blended Heritage Celebration on Friday,...
Newnan exhibit traces history of schools for African-American students
A recreated classroom is at the center of an exhibit showing the historical progress of educational opportunities for African-
Americans in Coweta County.
The exhibit, sponsored...
Brenda Strickland wins coveted school system award
Brenda Strickland, nutrition manager at Inman Elementary, is the second recipient of the Cheryl Calhoun Award, established last year by the school system’s nutrition...
James Hutton inducted into safe driving club
Newnan resident James Hutton is one of 71 Georgia UPS drivers recently inducted in the worldwide Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS...
Peachtree City hawked as reason to vote for Georgia advocacy group
Nine bicycling advocacy groups around the nation have been nominated for the second annual Bicycling Magazine People’s Choice Advocacy Award and one of those...
Whitewater students of German language earn honors
Whitewater High School has 30 German language students who earned “distinguished” and “above average” achievement honors on the 2015 National German Exam for High...
Peachtree City UMC is becoming contagious
Peachtree City United Methodist Church is continuing its Pastor’s Series with a new six-part study unit called “Becoming a Contagious Christian.”
The new class begins...
Suchon Quintet making U.S. tour debut at Spivey Hall
The Suchon Quintet is making its U.S. tour debut at Spivey Hall with Clayton State University faculty pianist Michiko Otaki, who has been praised...
See Peachtree City recreation, event catalog online
The Peachtree City Recreation & Special Events Spring Catalog showing a myriad of activities for all age groups is now available.
Preview summer day camps,...
Black ice conditions may be present in Fayette, Coweta on Tuesday morning
Residents of Fayette and Coweta counties should be aware that black ice conditions could exist on roadways Tuesday morning due to temperatures falling below...
Councilman King urges shift of PTC city election cycle to even years
Peachtree City Councilman Mike King wants to shift city elections to even-numbered years, and is asking the council to lobby the Georgia...
Town may add cameras
A topic at the Feb. 10 Tyrone Town Council retreat led to a discussion that will have Police Chief Brandon Perkins explore the idea...
Auburn Club officers attend conference
Officers of the Coweta-Fayette Auburn Club attended the Auburn Club Leadership Conference held in Auburn Feb. 6-7.
The conference provides an opportunity for...
