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Whitewater’s ‘Westside Story’ coming soon
Dates for the 12th annual Whitewater Spectacular Presentation of “West Side Story,” have been announced.
Performances are set for Feb. 26 - 28 at...
National student film festival coming to Clayton State
Campus MovieFest (CMF), the world’s largest student film festival, is coming to Clayton State University as part of its 14th annual world tour.
Students who...
Deputies make meth bust, arrest 1
An east Fayette County man was arrested at his home on Jan. 26 after he was found in possession of 137 grams of methamphetamine,...
1 man held for heroin possession
A Fayette County man was arrested Feb. 4 after being found in possession of a small amount of suspected heroin.
Gregory A. McNeil, 40, of...
Video shows road rage gun waving; 1 man arrested
A Peachtree City man was charged with aggravated assault after a Feb. 6 road rage incident where he tailgated a driver on Ga. Highway...
Historic Fayette County courthouse to get a roof-lift
Unless there are some late changes to the agenda, it could be a short night for the Fayette County Board of Commissioners at its...
PTC: Forget dredging; bush-hog lake bed
The Peachtree City Council has decided that the city’s portion of the clean-up of Lake Peachtree will include the cost-saving measure of only removing...
Chiefettes state champs again
The McIntosh Chiefettes dance team followed up a top-15 national finish in Orlando at the beginning of the month with a state title performance...
Wren honored by Landmark
Kyle Wren, the first player from Landmark Christian School to sign a professional baseball contract, will be honored by the school Wednesday, Feb. 18,...
Planning Commission to PTC Council: ‘Say no to water park’
UPDATED for print, Feb. 11, 2014 — Crowd insists Great Wolf tourist attraction bad fit for Dolce property; commissioners vote 5-0 against city planner’s...
Man arrested in PTC ‘snatch’ robbery
A California man has been arrested on felony charges for robbing a Peachtree City teen of money at an ATM after she agreed to...
Basketball playoffs are underway; unbeaten Chiefs play Thursday
The McIntosh Chiefs varsity boys basketball team completed a perfect regular season with Friday night’s 71-37 win over Northgate, and the next step for...
8 from Starr’s Mill sign national letters of intent
Eight athletes from Starr’s Mill High School signed national letters of intent or committed to college during the February signing period: Paige Betsill (Soccer,...
Starr’s Mill’s Blaum wins 3 state titles; Chiefs, Cats are in top 10
Donna Blaum is the first state champion of the GHSA winter sports season from a Fayette school.
The Starr’s Mill sophomore took first place in...
State wrestling finals this week
A large number of local wrestlers hit the mat at various sectional meets last weekend and punched their tickets for the state championships which...
First day on the job for for new Chamber of Commerce CEO Ungaro
New Fayette Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carlotta Ungaro had her first day on the job on Feb. 9. In some ways, the...
Crabapple’s Sally Meyer earns award
Sally Meyer, a teacher at Crabapple Lane, has been selected as the elementary school level Georgia Economics Teacher of the Year for 2015 by...
Fayette 4-H brings home awards
Fayette County 4-H’ers recently brought home a bevy of awards from a district competition for 5th and 6th grade students.
To prepare for the “District...
Convention of inventions created by Cleveland Elementary first grade
First Grade students at Cleveland Elementary School in Fayetteville showed off their creativity during the annual "Invention Convention."
After studying Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and...
Bass wins DAISY for going the extra mile
RN Emily Bass, a nurse at Piedmont Newnan Hospital, was recently awarded the prestigious DAISY AWARD for Extraordinary Nurses during a surprise celebration.
She won...
Spring Hill 5K ‘Trash Dash’ is March 13
Spring Hill Elementary in Fayetteville will have its annual Trash Dash 5K race at 6:30 p.m. on March 13.
A one mile fun run will...
AARP to have driving classes for all ages
An AARP Drivers Safety Class is scheduled for March 14 in Newnan.
The class will be held at the Powell Library on Hospital Road in...
‘EcoAthlete’ project captures awards for Newnan student
Newnan High School junior Ansley Knight has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the organization’s highest recognition, for an environmental project that also earned...
SMHS grad makes All-Big 12
Triana Browne-Hearrell, a 2011 Starr’s Mill graduate and a student at Oklahoma State University, was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 second team for...
FCHS wrestlers ready for state
Five members of the Fayette County Tigers varsity wrestling team qualified for this weekend’s AAAA state championships in Macon based on their performances in...
Real men love their wives, and they say it
New neighbors moved in across the street from this couple, and the wife started watching these newcomers. Every evening she looked out the window...
GMCM to host men’s program February 15
Golden Moments Christian Ministries (GMCM) will hold its 100 Men Walking in Love program this Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2:30 PM.
The pastor...
Religion Briefs 02/10/15
Covenant continues missions focusIn the second week of its missions conference, Covenant Presbyterian Church will continue to focus on world missions during its 11...
FEMA rep praises Fayette for its faith-based disaster preparedness
Heritage Christian Church on Feb. 7 was the site of the annual Fayette County Faith-based Disaster Network conference attended by 60 local residents with...
OM’s Sharp will be guest speaker at The Summit
The Summit Church will have a guest minister, international speaker Richard Sharp, on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m.
Sharp is an evangelist with...
Fayetteville First UMC begins annual Lenten Lunch program
The community is invited to begin Lent at the first Lenten Lunch of the season on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, at noon in the...
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran plans two Ash Wednesday services
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites the community to Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 18 at 12:15 and 7 p.m.
Ash Wednesday...
All Saints announces Ash Wednesday service Feb. 18
All Saints Anglican Church between Fayetteville and Peachtree City will conduct Ash Wednesday services Feb. 18 at noon and 7 p.m. in the...
PTCUMC to host study session on meaning of Lent
As part of its Grow Deeper Series, Peachtree City United Methodist Church will host a study session on the upcoming Lenten Season. The purpose...
