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Spear Road open after heavy rains collapse bridge support
The roadway section on Spear Road that crosses Camp Creek on Peachtree City’s east side washed out Nov. 12. City stormwater crews accomplished a...
Carnegie rotating fall/winter art
The Carnegie and the Newnan Coweta Art Association partnered to present a variety of art for the grand opening of the building.
The Newnan Coweta...
Cowboy tales at Christmas event
Fayette Senior Services will present “A Cowboy Christmas” Monday, Dec. 21, 1-2 p.m. at its Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
Jim...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout Metropolitan Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction on the I-75 Express Lanes projects...
History being recorded Nov. 21
How many times have we said to ourselves, "Grandpa had such great stories. I wish I'd sat down and spoken to him before he...
Starry Night in Newnan Dec. 3
The community is invited to "Starry Night in Newnan – A Celebration of the Season" Thursday, Dec. 3, 4:30–7:30 p.m. at Piedmont Newnan Hospital,...
No cavities, new bike
Elijah Rhinehart was the winner of a brand new bike from Great Expressions Dental Centers of Fayetteville.
Children without cavities are entered to win a...
Local office starts winter coat drive
Battling cold winter temperatures is tough enough even with the means and resources to do so. For those who don’t have the basic necessities,...
Celebrating the USMC
Robert Ladd, former Marine and longtime member of Fayette County Post 105 of The American Legion, raises the Marine Corps flag in front of...
Turkey giveaway Nov. 21
State Rep. Ronnie Mabra of District 63 will again be giving away more than 1,000 turkeys to families in need in the days before...
Taylor up for Jesse Owens Award
World champion triple jumper and Sandy Creek graduate Christian Taylor is in the running to be named the 2015 Jesse Owens Male Athlete of...
Fayette graduation rate second highest in Georgia
Starr’s Mill tops county list at 95%
The graduation rate for Fayette County high school students has increased for the fourth consecutive year, with the...
Defeated at the polls, Mayor Clifton goes down swinging
Nobody can ever say Fayetteville Mayor Greg Clifton went quietly in the night.
Less than 48 hours after losing his re-election bid to City Councilman...
Election aftermath: Defeated mayor jabs incoming mayor-elect
Johnson says Clifton offended him with remarks about church Johnson pastors
Just 48 hours after his historic election as the first ever black mayor of...
Avoid Spear Road washout
The connecting road between Robinson Road in Peachtree City and Ebenezer Road east of the city is closed to through traffic because of a...
LCS, OLM players on all-star teams
The All-Region football team was announced for Region 5-A and several local players made the list, topped off by Our Lady of Mercy's Mike...
Region cheer champs
The Starr's Mill varsity cheerleaders won first place in Region 4-AAAAA at last weekend's region competition.
The squad will compete Nov. 14 at Columbus Civic...
Veterans honored at Bennett’s Mill
Schools around the county honored their community’s veterans with a variety of meaningful programs that featured patriotic music, literary readings and speeches.
Bennett’s Mill Middle...
Can-A-Thon is Dec. 1
The Newnan Junior Service League is gearing up to host the 32nd annual Can-A-Thon for the Coweta Community Food Pantry.
It is scheduled for Tuesday,...
Fiddlers host free Christmas concert
The Fayette Fiddlers will be performing the songs of Christmas in a free concert Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Carriage Lane Presbyterian...
A time for giving
The Huddleson Elementary School community collected 395 pounds of food and household items for the Real Life Center.
Loading the donations, from left, are fifth-grade...
Seabolt honored for leadership
J.C. Booth Middle assistant principal Kayla Seabolt is the recipient of the Georgia Association of Middle School Principals (GAMSP) Outstanding Assistant Principal of the...
Students create Veterans Day display
North Fayette Elementary students honored veterans this week by creating this collage of cards.
Each grade level was asked to participate and the response was...
DAR greets veterans
The Fayette Starr's Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution greeted veterans on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, as they entered Mimi's Restaurant.
Each...
Cancer program set for Nov. 14
Cancer Treatment Centers of America invites residents to Prevent Aggressively Coweta, a session to help individuals understand cancer risks and how they can reduce...
Stricken family needs help
Weeks family lost clothes, medical gear in house fire; father on heart transplant list
A Nov. 4 house fire in Peachtree City has left a...
Honoring Georgia’s fallen warriors
Veterans Day was observed in Fayetteville on Nov. 10 at the first ceremony held at the new campus of Georgia Military College on Veterans...
Plan: Future downtown Fayetteville will be heavily residential
Master plan for downtown Fayetteville features more than 1,000 proposed new residences
Fayetteville is looking to supersize its downtown.
At a town hall meeting Thursday night,...
PTC to take on more expense with new lake contract
The Peachtree City Council on Nov. 5 unanimously adopted an intergovernmental water franchise agreement with Fayette County outlining the various responsibilities of each party....
Fayette Commission to vote on Lake Peachtree pact
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider at its Nov. 12 regular meeting Chairman Charles Oddo’s recommendation to adopt a water...
Fayette Development Authority gets an interim chief
The Fayette County Development Authority (FCDA) has hired Bremen, Ga., consultant Joan Young as interim CEO for the organization.
It was a year ago that...
PTC Council revises sign rules for new retail center
An amendment that covers the square footage area and the height of wall-mounted signs on retail spaces in the Ga. Highway 54 West Corridor...
PTC WASA employee arrested at work, charged with molestation
An employee of the Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) was arrested on Nov. 4 on child molestation charges involving an underage female...
Brain Health Univ. is Dec. 14
Fayette Senior Services will host Brain Health University Monday, Dec. 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at its Peachtree City location (Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail).
Meghan Lowry...
