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Chorus gets highest honor
The Arnall Middle School Chorus has received the highest honor awarded by the Georgia Music Educator’s Association (GMEA). The chorus on Oct. 27 was...
Dial gets ready for new term
Incumbents in Tyrone met the challenge in the Nov. 3 election and retained their seats on the Town Council.
Mayor Eric Dial won the race...
Teams wrap up regular season
On a night marked mostly by nasty weather, the 2015 regular season came to an end for local high school football teams.
Northgate's unbeaten streak...
Old-fashioned table manners
My Grandpa Jed used to say, “Don’t know what the world’s coming to. Young folks today don’t follow rules. Think they can do anything...
Thinking about death
I attended a conference in Stockbridge, Ga., last week, sponsored by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. The subject of the conference was...
District voting trial postponed again
The trial originally scheduled to begin Nov. 16 in the district voting lawsuit has been postponed with no alternate date set.
As the parties continue...
Fire damages home in PTC
A fire at a residence on Grenoble Road in Peachtree City in the later afternoon hours of Nov. 4 resulted in moderate fire damage...
Jones making mark as a Razorback
A former high school star in Fayette County has taken her volleyball prowess to the college level in the Southeastern Conference with considerable success.
Breana...
DAR honoring Vietnam veterans
The Fayette-Starr’s Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is organizing a special Veterans Day event to honor Vietnam veterans.
The organization is...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout metro Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction on the I-75 Express Lanes projects...
Seay receives award
Last week, State Senator Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) was awarded the 2015 Award for Legislative Advocacy by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council. She was...
FMGA meeting is Nov. 17
Charles Andrews will be the speaker at the Nov. 17 Fayette Master Gardener Association meeting, scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Bridge, 225 Willow...
Art club donates to school
At its October meeting, the Fayette Society of Fine Art presented a check to the art department of Flat Rock Middle School.
FSOFA is a...
Chair-ity Event is Dec. 3
Volunteers, community leaders and the local art community are coming together to host the ninth annual Chair-ity Event benefiting children who live in the...
Gunn joins Private Bank of Buckhead
Private Bank of Buckhead has named Charles Gunn as a personal banker. He has been in banking for five years, serving in a number...
Harvest Classic run set for Nov. 7
The 15th annual New Hope Harvest Classic 5K run/walk is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, at New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Road...
Fayette mechanics receive FAA awards
Three Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing aviation mechanics have been honored by the Federal Aviation Administration, each for having worked in aviation maintenance for...
Tour of Homes set for Dec. 6
Harry Norman Realtors will present the Fayette Humane Society Christmas Tour of Homes showcasing six homes in the county Sunday, Dec. 6, 1-5 p.m....
Musical set for Nov. 17
"Yes Virginia the Musical," performed by the Newnan Theatre Company's Academy of Theatre Arts and presented by the Newnan Cultural Arts Commission, is scheduled...
Veterans breakfast at Oak Grove Elem.
Oak Grove Elementary, 101 Crosstown Drive in Peachtree City, is inviting armed forces veterans to a breakfast and school assembly in their honor Wednesday,...
Orchestral programs designated exemplary
Two Fayette County school orchestral programs have received the highest level of recognition by the Georgia Music Educators Association for program excellence.
The orchestras at...
Learn to care for loved ones without guilt
Fayette Senior Services is hosting “The Guilt Trip” Friday, Nov. 13, 12:30-4 p.m. at its Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
“When...
Freedom Fund Banquet Nov. 14
The Fayette County NAACP's annual Freedom Fund Banquet will be Saturday, Nov. 14, at The Wyndham Hotel in Peachtree City.
Our keynote speaker will be...
Civitan Chili Challenge is Nov. 7
The 11th annual Civitan Great Chili Challenge is Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Shakerag Knoll Park, 191 McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City.
The...
Show set for Dec. 12
The Centre for Performing & Visual Arts, 1523 Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan, hosts “Amahl and the Night Visitors” Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7...
Dixon, Emory are engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harris Dixon, Jr. of Lewiston, Idaho announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Rachel, to Grant Alexander Emory, son of...
Photo show opens this weekend
The McRitchie-Hollis Museum and the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society have announced the names of photographers juried into the 7th Annual Simple Pleasures Photography Competition. The...
Learn Thanksgiving shortcuts at FSS event
Fayette Senior Services is sponsoring “Thanksgiving Shortcuts” Monday, Nov. 16, 2-3 p.m. at its Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
Cooking Thanksgiving...
Moon speaks to Rotary
Peachtree City Police Chief Janet Moon, the city's first female chief, spoke Oct. 8 to the Rotary Club of Peachtree City.
Moon "provided a very...
Air show dazzles Saturday, fizzles in the rain Sunday
Parking problems, poor communication about cancellations are top complaints
The Great Georgia Air Show was off to a rousing start on Oct. 31. But things...
3-inch rain sends Flint River out of its banks
The rain event that soaked Fayette County over the weekend caused little property damage, but did result in the Flint River leaving its banks...
Fraudster nabbed in PTC with 600 stolen identities
Probe into World Gym auto break-ins cracks bigger case
An Alabama man has been charged by Peachtree City Police with 20 counts of financial identity...
Boy, 2 girls hurt in Monday golf cart wreck at 54-Parkway
Three teens were injured Monday afternoon when their golf cart pulled in front of an oncoming car just south of the intersection of Ga....
F’ville seeks expansion of TAD area
The Fayette County Board of Education on Nov. 2 heard a request from Fayetteville that the 75-acre area included in the new downtown master...
