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Jadick to speak at USMC celebration
The Sgt. Clyde Thomason Medal of Honor Detachment #1325 of the Marine Corps League is hosting its annual United States Marine Corps Birthday Ball...
Students chosen for parade
Two students representing Starr's Mill High School Panther Pride Marching Band will have the honor of marching with The Macy's Great American Marching Band...
Native plants discussed at Nov. 5 program
Learn about native plants that were historically significant to the Cherokee people from a native plant expert at a free program Nov. 5 at...
Georgia Film Academy to open in Fayetteville in January
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal earlier this year stated his intention to establish the Georgia Film Academy to meet the needs of the state’s growing...
Laura Smith’s goal: To get healthy … So, she wins crown of Mrs. Georgia...
It has been a busy past few months for Laura Smith.
Actually, most of the past 17 years have been busy. The Peachtree City resident...
3 students from Fulton caught sneaking into Sandy Creek High; 2 arrested
Three students from a Fulton County high school were found and removed this month from Sandy Creek High School. School system Safety, Discipline and...
Senoia forum is Tuesday
Due to recent inquiries from local citizens, the three candidates for the City Council Post 4 position in Senoia will be meeting on Tuesday,...
PTC scores another corporate headquarters
Chalk up another jewel for Peachtree City’s business community. Wencor Group officials announced the opening of its new global headquarters at 416 Dividend Drive...
A fall tradition
Halloween pumpkins galore can be found at the Peachtree City fire station at Paschal Road and Ga. Highway 74 and at the station on...
Robinson Road plan pulled
A rezoning and variance request that would have established a doctor’s office at the corner of Robinson Road and Ga. Highway 54 East was...
Christmas comes early for Senoia’s kids
The city of Senoia received a huge gift from a notable presence in the city Monday night.
Stalwart Films Mike Riley, who heads up the...
Hands-on learning
Eighth grade students from the S.T.E.M. program Odyssey Charter School in Newnan recently toured AAMCO University at the company’s training facility and transmission remanufacturing...
Showdown set for subregion title
Starr's Mill and Northgate kept their perfect records after this week's games and will square off Oct. 30 for first place in their subregion.
Northgate...
It’s too early
Take a leisurely walk around our downtown and you’ll notice a few things. First, there’s a 15-foot-tall metal wall encircling most of it. Not...
The card in the mail
I opened the rather official looking envelope last Monday with a bit of caution. Anytime I receive an envelope from a branch of the...
Fayette workers get 2% pay hike; In God We Trust to be displayed in...
Democrat Rousseau provides swing vote for raising pay, curbing county manager’s power
Fayette County employees will bring home bigger paychecks in November, thanks to a...
Howard Jackson Blessitt, age 81
Mr. Howard Jackson Blessitt, age 81of Forsyth, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Monroe County Hospital.
Mr. Blessitt was born in Clayton County,...
Robert Wayne Jones, 92, of Fayetteville
Robert Wayne Jones, 92, of Fayetteville, passed away October 20, 2015.
Robert was preceded in death by his wife Lorene S. Jones. He is survived...
ECHS moves to Elite 8
East Coweta has reached the AAAAAA state softball quarterfinals with a sweep of Collins Hill, winning 12-4 and 5-1.
The eight remaining teams in the...
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...
Candidate forum Oct.27 in Senoia
Due to recent inquiries from local citizens, the three candidates for the City Council Post 4 position in Senoia will be meeting for a...
Jobless rate declines
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Three Rivers region for September was 6.1 percent, down three-tenths of...
Winners all around at fundraiser
The Woodward Out of School Fund held its first annual Bunco Tournament to raise funds needed to help Fayette families afford after-school care for...
FHS working on feral cat population
In honor of National Feral Cat Day (Oct. 16), volunteers from the Fayette Humane Society conducted a class in TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return). FHS has been...
LaFleur named New Neighbor of the Month
The New Neighbors League Club named Lynn LaFleur, a Massachusetts native who lives in Newnan, its New Neighbor of the Month for October.
The NNLC...
Movie screening at Depot
Zombies are more popular than ever, especially in Coweta County, home of the smash TV show “The Walking Dead,” but did you know that...
Rose Society to meet Oct. 26
The South Metro Rose Society will meet Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Heritage Bank at 440 N. Jeff Davis Drive in...
Students create logo for race
When students in Lauren Schell-Bozone’s graphic design class at McIntosh High learned that the Peachtree City Auxiliary Force needed a logo for the annual...
Tool campaign gearing up
The annual Trick or Treat For Tools campaign is on and October is a perfect time to rummage trough the rust and dust in...
Council hears pros, cons of raising PTC golf cart fees
The Peachtree City Council on Oct. 15 discussed a proposed ordinance that would increase resident and non-resident golf cart fees. A vote is expected...
Thursday night meeting: With 5th commissioner, county pay raise may happen
Fayette County employees could be getting a boost in their pay this year after all.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider...
Fayetteville’s Holiday Inn goes west
The west side of Fayetteville could soon be getting another hotel that would help serve the Piedmont Fayette Hospital and Pinewood Studios area.
On Oct....
Kindred spirits tell old Fayetteville tales
Davis Spohn, playing the part of Phillip Fitzgerald, was joined by nearly a dozen ghostly players representing well-known residents from past years in the...
The week in crime: 4 burglaries in Fayette, 3 auto break-ins in F’ville
Unincorporated Fayette County experienced four burglaries during the past week ending Oct. 17 while Fayetteville had three entering auto incidents during the same time...
