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Senoia man arrested for prescription theft at Piedmont Fayette Hospital
A Senoia man was arrested on burglary charges Oct. 14 after using a fake employee ID to steal prescriptions at Piedmont Fayette Hospital.
Grant Christopher...
Four injured in accident at Fayette County drivers license office
The elderly driver and passenger of a car, along with two pedestrians, were injured on Oct. 13 when the vehicle struck two people outside...
Hung jury in Fayette armed robbery trial
A Fayette County jury hearing the case of a Fayetteville man who was charged with participating in a 2014 armed robbery could not reach...
F’ville charges man with fraud, forgery
An Alabama man has been charged with a host of violations for attempting to have fraudulent prescriptions filled at a Fayetteville pharmacy.
William G. Black,...
Oaktoberfest is Oct. 30
The community is invited to Oak Grove Elementary's Oaktoberfest Friday, Oct. 30, 4-6:30 p.m. with Hotel Transylvania on the big screen after the event.
This...
Conference to provide info for medical pros
“Mission Possible: Nursing Survival 2015” is a day-long conference geared toward RN's, LPN's and paramedics. It is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 a.m.-5...
Oktoberfest event Oct. 24
An Oktoberfest event billed as "BBQ, brews & bunches of fall fun" is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m-4 p.m. at The Fayette...
Learn about investing Nov. 20
Fayette Senior Services presents “Lunch & Learn: The Ups and Downs and All Arounds” Friday, Nov. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at its Peachtree City...
DAR ladies serve sweet treats
The Fayette Starr's Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution made dozens of cookies Oct. 11 for the National Day of Service...
Booth team wins SeaPerch event
It was not beginner’s luck, but teamwork, collaboration, and skill that landed seventh-grade students from J.C. Booth Middle’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) cohort...
Great pumpkins for a great cause
Pumpkins great and small are ready at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch now through Oct. 31.
“We are offering a variety of...
Pets of the Week
Cleo is a medium lab/shepherd mix described as sweet, laid-back and wanting a safe, loving home. ID # is A030679. Dogtrap #20. This pet...
WHS band wins competition
Whitewater High School’s premier marching band, the Wildcat Marching Band, was crowned the grand champion at the inaugural running of the Legacy of Champions...
Harrison has upcoming book signings
Newnan author W. Terry Harrison Book Signing Event will be signing copies of his new book, "The Apostle Paul Returns," Oct. 24 from 1-3...
Things to Do- Oct.14-Oct.31
October
October 14
Students from throughout Fayette County will be joining thousands of other youth on athletic fields all across the nation today to share their...
Outdoor Sunday
Please come with me on a beautiful autumn Sunday to an outdoor chapel service. A rustic outdoor chapel like the ones at summer camp...
Religion Briefs 10/14/15
Women’s ministry meets at PTC Church of Christ
The ladies of “Becoming, A Woman’s Ministry” at Peachtree City church of Christ invite women in the...
Bless the pets service planned
The First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City will have a Blessing of the Pets service on Sunday, Oct. 25. at 4 p.m. in the...
Great Pumpkins for great cause at Fayetteville First UMC
Pumpkins great and small are ready at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch now through Oct. 31. “We are offering a variety...
Servant week approaches at Christ Our Shepherd
Servant Weekend, an annual event at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City, is scheduled for Oct. 23-24. Everyone is invited to take...
Hopewell UMC helps feed the hungry
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone will package 10,000-plus meals on Saturday, Nov. 7, to help “Stop Hunger Now” eradicate hunger around the world....
Woolsey Fall Festival is set for Oct. 31
Woolsey Baptist Church will have its annual Fall Festival Oct. 31, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the field in front of the church.
This...
Mary Gertrude Smith Stewart, age 94
Mary Gertrude Smith Stewart (Trudy) died on 10/08/2015 at the age of 94.
She was the daughter of the late Arthur Henderson and Anne Ogletree...
Jane Odom Routon of Fayetteville
Jane Odom Routon of Fayetteville, passed away on October 9, 2015, at the age of 94.
She was the daughter of Sidney Herman Odom and...
Donald William Peterson, 80, of Tyrone
Donald William Peterson, 80, of Tyrone, Ga. passed on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Doctor's Hospice in Fayetteville, Ga.
He was born April17, 1935 to...
District voting: Not so ‘common sense’
With November elections coming up, the case for district voting seems fairly clear-cut and virtually a matter of common sense. So much so that...
Upon further review: F’ville political forum
Last week, the candidates for Fayetteville’s elected positions gathered at Sams Auditorium in Fayetteville, for their first, and maybe only, political forum.
Forums are presented...
The gun control farce
President Obama’s intrusion into the mourning community of Roseburg, Oregon, in order to promote his political crusade for stronger gun control laws, is part...
Banana Republicans
When Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walked into a Capitol Hill conference room to meet with his Republican colleagues last Thursday, he seemed a certain...
Some old things are new again
In my childhood home, I did not grow up surrounded with literature or commercial novels. What I did grow up with were two items...
About racism in Fayette County
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the...
No voting problems until NAACP arrived
After the last election in Post 5 in Fayette County, I attended a Board of Elections meeting, called because of complaints by the African...
OCD students, there is help here
Did you know that 1 in 100 adults likely have OCD? And up to 1 in 200 children? That’s a half a million children...
Don’t trash lakes, roads, paths
We have had a robust discussion on social media related to what should be an incredibly easy problem to solve. The topic was litter,...
