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PTC cops are named state’s best in promoting road safety
The Peachtree City Police Department took top honors Sept. 30 at the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) 15th Annual Governor’s Challenge Awards held...
Breakfast for a cause
A group of hungry Senoia residents got their fill at the pancake breakfast held Oct. 3 at the Masonic Lodge on Main Street. The...
More mold: Now at Starr’s Mill High School
Fayette County School System officials say mold and humidity issues at Huddleston Elementary School in Peachtree City are within acceptable levels, but a question...
District voting still a big topic
More than half of the time during a relatively brief Fayette County Board of Commissioners meeting last week was taken up by more comments...
Alleged MP is charged with assaulting woman, and chasing off her rescuer
An Oct. 1 incident involving a boyfriend and girlfriend and a tow truck driver who attempted to intervene in a dispute outside a Milam...
Panthers, Patriots win big
This week's high school football schedule saw two big intracounty matchups which were also region games. Neither one was close.
Starr's Mill remained unbeaten with...
The vegetarian elephant
It just doesn’t make any sense. But then again, a lot of things in this world don’t make sense to me. How can elephants...
The merchants of misery
I became angry last week. Really, really angry. That’s unusual for me. Over the years I have tried to learn what is important and...
James Alan Morton, age 61, of Peachtree City
Mr. James Alan (Jim) Morton, age 61, of Peachtree City passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
He is survived by his wife, Bettina Hammond Morton;...
Tattooed man charged in rape of 12-year-old
A Sharpsburg man is under arrest on multiple charges for the Oct. 5 rape of the 12-year-old daughter of his fiancee.
Shalin Ren Payne, 29,...
Cemetery Spirit Walk is Oct. 16-17
The Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum is hosting its eighth annual Cemetery Spirit Walk Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. This year the Spirit...
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...
Midwest assisting flood victims
Midwest Food Bank is assisting people whose homes have been damaged because of recent flooding in South Carolina, having been asked by The Salvation...
Infant CPR class Oct. 19
A class on Infant CPR and Choking will be offered at Piedmont Fayette Hospital Monday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. for a fee of...
Local seniors named National Merit semifinalists
Six seniors in the graduating class of 2016 at McIntosh High have been named semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship program: Lotanna Erinne,...
Dale honored by SMRS
The South Metro Rose Society congratulated member Cindy Dale upon recently receiving the American Rose Society Presidential Award of Merit at the ARS Fall...
Health is focus of National School Lunch Week
School lunches are not the same that many adults remember from when they were students. Today’s school lunches are healthier, using whole grains, more...
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...
Miller in Wadsworth production
Atlanta Braves fans will see a familiar face and hear a familiar voice in the upcoming production of "The True Story of Cinderella" Oct....
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....
Suds on the Square is Saturday
The Kiwanis Club of Fayette County is sponsoring its second Fayette County local craft beer and local wine festival, Suds On The Square. The...
Duvall running for AFB president
Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is traveling the country campaigning to become president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. A third-generation Georgia farmer...
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,...
Musical set for Oct. 30-31
Southside Theatre in Fairburn is producing “Tapestry - the music of Carole King” Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, at 8 p.m.
Robert Ray, a 1970...
Local students receive UGA scholarships
Three Fayette students have been awarded scholarships through the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for the 2015-16 school year.
Bethany Thomas...
New club members, officers installed
The Optimist Club of Peachtree City held its annual installation banquet of 2015-2016 new officers and board members Oct. 5 at The Downtown Grill.
From...
Milestone birthday
R.O. Maxwell, 47-year Fayette County resident, recently celebrated his 90th birthday.
He is known to many residents of the county as the proud owner and...
Learn to care or 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...
Author discusses retirement alternatives in new book
Author John Sipple announces the nationwide release of his new book, “Fourth Quarter,” where he advises his readers to not retire but retool and...
Bariatric seminar Oct. 17
The Bariatric Informational Seminar is the first and required step in the bariatric program. The seminar, open to ages 18 and up, will discuss:...
Grant recipients named
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has announced the recipients of the 2015 USDA/AMS Specialty Crop Block Grant. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)...
Preemptive strike on breast cancer risk
F’ville officer takes action to stop recurrence of cancer
Detective Joanna MacPherson, a member of the Fayetteville police department since 2007, says she will likely...
Brown backtracks on Presberg, gets scolded by Oddo
In the wake of a previous story in the Citizen about a possible settlement of the county’s district voting lawsuit and allegations of improper...
PTC residents to City Council: Protect Robinson Rd. buffers
Council agrees, votes 3-0 against relaxing the rule
City staff and the majority of those in attendance at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Peachtree...
