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Religion Briefs 12/23/15
All Saints announces new service
All Saints Anglican Church announces the addition of another service. Effective immediately, a Holy Communion service will be held on...
Dogwood Church will offer GriefShare beginning Jan. 6
Dogwood Church, 975 Ga. Highway 74 N. in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group held on Wednesday evenings beginning Jan. 6th, from 7...
Southside Church announces results of ‘Be Rich’ campaign
Southside Church, which has campuses in Peachtree City and Newnan, recently released the results of its giving and serving campaign, Be Rich.
In addition to...
Perspectives starts Jan. 17 at Peachtree City UMC
Peachtree City United Methodist Church is hosting Perspectives starting on Sunday, Jan. 17 from 3 -6 p.m.
“Perspectives is a 15-week class that prepares you...
GriefShare starts Jan. 3 at FPC
Fayette Presbyterian Church will host its next 13-week GriefShare program beginning Sunday, Jan. 3 at 2 p.m.
GriefShare is a Christ-centered seminar and support group...
Local Cub Scouts experience the real meaning of giving
What better time to teach Scouts how to follow the Cub Scout Oath and “help other people at all times” than during the holiday...
Providence UMC to host DivorceCare for adults, kids
Providence UMC will offer DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) beginning Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m.
DivorceCare/DC4K are free 13-week classes to help adults...
Youth volunteers recycle old tools for students in Haiti
Mission Possible youth volunteers from Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City worked hard to help change lives in Haiti on last month. Eleven...
Nearly 200 women attend SDA annual charity event
Last month, the Peachtree City Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted its 17th Truly Christmas event at the church. This holiday charity event, held annually on...
Tarpley named All-American
Taylor Tarpley, a fourth-grader at Huddleston Elementary School, competed Dec. 5 at the USATF Junior Olympics in Albuquerque.
Running a 3K race along with more...
Lyons passes Sheppard on scoring list
McIntosh senior Jordan Lyons reached a milestone Dec. 19 in a home game against Sandy Creek, becoming the all-time leading boys basketball scorer in...
Allen scores 1,000th point
Landmark senior Zack Allen, who lives in Fayette County, scored his 1000th career point in the War Eagles' game Dec. 14 against Drew Charter.
He...
All-region cheerleaders named
The Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association has named its All-Region team for 4-AAAAA coed cheerleading.
Eight athletes from the McIntosh varsity team are among those named...
Things to Do-Dec.26-Jan.22
December
December 26
The South Atlanta Indian Christian Fellowship will be hosting a Christmas program today at 5 p.m. at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church, 791 Forrest Ave....
One last Christmas
Christmas this year finds my daughter living in Colorado and my son in Oregon but you learn that if your children are happy, then...
Mary Lee Mann
Mary Lee Mann passed away on December 19th, 2015.
Mary Lee (Crumbley) Mann was preceded in death by her parents, Ely Thomas Crumbley and Ethel...
Harold Goza, 86, of Fayetteville
Mr. Harold Goza, 86, of Fayetteville, died December 18, 2015.
He was a long-time member of Harps Crossing Baptist Church and was retired as...
Teachers receive grants
More than $13,200 in Bright Ideas grants has been awarded to teachers in Fayette’s elementary, middle and high schools so that they can implement...
Students chosen for ensemble
McIntosh High students Steven Lukehart and Parker Olsen have been chosen for inclusion in the 2016 Georgia All-State Jazz Ensemble.
Steven Lukehart had an impressive...
Fashion tips offered at FSS session
“A Passion for Fashion” is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 22, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center...
Focusing on others
These fifth-graders at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School are showing off gifts, but not anything they received for themselves.
Two classes at the school decided...
Art now on display
At the McRitchie-Hollis Museum is the holiday-themed art of Carl Charles Tait, a LaGrange-based artist known throughout the nation for his holiday greeting cards...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Jackie is a Jack Russell terrier mix who has a sister. They are sweet, laid-back, cute little low riders so if smaller dogs are...
Holiday song
Here is Susan Reissing's second-grade class at Huddleston Elementary School.
They concluded their Christmas play by singing "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Party time
Here are some scenes from last week's party among some of the fourth-graders at Huddleston Elementary School.
Living tree
These are members of Mrs. Gibbs' kindergarten class at Huddleston Elementary School.
It is part of the Roll Tide Living Christmas Tree presentation.
Summit details successes, next steps
After 18 months of research, planning, community surveys and committee meetings, the Fayette Visioning Initiative hosted its first summit to present its successes thus...
Two named Title I Reward Schools
North Fayette Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary are among the 243 Georgia Title I schools that made the Title I Reward Schools list for...
No lane closures during holidays
The Georgia Department of Transportation wants to add to your holiday cheer by suspending construction-related lane closures for the Christmas and New Year’s Day...
Memory screenings at Jan. 22 meeting
Memory loss – what’s normal and what’s not? That is the topic of a session scheduled for Friday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-noon at Fayette...
Backyard Assn. meets Jan. 12
“Grow Up! Using Vines and Climbers in Your Garden” is the topic for the next meeting of the Coweta County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers’...
Warehouse employees deliver holiday cheer
The annual Angel Tree drive, sponsored by the Fayette County Public School System’s CARE (Children at Risk in Education) program, fulfils the holiday wishes...
Beaty’s bunch of elves
Ms. Beaty's first-grade class at Braelinn Elementary School shows off their elf hats as part of recent holiday festivities.
Bains is New Neighbor of the Month
The Peachtree City Chapter of the New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) named Cheryl Bains as the New Neighbor of the Month for December.
Cheryl moved...
