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Robert Earl Savage, 82, of Peachtree City
Robert Earl "Bobby" Savage, 82, of Peachtree City, passed away on September 17, 2015.
He was born to Earl and Mary Lee Savage on...
Cheer squad takes first place
The McIntosh High varsity competition cheer team competed Sept. 19 at the North Gwinnett High School Bulldog Classic.
The team competed against 11 other coed...
Northgate hosts XC meet
Several local cross-country teams ran last weekend in the Coach Daley Invitational at Northgate. The varsity races saw more than 100 boys and 75...
Things to Do-Sept.23-Oct.29
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September 23
The McIntosh Homecoming Parade is today at 4:15 p.m. Free for all. Come line the street to cheer on the McIntosh Chiefs/ Parade...
Fayette churches
There are four churches who date back to 1826/1829: Fayetteville Baptist, Fayetteville Methodist, Flat Creek Baptist and Antioch Baptist.
The first African-American church was Flat...
McIntosh Hall of Fame inductions Oct. 2-3
The newest class of stellar former McIntosh Chiefs will be inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame the first weekend in October.
The Class of...
Year’s final Walk with a Doc is Sept. 26
Community members are invited to participate in Piedmont Newnan Hospital’s next Walk with a Doc featuring Frank S. Powell, M.D. The walk will take...
Barrow to speak at tea party meeting
The Fayette County Issues Tea Party invites the public to its monthly meeting to hear Fayette County Schools Superintendent Joseph "Jody" Barrow update the...
Peachtree City Fire Rescue earns award
Peachtree City Fire Rescue was recently presented with a Life Safety Achievement Award for its fire prevention accomplishments in 2014 by the National Association...
Pancake fundraiser is Oct. 3
The Senoia Optimist Club will be hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 3, 8-11 a.m. at the Senoia Masonic Lodge on Main Street....
Hardin earns Eagle Scout
Northgate High School junior Max Hardin achieved the rank of Eagle Scout July 21 and was awarded the status Sept. 12 at his Eagle...
Liberty Tech to host info meeting
Liberty Tech Charter School is hosting an informational meeting for interested families Saturday, Sept. 26, 2-3:30 p.m. at Kakao Coffee Shop, 998 Senoia Road...
Local GOP women host Lewis
The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club will host its next meeting Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at Green Ginger, 200 Market Place Connector...
Book club meets Sept. 28
"Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline is the focus of the Sept. 28 meeting of the Carnegie Literary Circle, whose gathering begins at 10...
Race set for Oct. 24
The second annual Blue Lights & Siren 5K run/walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, at 8 a.m.
The run will start and end at...
Art show is Oct. 9-10
An art show and sale sponsored by the Fayette Society of Fine Art is scheduled for Oct. 9-10 at the Log Cabin, 180 Glynn...
Readers theatre Sept. 29 at library
The Fayette County Public Library invites the public to attend “An Evening with Alpha Company,” a readers’ theatre presentation of excerpts from “The Things...
Market Day is Sept. 26
The fourth Market Day event of 2015, located on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse in downtown Fayetteville, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26.
Fayetteville...
County’s heroes honored at Whitewater High breakfast
Keeping its tradition of honoring local law enforcement and safety personnel on Patriot’s Day, Whitewater High hosted its annual breakfast for Fayette County’s first...
Habitat homeowner pays off mortgage in 19 years
Marcy Cly, a single mother with a one-year-old daughter, applied for Habitat’s homeownership program in 1996. She had a low-paying job at a child...
Golf event raises $46K for Christian City
This year’s “Golf Fore Kids” Classic raised over $46,000 to support the abandoned, abused, and neglected children who now live at The Children’s Village...
Facebook beginners get help Oct. 29
“Figuring Out Facebook: For Beginners” is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-noon sponsored by Fayette Senior Services at the Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh...
Fall Peach Jam set for Oct. 10
Noted Atlanta poet Collin Kelley will lead the Fall Peach Jam poetry workshop Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. until at least 2 p.m.
Poets...
Fayette CARE Clinic gets EMC grant
To help local members of the community who lack access to regular healthcare, the Coweta-Fayette EMC Trust, Inc. Board of Directors/Operation Round Up recently...
Collins concert is Sept. 26
Harpist Ashley Collins, who recently toured and studied in India, will give a concert Saturday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum,...
Living with Alzheimer’s – a caregiver’s story
“We’re going to make lemonade out of this …” Michael Dziak upon hearing his wife’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s.
On a fateful day in September, Edna...
Person of interest sought in break-ins
A total of 11 entering auto incidents have occurred in Peachtree City in the past week. Of those, nine of the incidents may or...
City moves ahead on broadband
The idea of having Peachtree City constructing and operating a broadband service for industrial and commercial users and city-owned facilities was approved on Sept....
East Coweta students picked for state council
Two students from East Coweta High School have received a different type of recognition by being named to the State Superintendent Richard Wood’s 2015-16...
Unique area planned by Overlook shopping center
A different take on a retention facility was approved Sept. 17 by the Peachtree City Council. The council approved the concept for a wetlands...
No injuries reported in bus accident
A Sept. 17 fender-bender on Ga. Highway 74 South involving a Rising Star Middle School bus and a car resulted in no injuries.
Fayette County...
What strength!
Sandy Creek High School student Megan D’Errico made quick work of this dragster during the Strongman, make that Strongwoman, contest held at Shamrock Park...
More than 100 new jobs at specialty foam producer are headed to Newnan in...
A Newnan manufacturer of specialty foam products will be undergoing a $2.5 million expansion and adding 150 new jobs in early 2016.
Newnan-based Elite Foam,...
Tonight’s HS football scores
Northgate 56, Morrow 0 (Thu.)
Starr's Mill 49, Forest Park 18
Landmark 35, Josey 13
Mundy's Mill 28, McIntosh 9
Central-Carroll 20, Fayette County 14
ELCA 38, Whitewater 0
Lumpkin...
