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Fayette school enrollment flat: one additional student
The 2015-2016 school year is off and running and with it the Fayette County School System showed a net increase of one student over...
Water heaters donated to Camp Southern Ground
When campers arrive for the first time next summer at Camp Southern Ground, the Georgia camp founded by GRAMMY Award-winning artist Zac Brown for...
Walk with a Doc Aug. 22
Piedmont Newnan Hospital continues its season of Walk with a Doc with Richard Jadick, D.O., a urologist with Piedmont Physicians Urology. Dr. Jadick is...
UWG Newnan hosts sendoff for Coweta freshmen
The University of West Georgia Alumni and the Coweta Alumni Council hosted a Coweta County Freshman sendoff event on Thursday night to welcome Coweta’s...
Shoot fundraiser Aug. 29
The Fayette County 4-H Shotgun Club will hold a Public Shoot Fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at their range, 2275 Hwy. 85...
NCHS looking for special quilts
Do you own a special quilt that tells a family or community story? A quilt that uses an unusual pattern or motif? Or even...
Benefit set for Sept. 13
Sisters Empowerment Network, Inc. (SEN) invites the public to the second annual Purple Purse Weekend Wine Down Benefit Concert to eradicate domestic violence and...
Local students awarded scholarships
Every year the U.S. Navy awards four-year Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarships to qualified high school and college students throughout the country.
These scholarships...
Officials warn about overcharging golf carts
The Peachtree City Fire Department recently reported another incident of a household carbon monoxide detector activating, not due to the presence of carbon monoxide,...
Brewers celebrate 65th Anniversary
Glenn and Jeanne (Fort) Brewer celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a Brewer Family Reunion at their residence on Beauregard Boulevard in Fayetteville. Joining...
Be good to each other
The current object of my reading affection is Stuart MacBride, a Scottish writer who has spun a series of addictive tales about Logan McRae,...
The summer of our discontent
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders represent two sides of the same coin. Both men have tapped into a deep anger — a discontent —...
Academic fascism II
Last week’s column highlighted college campus absurdities and the ongoing attack on free speech and plain common sense. As parents gear up to fork...
Coming out even in the end
There is only one thing that scares me about dying. It is so momentous that it rocks my heart with grief whenever I think...
Chairman Oddo: ‘Sky is not falling’
Let me give you some good news about our county:
Fiscal Year 2014: Budget was balanced. No deficit spending. No tax increase.
FY2015: Budget was balanced....
Governing by ‘opinion,’ not by open votes
I find it fascinating that Chairman Oddo kept saying they gave the county administrator three “opinions” and not three “votes” behind the scenes to...
Council offers no solutions for Hwy. 54 traffic, just politics
The proposals regarding changes to Ga. highways 54 and 74 are extreme, harmful and a huge impact to Peachtree City. Businesses at The Avenue,...
Anna’s spiritual reflection
Anna is 15. She’s a very sweet and somewhat shy girl here at Prince of Peace. She’s also a great example of the many...
Things to do-August 21-September 19
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Tonight, Fayetteville Main Street presents “BIG HERO 6” as its second free Moovie Night of 2015 at the Southern Ground Amphitheater. Beginning at...
COS welcomes Ellen Pfundt as new ministry director
Ellen Tracy Pfundt has joined the staff at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church as director of Children and Family Ministry.
She is responsible for Sunday...
Holy Stitchers quilting ministry serves many charitiesHoly Stitchers quilting ministry serves many charities
All Saints Anglican Church’s Holy Stitcher’s Ministry began as a Prayer Shawl Ministry years ago. The ministry has grown into a group of knitters,...
Religion Briefs 08/19/15
GriefShare starts tomorrow at PTCUMC
The program of Griefshare starts a new session Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 308 of Peachtree City...
PTCUMC’s annual Chicken Que set for Sept. 12
On Sept. 12 at 2 a.m. the United Methodist Men at Peachtree City United Methodist Church will light up the fire pits for the...
Heritage’s WinShape Camp 2015 deemed huge success
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville hosted its eighth annual WinShape Day Camp, July 13-17. During the week-long day camp, over 450 campers in first...
Local bikers plan ride for Emanuel this weekend
A local group is putting together a Georgia Bikers response called “Engines for Emanuel” in support of those affected by the recent shooting at...
Nathalee Ann Anderson, 90, of Peachtree City
Nathalee Ann (Fossett) Anderson, 90, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away peacefully at her home on August 9, 2015.
She was born on February 21,...
Jerry Dale Ramsey, age 78
Jerry Dale Ramsey (July 25, 1937 - July 30, 2015) was born in Flat Rock, Ill. to Frances and Dale Ramsey. Shortly afterward the...
Eva L. Brown, 94, of Fayetteville
Eva L. Brown, of Fayetteville, passed away on August 10, 2015 at the age of 94.
A graveside service was held at Oconee Hill Cemetery...
Carolyn Jeanette Skelly, 69, of Peachtree City
Carolyn Jeanette Skelly, 69, of Peachtree City, passed away August 14, 2015.
She was a member of Fayette Senior Services, an avid landscape designer and...
Thomas E. Wyatt Jr., 76
Thomas E. Wyatt Jr., 76, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015.
Born October 15, 1938 in Atlanta, Ga., Tommy lived in Fayetteville and was...
Henry McCaughey of James Island, S.C.
On the 14th of August 2015, Henry "Mac" McCaughey of James Island, S.C. made the final journey to the heavens above.
Though we mourn our...
LCS softball in full swing
The Landmark varsity softball team participated in the Callaway Classic Tournament Aug. 14-15.
The above photos include pitcher Abbey Swearinger; seniors Ana Lisa Chavez and...
Golf team wins again
The PGA Junior Golf League’s Peachtree City team won its second postseason playoff match Aug. 16 by defeating the West Georgia league at Braelinn...
Starr’s Mill cheerleaders tapped for All-State
Starr’s Mill High School seniors Olivia Phillips, Emily Herrmann, and Sydney Mayson were selected Aug. 8 as members of Georgia’s All-State Cheer Team.
After being...
