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Storytellers look to record military tales
The Southern Crescent Storytellers, in conjunction with Fayetteville VFW Post 3650, National Public Radio, and the Library of Congress, is sponsoring the Story Corps...
Fayette educators up for Bammy Awards
Two Rising Starr Middle educators are getting ready to walk the red carpet, having been nominated by members of the Academy of Education Arts...
Newnan Citizen Academy registration begins Aug. 1
The Newnan Citizen Academy will begin registration Aug. 1. The deadline for registration is Sept. 1.
The academy is conducted annually in the fall. This...
FMGA program Sept. 15
The Fayette Master Gardener Association invites the public to attend the presentation by Dr. Ayanava Majumdar from Auburn University.
Dr. Majumdar will speak on vegetable...
Jump Start College deemed a success
The McIntosh High School counseling department hosted its third annual Jump Start college planning program July 28.
Juniors and seniors, along with their parents, were...
GriefShare at Dogwood Church
Dogwood Church, 975 Hwy. 74 N. in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group Wednesday evenings beginning Aug. 19 from 7-9 p.m., meeting in...
Get garden tips at Backyard Assn. meeting
Just because it’s fall and the leaves are beginning to turn doesn’t mean you can’t continue to enjoy the bounty from your vegetable gardens.
Robert...
Fayette schools in top 8 systems for highest tax millage rate in Ga.
The new school year is about to begin, and with it will come a new tax year. With the tax rate likely to be...
Are other school systems getting more bang for the buck?
Coweta spends less even with more students, more employees
When it comes to comparing school systems such an exercise can be difficult due to a...
Judge promises vote decision by Monday
UPDATED — Fayette Countians should know within a few days who can run and who can vote in the Sept. 15 special election to...
New police chief says hello to PTC
Peachtree City Police Department employees were introduced to new Peachtree City Police Chief Janet Moon at an informal ceremony held at the department on...
East Fayette highway widening moves ahead on 2-2 split vote
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners’ support for the state’s widening project involving McDonough Road and Hwy. 54 on the east side of Fayetteville...
Sales tax holiday this weekend
The annual back-to-school shopping season takes place this weekend, July 31-Aug. 1. This annual tax free weekend allows Georgia families to save on vital...
Pets of the Week
Georgia is a three-year-old spayed female terrier mix. She is heartworm but it is treatable. Her ID #is A029969. Kennel #A2. This pet is...
Korean War veterans remembered
The America-Korea Friendship Society hosted a commemorative observance July 27 at the Rotunda in the Georgia State Capitol. It was the 62nd anniversary of...
Things to do-July 30-Sept.10
July
July 30
“The Fat Boy Chronicles” is coming back to the NCG Theatre on Fischer Rd. Sharpsburg/Peachtree City today at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free.
Hosted...
A prayer for the overworked; some verses for the overwhelmed
Dennis the Menace, that perpetual preschooler who specializes in new ways to get into mischief, in one comic strip was kneeling down by the...
COS to commission two Stephen Ministers Aug. 2
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will commission two new Stephen Ministers on Aug. 2.
Shelly Jones will be commissioned at the 8:30...
Several events coming up next month at Flat Creek
Flat Creek Baptist Church is hosting several upcoming events at the church.
On Saturday, Aug. 8, a “Beat the Heat” event will be held from...
RHBC youth group collects food for Real Life Center
Several members of the youth group from Rolling Hills Baptist Church recently descended upon five local neighborhoods to collect food in support of needy...
Whitewater offering free childcare
Whitewater Church is offering free childcare on Friday, July 31, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. so parents can ‘Catch-a-Break’ and have a ‘date night’...
Heritage’s Global Leadership Summit starts next week
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville invites the community to attend the Global Leadership Summit, produced by the Willow Creek Association, on the church campus...
FFUMC’s S.A.G.E. group keeps senior citizens busy
The S.A.G.E. group (Senior Adults Going Everywhere) at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church keeps busy with monthly activities and day trips scheduled throughout the...
VBS service project
Word of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City hosted “Journey with Daniel” July 14 -16. The VBS-style program for adult members of the Young...
St. Christopher’s annual Greekfest set for Sept. 19
St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church will host Greekfest 2015, an annual event, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 until ... at the Dixie Wing...
Religion Briefs 07/28/15
Back-to-school fun day
Fellowship of Love Church in Fayetteville will host a “Back-To-School Empowerment and Fun Day” on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to...
Lauren M. Tochterman to wed Edmond M. Colegrove
Mary and Steve Tochterman of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren M. Tochterman, to Edmond M. Colegrove, son of Deborah Misenhimer...
Why shock at selling baby parts?
“... if we come to see ourselves as meat, then meat we shall become.”
— Leon Kass, M.D., “Toward a More Natural Science”
What is most...
Rancorous, thanks to Trump
What is the difference between Donald Trump and Bozo the Clown? Well, not much besides makeup or long floppy shoes.
But, just because Trump is...
Making school supplies shopping fun
As our family has grown, shopping — even for school supplies — has become an expensive and more complex proposition.
Certainly, setting a specific budget...
The joy of finding a good book
It was in Oxford, Mississippi, that it came to me so clearly. I knew it, of course. I had known it since I was...
Flags, rebel souls and the real villain
When I was in the fifth grade a special pocket knife caught my eye. It was under the glass counter in a little country...
A misbegotten road widening
I was disappointed by the 2-2 vote on the resolution before the Board of Commissioners to halt the widening of McDonough Road and State...
Questions about at-large voting
As a citizen and after sitting through BOC meetings and a Board of Elections meeting, I am most confused and am seeking answers that...
