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Duvall to run for American Farm Bureau president
Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall announced his candidacy for president of the American Farm Bureau Federation July 17 while speaking at the annual...
Travel program set for Aug. 17
“A Travel Guide to Georgia” is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 17, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location, The Life Enrichment Center,...
Kendrick in national pageant
Susannah Kendrick is Miss Georgia Junior National Teenager 2015 and will be competing in the national pageant in Nashville July 31-Aug. 2.
America’s National Teenager...
Pink Posse going strong
Ten years ago this fall the small south Fayette County town of Brooks was host to a new kind of “struttin’.”
Alice Ramsey, a recent...
Pre-K program set to welcome 84,000
School bells will be ringing soon for up to 84,000 four year olds attending Georgia’s Pre-K Program. The voluntary, lottery-funded Pre-K program has been...
Community Reunion set for July 23
Faith & Soul magazine is sponsoring a Community Reunion Thursday, July 23, 7-9 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church, 1077 Hwy. 314 in Fayetteville.
Billed as...
Atkinson-Arnall dinner Aug. 13
The Coweta County Democratic Party has announced plans for its annual Atkinson-Arnall tribute dinner. It is the primary gathering event of local Democrats, not...
PTC burglars caught on camera in Kedron apartment
The Peachtree City Police Department is asking that citizens be on the look-out for two men connected to recent apartment burglaries.
The most recent burglary...
Hearing this week on injunction to halt at-large voting in special election
NAACP seeks injunction, asks return to district-only voting to replace Commissioner Pota Coston
Correction: The July 30 hearing will be held at 2 p.m. in...
When I am weak, then I am strong
I’m not commenting here on our national security or our military endeavors for freedom and peace around the world. No, what this is about...
Faith & Soul magazine to present ‘A Community Reunion Event’ tomorrow at Liberty Baptist
Faith & Soul News Magazine, a community blended international cultural family publication, invites the local community to “A Community Reunion Event”, this Thursday, July...
For All Saints’ USO ministry
All Saints Anglican Church recently received a generous donation to its USO ministry from the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties. Mike McCormack, an...
Greekfest 2015 set for Sept. 19
St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church in Peachtree City will host Greekfest 2015, an annual event, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 until ...
The event...
National Lutheran Youth Gathering
A group of high-schoolers will lead worship at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Peachtree City, July 25-26 after attending the National Youth Gathering in...
Heritage Christian to host Global Leadership Summit
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville invites the community to attend the Global Leadership Summit, produced by the Willow Creek Association, on the church campus...
FOL to host back-to-school fun day Aug. 1
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 2 p.m.,...
Religion Briefs 07/22/15
Holly Grove plans Family & Friends Day
Holly Grove AME Church will host its Annual Family and Friends Day on Saturday, July 25, at 6...
DivorceCare starts Aug. 10
Providence United Methodist Church will offer DivorceCare on Monday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. from Aug. 10 - Nov. 16 with no class Sept. 7...
HTCC Stephen Ministry offers individual care
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City offers Stephen Ministry to provide confidential, one-on-one Christian care to people who are going through a difficult...
FFUMC’s S.A.G.E. ministry keeps seniors 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...
Realizations from election meeting
As many may know, there was a called meeting last week of the Fayette County Board of Elections regarding how to proceed with the...
Commission needs its fifth member
Now that two heartbreaking and highly emotional weeks have gone by since Pota Coston’s passing, another aspect of her influence should be addressed.
For the...
An historic catastrophe
Distinguished scientist Freeman Dyson has called the 1433 decision of the emperor of China to discontinue his country’s exploration of the outside world the...
Mr. Obama, you’re no Ronald Reagan
At his press conference last Wednesday, our president of self-regard again linked himself with Ronald Reagan, seeking to equate his supposed success in gaining...
Why liberals don’t (and can’t) get conservatives
By Dr. R.B.A. DiMuccio
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has cracked the code on why it’s so hard for liberals and conservatives to find common ground....
The proper Southerner
It takes a lot of time to be the proper Southerner, the kind respected for thoughtfulness and kindness. In fact, it takes so much...
Elections board follows the law
There has been a lot of talk and media coverage regarding the special election to replace Commissioner Pota Coston due to her untimely death....
Some pushing agenda that degrades blacks
What this county is becoming is not who we are. After listening to both sides and watching the nonsense go on, I am appalled...
Allow our nation’s defenders to defend themselves
Add the slaying of four Marines and a sailor at a naval reserve center in Chattanooga , Tenn., by a jihadist to the list...
An unexpected, unwarranted $200 golf cart fee
Today, I went to renew my low speed vehicle (i.e, golf cart which does more than 21 mph but less than 25 —...
F’ville extends 16-inch water line to new college campus
It is yet another sign of the volume of work unfolding in West Fayetteville. Work has been completed on a 16-inch water line extending...
Roberta Joyce Di Petta, of Fayetteville
Roberta Joyce Di Petta, passed away July 19, 2015. Born June 19, 1950 in Newport, Va. to Mr. Melvin Eugene & Aubrey Ruth Brewer...
Joy Anna Kosisky, 43, of Newnan
Joy Anna Kosisky, 43, of Newnan, Ga. passed away on Wednesday, July 15th, 2015.
Joy was born in Jeannette, Pa. on October 23, 1971. She...
Byron Stephen Gable, 76, of Fayetteville
Mr. Byron Stephen "Steve" Gable, 76, of Fayetteville, Ga., died July 18, 2015.
Steve was born and raised in Carrollton and then graduated in...
