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Ask The Doc coming July 20
Fayette Senior Services has scheduled “Ask the Doc” for Monday, July 20, at The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive in Fayetteville.
Everyone has questions...
Coweta school board approves $179.1M budget
The Coweta County Board of Education on June 24 adopted a $179.1 million budget for the FY 2016 school year that begins in July....
Tyrone passes $3.14M budget
Tyrone’s FY 2016 general fund budget that began July 1 totaling $3.141 million represents a minor increase, approximately $35,000, over the FY 2015 budget...
Business display
The Georgia Business Aviation Association hosted a Static Display and Precision Aviation Services provided a NextGen Avionics information session at the June 26 event...
Glenloch spray park idea floated by rec. dept.
Officials in Peachtree City are planning to take a close look at a possible transformation of the Glenloch Pool into what recreation administrator Cajen...
Swan enjoys Huddleston Pond
David Hermecz of Peachtree City emailed us, “I spotted this Trumpeter Swan on Huddleston Pond in Peachtree City on Sunday afternoon, June 21. These...
Keeping residents safe
The Peachtree City Fire Department on June 27 conducted a residential fire safety program, RSP, for the residents of Twiggs Corner to help identity...
Fayette County Commissioner Pota Coston, 57, succumbs to cancer
Pota Coston, the first African American woman elected to countywide public office in Fayette County, died Friday, July 3, after a five-month battle with...
Fayette BoE OKs spending $3.5 million more than it takes in
Marchman warns about ‘drastically increasing our spending without any increase in student population’
The Fayette County Board of Education on June 29 unanimously adopted a...
Water Wise Plants set for July 15
A program titled “Water Wise Plants” is scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (The Gathering Place,...
Scout pack hosts park event
Pack 279 is hosting a scouting event for all area boys Saturday, July 11, 1-4 p.m. at Line Creek Park.
The event is free, sponsored...
Notable grads and students
Glenn McCauley of Peachtree City was awarded the L.E. Berry Graduate Fellowship at the 2015 Robinson College of Business Honors Day Celebration.
William John Dunphy...
New lanes to be added at bypass
Work is scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 8, at about 9 p.m. and continue through the night to modify existing lane configurations at the...
Ramsey named to House committee
State Rep. Matt Ramsey (R-Peachtree City) was named by House Speaker David Ralston to the House Study Committee on the Preservation of the HOPE...
New website, community calendar launched
The Fayette Visioning Initiative, the community-led project to implement a five-year vision plan for Fayette County, has launched a new website and online community...
Farm Bureau supports federal challenge
Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) released a statement in support of Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ actions to strike down the “Waters of the United...
Scholarship goal met
Clayton State University has met the challenge - the Retention Scholarship Challenge.
Thanks to the generosity of several donors, Clayton State just six weeks ago...
Opportunities to give blood in July
The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to help offset a seasonal decline in donations and prevent a shortage this summer by giving blood.
During...
A house divided
As the nation celebrates its independence, it is possible that we are more divided as a country that at any time since the War...
Downsizing
For those of you out there in readers-land who simply love living in a big house, there is a single word that can have...
David C. Pettis, Sr. of Fayetteville
David C. Pettis, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, after an extended illness with Alzheimer's disease at Ashley Glen Senior Living...
New chief is first female top cop in county
Peachtree City Interim City Manager Jon Rorie announced July 2 that Suwanee Deputy Chief Janet Moon has accepted the position as Chief of the...
Rapper Rick Ross posts $2 million bond for release from jail
Williams L. Roberts, II, known as rapper Rick Ross, got what he wanted July 1 and posted $2 million bail on charges he is...
It’s going to be a festive July 4 in Newnan
Get ready for a full day of activities in downtown Newnan on July 4. The day will begin with the annual parade and be...
Sno ball fight could be resolved Monday
The Great Senoia Sno Ball Fight could come to an end this Monday.
As the summer got underway, a Sno Ball trailer emerged on the...
Local author gives publishing tips July 11 at library
Writers and aspiring writers who are ready to take their efforts to the next level should mark their calendars for Saturday, July 11, at...
EMC hosts legislative lunch
Coweta-Fayette EMC held a lunch and learn session for local legislators recently at cooperative headquarters in Palmetto to discuss the electric utility industry.
CEO Chris...
Local students at D.C. leadership event
When 1,700 of America’s best and brightest students, including 111 delegates from Georgia, recently gathered for one week in the nation’s capital, they overwhelmingly...
Honors College grads noted
Georgia State University is recognizing more than 150 students for gradating in good standing from the Honors College this spring. Here are some local...
FSS financial program July 14
Fayette Senior Services is sponsoring “Lunch & Learn: Making Cents of Financial Fraud” Tuesday, July 14, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at The Life Enrichment Center, 4...
One-time location change for farmers market
The Downtown Coweta County Farmers Market that takes place every Wednesday has been temporarily moved to a different downtown location for July 8.
It will...
Police on alert for July 4 weekend
The Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays. Why not? Families and friends gather to celebrate our country with food, parades, parties,...
Bracing for a busy weekend
Since Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division is expecting waterways across the state...
Chamber golf event July 10
The Newnan-Coweta Chamber’s Young Professionals will soon hit the greens for a day of team building, networking, and playing a round of Crazy Golf,...
