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Fayette Commission eyes $88.2 million total budget
No tax increase; up to 4% pay raise for county employees
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote June 25 at its...
Sheriff gets OK for $1.65 million training facility, gun range
A master plan for a new training facility for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office — at a cost of $1.65 million over the next...
Fayette leaders stand united against violent crime
Nearly 100 people stood in front of the Fayette County Justice Center on June 18 to relay a message and to take a stand....
Walk with a Doc June 27
Piedmont Newnan Hospital continues its season of Walk With a Doc with a physician who can offer plenty of advice on pregnancy, childbirth and...
FSS completes first phase of expansion
Fayette Senior Services has completed the first phase of a two-part building expansion and remodeling project that has been in the planning stages for...
LIbrary staging Poetry Open Mic June 27
The Fayette County Public Library and The Poet Tree writers’ group invite poets age 15 to adult to present their work at a Poetry...
New federal rules affect CDL procedures
The Georgia Department of Driver Services will be implementing several legislative changes July 1 that will affect commercial driver testing. House Bill 118, passed...
President’s List at Mercer announced
The following area residents were named to the President's List at Mercer University for the spring 2015 semester.
Kristen Boyle, of Fayetteville, a senior in...
‘Show us your shoes’
Lindsay Quandt enjoys the recent Miss Georgia "Show Us Your Shoes" parade in Columbus. Her shoes were designed by Shushura Smith of Newnan.
The daughter...
Hospital auxiliary donates to Healing Bridge
The Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary, a group of volunteers that supports the hospital, also recently offered its support to Healing Bridge Clinic, a group...
Georgia Tech grads announced
The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to approximately 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute's 249th commencement exercises last month at the...
DOE sets evaluation sites
Beginning June 22, educators and the public will have a chance to review textbooks and other learning resources for instruction in K-12 Foreign/Modern Languages...
Anti-crime event scheduled
A group of concerned community leaders and citizens has scheduled a press conference for Thursday, June 18, at 8:30 a.m. on the steps of...
Marking the resting place for an American patriot
Numerous descendents of Revolutionary War soldier Willis West, Sr., were joined by several chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of...
Fayette schools report fewer discipline cases this year
A June 15 report to the Fayette County Board of Education by Safety and Discipline Coordinator Steve Greene showed more than 8,400 discipline events...
Kenneth L. Porter, 77, of Fayetteville
Kenneth L. Porter, 77, of Fayetteville, passed away June 13, 2015.
Mr. Porter is survived by his daughter, Trena (Perry) Horner; son Kevin (Vicki) Porter;...
Big traffic changes coming to main drag through Fayetteville
A massive traffic change is coming this summer to one of the busiest intersections in Fayette County.
The long-planned Ga. Highway 92/Hood Avenue realignment project...
Fayetteville mayor presents prize to MOMS Club raffle winner
The winner of the recent Fayetteville MOMS Club’s Disney Ticket Raffle was Tara Borokowski, at right. The winning ticket was drawn by Mayor Greg...
Chase aftermath: 4 arrested, F’ville officer recovering
Fayetteville Police Captain Chad Myers is out of the hospital and recovering from injuries received after a traffic stop turned into a vehicle chase...
North Fayette stolen car chase ends in wreck, arrest
The driver of a vehicle previously involved in a Clayton County carjacking was arrested June 12 after a chase that began in north Fayette...
New furniture coming for Fayette school labs
Science labs in Fayette County’s middle and high schools will get an update for the 2015-2016 school year. The school board on June 15...
Heritage’s Winshape Camp for kids coming up in July
Registration continues for WinShape Camp for Communities, hosted by Heritage Christian Church, July 13-17. This is Heritage’s eighth year hosting WinShape.
The camp is a...
Flat Creek, Newnan First plan Freedom Celebration 2015
Flat Creek Baptist and Newnan First Baptist will host Freedom Celebration 2015 Sunday and Monday, June 28 and 29, at 7 p.m. each night....
All Saints camp concludes
Matthew Mazzanti tries out the trombone with parish member/brass instructor Mary Jane Macaluso at All Saints’ recent summer music camp. Photo/Special.
All Saints Anglican Church...
Children can win money for college by reading this summer
Libraries across the state joined the Path2College 529 Plan to kick-off the Every Hero Has a Story Sweepstakes where four Georgia Children will each...
First smog alert of 2015 announced
Georgia Commute Options issued a “Code Orange” smog alert for Wednesday, June 17. This is the first smog alert of 2015.
A “Code Orange” alert...
Local winners vie for Miss Georgia this week
These three young ladies will represent portions of Fayette County at this week's Miss Georgia pageant in Columbus.
Kelly Donoghue, who just completed her first...
Dean’s List at Mercer announced
The following area residents were named to the Dean's List at Mercer University for the spring 2015 semester.
Olecia Witt, of Newnan, a junior in...
Hwy. 54 land up for auction
A 31.61-acre tract of land on Hwy. 54 across from Piedmont Fayette Hospital is to be auctioned off on-site Thursday, June 25, at 1...
Georgia College awards degrees
These local students are among the graduating class of 2015 at Georgia College.
Erica Bell of Fayetteville
Evan Bedsaul of Fayetteville
Katie Bendall of Senoia
Sherria Burney of...
Local students cited by colleges
The following local students were named to the Dean's List at their respective schools for the spring 2015 semester.
Matthew Lewis of Peachtree City, Northern...
SCYFA to attend anti-bullying summit
The Sandy Creek Youth Football Association (SCYFA) will participate and be an exhibitor at the fifth annual Anti-Bullying Summit June 18-19 at the Wyndham...
Budget workshop moved to June 22
Peachtree City's mayor and council reviewed the FY 2016 draft budget at a workshop June 15. While a second workshop had been scheduled for...
CAES students awarded scholarships
Two local students have been selected to receive scholarships from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Bethany Thomas of Fayetteville, studying...
