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PTCUMC’s ‘Totally Awesome’ Camp starts next week
Peachtree City United Methodist Church’s “Totally Awesome,”camp will be held June 22-26. This unique summer camp is for children entering K-fifth grade.
The cost is...
New confirmands
Services of The Sacrament of Confirmation were held May 31 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Sharpsburg. Each of the confirmands received...
Youth community service at work
Brandon Austin, Hunter Fox, Kimball Johnson, and Kurtis Austin (L-R above) were among more than 100 youth from The Church of Jesus Christ of...
In whom do we trust? Part 1
I am continually perplexed by the fact that while many of my friends and I share the same faith, the same commitment to our...
Things to do-June 17-July 7
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June 17
The Southern Crescent Walk to End Alzheimer’s is hosting a Walk Team Rally party today at noon to kick off their annual walk...
All Saints Anglican to host Israel trip this fall
All Saints Anglican Church will host a pilgrimage to Israel focused on the life and world of Jesus, Oct. 6-17.
The tour will be professionally...
Fayetteville Muslims to host Interfaith Dinner
Fayetteville’s Muslim community will host its annual Ramadan Interfaith Dinner on June 27 at 7:45 p.m. at the Islamic Community Center, 288 E. Lanier...
Religion Briefs 06/17/15
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran - June 22
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City announces Vacation Bible School, June 22-26, from 9 a.m.-noon, at...
No more green and white
My high school colors were green and white. At graduation the boys wore green robes and the girls wore white. No one considered the...
Culture and social pathology
A civilized society’s first line of defense is not the law, police and courts but customs, traditions, rules of etiquette and moral values. These...
The ‘takedown’ of marriage, family
Editor’s note: The following is part one of a series of Q&As with Professor Paul Kengor about his new book, “Takedown: From Communists to...
Justice Kennedy and Obamacare
It’s not too much to say that President Obama’s domestic legislative legacy could turn on the outcome of King v. Burwell, the landmark case...
A father to remember
It happens all the time. Tink will meet someone new around where we live and, invariably, that person will mention my daddy.
“You should have...
Barbarians at the gates: White males
I don’t know which is more frightening — a couple of good old boys suggesting that police shoot people who commit property crimes and...
The point is what’s not settled on climate change
In the June 10 issue of The Citizen, Marcia Hendershot takes issue with some of Dr. Walter Williams’ statements about climate change. I believe...
Promising student, 19, shot and killed at chaotic pool party
A football walk-on at Kentucky State, Wali Clanton assisted in student center
For the second weekend in a row in Fayette County, a man has...
Marshals catch Pennsylvania fugitive on attempted murder charge
A Pennsylvania man wanted on charges of attempted murder was arrested in Fayetteville on June 5 by federal marshals.
Isaac Brumfield, Jr., 20, was arrested...
PTC income, expenses exceeding current budget; amendment sought
The Peachtree City Council on June 18 will consider a $130,000 budget amendment and conduct a public hearing on a setback encroachment on a...
Rapper Rick Ross no Robin Hood for inmates
Rapper Rick Ross’s jail bond claims inflated, sheriff says
After rapper Rick Ross was jailed June 10 by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on misdemeanor...
Next stage of Pinewood Forrest faces Fayetteville scrutiny
The Fayetteville City Council will discuss the annexation of 98 acres Thursday night that is the final component in the master development plan of...
School buses
In the mid 1950s there were six school buses in the county, all owned by farmers or small business owners in Fayetteville.
When I came...
Irene Ann Ponder, 70, of Fayetteville
Irene Ann Ponder, 70, of Fayetteville passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015 after a long and valiant battle with cancer.
Irene was born on...
Doris Lynch Carden, 88, of Woolsey
Doris Lynch Carden, 88, of Woolsey passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.
Doris lived to take care of her family. She took great pride...
Arthur Naylor Rogers, Sr., 86, of Fayetteville
Arthur "Art" Naylor Rogers, Sr., 86, of Fayetteville died June 12, 2015.
He served our country proudly during the Korean War. He was a...
Today may be rough, but God is good, all the time
Several years ago, I shared one of my more embarrassing moments with our Sunday evening congregation. I locked my keys in my car. In...
Traffic alerts in Peachtree City
Here are some things to keep an eye out for on the road this week, according to Peachtree City officials.
The city’s paving contractor will...
Talent show auditions announced
A Company of Friends Theatrical Productions has announced auditions for its first annual talent show, "Night of Stars." All performers ages 8 years through...
July 4 celebration in downtown Newnan
Main Street Newnan kicks off Newnan's Independence Day activities with the 4th of July Parade which begins at 9 a.m. at Veteran's Memorial Park...
Math whizzes test skills at annual county competition
Students in grades 4-5 from the county’s 14 elementary schools battled in the 2015 Fayette County Elementary Math Tournament and proved they know how...
Auxiliary seeks more members
If you have ever been to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, you have seen the men and women proudly wearing their red jackets in nearly every...
Kiwanis honors fifth-graders
Each May, the Metro Fayette Kiwanis in Fayetteville honors the outstanding fifth-grader from each local elementary school. Each school selects a student based on...
Coweta schools cited for excellence
The company eBOARDsolutions, which provides online tools utilized by organizations across the country, named Coweta County Schools among those it recognized at its recent...
Commuters urged to ‘Dump the Pump’
In metro Atlanta, public transit plays a larger role in maneuvering traffic than you might think. Many commuters might be surprised to learn, for...
AEDs donated to school system
Every building at the LaFayette Educational Center is now equipped with an automated external defibrillator (AED) thanks to a donation from Cardiac Science Corporation.
The...
