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New program at extension office
The Fayette County Extension Office will have a Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program beginning Aug. 27 and ending Oct. 29.
This program will require a...
Newest volunteers recognized
The Fayette County Extension Office has added four next master gardener extension volunteers to its group.
Reaching this level involves an extensive training course, using...
Clayton State receives $20,000 gift to support scholarships
Clayton State University has received a $20,000 gift from the Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon Foundation to support scholarships, beginning in fall 2015....
Tool sale for Haitian outreach
Gently used garden tools will be for sale Wednesday, June 10, 9 a.m.-1p.m. at the Peachtree City Farmers Market to raise funds benefiting Tools...
Fayette BoE: Have money, will spend
118 new job slots, 2% pay raise included in $183.6 million 2016 budget; system to spend $3.1 million more than it receives
The decision is...
It’s a sellers’ market for homes in Fayette
Hard to find homes to rent; 55 available today
Reports last month by the Fayette County Tax Assessor’s Office showed property value skyrocketing 10 percent...
F’ville ponders: To sprinkler or not to sprinkler
Zoning mandates it, council majority votes against it, staff confused
The Fayetteville City Council will get a brief history Thursday night on why the city...
F’ville police probe first smash-grab burglary in a year
The Sprint store on Ga. Highway 85 North near the Fayette Pavilion in Fayetteville was the target of an after-hours burglary on May 27...
BoE adopts ’16–’18 calendars
The Fayette County Board of Education on June 1 adopted the proposed school calendars for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years.
Several hundred people responding...
Man, 19, charged with child molestation of girl, 15
A 19-year-old north Fayette County man has been charged with child molestation in a May 18 incident involving a 15-year-old girl with whom he...
On PTC Council agenda: Money for repair of dam
Items on the Peachtree City Council’s June 4 agenda will be few in number. One of those deals with a proposal to allocate funds...
Outdoor lovers invited to work The Ridge Nature Area
On Saturday, June 6, the Southern Conservation Trust and Southside Cycling Club will be hosting the 3rd Annual National Trails Day event at The...
Fayette Commission resolves issues of park fees, minutes
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners finalized two items from previous agendas at its May 28 regular meeting with considerably less debate than when...
Starr’s Mill wins Director’s Cup
Starr’s Mill High School has won the Georgia Athletic Directors Association’s top award for the best all-around sports program in its state classification.
The Region...
Time to register for fall sports in Tyrone
Tyrone Youth Baseball is offering early bird registration June 1-July 15 online as well as walk-up registration Aug. 1 and 8 from 10 a.m.-2...
Tennis lessons offered in Tyrone
Tyrone Recreation is making tennis lessons available for adults Monday mornings and afternoons and some Fridays. The cost for private lessons is $30, which...
Golf tournament June 23
The 2015 McIntosh Chiefs Kickoff Classic golf tournament is Tuesday, June 23, at Planterra Ridge golf course.
It is sponsored by the McIntosh Touchdown Club,...
Martial arts classes for kids and adults
Martial arts classes for kids and adults
Tyrone Recreation has announced Kuk Sool for kids and adults for $10 per class with no contract.
Kids’ classes...
Konos hosts volleyball camp for girls
Konos Academy of Fayetteville invites girls ages 9-18 to their volleyball camp June 22-26 from 9:00 a.m. until noon at Heritage Christian Church gym...
Tennis for youth at Kiwanis courts
The Fayette County Parks and Recreation Department is offering tennis lessons this summer for young people in an exciting new format.
QuickStart Tennis was developed...
Summer break golf camps offered
Wendell Coffee Golf Center in Tyrone is offering a series of four-day golf camps for ages 6-15 throughout the summer.
They are designed to teach...
Tennis drills at Kenwood Park
The Fayette County Parks and Recreation Department is offering summer tennis drills for ages 15 and older at the Kenwood Park tennis courts.
The drills...
Tyrone to host British soccer camp
A British soccer camp, touted as the most popular soccer camp in the United States, is coming to Shamrock Park in Tyrone.
It is open...
Golf tourney to benefit disabled veterans
The Marine Corps League Detachment 1325, serving Fayette and Coweta counties, is hosting its second annual golf tournament to benefit disabled veterans.
It is scheduled...
Jr. league tennis starts next week
The Southeast Team Tennis (SETT) Junior League is gearing up to hit the courts June 8-July 2 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.
All participants...
Three generations play tennis to stay fit
A trio of local men in the same family have found a way to keep in shape and do it together regardless of age.
John...
All-area lacrosse team named
Alyssa Sack of Starr’s Mill was named Player of the Year for Area 1 in girls’ lacrosse this season, while Amanda Connell of Northgate...
‘Tea on the Porch’ June 20 in Senoia
The Senoia Area Historical Society is now offering tickets to its annual benefit event, “Tea on the Porch.”
The expansive wraparound porch at Dub and...
Summer Wined Up set for June 12
The Summer Wined Up will occur Friday, June 12, 5-9 p.m. in downtown Newnan.
It is a wine walk where 28 different downtown businesses host...
Robochicks take third at nationals
The Robochicks team from Fayette and Coweta counties captured a third-place National Seaperch Presentation Award in the Open Division at last week’s Seaperch Underwater...
Andrews to sign books June 10
New York Times best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews will sign copies of her latest novel, “Beach Towns,” Wednesday, June 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Omega...
Local artists featured at gallery
Coweta Arts, a gallery in the entryway of the Coweta County Administration building at 22 East Broad Street in Newnan, is featuring three local...
Scout refreshes landscaping at Huddleston Elem.
Just in time for spring showers, Huddleston Elementary has new landscaping in front of the school thanks to the hard work and dedication of...
Update from Rep. Yates
State Rep. John Yates, who represents a portion of southern Fayette County, lives in Spalding County. He is in his early 90s and is...
