Monthly Archives: January 2016
Ask Father Paul – Allah and Jehovah … the same God?
Allah and Jehovah ... the same God?
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible
Dear Father Paul: I frequently hear someone in the...
Church of the Nativity will offer special welcome Sunday
The Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Fayetteville will offer a special welcome in its services Sunday, Jan. 24, to anyone interested in broadening...
B’Nai Israel, Flat Creek A.M.E join together to honor MLK
Celebrations abound each year to honor America’s most inspirational civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The focus is usually on what MLK said...
Religion Briefs 01/20/16
St. Paul offers ladies’ Bible study
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 9:30 - 11 a.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church and School will offer the seven-week...
Dance to music of the ‘50s, ‘60s
The Peachtree City Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA), 4957 Ga.Highway 34 E. in Sharpsburg, will host a fun and family-friendly ‘50s/’60s Night on Jan. ...
Grant takes PTC church one step closer to being a ‘green’ church
The First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City recently received a grant from Georgia Interfaith Power and Light to begin replacing lighting around the church...
Jim Taylor recognized for community mission work
The Rev. Jim Taylor, a chaplain at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, was recently recognized by the Cathedral of Christ the King, the church in Sharpsburg...
DivorceCare for adults, kids starts Monday at Providence UMC
Providence UMC will offer DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) beginning Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m.
DivorceCare and DC4K are free 13-week classes to...
Hopewell to host Game Night Jan. 29
On Friday, Jan. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., Methodist Women will sponsor a Game Night at Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone.
There will...
He changed my life
There is a new series about to be shown on CNN. I admit I have it on most of the day while I go...
Monopoly tourney April 16
Peachtree City’s eighth annual Monopoly tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, at Partners II Pizza, 215 Northlake Drive.
Registration is now open by contacting...
Blood drive set for Feb. 1
The Senoia Area Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 1, 1-6 p.m. at the Senoia United Methodist Church, 229 Bridge Street. It is...
Pageant coming March 19
The 2016 Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant will be Saturday, Mar. 19, at Fort Valley State University and is open to any Georgia girl...
Run Thingy set for April 16
AVPRIDE is saying “Aloha!” again this year at its annual Hawaiian Run Thingy. This uniquely-named community gathering combines Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts, tastes...
Legacy kicking off 2016
The Legacy Theatre opens “Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story” Friday, Jan. 22, and the hit production will run until Feb. 21.
The musical follows the...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Shelly is a domestic medium hair who has been described as sweet and glamorous. She has been at Animal Control since September and is...
MLK honored at interfaith service
Celebrations abounded this week to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During the event that took place Friday at Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville,...
Bee lecture Feb. 16
A free lecture is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. at the Bridge, 225 Willow Bend Road in Peachtree City.
Frank and Patty...
Academic honors
Kery George Ostrowski of Peachtree City was named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Young Harris College.
The Dean’s List at Piedmont College for...
Tips for preventing cancer
Registered dietician Kealani Davis along with Tavari Brown, Cancer Wellness Program Manager with Piedmont Fayette Hospital, will focus on cancer prevention during a discussion...
Book launch Jan. 31
Mary Frances Bowley and the entire Wellspring Living organization invite the community to its Southside Launch Party of their fast–selling book, “Make It ZERO...
Spring Fling returns in March
Fayette Senior Services has opened registration for vendors and car enthusiasts for their Spring Fling Art Festival and Car Show.
FSS is accepting vendors of...
Fishing regs now available
Anglers can find the new 2016 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide online and in print, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources...
Friends of Wadsworth returning March 12
It's the Wadsworth's biggest night of the year coming March 12.
Newnan's own Courtenay Budd returns as artistic director and host for the 2016 Friends...
Students’ work highlighted in contest
Seventh-grade gifted English students at Bennett’s Mill Middle got five seconds of national fame during a Friday Week-in-Rap Shout-Out sponsored by Flocabulary, a creator...
Local artist in show
The American Craft Council Show is the Southeast’s largest juried indoor craft show, bringing together over 225 of the country’s best contemporary craft makers...
Tax talk at Feb. 3 meeting
“Attacking Taxes” is the topic Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
Learn all...
County OKs additional weather sirens
The Coweta County Commission on Jan. 5 unanimously approved local share funding for an outdoor weather warning siren at Arnall Middle School and the...
Two Newnan men charged with molestation
Two 19-year-old Newnan men were arrested by Peachtree City Police on Jan. 13 on charges of child molestation and statutory rape involving two underage...
A painful holiday
Little less than four weeks from now, the most painful holiday of the year will be upon us once again — that holiday being...
Surviving the storm
Due to inexperience and a lack of good planning, I was on a motorcycle a few years ago heading north on an interstate highway...
Arlene Kay Richardson, of Peachtree City
Arlene Kay Richardson, resident of Peachtree City, died of natural causes on the morning of January 11, 2016. She was 61.
Arlene, the eldest daughter...
Jimmy Layton Phillips, 83, of Fayetteville
Jimmy Layton Phillips, 83, of Fayetteville, passed away January 13, 2016.
Jimmy is survived by his wife Betty, sons Ken (Laurie) Phillips and Dan (Sheryl)...
Mary Lynne Roberts, 67, of Peachtree City
Mary Lynne Roberts, 67, of Peachtree City passed away January 13, 2016.
She was born in Heerlen, Netherlands. She loved all things green. She once...
