Monthly Archives: February 2016
City decides on NuLink for broadband
The Peachtree City Council on Feb. 4 approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Newnan-based NuLink that will provide Internet broadband service to city...
A rousing success
The Peachtree City Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Breakfast at McIntosh High School on Jan. 30. Among those flipping the pancakes for the...
Coweta science fair hands out awards to 19 students
Nineteen students from across the Coweta County School System took home first place awards at the annual district-wide Science and Engineering Fair held Jan....
Burglars hit two homes in PTC
Areas across Fayette County experienced four burglaries and two entering auto incidents during the Jan. 22-31 period. And in Peachtree City, a handgun was...
Senoia sets focus on utilities in new year
As the new year begins Senoia is setting its sights on infrastructure issues.
During Monday night’s City Council meeting, the city passed the first reading...
County voices no objections to Senoia annexation
A Jan. 21 request to annex 38 acres on Stallings Road into Senoia met with no objections from the Coweta County Commission.
The annexation request...
Coweta opens new voting location
Advance voting begins February 8 and in an effort to make the voting experience as easy as possible, Coweta County is opening a second...
Wedding Day
It was Jan. 18, 1995 when I first met her. My wife and I were sitting in the hospital waiting room when my son,...
The Downer’s Contagion
Wherever you go, chances are, the Downer’s Contagion is already there. No matter how much you clean, it’s still inside your home. The plague...
Carrie Louise Kent, 86, of Acworth
Carrie Louise Kent, 86, of Acworth passed away on February 2, 2016. She was born on July 30, 1929 to Bon and Montiene Stalcup.
She...
Diane Keith, 70, of Tyrone
Mrs. Diane Keith, 70, of Tyrone, Ga. passed away February 4, 2016. She was born on June 7, 1945 in Atlanta, Ga. the oldest...
‘Pigeon drop’ ringleader arrested by Fayetteville police
A Lithonia man has been arrested by Fayetteville police detectives in connection with “pigeon drop” scams that have occurred locally over the past several...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout metro Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction on the Downtown Connector and the...
Conference set for Feb. 20
The emergency management agencies of Fayette and Coweta counties, with the assistance of the Georgia Department of Public Health District Four office, are hosting...
Yates reports from Capitol
Here is this week’s report from state Rep. John Yates:
We were very honored recently in the Georgia House of Representatives when Miss America Betty...
New plan focuses on hunting and shooting in Ga.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division has partnered with four conservation organizations to fund a position dedicated to recruitment, retention and...
Big day for robotics team
The Mega Cardinals Robotics Team from Crabapple Lane Elementary took third place in the FIRST Lego League Georgia Regional State Tournament held recently on...
Show debuts Feb. 18
Online tickets sales have begun for “In The Heights,” a musical production also billed as the 2016 Whitewater Spectacular.
It “tells the universal story of...
Annual retreat replaced by monthly workshops
Peachtree City officials are moving this year from an annual all-day City Council retreat to multiple evening workshops.
“We need to take a broader look...
Students dominate regional science fair
Fayette’s middle and high schools had a strong showing at the Griffin RESA Regional Science and Engineering Fair, racking up over 57 percent of...
Students provide free tax assistance
Students from Clayton State University are again participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program hosted by the College of Business.
VITA is a...
Notable students and grads
The following local students were honored for achievement at their respective schools during the 2015 fall term:
Taylor Stark of Peachtree City was named to...
Preparing for the unthinkable: An active shooter
Fayetteville police teach citizens when to run, when to hide and when to fight
If you hear gunshots, or see a man with a gun...
Fayetteville provides self-defense training for women
Fayetteville Police Department Detective Scott Israel conducts a self-defense course for women at police headquarters on Jan. 30. Beyond the wealth of information provided,...
Decision time for PTC Council: Rent high-speed cable or borrow, build it
Should PTC risk building its own $3 million cable system? Or pay existing high-speed provider?
Municipal broadband will be back on the Peachtree City Council...
‘Young folks, we want you’ – Downtown, millennials focus of new year in F’ville
Fayetteville’s leaders are looking to make the city a place where current students want to live after they finish college.
That was the message delivered...
The Citizen Q&A: 3rd Dist. candidate Pace wants to change ‘tone’
The decision by Congressman Lynn Westmoreland not to seek re-election led to Fayette County businessman Jim Pace announcing that he will run for the...
Future Fayetteville: Develop downtown, attract Millennials, lure job-producing businesses to city
After six months of study the results are in, and the Fayetteville City Council seems to already be focusing on the study’s conclusions.
In August,...
Commissioners squabble, delay action on GOP nominee
An issue that normally would be as straightforward as one could imagine for the Fayette County Board of Commissioners launched a lengthy discussion with...
Dean’s List announced
The following area students were named to the Dean's List for Fall 2015 at Georgia State University:
India Abdul-Salaam of Fairburn
Ashley Alexander of Fayetteville
Mikala Baza...
Citizen Academy coming soon
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is announcing its Sheriff’s Citizen Academy Spring session starting March 1. This 12-week program is designed to provide citizens...
Clark to speak at Bloom Ball
National foster care expert and motivational speaker Derek Clark will be delivering the keynote address at the 2016 Bloom Ball gala scheduled for March...
Presidential Scholar candidates announced
Two Fayette high school graduating seniors are among the 146 students from Georgia selected as candidates for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one...
Blood drive Feb. 11
The Fifth Annual Dr. Gerald Troutman Big Give, an American Red Cross blood drive, will be hosted by the Coweta Community Foundation Thursday, Feb....
