Monthly Archives: February 2016
Faith community organizes for disaster response
When a tornado or other community disaster strikes, a large part of the response comes from friends, neighbors and members of the faith-based community....
Fayette schools to spend $400K to beef up security
With an eye toward enhancing safety and security, the Fayette County Board of Education on Feb. 22 approved expenditures of $395,000 for two-way radio...
Dads and daughters dance in PTC
The Kedron Field House in Peachtree City was packed on Feb. 20 as dads and their daughters enjoyed the annual Father-Daughter Dance sponsored by...
Questions from The Citizen, Answers from the candidates | Flanegan pledges fiscal discipline
The decision by Congressman Lynn Westmoreland not to seek re-election led to Jonesboro business owner Chip Flanegan announcing that he will run as a...
Patriots wrap season in quarterfinals
The Sandy Creek Patriots varsity basketball team finished a stellar 2015-2016 season with a 55-53 loss to Lithonia in the AAAA quarterfinals of the...
Fun time at Grammys
A local Tyrone resident recently had the trip of a lifetime.
Casey Hall, music teacher at Love T. Nolan Elementary in Fulton County, entered a...
This weekend’s lane closures
More than 100,000 NASCAR fans will travel to the Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. In an effort to ease congestion, the Georgia DOT is...
Hospital Authority filling three slots
County officials are accepting applications for three open positions on the Fayette County Hospital Authority.
It is comprised of five volunteer members who serve for...
Development Authority to fill opening
County officials have announced one open position on the Fayette County Development Authority.
It is a volunteer body comprised of nine members, five of whom...
Two openings on Recreation Commission
County officials are accepting applications for two open seats on the Fayette County Recreation Commission.
The citizen committee is comprised of five volunteers who are...
Local products in UGA contest finals
Judges have chosen Fayetteville-based Elange’s Aronia Berry Lime Ginger Jam and Sharpsburg-based KelraeeMar’s Adictos a la SALSA as finalists in UGA’s 2016 Flavor of...
Zika cases confirmed in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health is confirming two additional travel-related cases of Zika virus in Georgia, bringing the total number of travel-related cases...
FMGA donates $1,000
The Fayette Master Gardener Association donated $1,000 to The Bridge Community Center.
The Bridge installed blinds in the room where free lectures are offered by...
Extension class Mar. 1
The Fayette County Extension Service is offering a class entitled “Soil Testing for Urban Gardeners” Tuesday, Mar 1, 10-11:30 a.m. in Suite 210 of...
Senoia woman loses life in Hwy. 16 accident
A Feb. 22 traffic accident on Ga. Highway 16 in Senoia claimed the life of a Senoia woman.
Senoia resident Sara Stevens, 80, was injured...
Life of Fayette child claimed in traffic accident
A Feb. 23 traffic accident in south Fayette County tragically claimed the life of an 8-year-old Fayette boy.
The single-vehicle accident occurred at approximately 3:47...
Ethics on the agenda at Fayette County Commission
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners will once again consider the county’s ethics ordinance at the board’s Feb. 25 regular meeting.
A lengthy discussion took...
Fayetteville Town Hall meeting on future of downtown
Residents curious about Fayetteville’s plans to expand and create a more vibrant downtown should head to City Hall Thursday.
City officials announced another town hall...
Now it’s your turn to vote for your choice for President
Ready to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary? The last chance for early voting ends this Friday, Feb. 26. The Super Tuesday South-wide Presidential...
Gold Standard of Excellence for PTC Police
Peachtree City Police Chief Janet Moon (front, left) on Feb. 18 announced the department had received the CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement...
Girl hides as burglars ransack her south Fayette home
A young girl who hid when home invaders crashed through the front door of the home on Old Greenville Road in south Fayette County...
Beverley Watson’s killer dies in prison
Convicted murderer James Lamar Watson, Jr., a former Fayetteville locksmith, died in prison on Feb. 10, 19 years and one month after his wife...
Top school counselors named
The Fayette County School Counselors Association has named the 2016 Fayette County School Counselor of the Year for elementary, middle and high school.
Kelly Hubbard...
Jones finishes basic training
U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Ashley S. Jones has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the...
Board adopts region plan
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) board today approved the Atlanta Region’s Plan, a long-range blueprint that details the investments and programs needed to ensure...
Play opens April 1
“Flies at the Well: The Trial of the Killer John Wallace” is now officially in production. The cast has been selected, and director Jennifer...
Free photography workshop
The Fayette County Public Library hosts a free photography workshop Saturday, March 5, at 10 a.m., presented by members of the Fayette Photographic Society....
Clifton to run for House
Local business owner and attorney James Clifton has announced his campaign to run for the District 72 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
The...
Fundraiser set for March 18
The Fayette CARE Clinic Board of Directors invites the public to its tenth annual Spring Fling fundraising gala scheduled for Friday, March 18, at...
One man in custody, two others sought, in Newnan fatal shooting
Newnan police investigators have one man in custody on murder charges and are searching for two others in connection with the shooting death of...
To our print readers: The Citizen Wednesday home delivery is delayed
The threat of severe storms, high winds and heavy rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morning has resulted in a delay in the usual Wednesday...
Finance certifications awarded
Two local officials earned Local Finance Officer Certification in the fourth quarter of 2015 through the Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s financial management training...
Charging stations installed
Downtown Newnan just got a little greener.
City officials announced the installation of two new EV charging stations in the City Hall parking lot at...
Citizens Police Academy scheduled
The application deadline for the Fayetteville Police Department’s seventh annual Citizens Police Academy is Tuesday, March 1. Applications can be downloaded from www.fayetteville-ga.gov or...
