Monthly Archives: March 2016
Students become food critics at taste tests
Students across the county have been taking part in taste-tests this year, giving their opinions on proposed new food items that could be added...
Free lawn class April 12
In recognition of April as National Lawn Care Month, the UGA Extension Office in Fayette County is hosting a free class on warm season...
Braelinn students nationally recognized for future inventions
Future invention ideas from two fifth-grade teams at Braelinn Elementary have received national honorable mention awards from the ExploraVision competition sponsored by Toshiba and...
DJJ hiring in April
The Department of Juvenile Justice will make a recruiting run through 14 Georgia communities in April in search of highly qualified candidates to offer...
Plant sale set for April 9
New Coweta County homeowners can discover what local gardeners have known for years: the Coweta County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers’ (MGEVs) Spring Plant Sale...
Paddle adventure launches Saturday
Some 130 people from across Georgia and the southeast will converge on the Satilla River this weekend for Paddle Georgia--Spring on the Satilla, a...
Foundation presents grant to Lekotek
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a grant March 16 to Helene Prokesch, Executive Director, and Jackelyn Lamb, Lekotek Leader of the Southside location, of...
Local students earn award nominations
ArtsBridge Foundation this week announced the nominations and honorable mentions for the 8th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards.
Georgia...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation will limit construction-related lane closures for spring break to overnight hours. The restriction is implemented to offset increased holiday traffic....
Traffic signal coming online soon
The new Green-T traffic light at Hwy 54 and Line Creek (Walmart, Planterra, from Hwy. 74 to Coweta County on Hwy. 54) will be...
GOP women to meet April 7
The Greater Fayette Republican Women's Club will be meeting Thursday, April 7, at 6 p.m. for dinner at Tim's Country Kitchen, 221 Banks Station...
Post 105 marks Legion anniversary
Continuing an annual tradition, Fayette County Post 105 observed the founding of The American Legion in March 1919 with the cutting of an anniversary...
Campaign to prevent spread of Zika virus
The Georgia Department of Public Health is urging residents to clean up around their homes, their yards and their communities and discard unnecessary items...
SkillsUSA students victorious at state conference
SkillsUSA students from Fayette County High and Sandy Creek High secured gold awards, scholarships, and leadership nominations at the 2016 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership...
GHP finalists named
A total of 24 students from Fayette’s public high schools have been selected to attend the 2016 Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) on the campus...
Art rotating for summer
The Carnegie and the Newnan Coweta Art Association partnered up to present a variety of art for the historic building. The Newnan Coweta Art...
On patrol in PTC — March 21-25
The following general summaries of daily patrol activities of Peachtree City police officers are taken from recent official reports (March 21–25).
The games people play...
Mixed retail-apartment project planned for heart of Fayetteville
80 units just off Courthouse Square would feature ‘affordable housing’ with renters’ incomes in $35K-$58K bracket, planners told
The Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission in...
Fayette growth flat-lines at 1%
Census says Coweta increases lead in population: Fayette at 110,714 and Coweta at 138,427
Fayette’s explosive growth rates of the 1980 and 1990s has slowed...
Fayetteville questions density of rezoning proposal
A rezoning proposal to construct 26 single-family homes along East Lanier Avenue in Fayetteville will be heard by the Fayetteville City Council in April....
New westside Chick-fil-A to open in April
RaceTrac fuel center, other retailers to follow this summer
Work is moving ahead quickly on The Overlook retail development on Ga. Highway 54 West in...
More people than eggs?
The annual Easter Egg Hunt held at Shakerag on March 26 and sponsored by the Optimist Club of Peachtree City and the Peachtree City...
As Lake Peachtree begins to refill, debris may float until fall
Drake Field to be restored
Last week’s word from Fayette County Administrator Steve Rapson that the dredging work on Lake Peachtree would likely conclude within...
Water Guardians kick off clean-up of reservoirs April 23
A new county program aimed at cleaning water reservoirs is enlisting the help of residents with access to kayaks and canoes.
The first scheduled lake...
Apartment burglaries, break-ins reported across Fayette
The week of March 22-28 saw three burglaries in Peachtree City and Fayetteville.
A burglary occurred on March 22 at the Fairways Apartments on Peachtree...
Pair accused of stealing PTC-owned truck loaded with lawncare equipment
A man and woman from Stockbridge are facing charges in Peachtree City after stealing a city-owned vehicle and lawn care equipment parked beside a...
Burglars bust through door at Victoria’s Secret in PTC
The Victoria’s Secret store at The Avenue in Peachtree City was the target of a March 27 burglary where a large number of clothing...
RaceTrac to Fayetteville: No median cut, no gas station
A proposal to locate a RaceTrac station and convenience store on Ga. Highway 54 West at Veterans Parkway in Fayetteville has been withdrawn after...
He rose. Really?
We all just had Easter Sunday. It was a glorious day. All our churches were spectacularly decorated and full of worshippers. All our music...
Helping on Service Day
Fourth and fifth graders from Crossroads Christian School (CCS), located in Tyrone, participated in its annual Service Day by packing food boxes, stocking shelves,...
Fayette Presbyterian will host barbecue enthusiast
Fayette Presbyterian Church will host “ReFuel” tonight at a special Wednesday night program.
This week only, the church will offer a presentation by local barbecue...
Hoerlein-Eckhardt – engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Hoerlein of Auburn, Alabama, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Collette, to Christopher Lee Eckhardt, son of Mr....
Religion Briefs 03/30/16
Liberty Baptist to host ladies’ event
Liberty Baptist Church will host the Ladies Truth Conference, April 23, from 9:30 a.m. - noon, at the church,...
How I met my husband and changed my life forever – Part 7: The...
Augusta was delightful — far enough away from home that we could live our own lives but close enough that visits home weren’t a...
