Monthly Archives: March 2016
Coweta man is indicted for rape
A Sharpsburg man has been indicted on multiple charges relating to the rape of a 12-year-old Coweta girl in 2015.
Shalin Ren Payne, 29, was...
Four Fayette teams headed to state science tournament
Three middle school teams and one high school team have qualified to advance to the Georgia State Science Olympiad by securing the top two...
Burglary reported near MacDuff
A burglary and two entering auto incidents occurred in Peachtree City during the period of March 3-9.
A March 5 burglary occurred on Merrill Lane...
More shopping, industrial headed to Coweta
The Coweta County Commission on March 1 approved rezoning requests for a minor shopping center on Ga. Highway 34 and Lora Smith Road and...
Hoops for Heart
Coweta Charter Academy last year raised over $17,000 during their Jump Rope For Heart campaign. This year their goal was $20,000 in their Hoops...
New film act could bring more tourists to the area
The Georgia Senate has passed a bill that would add to tourism efforts from the television and movie projects being filled across the state.
The...
4-H competes at district event
Fayette County 4-H’ers recently competed at District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
To compete in Project Achievement, students in grades 7-12 select a...
Fludd not running this year
State Rep. Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone) of District 64 announced last week that he will leave office when his term expires at the end of...
Show starts Mar. 18
Peachtree City Library, in cooperation with the Fayette County Art Collective, is hosting a community photo “tape-up” show that will be on display at...
Play hits stage March 24-25
J.C. Booth Middle School’s drama department will present “CSI: Neverland” Thursday and Friday, March 24-25, at 7 p.m. at the McIntosh High School auditorium....
Spring Fling coming March 19
The Spring Fling Art Festival & Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The...
Pet care info at March 16 talk
Attendees can “Ask the Vet” at the Fayette Senior Services program scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 1-2 p.m. at the Peachtree City location (The...
Yates legislative report
Here is the latest weekly report from state Rep. John Yates (R-Griffin):
“The nation is properly grieving for the loss of Nancy Reagan, a very...
Students lend a hand
For the past six years, students at Cleveland Elementary have been lucky enough to have a relationship with an organization called Joshua’s Gift, which...
The redemption road
There’s no doubt about it. I got some repenting to do. Surprisingly this story doesn’t start back on Flamingo Street. Rather it starts in...
How long until newly marrieds’ first fight?
When my wife and I were married over 44 years ago, we didn’t have the money or the time to have a honeymoon. I...
Marie I. Zambrotto, 74, of Fayetteville
Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Marie I. Zambrotto, 74, of Fayetteville, passed away March 10, 2016.
Marie is survived by her husband of 54 years...
Joseph Donato Savino, 89, of Peachtree City
Joseph Donato Savino, 89, of Peachtree City passed away March 9, 2016.
He was born in Dayton, Ohio. He owned his own business, D....
PTC sewer spill contained up to 9,000 gallons
A March 8 sewer line rupture on Peachtree City’s west side resulted in a 9,000-gallon spill into a tributary of Lake McIntosh. When the...
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PTC Council calls Tuesday meeting for sewer talks
The Peachtree City Council will hold a special called meeting at 7 p.m. on March 15 at City Hall to discuss and consider the...
Teen charged with battery in lake attack
A Peachtree City 18-year-old has been charged in a Feb. 17 incident at Lake McIntosh where two younger males were sprayed in the face...
Familiar faces qualify for election
There was no shortage of candidates in Fayette and County counties qualifying for the numerous elections for the May 24 primaries by the time...
Egg roll in March 26
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society’s first annual Easter Egg Roll is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum, 74 Jackson...
New app for hunters and anglers
Georgia hunters, anglers and wildlife enthusiasts now have a new cutting edge app to enhance their hunting and fishing activities, according to the Georgia...
Unemployment rate rises to 6 percent in January
The Georgia Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate in the Three Rivers region in January was 6 percent, up seven-tenths of a...
Anders awarded scholarship
The Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) has awarded its All State Band Scholarship to McIntosh High School senior Rachel Anders.
Anders is the first chair...
Students qualify for DECA competition
A total of eight students from Sandy Creek High and Whitewater High schools have qualified to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference...
Local students win Optimist contest
Chloe Gaiters, a sixth-grader at East Coweta Middle School in Senoia, and Stephen Burns, a senior at Northgate High School in Newnan, recently won...
Notable students and grads
Emma Jaczko of Peachtree City is a member of the Brenau University swim team ranked No. 3 nationally in the NAIA. Jaczko, a graduate...
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 I-75 Express Lanes and...
Recycling talk March 21
“Don’t Waste the Future” is the title of Fayette Senior Services’ program scheduled for Monday, March 21, 1-2 p.m. at its Peachtree City location...
NEWS ANALYSIS — Dan Cathy lays it on the line for Fayette
Dan Cathy is a man who puts his money, his time, his influence, his elbow-grease and his chicken sandwiches where his mouth is.
“I’m all...
Fayette diagnosis: Unbalanced, unsustainable
Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville is known for making blockbuster movies. But on March 7, Soundstage 8 was the setting for several hundred people...
Mayors on Fayette Forward: We’re limited, but we must make things happen here
A look into Fayette County’s possible future at the “Fayette Forward” event held March 7 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios came with comments from the...
