Monthly Archives: May 2016
Charlie Alexander Howell, Jr., 36, of Fayetteville
Charlie Alexander Howell, Jr., 36, of Fayetteville, passed away May 1, 2016.
Charlie is survived by his father Charlie A. Howell, Sr., mother Marilyn Howell,...
Peeples dominates math tourney
Math teams from Peeples Elementary had a strong showing at the first annual Perennial Math Tournament held at the University of West Georgia with...
Position open on service board
County officials have announced an opening on the McIntosh Trail Community Service Board.
The board is a public entity created by the Georgia Legislature in...
Nail awarded DeCotis scholarship
Whitewater High senior Benjamin Parker Nail has been selected as the 2016 winner of Dr. John DeCotis Future Educator Scholarship.
Parker received the $1,500 scholarship...
Walk scheduled for June 11
Promise Place is hosting its first annual “Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes” walk to support victims of domestic violence Saturday, June 11.
The walk will begin...
Lunch on the Lawn is back
Fayetteville Main Street, along with Heritage Bank, is kicking off the spring season with its first Lunch on the Lawn program of 2016 this...
Musical enters final weekend
“Into the Woods,” the modern fairy tale classic, is in its final weekend of production by The Legacy Theatre in Tyrone.
The Broadway show, made...
Market Day is this weekend
The community is invited to come out the first Saturday of every month between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to downtown Newnan for Market...
WASA completes first phase of manhole rehab
The latest evidence of system upgrades by the Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority comes in the completion of rehabilitation on 211 manholes, which...
The ins and outs of food labels
“A New Look at Food Labels” is scheduled for Monday, May 9, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center,...
Spring cleanup is May 7-8
The annual Spring Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, at the Meade Fields upper parking lot off Rockaway Road.
Clean out the...
Soccer camp returns in June
Faith Lutheran Church will host its annual soccer camp June 20-23, with a wrapup for everyone after church June 26. It is open to...
County track champs
The girls track team at Booth Middle School took first place in the Fayette County Middle School Athletic League meet last week.
From left are...
Golf event for military families
Registration is underway for the second annual Peachtree City Invitational golf tournament scheduled for Monday, May 9, at Flat Creek Golf Course. The event...
Race winners
The Race for Riley took place April 23 at Heritage Christian Church.
Funds from the race benefit The Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville.
Pictured are this...
Area champs
The boys and girls track teams from Landmark won the Area 3 track meet last week.
Team members included Drew Anderson, Sydney Baer, Steven Bedosky,...
Good showing at track meet
The Fayette County High School girls track team placed second in the Region 5-AAAA track meet last month in Carrollton.
Sophomore Nailah Moore won the...
Positive athletes honored
Positive Athlete Georgia has announced that four athletes from Fayette County Public Schools have been selected as winners of the 2016 South Atlanta Positive...
Local team shines in pickleball tournament
The Peachtree City Pickleball Club returned from its first-ever regional tournament with an impressive list of medals.
At the Atlantic South Regional Tournament in Mobile,...
Rosa Parks program June 3
A program about “The Mother of Civil Rights” is scheduled for Friday, June 3, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (The...
Give blood during Trauma Awareness Month
During Trauma Awareness Month in May, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood and help ensure a sufficient supply for patient...
Local student chosen for Chinese program
Tyrone resident and Landmark Christian School sophomore Jacqueline Smith is one of only 24 students from across the nation selected to attend Furman University’s...
Concert coming May 14
The Southern Crescent Chorale makes its thirteenth appearance at the Southern Ground Amphitheater with the music of Frank Sinatra at the “Ol’ Blue Eyes”...
New law raises Plan 529 tax deduction
Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation that will double the state tax deduction for families filing a joint tax return for contributions made to the...
Walking tour set for May 7
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, Newnan-Coweta Art Association and Main Street Newnan present “Art & Architecture” in celebration of May as Historic Preservation Month with...
Retired educators present awards
Fayette County Retired Educators Association (FCREA) recently presented Georgia Retired Educators Association (GREA) Academic Awards to students from each of Fayette County’s middle schools....
Essay winners announced
Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard has announced that Anna Wilson from Kedron Elementary, Hannah Wallace from Peeples Elementary, Janae’ Walker from Burch...
Fayette high schools among top-ranked
U.S. News and World Report has ranked three Fayette County high schools as being among the best in the nation for preparing students for...
ARC says 44% Fayette jobs growth by 2040
Growth sectors: over-65 age group, Hispanics; 32,000 new residents headed our way
The latest study from the Atlanta Regional Commission predicts a bright future for...
BoE Chair Key calls for 1 mill school tax rate reduction
New budget proposal $7.5 million more than this year, will add 64 new teaching slots
The FY 2017 budget for the Fayette County School System...
Wave of auto break-ins plagues PTC Willow Road area
Peachtree City saw 13 entering auto incidents during April 25-29. Most of the incidents occurred on April 28 at residences off Willow Road near...
From Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission, thumbs down on downtown apartments-retail complex
The Abbington Square apartment and retail proposal for downtown Fayetteville received an unfavorable recommendation from the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission on April 26.
Planning...
Single parcel annexation request goes before PTC Council Thursday night
The Peachtree City Council on May 5 will consider the annexation of Starr’s Mill Academy Pre-school and Childcare Center on Ga. Highway 74 South.
The...
BoE forum focus: Leadership, discipline, redistricting
Takeaways from the Republican Primary Board of Education forum
• Key: In best of times, worst of times, worked to ‘live within our means,’ restored...
