Monthly Archives: May 2016
Math whizzes test their skills
Fourth- and fifth-grade math whizzes from the county’s 14 elementary schools battled in the 2016 Fayette County Elementary Math Tournament, proving they know how...
Walk kicks off May 14 with new location
Piedmont Newnan Hospital is kicking off another season of Walk with a Doc, a free opportunity for everyone in the community to "walk and...
Applications accepted for Junior Police Academy
The Fayetteville Police Department’s 14th Annual Junior Police Academy is now accepting applications.
The JPA starts Monday, July 18, and runs through Friday, July 22....
Race is May 7
What would happen if communities rallied around families that are adopting? That’s what’s taking place in Coweta, Fayette and surrounding counties with RACE for...
CCF shooting event May 21
The Coweta Community Foundation will host the Saturday Down South Sporting Clays and Southern Supper Saturday, May 21, 12:30-10 p.m. at Blalock Lakes Sporting...
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The Orchestras of Sandy Creek High School will host their annual Spring Concert today , at 7 p.m.
The SCHS performing arts venue –...
Voting precincts
Fayette County was one of five original counties in1821, that means created from the Creek Indian Nation. Those are Fayette, Henry, Houston, Dooley and...
Sharing stories about Newnan
Newnan celebrated Georgia Cities Week April 17-23. The theme was “Go To Town,” showing the importance of a central gathering place for people and...
Student creates winning T-shirt design
Students in Debbie Forrester’s Intro to Digital Media classes at Fayette County High were invited to design the team T-shirt for the Fayette County...
Visitors educated at Earth Day event
Fayette County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers participated in the 2016 Earth Day Festival April 23 on Shakerag Hill in Peachtree City.
Visitors to the UGA...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Payne is an American bulldog mix who is described as a lovebug, eager for affection and companionship. He is ready for his forever home....
Deaf academic team places at nationals
The Starr’s Mill High Academic Bowl Team for the Deaf represented Georgia at the 2016 National Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing...
Children present musical
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Fayetteville received the musical program of their children of The Kids' Music Company April 24, entitled "The Sailor's...
Rinnai America employees raise funds to fight ALS
The employees of Rinnai America, the number-one selling brand of tankless water heaters in the United States and Canada, have selected the Georgia Chapter...
Rose show coming up
The South Metro Rose Society is putting the final touches on preparations for its 31st Annual Rose Show May 14-15 at Fayetteville Church of...
TSA highlights successful year
It was a first for a middle school in Fayette when Bennett’s Mill Middle formed a Technology Student Association (TSA) at the beginning of...
County installing automatic hydrant flushers
The Fayette County Water System is installing 18 automatic hydrant flushers in its water distribution system.
The units are an effort to improve water quality...
April safety road check involves up to 40 officers
Ga. Highway 85 North near the Fayette Pavilion in Fayetteville on April 13 was the site of a multi-jurisdictional road safety check involving more...
PTC man dies in motorcycle accident
A Peachtree City man died May 1 in Senoia after a collision between his motorcycle and a vehicle on Ga. Highway 16.
David Harris, 22,...
Top grade for patient safety
New Hospital Safety Scores, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of...
Kelly in concert May 7
Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and singer Lisa Kelly hails from Dublin, but she will bring her world-class performance to The Fred in Peachtree City May...
Orchestra wins first place at festival
The sixth-grade Silver Strings Orchestra at Bennett’s Mill Middle dominated the Music in the Parks Festival at Six Flags Over Georgia, taking home the...
Church group thanks public safety personnel
A “thank you” luncheon was hosted recently by the Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) of Fayetteville First Baptist Church.
The group recognized the Fayetteville Police Department...
Church hosts May 14 event
Holly Grove AME Church is hosting a fish fry and yard sale Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
There will be Southern-fried fish plates,...
Backyard Association to meet May 10
The rare and beautiful Cahaba Lily, also known as the “shoal lily,” is an aquatic flowering plant native to the major river systems of...
Local 9-year-old fights hunger
Nine-year-old Andrew Fleming wants to fight hunger in Fayette County - and give you a tasty treat in the process.
His organization, Andrew’s Fun and...
Regional winners named
Three Coweta County School System students – from Canongate Elementary School and the Central Educational Center’s 8th-Grade Academy – have been named as regional...
Jackson named to NAESP board
Dr. Schwanda Jackson, principal of East Coweta Middle School, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Elementary School...
Student makes cut in clarinet competition
McIntosh High clarinetist Alisha Zamore is one of six high school musicians in the world selected to advance to the semifinal round of the...
On Patrol in PTC — April 15–22
The following general summaries of daily patrol activities of Peachtree City police officers are taken from recent official reports (April 15–22).
Vandals hit ancient graves...
Headstones desecrated at PTC cemetery
Vandals recently desecrated an old family graveyard in Peachtree City that includes markers dating back to the mid-1700s.
Peachtree City police officers on April 20...
Bark for Life
The 7th Annual Bark for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society was held April 24 at Shakerag Knoll in Peachtree City. Photo/Submitted.
Spillway funds get green light
Funding for the beginning phases of work on the Lake Peachtree spillway were approved April 21 by the Peachtree City Council. The council approved...
East Coweta’s Jackson named to board
East Coweta Middle School Principal Dr. Schwanda Jackson, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Elementary School Principals...
