Monthly Archives: May 2016
Portion of Senoia Rd. to close for construction
Motorists using the area of Senoia Road situated between Ga. Highway 74 North and Crabapple Lane for thru-traffic should expect to find a detour...
Sandy Creek stadium to get new turf by fall
Sandy Creek High School’s football team will begin the new season playing on a new turf field. The Fayette County Board of Education on...
Honored by their peers
Coweta Charter Academy recently recognized three of its staff members. These recognitions were voted on by their colleagues for their contributions to the school....
Warnings are posted to prevent Zika virus spread
There have been no reported cases of the Zika virus in Georgia and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) would like to keep...
Northgate student receives big honor
Megan Czerwinski, a Northgate High School ninth-grader, has been named the winner of the first annual Community Service Team scholarship from the Coweta Community...
East Coweta High School – Class of 2016
Valedictorian: Hannah McNair Murray
Salutatorian: Chae Bin Park
Honors Graduate *
High Honors Graduate **
Chadwin Earl Adams
Angel Gabriel Agosto-Candelaria
Ghe Hoon Ahn **
Kyler James Albanez
Kendall...
Northgate High School – Class of 2016
Valedictorian: Stephanie Renee Gaysowski
Salutatorian: Seba Khalousi
Honors Graduate *
High Honors Graduate *
Nicholas Maxwell Abrams **
Zaria Faith Adams
Christopher Ryan Age
Michael Robert Aguzzi
Elizabeth Ann Aldredge
Kathryn Frances Aldredge...
UNG announces spring graduates
The University of North Georgia's spring commencement ceremonies were held May 6-8 for some 1,200 participants; in total, UNG conferred more than 1,500 degrees...
School district looking for substitutes
The Fayette County School System is seeking applicants for the coming school year from potential substitute employees in the areas of food service, after...
Coffee with a Cop set for June 7
The Fayetteville Police Department will participate in Coffee with a Cop scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, 8-10 a.m. at the Starbucks located at 856...
Clothes Less Traveled supports Children’s Village
Clothes Less Traveled has awarded a generous grant of $25,000 to The Children’s Village at Christian City, a safe haven for victims of abuse,...
Art set for display in Newnan
The artwork of Janet Burns will be featured in the Entry Gallery at the Coweta County Administration building, 22 East Washington Street in Newnan,...
Yates keeping busy
Here is a press release from state Rep. John Yates detailing some of his recent activities.
“I recently attended the Military Veterans Hall of Fame...
Foundation presents grant to Historical Jonesboro
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a grant May 19 to president Mary Bruce and vice president Barbara Emert, Vice President, of Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County.
The...
SkillsUSA chapter named Model of Excellence for second year
The SkillsUSA chapter at Sandy Creek High has been named a Model of Excellence for the second consecutive year, and is among the top...
Fire destroys south Fayette home, no injuries
No one was home in the late evening hours of May 27 when a fire destroyed a house in south Fayette County.
Fayette County Fire...
Shall this republic stand?
Several days ago, I attended the annual Department of Georgia Marine Corps League Convention. I served as an enlisted Marine for a tour and...
Wanting to be a grownup
Almost 15 years ago, The English Teacher edited this column for the very first time. She has been my editor ever since. She has...
Incumbent school board members win in Coweta as Ferguson and Crane headed for run-off
Voter turn-out was light in Coweta County for the May 24 elections. East Coweta and Fayette residents elected a new District 72 representative while...
Starr’s Mill High School eases into transgender issue
The bathroom wars never started at one Fayette County high school.
More than eight months ago, the Starr’s Mill High School administrators repurposed the visitor...
Get ready to jam – Roller derby is coming to Fayetteville
Amateur female skaters sought for team
It may be true that everything old is new again.
In a throwback to a mid-1970s television staple, Fayetteville may...
4 runoffs emerge from Fayette primary voting; incumbents see mixed results
Fayette’s Pace comes in 3rd in congressional race; in a rarity, a sitting superior court judge falls
Primary winners: Oddo, Ognio, Maxwell, Hollowell, Anderson, Crawford,...
Council sends strong signal: No to Abbington apartments
It was virtually all over, before any shouting started.
On a picture-perfect late spring evening, nearly 70 people crowded into Fayetteville City Hall May 19...
No problems with first weekend of adult escorts for children under 17
The move by the Tinseltown Theater in Fayetteville to begin a “parent escort” policy on Fridays and Saturdays beginning May 20 went off without...
Vandals target mailboxes in Golf View area of PTC
Fifteen homeowners in Peachtree City awoke on May 18 to find that their mailboxes had been damaged, with some having the posts knocked over...
Fayette sets budget workshop, hearings on Starr’s Mill district
Four public hearings are among the agenda items for the May 26 regular meeting of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners, but that will...
Property values come in high, assessor responds to pointed questions
It’s a once-every-year mailing: The official letter from the Fayette County Tax Assessors Office notifying you how much your property is worth this year...
UNG announces Dean’s Lists
The deans of each of UNG's five colleges - the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Education, the College of Health Sciences...
Freedom Celebration is June 26
A special Freedom Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Coweta County’s Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Guest speakers...
State recognizes local student and ESOL teacher
Sandy Creek High senior Lizzeth Rojano-Gonzalez and ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) teacher Matthew Estrada, also from Sandy Creek High, have been...
ACOF announces summer plans
A Company of Friends Theatrical Productions, Fayette County’s longest running theatre community theatre, is planning an amazing summer of fun, educational and creative theatre...
Notable students and grads
Elizabeth Johnson-Wilson of Peachtree City was named to the Dean’s List at Northeastern University in Boston.
Daniel George Boggs of Fayetteville earned a bachelor’s degree...
Bus Drivers of the Year named
School bus drivers are literally the driving force of education. They are the first employees who come in contact with students each school day,...
UNG announces President’s Lists
Dr. Bonita C. Jacobs, president of UNG, recognized more than 1,200 students who earned a 4.0 during the spring 2016 semester. Students enrolled in...
