Monthly Archives: May 2016
STAR Student honors elementary teacher
Maddie Beatty of Starr’s Mill High was the 2016 Fayette County STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Program) winner, having the highest SAT score of all...
FCSO unveils new app
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has announced the offering of a free mobile app for smartphones.
The app is available for free download in the...
Georgia College releases President’s List
The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the 2016 spring President's List at Georgia College in Milledgeville.
Anthony Hoelle of Fayetteville
Kaitlyn Seagraves...
Kedron cites Best Effort winners
The students pictured are those who earned the Best Effort Award at Kedron Elementary School, according to a school spokesperson.
They are in various grades...
Nelson named Freemont Scholar
Jade Nelson, a student at Tuskegee University, received the top scholarship awarded by the James M. and Erma T. Freemont Foundation. Nelson was named...
Walk with a Doc back in Newnan
Piedmont Newnan Hospital kicked off its first Walk With a Doc of the season last Saturday featuring neurologist Fariba Farhidvash, MD., one of its...
PTC Council to preview SPLOST wish list
The short agenda for the May 19 meeting of the Peachtree City Council will include a non-voting presentation from the city’s infrastructure advisory committee.
The...
Fayetteville city staff likes Abbington Square
Planning commission doesn’t; get to City Hall by 6 p.m to discuss downtown apartment proposal
The controversial proposed apartment complex on the border of Fayetteville’s...
For better or for worse, here are the candidates I hope will win
— In this strange political year, I decided to cast my ballot early, before I could change my mind — three or four...
Meet the top Fayette students in the Class of 2016
The 2015-2016 school year in Fayette County has come to a close. And with the end of the school year it is time to...
Students bring historical figures to life
Fifth-grade students at Peachtree City Elementary School recently participated in the annual Wax Museum, a fun presentation allows students from all grade levels to...
Outdoor film series coming to Fayetteville
Pinewood Atlanta Studios is presenting “The Spotlight Series,” a series of outdoor screenings shown at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Amphitheater, 301 LaFayette Avenue in...
Cutler commissioned at UNG
Nathaniel G. Cutler is shown receiving a Certificate of Commendation and his first set of gold bars from Major Ray Chastain, U.S. Army (Retired),...
National Trail Day at the Ridge
The Southern Conservation Trust will be hosting the fourth annual National Trail Day event Saturday, June 4, at The Ridge Nature Area to maintain...
Parade registration begins Thursday
Peachtree City residents, businesses, civic groups, churches, and politicians may begin registering Thursday, May 19, for a spot in the annual July 4 parade.
Fayette...
Beginning German students earn national recognition
Beginning German students at Whitewater High conquered the Level 1 National German Exam administered by the American Association of Teachers of German.
A total of...
Theater to institute parental escort policy
The Tinseltown Theater in Fayetteville will begin enforcing a “parental escort” policy as of Friday, May 20, according to a release by the Fayetteville...
Unity Walk set for May 21
A Unity Walk sponsored by the Women’s Ministry of Flat Rock AME Church is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, at McCurry Park in Fayetteville.
The...
Walk with a Doc this weekend
Cardiologist Dr. Andrew Darlington will lead the first Walk with a Doc of 2016 this Saturday, May 21, in Peachtree City.
Registration for the walk...
County recognizes American Stroke Month
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners recently issued a proclamation declaring May American Stroke Month. They asked all citizens to familiarize themselves with risk...
Counsel for the new seminary graduate
My son Jonathan is graduating from seminary Saturday, May 21. We’re proud of his accomplishment and anxious to see where God opens a door...
‘Israel Through the Looking Glass’ starts tonight at FFC
Fayette Family Church, in connection with Christians United for Israel (CUFI, will offer a free three-part screening of “Israel Through the Looking Glass.”
The presentation...
Rising Star Baptist to celebrate 100 years
Rising Star Baptist Church will celebrate a milestone Sunday, May 22 — its 100th anniversary — and the community is invited to join in...
Religion Briefs 05/18/16
Carol Kent to speak at FBCPTC
First Baptist Church Peachtree City, will host best-selling author Carol Kent on Thursday, May 19, from 6:30-8 p.m., speaking...
Word of God Lutheran confirmations
Three young people were confirmed on May 1 at Word of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City. Shown above (L-R) are Pastor Jeffray Greene...
Guest speaker expected on Memorial Day weekend
The community is invited to join Peachtree City United Methodist Church on Memorial Day weekend when the congregation welcomes Dr. Robert G. Tuttle Jr.,...
COS VBS set for June 27 – July 1
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites families with children to register for a weeklong event — Vacation Bible School.
VBS is June...
Coweta’s Faith Lutheran Church will host soccer camp June 20-23
Faith Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg will host its annual Soccer Camp for rising Kindergartners through rising sixth graders (fall 2016), Monday, June 20 -...
Vickers-Elliott wedding
Joni Vickers and Stephen Elliott were married on April 16, 2016, at Summerour Studio in Atlanta.
Joni is the daughter of Jeff and Paula Vickers...
Kantor-Heaton engagement
James John Kantor II and Melinda English Kantor of Peachtree City announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Joshelin Lee English Kantor, to Sean Patrick Heaton,...
Gone but not forgotten
Last week, Fayette County lost two prominent people that many of the county’s newest residents may not have known.
Connie Hale, who served on the...
North Carolina fights back
Standing on principle, not to mention common sense, is so rare these days that when someone does it they make headlines. That’s because you...
The Great Bathroom Debate: It’s all about me!
The 1940 presidential election centered on potential U.S. entry into World War II. In 1860, Lincoln and Douglas, along with two other candidates, squared...
The two Bibles
There are two Bibles that sit, always untouched, on the fireplace mantle in our living room. They are delicate and old, yellowed pages are...
