Monthly Archives: May 2016
BoE member Presberg pushes to spend reserves for pay raises
Where will money come from next year? “That depends on what happens next year,” Presberg said in response.
It will soon be time for the...
Ognio fails to persuade Fayette to allow target shooting on 10 acres
Opposed by Oddo, Barlow, Rousseau
A lengthy discussion regarding firearm use on residential property yielded no new action by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners...
Kedron celebrates Georgia STEM Day
Students and teachers at Kedron Elementary celebrated Georgia STEM Day May 6 by hosting their own schoolwide STEM Day.
Students in grades kindergarten through fifth...
Wired Up set for June 10
The Summer Wined-Up will take place Friday, June 10, 5-9 p.m. in downtown Newnan. It is a wine walk, and various downtown businesses host...
FCSO investigator honored by MADD
Members of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office attended the 12th annual Golden Shield Honors Banquet, sponsored by MADD of Georgia, April 28 at the...
Race set for June 11
The time is approaching for the annual Old Courthouse 5K presented by The Georgia Civitan Foundation and the Fayette County Civitan Club.
For more than...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Sailor is a neutered buff tabby who is bright-eyed and beautiful. On top of that, he is already fixed and combo tested negative, which...
Education for better sleep
“The Power of Sleep” is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center...
The apathetic suicide of the West
Maybe you believe that Hillary would have been in a richly deserved jail cell long ago were she not a protected Democrat. Maybe you...
Progressives and cultural reality
It is common progressive doctrine that equality of outcomes is a cultural imperative. It is socially just to progressives for people to have generally...
A shadow cabinet for Trump
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has broken just about every political rule and precedent this election cycle, so what difference would it...
The closed minds of liberals in our universities
Jason Riley has now joined the long and distinguished list of people invited — and then disinvited — to give a talk on a...
Looking for a good bed
When we decided to visit the few remaining members of Tink’s family who live in Connecticut and New York, we chose to drive.
Yes, it’s...
Don’t lower millage rate for our schools
Recently, Fayette County Board of Education Chairwoman and candidate for reelection Marion Key has suggested that given our current financial position we could consider...
We want Trump to get the job done
This story has been circulating the Internet attributed to different authors; some of it is the commentary of others, some paraphrased; however our raccoon...
Patrick Raymond Frechette, age 55 of Fayetteville
Patrick Raymond Frechette, age 55 of Fayetteville, Ga. and Salem, Mass. passed away peacefully on Sunday May 1, 2016 at home surrounded by his...
Connie Hale, 87, of Peachtree City
Connie Hale, 87, of Peachtree City, passed away May 9, 2016.
She was born in London, England, to George and Gertrude Knowles. She married...
Shirley Yvonne Brown, 80
Mrs. Shirley Yvonne Brown, 80, passed away on May 8, 2016 at Franklin Rehabilitation Center in Franklin, Ga. after an extended illness.
Shirley was born...
Elizabeth Dumas Brown of Fayetteville
Elizabeth Dumas Brown of Fayetteville passed away May 3, 2016. She was born December 5, 1918 to the late Perlas and Janie Lou Dumas...
Marlene Ginn Hodge, 65, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Marlene Ginn Hodge, 65, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at her home.
Mrs. Hodge was born in Royston, Ga....
Joseph A. Cera, Jr., of Peachtree City
Joseph A. Cera, Jr. died on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his home in Peachtree City with his wife, daughter and several family members...
Darwin Pelley, Jr., 82, of Sharpsburg
Mr. Darwin "Pat" Pelley, Jr., 82, of Sharpsburg passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016. He was born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1934,...
Claudia Jean Middlebrooks, 85, of Fayetteville
Claudia Jean Middlebrooks, 85, of Fayetteville passed away on May 6, 2016 at her home. She was born and raised in Harlingen, Texas.
Her...
Patricia Annette Carreker, of Fayette County
Patricia Annette Carreker, wife of Tom Carreker of Fayette County, passed away May 7, 2016 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Pat was...
George Kadel, 90, of Peachtree City
George Kadel, 90, of Peachtree City, passed away April 27, 2016. He was born on April 20, 1926 to Amanda and John Kadel. He...
Ask Father Paul – The Bible and marriage
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible
The Bible and marriage
Dear Father Paul: Where exactly in the Bible is the definition of...
Holocaust Remembrance Day honored with visit from Auschwitz survivor
It wasn’t your usual, run-of-the-mill guest speaker. How often does one get to meet and hear a survivor of the horrible death camps of...
Religion Briefs 05/11/16
Holly Grove plans fish fry, yard sale
Holly Grove AME Church will host a fish fry and yard sale on Saturday, May 14, from 8...
Holocaust remembered with joint service in PTC
A Holocaust Remembrance Day event happened Sunday, May 1, at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City.
For the last 14 years, Congregation Bna’i...
FPC seniors visit Atlanta History Center
Fayette Presbyterian Church’s senior group took a trip to the Atlanta History Center last week. The Extra Special Presbyterians, or ESPs, carpooled to the...
Christ Our Shepherd to offer VBS, Lutheroad Day Camp
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites families with children to register for two weeklong events: Vacation Bible School and Lutheroad Day...
Cokes Chapel will host Grow Day Camp in June
Grow Day Camp is coming to Sharpsburg again this summer. Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church on Lower Fayetteville Road is a 2016 host site...
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The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is celebrating its 20th year in Fayette County. This year’s Relay For Life event is today...
This and that
It was one year ago this week that some dear friends saved my life. They appeared in my living room and let me know...
