Monthly Archives: June 2016
Foundation awards 17 scholarships
Brian Jordan, former star of the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons, awarded $85,000 in college scholarships to 17 high school seniors from the metro...
Glaze to retire from 911 dept.
After 31 years of dedicated service, Assistant Director Peggy Glaze will retire July 8 from Fayette County 911 Communications.
Glaze began her career in communications...
Local students win $8K scholarships
Two recent graduates, Matthew Coffey of McIntosh High School, and Gemma DiCarlo of Whitewater High School, have been selected as recipients of a Georgia-Pacific...
Traffic advisory for July 4 parade
Peachtree City officials have issued a traffic advisory for the morning of July 4 in conjunction with the annual parade.
Expect delays on Peachtree Parkway...
GRN plans Float on the Flint
This fall, river lovers will have the opportunity to explore Southwest Georgia’s scenic Flint River during Georgia River Network’s (GRN) Paddle Georgia Fall Float...
Dry weather increase fire concerns
Dry weather conditions and the upcoming July 4 holiday are prompting warnings about the possibility of wildfire in Georgia.
The Georgia Forestry Commission is encouraging...
Olympian speaks to Girl Scouts
Olympic gold medalist and Girl Scout leader Mary Plant kicked off the opening ceremony of The Loblolly Games at Girl Scout Camp Loblolly last...
Cortes named Scout of the Year
Christina Cortes is this year's recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Scout of the Year Award.
The VFW's Scout of the Year program recognizes...
Notable students and grads
Daniel Griffin of Fayetteville has been awarded a Golden Circle Theatre Scholarship at Valdosta State University for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Kylee Southers of Fayetteville...
United Healthcare ends coverage contract with Piedmont hospitals
United policyholders now face much higher out-of-network costs if they use Piedmont services
Eleventh-hour negotiations between health insurance giant United HealthCare and Piedmont hospitals —...
Fayette, mayor agree: No annexation
Mayor Johnson: F’ville ‘inundated’ with high-density rezoning requests
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners issued an official objection to an annexation request involving a proposed...
County denies rezonings on north, south of Peachtree City
Starr’s Mill district remains unchanged; Dogwood Trail rezoning for 68 homes rejected by commission
A motion to approved recommended ordinance amendments concerning the proposed Starr’s...
Young pilot walks away from PTC plane crash
Planterra Golf Club was the June 29 site of the crash landing of a single-engine plane where the 17-year-old Peachtree City pilot walked away...
PTC taxpayers face higher tax bills under new budget
The outcome of a June 27 budget workshop held by the Peachtree City Council was a $33.5 million proposed budget with no millage rate...
Deputy Chad Wallace forms charity to aid families of fallen law officers
‘I race for those who can’t’
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Chad Wallace has an outlook that has been fading from the American society. He...
Hams gather for field day in Fayetteville
Members of the Fayette County Amateur Radio Club on June 25-26 participated in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise.
The exercise was held at...
Roundabout coming to Veterans Parkway at Pinewood
A new addition along Veterans Parkway is expected this summer in the form of a roundabout at what will become the entrance to the...
Truck stolen in Fayetteville recovered
There was a vehicle theft, a burglary, two entering auto incidents and theft of equipment reported in Fayette County during the week of June...
Top reason kids get in trouble at Fayette schools? Cellphones
690 physical aggression cases handled in 2015-16 in Fayette
School system Coordinator for Safety, Athletics and Discipline Ted Lombard on June 20 provided the Fayette...
Law revisions squeeze fireworks times
There are several changes to Georgia’s fireworks laws taking effect July 1 as a result of House Bill 727. The biggest changes deal with...
Ronnie Thames Foundation opens in Peachtree City
The nonprofit Ronnie Thames Foundation recently opened its office in Peachtree City. The organization was founded in 2012 by Ron and Teresa Thames in...
Holiday fun in Moreland
An old-fashioned Independence Day celebration is scheduled for this weekend on Main Street in historic Moreland.
The Puckett Station Arts and Crafts Market opens Saturday,...
Scholarships awarded to local students
Two students from Peachtree City are among nine from the southern United States who have received $2,000 this year through Interfor Corporation’s Tolleson-Wood Family...
Windsor named COO at Rinnai America
Rinnai, the number-one selling brand of tankless water heaters in the United States and Canada whose U.S. headquarters are in Peachtree City, has announced...
Blast rocks Bonnell in Newnan, several injured
Several employees at the Bonnell Aluminum Plant in Newnan were injured Wednesday morning when an explosion occurred that could be felt in portions of...
Valdosta State announces spring graduates
More than 1,100 students graduated from Valdosta State University during the spring semester.
Local graduates include:
Alexandria Peters of Fayetteville
Alison Walker of Newnan
Benjamin Watson of Peachtree...
Officers watching for impaired drivers during holiday
The Georgia State Patrol and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety are warning motorists that state troopers and local law enforcement officers will be taking...
Area students graduate from Mercer
Mercer University conferred bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to nearly 2,000 students representing all 12 schools and colleges at five ceremonies during May in...
Cornerstone welcomes new senior pastor
Cornerstone United Methodist Church announced this week that Rev. Dr. Scott Pickering has been welcomed as its new senior pastor.
Pickering has served at four...
Alligator sighting at Lake McIntosh
Signs alerting residents to be aware of the possible presence of alligators have been posted in the areas of Lake McIntosh and the Line...
Statewide services to offer 425,000 e-books
Beginning July 1, the Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) network will make more than 425,000 accessible e-books available for free to patrons...
County GOP breakfast cancelled
The Fayette County Republican Party’s First Saturday Breakfast for July has been cancelled.
Breakfast and speakers are back on duty Saturday, Aug. 6. Supporters are...
Library and museum to host classic film matinee
The Fayette County Public Library will show “Gone With The Wind” Saturday, July 16, at 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 12:45.
The event marks the...
Roundabout coming to Coweta intersection
The Georgia Department of Transportation has installed a mini-roundabout at the intersection of Hwy. 16 and Hwy. 54 in Coweta County.
Crews began Monday evening...
