Monthly Archives: June 2016
Fayette stores raise funds for Children’s Village
Customers at Fayette County Publix stores gave hope to abused children in our area by donating a total of $11,009 to The Children’s Village...
Peachtree City brothers capture parks’ beauty on film
Is it wonder or wander?
For Peachtree City filmmakers Will & Jim Pattiz, this question lies at the heart of their quest to capture the...
Johnson finalist for nation’s top principal
Fayetteville resident Stephanie Johnson, principal at Maynard H. Jackson High School in Atlanta, is one of three finalists for the National Principal of the...
What’s up with all this talk of ‘hate’?
The other day, my 9-year-old daughter decided to go into Daddy’s “man-cave” and snuggle up on his arm and chest, where she felt safe....
Britain to EU: Good riddance
Maybe it was those college courses on the history of Europe that soured me on the idea of a united continent. How could a...
Cream of mushroom soup
It would be, I decided, a nice gesture of Southern thoughtfulness if I made a dish of my famous macaroni and cheese. I call...
In praise of political discrimination
In response to Mr. Camp’s rebuttal to my prosecutorial letter regarding Donald Trump, let me start by thanking Mr. Camp for recognizing my attempts...
Save U.S. from 8 more years of Democrat rule
Dr. Moffatt, I read your column today in The Citizen newspaper, “How to spot a liberal.”
Touché and couldn’t agree more. My own experiences have...
Helping our hidden hungry in Fayette
Three area Catholic churches have the common goal of delivering summer lunches to children when school is out.
A small number of Holy Trinity Catholic...
Goodbye to Henry Dukakis King, the F’ville donkey
Sometimes you see something so often you don’t even really notice it, until it’s gone.
Such is the case with the Fayetteville donkey.
When my children...
Summer time meant summer jobs
The old song goes “Summer Time and the Livin’ is Easy” but for some of us, summer time meant summer jobs and earning some...
Religion Briefs 06/29/16
All Saints’ free concert is tonight
All Saints Anglican Church will host a free concert, open to the public, on Wednesday, June 29 at 7...
Peachtree City UMC expanding; breaks ground for new building
From its humble beginnings in 1974, meeting in a schoolhouse, to its present day dual locations, multiple services and local and national ministry programs,...
Fayette native Flanders is new pastor at PUMC
Members of Providence United Methodist Church in Fayetteville welcomed the Rev. Herb Flanders as their new senior pastor on June 16.
Flanders lived his entire...
Want fresh veggies? Grow them at Providence
Providence UMC is offering free garden plots for this late summer/fall growing season.
The “Jubilee Garden” has 25 ten foot square plots which are surrounded...
CTK members present liturgical stole to pastor
Mike and Marian Wilton of Palmetto, parishioners at Sharpsburg’s Christ the King Church, decided to bring their pastor, David Epps, a liturgical stole from...
Amilee G. Johnson, 86, of Fayetteville
Amilee G. (Vicky) Johnson, 86, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Southwest Christian Hospice.
She was born in Lexington,...
Things to Do-June 29-July 28
June
June 29
The Newnan-Coweta Chamber will host a “State of Education” Lunch Wednesday, today from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Newnan Country Club, 1356 Highway...
Writing obits
The first thing I do each morning is check the Mowell Funeral Home obituary page to see if I happen to be on it.
Starting...
Sign up for Huddleston pre-K lottery
Huddleston Elementary has been awarded a Georgia lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program for the 2016-2017 school year.
Students will be selected via a lottery drawing July 14....
Hockey demo June 28
Learn more about Peachtree City’s inline hockey program Tuesday, June 28, 6-8 p.m. at the hockey rink located at 101 Fieldhouse Drive up the...
Free dragon boat practice July 9
In conjunction with the Peachtree City Rotary Club Dragon Boat Races and International Festival in September, there will be free dragon boat crew practices...
Residents reminded about property guidelines
With the July 4 festivities approaching, Peachtree City officials stated again this week that city code prohibits leaving anything (vehicles, boats, blankets, or other...
New state fireworks restrictions now in effect
Some of our neighbors seem to be starting the July 4 celebrations early.
Peachtree City officials this week reminded residents that Georgia law changed again...
Halbert receives $5K research award
Rising Mercer University sophomore Matthew Halbert of Fayetteville was recently presented a $5,000 Undergraduate Summer Student Research Award in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Giloma (DIPG)...
Murray recognized as Student Leader
Fayetteville resident Tahir Murray has received national recognition by being named a 2016 Bank of America Student Leader.
The Student Leaders program is part of...
Church hosts concert on square
Fayette County's Fellowship of Love Church hosted its first Love Songs Concert last weekend on the square in Fayetteville.
“The community enjoyed an evening of...
Notable students and grads
Kyra Parks of Fayetteville and Chelsea Alexis Green of Riverdale have been named to the Dean's List at Clemson University.
Ciara Elizabeth Wood of Newnan...
Students earn Faculty Honors
The following students earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Spring 2016 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate...
On Patrol in PTC — June 10-16
The following general summaries of some daily patrol activities of Peachtree City police officers are taken from recent official reports (June 10-16).
Wanted: Fake cop...
Will the band be banned to asphalt?
A group of McIntosh High School band booster parents spoke at the June 17 meeting of the Fayette County Board of Education to offer...
Bomb scare clears store at The Avenue on Thursday
A retail store in at The Avenue in Peachtree City specializing in clothes and items for children received a bomb threat on June 23....
Tyrone’s top cop gets accolades
Tyrone Police Chief Brandon Perkins has received a recognition by the International Association of Police Chiefs (IACP). Perkins and the police department will be...
Drone provides stunning views of MacDuff Parkway
A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words. That is the easily case with the drone video of the work currently underway on the...
