Monthly Archives: June 2016
Red Cross hosts local blood donations
The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood in the weeks surrounding Independence Day to help ensure a sufficient blood supply for...
Heritage grant to JSS
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a grant June 13 to executive director Amy Murray, principal Katie Lauter and grants manager Andrea Nelson of The...
Pfaffman now an Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America Troop 201 and Scoutmaster Dan Kuchenbaker announced recently that Cole Pfaffman has obtained the rank of Eagle Scout.
His Eagle project...
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...
Mahaffey Orthodontics makes local kids smile
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Nearly 60 public and private elementary and middle school students from Fayette and Coweta counties are “All Smiles” heading into summer vacation this...
GSU announces President’s List
Georgia Southern University recently recognized 1,340 students for excellence in academics on the 2016 Spring Semester President's List. To be eligible for the President's...
Von Strantz concert July 7
Touring artist Von Strantz is stopping in Senoia to play July 7 at the Senoia Coffee & Cafe. They are a female Indie rock...
Birthday party in downtown Newnan
The community is invited to celebrate Independence Day in downtown Newnan during the 4th of July Parade scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at...
State-funded pre-K program now at Huddleston Elementary
Huddleston Elementary has been awarded a Georgia lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program for the 2016-2017 school year.
Students will be selected for the program by a...
State parks offer affordable star-spangled celebrations
Grilling burgers in the shade and camping under the stars are some of the favorite July 4 activities offered in Georgia’s state parks and...
Veterans giving out flags for parade
Who better to hand out American flags July 4 than a veteran?
Continuing their long-running tradition at the Peachtree City 4th of July Parade, the...
Movie showing June 24
Fayetteville Main Street presents “Cinderella” as its first free Moovie Night of the year Friday, June 24, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Southern...
City items up for auction
Peachtree City is accepting bids on www.Govdeals.com for a variety of items, including vehicles, equipment, electronics, and bicycles (owners may still retrieve by contacting...
Decade Days coming this summer
This summer, the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society wants to take visitors on a blast from the past with "Decade Days."
The first theme, Sounds of the...
Meeting set to discuss DUI court
The Fayette County Issues Tea Party will host Superior Court Judge Jason Thompson at its monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, at 7...
Done for me lately?
Sure, we acknowledge that Jesus did a lot of wonderful things for people way back then and there, but we’re being bold enough today...
Religion Briefs 06/22/16
Love Songs concert planned
Fellowship of Love Church (FOLC) will host a free “Love Songs” concert “at the Downtown Fayetteville Square (corner of Ga. Highways...
All Saints Anglican summer music camp starts next week
All Saints Anglican Church will conduct its annual free children’s Christian Music Camp June 27 – July 1st. The camp is scheduled for 9...
Free concert set for June 29
All Saints Anglican Church will host a free concert, open to the public, on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Soprano, Chelsea Buyalos and...
Successful VBS
First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City hosted over 100 children from the church and community in its Vacation Bible School. The theme this year...
Hopewell UMC welcomes Jenny Anderson as new pastor
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone welcomed a new pastor to its pulpit on Sunday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Jenny Anderson formally...
CTK’s James Taylor elevated to ‘Canon of the Church’
The Rev. Doctor James C. Taylor, Peachtree City, was installed as a Canon of the Church in services at the Cathedral of Christ the...
A week at Lutherock Camp
Youth and leaders from Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City spent a week at Lutherock Camp and Conference Center near Newland, N.C....
Interfaith dinner well attended
Nearly 100 visitors attended an interfaith dinner at Fayetteville’s Islamic Community Center (ICCA) on Saturday, June 18. Fayetteville Mayor Edward Johnson, Fayette County Sheriff...
After Orlando, fundamental questions
I sit here with a knot in my stomach and tears rolling down my cheek as I reflect on the recent terror attack in...
When an active shooter comes to your school
The Orlando mass murders remind those of us on the right that western civilization has been under attack since the late 1970s, while those...
How to spot a liberal
I have been a follower of politics since the Carter administration. All these years have taught me that whether they are actors, businesswomen, or...
The left and its logic-free zone
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) recently disclosed that a congressional investigation has found at least 72 employees of the Department of Homeland Security listed on...
Living rich, dying poor
It is now that I have reached the age where the wiser generation, those who taught me and mentored me, are starting to take...
New tests cloud Fayette rankings
There has been a lot of discussion about the performance of our Fayette County Public Schools in this newspaper and elsewhere. There has been...
F’ville, SCT to Chase: No criticism or else
Fayette County’s natural environment just took another hit from organizations you might hope would be protectors of nature.
I was into my 9th year of...
PTC’s anti-floatie rule is unfriendly to young families
Below is a letter I drafted last year reaching out to the director of Peachtree City pools. The letter references my surprise of the...
William David Knighton, Sr., age 70
William David Knighton, Sr., age 70, of Greenville, Ga. passed away June 19, 2016 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Mr. Knighton was born October 18, 1945...
Darryl Royce Chaney, age 72
Darryl Royce Chaney passed away on Tuesday, June 14th at Southwest Christian Care after a long battle with cancer.
He was born in Atlanta, Ga.,...
