Monthly Archives: June 2016
ECHS students chosen for Washington trip
East Coweta High School student Suji Han has been chosen to participate in the 51st annual Washington Youth Tour, an all-expense paid leadership experience...
McIntosh student in D.C.-bound
McIntosh High School student Juhee Shim has been chosen to participate in the 51st annual Washington Youth Tour, an all-expense paid leadership experience sponsored...
Field days are next step in hunter education
Completed Hunter Education - now what? Take your knowledge to the next level by attending a Hunter Education Field Day. These “hands-on” learning experiences...
Local charity receives Heritage grant
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a grant May 10 to executive director Kaye Sheets and board member Sandy Craig of Samaritans Together of Henry...
Amateur radio event June 25-26
Members of the Fayette County Amateur Radio Club will participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise June 25-26 at the Scout Hut...
Geese frustrate landowners
The Canada goose is an adaptable bird that can live in a variety of habitats, with many of those locations in close proximity to...
Tips to simplify gardening
“There’s a Hack for That: Garden Edition” is scheduled for Wednesday, July 6, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment...
Foundation grant to help veterans
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a grant May 24 to United Way regional director Shane Persaud and county engagement director Betsy Brown. The $500...
Culture wars: Please, no enemies
I knew at some point this article would have to be written, and for well over a year it has been something that has...
Councilwoman Brewer: ‘Fraud’ at Fayette schools?
Fayetteville’s Brewer: ‘There obviously has to be a lot of crooked parents’; Fayette schools ‘are not what they used to be’; her letter is...
Fayette Superintendent Barrow denies free lunch fraud charge, Title I stigma
“Patently false. Inaccurate or lacking clarity.”
That’s how Superintendent Dr. Joseph Barrow described incendiary charges contained in a letter to the editor by Fayetteville Councilwoman...
BoE votes 4-to-1 for $8.8 milllion budget increase
System to add 67 new employees while student numbers decline by almost the equivalent of one elementary school
The FY 2017 budget for the Fayette...
1 child drowns in PTC lake; boy, 8, saved from pool bottom
A 2-year-old child drowned in Lake Peachtree on June 5. Police and firefighters responded to a Loblolly Circle address but could not save the...
2 get life sentences for June 2015 murder of Applebee’s manager
The killers of Fayetteville Applebee’s manager Gregory Smith on June 7, 2015 had their day in court and have been sentenced to life without...
Fayetteville committee outlines SPLOST list to council
Council defers vote on Abbington apartments
After months of meetings, Fayetteville has created a list of projects totalling as much as $25 million if a...
Hillary’s ‘what if’ scenarios
Some believe that soon after Tuesday’s final presidential primaries the FBI will interview Hillary Clinton about her handling of emails while she was secretary...
How the story is told
While studying for a degree in journalism, I learned the basics for telling a good story and answering questions before they could be asked.
It’s...
Title I and its effect on school quality in Fayetteville
Attached is the letter about the investigation I have been doing as to why the schools within the city of Fayetteville are not what...
Superintendent Barrow responds to charges in councilwoman’s letter
There are a total of nine Title I schools in the Fayette County School District and 12 eligible schools for Title I designation. The...
Developers are on the move: Dense rezonings ahead
After a foolish lending frenzy and a recession-enabled pause on real estate development for five years, the gates have now reopened.
The housing market in...
Bathrooms: Let’s err on the side of compassion
The Citizen (Wednesday, May 25, 2016) featured opinion pieces and letters on LGBT rights, including the question of restroom facilities for transgender students. Most...
‘Most painful experience in 72 years’
To say that I was overwhelmed by Mr. Garlock’s column for Memorial Day would be an understatement.
I have followed his columns for several years...
Mercer announces President’s and Dean’s lists
Mercer University has announced the President's List and Dean's List for the spring 2016 semester. Inclusion on these lists requires students to meet rigorous...
‘Epicenter of rude’ at The Fred
I’ve always enjoyed the Frederick J. Brown Amphitheater and while I live near Verizon Amphitheater, I’m jealous of Peachtree City because of the intimacy...
Does Trump take you for a chump?
In response to the recent “Trump and the raccoon exterminator” letter, an alternate opinion.
Upon coming home to find the disaster being wreaked by the...
Volunteers spruce up Church Street Park
A wealth of organizations purchased and stained tables and benches and planted flower gardens June 4 at the Church Street Park near downtown in...
Readying The Ridge Nature Area
Fayetteville residents Mandi Klinko (front), Linda McDowell (rear) and Jim Coleman were three of the volunteers working at The Ridge Nature Area in Fayetteville...
Local author to speak June 9
The public is invited to hear local author Lee St. John at “Tea With Lee” which is scheduled for Thursday, June 9, at 4...
Ask Father Paul – Unmarried couples living together
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible
What does the Bible say about unmarried couples living together?
Dear Father Paul: Today it is...
Edgefield’s pastor celebrates 4th anniversary
Edgefield Baptist Church in Fayetteville invites the community to help celebrate Pastor Daniel Smart’s four-year anniversary. The celebration will begin Friday, June 10 and...
Memorial Day at Christ the King
Memorial Day weekend services were held at Christ the King Church in Sharpsburg. The message, brought by Father David Epps, was “Always Remember.” At...
All Saints Anglican children’s summer music camp planned for June 27 – July 1
All Saints Anglican Church will conduct its annual free children’s Christian Music Camp June 27 – July 1st. The camp is scheduled for 9...
PTC Seventh-day Adventist church presents checks to local nonprofits
Three local nonprofit agencies were the recipients of checks for $6,000 from the Peachtree City Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday, May 21.
The church marked...
Religion Briefs 06/08/16
Free drive-in movies at PTC Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City will host Golf Cart Drive-In Movies once a month for the community this...
