Daily Archives: September 28, 2016
Dragon Boat Race in Peachtree City
Dragons from high above Drake Field
A high-flying drone with camera made this shot during the Sept. 24 dragon boat races on Lake Peachtree. Drake...
Fayette Commission squabbling over getting on their own agenda
As has happened numerous times in recent months, discussion of a specific agenda item by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners turned into a...
A happy customer
Piedmont Fayette Hospital marked 10 years of Women’s Services with a public celebration at the hospital on Saturday. To date, approximately 19,500 babies have...
NW Fayette, south PTC identified as ‘pockets of need’
Habitat for Humanity homes in Fayette County discussed at Commission
Many Fayette County residents are familiar with the work of Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity...
Fayette zeroes in on SPLOST road list
The proposed list of transportation projects for the March SPLOST referendum was approved by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners at its Sept. 22...
Athletes from 5 high schools prep ‘Fields of Faith’
Groups of student-athletes from across Fayette County are gearing up for a joint worship event that is officially under the auspices of the Fellowship...
Crime week: Smoothie King burglary, 5 auto break-ins
The period of Sept. 20-26 came with four entering auto incidents in unincorporated Fayette County, and a burglary and an entering auto incident in...
Man charged with wrench upside nephew’s head
A Fayette County man was arrested Sept. 24 on aggravated assault charges after he struck a juvenile relative in the head with a wrench...
Leaf-burning goes legal again this weekend
Peachtree City Fire Marshal John Dunlap is reminding residents that the season for outdoor debris burning with a permit is about to begin.
On Oct....
Luxury apartments rising near Fayetteville downtown
The clubhouse (foreground) and an apartment building are just two of the many buildings now under construction at the Lafayette Square residential development on...
Fayette school bus drivers to get longevity raises
A recent review of ways to recruit and retain needed school bus drivers for the Fayette County School System led to several changes by...
Police seek alternatives after Hwy. 54W shutdown
A rush hour traffic accident on Ga. Highway 54 West just a few blocks from downtown Fayetteville on Sept. 20 had the road closed...
WASA manager cited by state organization
During the recent 2016 Annual Conference & Expo of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP), Keisha Lisbon-Thorpe, division manager of the Peachtree City...
Christian City announces volunteer needs
Officials at Christian City have announced a number of ongoing volunteer positions available for consideration, with some needing to be filled soon.
Goodie House Food...
Memorial bench installed
A bench to recognize visionaries of the Veterans Memorial - Dan Davis, Larry Dell, and Jamie Holmes - was recently installed at Patriots Park...
Georgia 4-H celebrates National 4-H Week
Georgia 4-H’s 172,354 student members will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 2-8.
During the week, the state’s largest youth development organization wants to raise awareness...
Fayette jailer arrested for supplying inmate with contraband
A jailer with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office faces felony charges after supplying an inmate with a cell phone.
Theresa Delgado, 39, of Fairburn, was...
Get your federal duck stamp online
Georgia recreational licenses are simple to obtain. You can purchase them online, by phone or at a license vendor. Before this year, hunters needing...
Extension class set for Oct. 4
“Carnivorous Plants of the Southeast” is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Extension Offices, 140 Stonewall Ave. West, Suite 210, in...
Church hosts free movie night
Peachtree City Christian Church, 500 Kedron Drive, will host a showing of the movie “Woodlawn” Sunday, Oct. 2, 5:30-8 p.m. in the worship center.
Concessions...
Notable students and grads
John Kegley of Fayetteville has been selected for Samford University's John Howard Scholars program. Kegley is a freshman history major and one of 17...
Illinois couple charged in their child’s drowning death in PTC
An Illinois couple has been charged with second degree murder in the June drowning death of their 2-year-old child in Lake Peachtree.
Chezz A. McCann,...
Campaign rally is Oct. 15
The Greater Fayette Republican Women's Club will host a campaign rally for Republican candidates on the ballot this November.
It is scheduled for Saturday, Oct....
Run/walk set for Oct. 7
Promise Place, the nonprofit organization that provides services to victims of domestic violence and their children, will host its 12th annual Run to End...
