Monthly Archives: September 2016
Greekfest celebration set for Sept. 17
Saturday, Sept. 17 marks the 12th annual celebration of Greekfest, in which parishioners of St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church come together to prepare and...
NHBC’s ‘Safety Summit’ set for Sept. 17
National Heights Baptist Church will host the Fayette Safety Summit on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants may register at...
Chicken-Que set for Sept. 24
Peachtree City United Methodist Church is gearing up for its annual Chicken-Que set for Sept. 24.
Half a chicken, cole slaw, baked beans and a...
Our favorite time of year
I love the fall. I love the turning leaves and cooler temperatures. I also love my job the most in the fall because it...
American values for immigrants
Loyalty oaths have been tried in the past, but eventually were struck down by the courts as either too vague, or an unconstitutional violation...
Misleading statistics
Mark Twain famously said that there were three kinds of lies — “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Since this is an election year, we...
Phyllis Schlafly, Hillary and the Hillarycons
In 1964, Phyllis Schlafly of Alton, Illinois, mother of six, wrote and published a slim volume entitled “A Choice Not an Echo.”
Backing the candidacy...
Great-great-grandsons
We were eating lunch as the American Queen riverboat pulled out of port, having just returned from a morning-long excursion to the Battlefield of...
Stop collecting taxes for schools
If the governor wants to take over local schools with an appointee, they should stop collecting property taxes.
Approximately 50 percent of local school funding...
Facebook politics in presidential vote
I am sure I speak for others when I say this presidential election is unnerving.
Many are in the “us versus them” mode, making it...
Democrats set black equality back for generations
American blacks had their equality setback for over 70 years at the hands of unethical Democrats. “The Corrupt Bargain of 1877” describes how Democratic...
Donate to Fayette box turtle fund
Many of you know that I have been very involved with research on the Eastern box turtle.
For the past four years, I have been...
Para Belle Walker Moon, 84, of Fayetteville
Para Belle Walker Moon, 84, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away peacefully on August 31, 2016.
Mrs. Moon was originally from Jamestown, Ga. She was...
Betty Molyneaux Carothers, 69, of Peachtree City
Betty Molyneaux Carothers, 69, of Peachtree City, Ga. and formally of Bardstown, passed away Saturday September 3, 2016 at her residence.
She was born January...
Lois M Speaker, Ph.D., age 81, of Peachtree City
Lois M Speaker, Ph.D., age 81, of Peachtree City died in the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 20, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, where...
Dolores Lucille Holub, 99
Dolores "Dee" Lucille Holub, 99, of Forest Park, Ill. passed away on September 3, 2016 in Peachtree City, Ga.
She was born on April...
Elsie Marie Benton, age 93, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Elsie Marie Benton, age 93, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 29 at her residence.
She was born on April 9,1923...
Audrey Johnson Shaw, 85, of Fayetteville
Audrey Johnson Shaw, 85, of Fayetteville passed away on August 30, 2016.
She was a member of East Point Church of Christ for over...
Paying it forward
I wrote last week about my caregivers, one gentlemen who has looked after me, really, for the past 15 years, and a new gentlemen...
Things to Do-Sept.8-Oct.9
September
September 8
A Company of Friends presents the family musical “Madagascar, A Musical Adventure”at the Fayette Train Depot at 250 Lanier Ave. East in Fayetteville,...
Notable students and grads
Erik Duncan Greene of Peachtree City and Abigail Hope Young of Senoia were named to the President's Honor Roll for the summer semester at...
Local grad makes Ranger status
Kyle S. Norton, a 2009 graduate of Whitewater High School, has completed training and received his Army Ranger tab.
He is the son of Sara...
Parks offer free admission for volunteers
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites are inviting citizens to volunteer for a variety of projects Saturday,...
Optimists serving up pancakes Sept. 24
The Senoia Optimist Club will be hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 24, 7-10 a.m. at the Senoia Masonic Lodge on Main Street...
DJJ recruiting statewide
Looking for full-time employment? The Department of Juvenile Justice is offering employment opportunities at DJJ’s secure facilities around the state.
The agency has launched a...
Spaghetti dinner set for Sept. 9
The Fayette County Republican Party is sponsoring a spaghetti dinner Friday, Sept 9, at 7 p.m. PM for congressional candidate Drew Ferguson.
Tickets are $25...
Golf tourney raises $34K
More than $34,000 was raised for kids in need at The Children’s Village at Christian City as 165 golfers and 37 sponsors came together...
Trump rally Sept. 17
The Fayette County Republican Party is sponsoring a “Get out the Vote Trump Rally” Saturday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Fayette Event...
Fayette teachers finalists for national award
Two Fayette County elementary math teachers have been named 2015-2016 state finalists for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching,...
Get creative, learn about improv
“On the Spot” is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
Kym...
More than 300 jobs headed to Coweta
Coweta County has landed another crop of new jobs. Variety Wholesalers, Inc. announced Aug. 29 that it will open its second distribution center in...
City Council overrules Planning Commission
A Sept. 1 decision by the Peachtree City Council will give Westpark Walk its architectural shingle roof. The council reversed an earlier decision by...
ACT scores on the rise
The 2016 ACT report released recently showed that Coweta County School System students outscored state and national averages for the college entrance exam.
The school...
Math teams sweep competition
Math teams representing each grade level at Sandy Creek High and Flat Rock Middle participated in the fifth annual Morehouse Math Boot Camp Competition...
