Monthly Archives: September 2016
Red Cross is planning shelter drill
Cornerstone United Methodist Church and its many members from Fayette and Coweta counties will host the annual American Red Cross shelter drill on Sept....
Fun field trip
Senoia Girl Scout Brownie Troop 16316 arrived at the Senoia Area Historical Society Museum on Aug. 26 for a tour and to meet a...
UNG graduates more than 400 in summer commencement
The university's summer commencement ceremonies were held Aug. 2 for some 400 participants for summer semester. UNG conferred more than 450 degrees and certificates...
Chamber expo set for Sept. 20
The Fayette Chamber of Commerce invites the community to Fayette County’s largest trade show. Shopping local is made easy with more than 100 exhibitors...
Girl scouts help area cats
Members of Fayetteville Junior Girl Scout troop 12301 earned their Bronze Award by helping cats in our area. The girls made close to 30...
Book discussion Sept. 20
Author, photographer, and traveler Brent Walker will be visiting the Carnegie Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 11:30 a.m. to discuss his 2014 book “The Hidden...
Book club to discuss Doc Holliday
The monthly book club at the Holliday Dorsey Fife Museum, the antebellum home of Doc Holliday's family, is currently reading “Southern Son: The Saga...
Greenwood to headline 9/11 tribute
Fifteen years after the horrific day when two planes struck the twin towers in New York City, Peachtree City is planning its own community...
Local student selected to advisory council
A local high school student has been selected by State School Superintendent Richard Woods to serve on his 2016-2017 Student Advisory Council.
Joey Hunter, a...
Fayetteville to host 9/11 service
Fayetteville officials are planning an ecumenical prayer service in commemoration of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The city is working collaboratively with several...
Archery deer season opens Sept. 10
Archers will get the first opportunity at bringing home a deer beginning Saturday, Sept. 10, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife...
Learn about the film industry in Ga.
“Hollywood in Georgia” is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 12, 2-3 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services, Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive).
Get...
A lifetime ago yesterday
A lifetime ago just yesterday, I got a haircut. It changed my outlook on life. Odd that something so simple and routine could do...
I didn’t expect to be here
I had been thinking for a couple or three of months that I really needed to get back into the gym. I became short...
Friday night’s football scores
East Coweta 49, Jackson-Atlanta 7
Northgate 34, Starr’s Mill 17
Fayette County 35, Banneker 20
McIntosh 41, Henry County 26
Whitewater 32, Hampton 0
Sandy Creek 21, Allatoona 17
Landmark...
Suicide intervention workshop Sept. 20
Sharpsburg Baptist Church will host a suicide intervention workshop Tuesday, Sept. 20. The community is invited to attend. Doors will open at 6 p.m....
WHS students look at public safety careers
Whitewater High is the only school in the county that offers a career pathway in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security, which prepares students...
Holly Grove wing dedicated
Holly Grove AME Church expanded and dedicated its church historical wing Aug. 28 in honor of member Annie Ruth Domineck Hammond, a 94-year-old retired...
Transportation Committee to meet Sept. 6
The Fayette County Transportation Committee will meet Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Public Meeting Room.
The rest of the...
Local schools participating in musical theatre awards
ArtsBridge Foundation announced the names of 75 schools from 28 counties that will participate in the 2017 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards –...
Healthy students make honor roll
Cleveland Elementary School qualified for Platinum recognition for the 2016 Governor's Shape Honor Roll.
This award recognizes our dedication to creating a healthy school environment...
Cadets earn gold stars in first inspection
The Army JROTC unit at Fayette County High has been designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction, the highest rating given by the US...
Screen on the Green is Sept. 16
The fall Screen on the Green event is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16, at First Avenue Park in downtown Newnan.
A family-friendly animated film will...
Festival & Powwow Sept. 10-11
The Butts County Historical Society will be sponsoring the 27th Annual Native American Festival and Powwow the weekend of Sept. 10-11 at the Indian...
Exercise info at Sept. 12 meeting
“You Don’t Know Squats” is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 12, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh...
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Fayetteville holds town hall meeting on Hwy. 54 East development
An Aug. 30 town hall meeting of the Fayetteville City Council came with an explanation of the approval of the Dollar General store proposal...
Fayette school board drops millage rate, retains tax increase
It has been since 2009 that the millage rate assessed by the Fayette County Board of Education was less than 20 mills. That changed...
