Monthly Archives: October 2016
New owners have deadline to decide on Fayetteville rezoning
Fayetteville’s City Council took a wait and see approach Thursday night to a controversial zoning that had riled up the community last year.
In March,...
Burger King can’t have it their way on PTC’s southside
Council votes no, citing 2007 agreement limiting drive-thru restaurants on southside
A request to construct a Burger King restaurant on Ga. Highway 74 at the...
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It’s time to pay for new Peachtree City golf cart permit stickers
Registration for golf carts in Peachtree City is just around the corner, with city residents urged to use the online payment method.
Peachtree City has...
Developer escapes Fayetteville penalties for clear-cutting 14 acres
A question posed by Fayetteville residents in August over a potential development moratorium on property clear-cut without a permit has been answered. The site...
Fayette eyes changes in lake use times
A relatively light agenda for the Oct. 13 regular meeting of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners includes consideration of more than $2 million...
Booth Middle School finalist in STEM
Booth Middle School in Peachtree City was one of five middle schools statewide to be named as finalists in Georgia’s annual STEM (science, technology,...
Candlelight vigil set for Oct. 18
Since 2003, over 1575 Georgia individuals have lost their lives to domestic violence.
A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m....
Library hosts training for community, homeschool families
The Fayette County Library will join with The Southern Conservation Trust to bring The Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers to the Fayette County Public...
Liberty Tech wins Innovation Fund grant award
Gov. Nathan Deal announced 18 grant award winners for the Innovation Fund, a competitive grant program that provides funding to local education authorities and...
Martin honored by NNLC
The Peachtree City Chapter of New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) announced Jennifer Martin as the October New Neighbor of the Month.
Martin joined NNLC in...
Fall festival is Oct. 22
The annual McIntosh Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, 1-5 p.m. at the high school, 201 Walt Banks Road in Peachtree City.
Parent...
Photography preview party Oct. 14
The 2016 Juried Photography Show and Competition at Arts Clayton, presented in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography, is underway and the preview party is...
Ports now fully operational
The Savannah River channel reopened for commercial traffic Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. with 11 vessels transiting the channel by mid-afternoon, nine of which...
Benefit auction for camp program
Royal Family Kid’s Camp is a camp and mentoring program for children in the social service system. It is part of a nationwide system...
STG show opens Dec. 1
Southside Theatre Guild will present “In-Laws, Outlaws, and Other People (That Should Be Shot)” by Steve Franco beginning Dec. 1 at 20 West Campbelltown...
Benefit art show set for Oct. 20
The next art show at Newnan’s Train Depot will benefit Joey’s Toy Box and is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, 6-10 p.m.
Joey's Toy Box...
Golf cart renewals underway; online payment encouraged
Peachtree City has begun billing for the 2016 golf cart registration program, which began with owners who live outside Peachtree City in early October....
Leave No Trace program coming to Fayette
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics and its Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers team are partnering with the Southern Conservation Trust to...
Resource fair scheduled for students with disabilities
A Community Connections and Resource Fair for students with disabilities is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 6-9 p.m. at the LaFayette Educational Center, Building...
Marines launch local 2016 Toys for Tots drive
Marines of the local Marine Corps League, Detachment 1325, serving Fayette and Coweta counties have announced the start of the 2016 Toys for Tots...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Lucy is a sweet and loving Labrador retriever mix whose one wish is to be safe & loved by a family all her own....
The four tables
On the first Sunday in October we at Prince of Peace joined with Christians around the world to celebrate World Communion Sunday. It is...
Religion Briefs10/12/16
Community Forum planned for Oct. 15
Shekinah Glory Fellowship Center will host a Community Forum on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. at 1381 Ga....
Christmas Marketplace is less than a month away
Nov. 5 will mark 27 years of making Christmas brighter for others in the Fayetteville area for Fayetteville First United Methodist Church. The community...
Mount Olive’s Women’s Revival starts tomorrow
Mount Olive Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA will hold its Women’s Fall Revival Oct. 13 -14, starting nightly at 7 p.m. The Theme is...
Suicide prevention workshop is Oct. 20 at COS Lutheran
The Stephen Ministry at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will present “Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention” Thursday, Oct....
Annual Greek pastry sale starts
Hand made Greek pastries made by the Philoptochos Chapter (Friends of the Poor) of St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church in Peachtree City, will be...
Pastor’s birthday celebration set
The Olivet Church will celebrate the Rev. Dr. William Holmes Robinson’s 42nd birthday beginning with a birthday kickoff on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6:30...
Harvest Moon Dance planned
The First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City will host a Harvest Moon Dance and silent auction Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Music will...
Stop state takeover of schools: vote no
Early voting for the November General Election begins Monday and voters will consider four constitutional amendments that may be confusing or misleading. Information on...
At stake, the Constitution
This election is about a lot of things, but it is fundamentally about the U.S. Constitution and whether federal judges will adhere to their...
Trump vs. Clinton: Words vs. deeds
Donald Trump’s gutter talk about women shows yet again that he is bad news. The problem is that Hillary Clinton is far worse.
Trump’s talk...
The horsewhipping of Donald Trump
To call the massive media obsessed — eyes roaming crazily in all directions, mouths afoam with horror — would be an understatement. They fear...
Making a moral case for fossil fuels
Environmental activists have a new tactic: protesting outside shareholder meetings of major energy gas firms. In May, protestors gathered outside ExxonMobil’s annual meeting to...
