Monthly Archives: November 2016
Development agreement on council agenda
The Peachtree City Council on Nov. 17 the development agreement with Pulte Home Corporation/John Wieland Homes in Wilksmoor Village. Essentially a housekeeping issue, the...
Veterans Day program at FSS
Vietnam vet and Marine Bill Crawley was one of the speakers at the 7th Annual Veterans Day program held Nov. 11 at Fayette County...
New roundabout now operational
The new traffic pattern at Ga. Highway 85 North and Forrest Avenue (formerly the intersection at Hood Avenue) is open for business. The view...
Robberies on FCSO blotter
The period of Nov. 7-14 came with three burglaries and three entering auto incidents in unincorporated Fayette County.
Deputies near 2 a.m. responded to an...
Officials take high-tech tour
Fayette County School System teachers and school system administrators suit up in preparation to tour the “clean room” at Gerresheimer in Peachtree City. Photo/Submitted.
Fayette...
No income gap here
The Pew Charitable Trusts has released a report outlining a handful of counties in America with no black-white income gap. One of those places...
Senior facility on the way to Fayetteville
The land clearing along Ga. Highway 54 West in Fayetteville east of Burch Road and adjacent to Ginger Cake Creek will lead to the...
Fayetteville man charged with sex crime against underage relative
A Fayetteville man has been charged with sexual crimes involving an underage relative.
Patrick R. West, Jr., 29, was charged by investigators with the Fayette...
Now thank we all our God. Are you thankful?
Martin Rinckart was an accomplished musician and dedicated pastor serving in Eilenberg, Germany, during the Thirty Years’ War. Eilenberg, a walled city, became a...
Religion Briefs 11/16/16
Flipper Chapel plans fall revival
Flipper Chapel A. M. E. Church will celebrate its fall revival on Nov. 17 and 18, at 7 p.m. each...
Flat Rock students enhance Hopewell’s community garden
Twice this fall students from the Builders Club at Flat Rock Middle School have used their energy and skills to improve the community garden...
Holiday Griefshare session starts tonight at Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City will offer GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays to the community on Wednesday, Nov. 16 (7-9 p.m.), or Friday,...
Joshua’s Gift for the needy
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church outreach ministry is working with Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church to provide food to children in need. The ministry is...
New members confirmed at CTK
Seven individuals received the Sacrament of Confirmation and Reception at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg, recently. The confirmands completed a 13-week course...
Early Chanukah celebration planned
Residents are invited to bring their families and join Congregation B’nai Israel’s ceremonial Menorah lighting on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5 -7 p.m. Learn...
Christmas Fair coming up
The St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Women (ECW) is planning the annual Fine Art & Craft Christmas Fair, ECW Bazaar, Bake Sale and Golden Elephant...
Holy Trinity Christmas concert planned for Dec. 9
The adult choir at Holy Trinity Catholic Church under the direction of Claire Stroud will present a free Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 9,...
PTCUMC needs singers for Christmas performance
The Chancel Choir, soloists, and orchestra at Peachtree City United Methodist Church have begun work on “Festival of Carols,” a very special Christmas music...
City seeks board volunteers
The City of Peachtree City is currently seeking volunteers to serve on two local boards. Applicants must have lived in Peachtree City for at...
No burning permits due to wildfire threat
Peachtree City and all of metro Atlanta have experienced several days of lingering smoke in the air due to wildfires in North Georgia and...
Heritage Community Foundation presents grant to Connecting Henry
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a grant Oct. 18 to Connecting Henry executive director Susan Crumbley and other staff members and volunteers. Students enrolled...
Blood donations needed throughout holidays
This November, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give the perfect gift – a blood donation – to help ensure a sufficient...
SMHS hosts annual choral event
The Starr’s Mill High School Choral Department will present its 18th annual Candlelight Processional Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Duke Auditorium.
The...
Aviation program seeks support
The Commemorative Air Force, a World War II flying museum, launched a fundraising campaign this month to raise money to support a new program...
Minchew to speak Dec. 9
Kaye Lanning Minchew, author of “A President in Our Midst: Franklin D. Roosevelt in Georgia,” will speak about Roosevelt and his Georgia holiday traditions...
Liberty Tech hosts veterans
Liberty Tech students, U.S. veterans, and their families gathered Nov. 10 to share breakfast and march through the streets of Brooks led by the...
Day of service
Members of the Starr's Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution participated in a Day of Service to celebrate the 126th Anniversary...
Coca-Cola history covered Dec. 21
“The Refreshing History of Coca-Cola” is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4...
Memo to Trump: ‘Action this day!’
“In victory, magnanimity!” said Winston Churchill.
Donald Trump should be magnanimous and gracious toward those whom he defeated last week, but his first duty is...
Advising the President-elect
It didn’t take long. Journalists, editorial writers and columnists who hate Donald Trump and consistently opposed his election are now advising him what not...
So, Trump has won. What now?
The good news is that we dodged a bullet in this election. The bad news is that we don’t know how many other bullets...
Buying a tractor
It was time for spring cleaning around the Rondarosa, which seems to always start with a ton of limbs, twigs and branches that have...
On Election Day a prayer to the One in charge
I wrote this the day of the election. I probably assumed it was more for those voting for Trump. As it turned out, it...
Second revolution after Trump wins
The second American Revolution happened on Election Day. As in the movie “Network,” the Irredeemable Deplorables are mad as hell and are not going...
