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Notable students and grads
Courtney Monkus of Fayetteville is part of team of 22 University of Dayton students that received an outstanding delegation award during the recent National...
Things to Do-April 7-May 28
April
April 7
The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club will be meeting for dinner at Tim’s Country Kitchen, 221 Banks Station, Fayetteville, today at 6 p.m.....
Heaven is a wonderful place
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody told of an acquaintance whose only child had died. The sorrow was so great that his heart was almost broken...
Olivet will celebrate Robinson’s pastoral anniversary this Sunday
The Olivet Church in Fayetteville will celebrate the Rev. Dr. William Holmes Robinson’s fourth pastoral anniversary Sunday, April 10, at the 8 and 11...
David and Traci Sims to speak at PTCUMC’s parenting seminar
David and Traci Sims of Image Bearers Ministries, will be the guest speakers at Peachtree City United Methodist Church’s dinner and parenting seminar planned...
COS plans indoor spring picnic Friday
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites everyone to the first picnic of spring, an indoor picnic, Friday, April 8, at 6:30...
COS will offer Ramsey’s Financial Peace University April 11
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU) beginning April 11 from 6:30 - 8 p.m....
Holy Trinity Church will offer GriefShare beginning May 4
Holy Trinity Catholic Church will again offer GriefShare to the community this summer.
GriefShare is a nondenominational Christ-centered grief recovery group for those who...
Shred your stuff at NHBC April 23
National Heights Baptist Church will host its 5th annual Shred Day on Saturday, April 23, from 3 to 6 p.m. at 103 Old Norton...
WinShape Camp offers activities for kids first through ninth grade
Heritage Christian Church is still taking registration applications for WinShape camp, a week-long day camp experience for all completed first through ninth graders, planned...
Religion Briefs 04/06/16
Free family history class
The Fayetteville Family History Lab at the Fayetteville LDS Church will sponsor a class in immigrant research, Wednesday, April 13, from...
Garrison-Brumbeloe wedding
Rebecca Garrison and Jared Brumbeloe were married on April 2, 2016.
The ceremony was held at Sugar Hill Church in Sugar Hill, Ga. with...
Religious Freedom fight is not over
We have been involved in a very long and difficult struggle to defend religious liberty in the state of Georgia. Let’s take a look...
Georgia deserves a better ‘Deal’
Why is Gov. Deal siding with corporate bullies over Georgians of faith?
Governor Nathan Deal drew national attention week when he vetoed HB 757,...
CASA — You can make world better
Ever think about wanting to make the world a better place? I think about it a lot. But thinking, I’ve come to realize, only...
No copyright on hypocrisy
Neither political party can lay claim to purity when it comes to hypocrisy, but Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, as well as others in...
Not many bright spots under Gold Dome this year
Missed opportunities. That’s the best description of the just completed legislative session.
The General Assembly is often, and appropriately, chided for passing last-minute bills with...
Hollers of desperation
The despair in their eyes haunts me still. The dullness of emotion, the deadness of spirit shall remain forever embedded in my memory.
I wish...
Police assessment began last summer
In the summer of 2015, the city of Fayetteville contracted with the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) to complete an assessment of...
Look for ways to help our neighbor
I want to invite you and your family to look for opportunities to reach out and help others in our community. The sign of...
Elizabeth Davis Houlihan, 16, of Fayetteville
Elizabeth Davis Houlihan, 16, of Fayetteville, Ga., died on March 29, 2016 of sudden cardiac arrest. She was flown by helicopter to Scottish Rite...
Won Pyo Hong, age 69, of Peachtree City
Won Pyo Hong, age 69, of Peachtree City passed away at Piedmont Fayette Hospital surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 2, 2016.
Won...
Angela Louise Fleegle Sutton, age 47
Ms. Angela Louise Fleegle Sutton, age 47, of Jackson, Ga., passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice.
Angela was born on Saturday, December...
Merton Spear of Peachtree City
Merton "Mert" Spear of Peachtree City, Ga. was born September 2, 1927 in Augusta, Maine. The Lord called him to his heavenly home on...
Norman Earnest, age 79, of Fayetteville
Mr. Norman "Lawrence" Earnest, age 79, of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ava Tully...
Sarah Elizabeth Rivers, 97, of Fayetteville
Sarah Elizabeth Rivers, 97, of Fayetteville passed away on March 27, 2016.
She was born in Fayetteville, Ga. on September 10, 1918 to Benjamin Wyatt...
Bernadette Ortynsky, age 101
Bernadette Ortynsky, born Bernadette Grenier, completed her earthy journey and entered into the presence of God on March 10, 2016.
She was the 4th...
Walter E. Gibson, of Fayetteville
Mr. Walter E. Gibson passed peacefully in Fayetteville, Ga. on March 30, 2016.
Mr. Gibson, a long-time resident of Union City, Ga., was born...
Mary Ann Glaze, of Fayetteville
Mary Ann Glaze, of Fayetteville passed away April 2, 2016.
She is preceded in death by parents, Frank and Beatrice Gallo and brothers, Tom...
Walter David Ellington, 70, of Fayetteville
Walter David Ellington, 70, of Fayetteville, passed away April 3, 2016.
David was born March 28, 1946, in Atlanta, Ga. to W.C. (Top) Ellington...
Gerald S. Bryan, of Fayetteville
Mr. Gerald S. Bryan, of Fayetteville passed away Friday, April 1, 2016.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Exa Elizabeth Norred Bryan;...
Questions
I may be an octogenarian, or at least I think that’s correct, but I have questions. When I am asked a question, I usually...
Learn from kids who want to help others
“One More Generation” is the title of the program scheduled for Friday, April 8, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life...
Seeking citizens interested in regional water resources
The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (Metro Water District) is seeking interested residents from Fayette County to serve on the Flint Basin Advisory...
