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Toy drive starts this week
The Peachtree City Police Department is gearing up for its annual Light Up the Night Toy Drive and is looking for CERT volunteers to...
Notable students and grads
Alexa Belancourt-St. Julien of Peachtree City, a graduate of Starr’s Mill High School, recently was selected as one of 50 students to receive a...
Christmas home tour set for Dec. 4
Harry Norman Realtors will present the third annual Fayette Humane Society Christmas Tour of Homes which which is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 4, 1-5...
Evelyn Jerrell of Peachtree City
Mrs. Evelyn Jerrell of Peachtree City Ga. passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016.
Mrs. Jerrell was a devoted wife to her husband Paul for...
Who really is perpetuating hate?
I think one thing we can all agree upon is that it feels like racial tensions are alive and well throughout the United States....
Trump protestors: Ignorance on parade
If I lived in a liberal bastion, instead of conservative Fayette County, I might be risking friendships and other types of backlash by openly...
My troubled life
You won’t believe the troubles I am facing. Where to start? First, my housekeeper quit. She decided my rural estate was proving to be...
We won, you lost, deal with it
Three years ago when Republicans were battling President Obama over the debt ceiling and a government shutdown, the president said, “You don’t like a...
Thanksgiving 2016
It is a solid friendship of two like-minded Southerners that started in, of all places, a high-end restaurant in Beverly Hills. This was several...
Fayetteville ignoring concerns about southside density
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, I attended a Town Hall meeting with the Fayetteville mayor and City Council to discuss concerns that Fayette residents...
What if SPLOST fails at ballot box?
The six-year Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will be up for vote in March 2017. The county is expected to take in...
Ask Father Paul – What about those who never heard of God?
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible
What about those who never heard of God?
Dear Father Paul: Where will those who have...
On being thankful
Greetings from suburban Newnan! (Newnan, she says? But isn’t The Citizen in Fayetteville?)
You are, of course, right, but thanks to my wonderful boss, I...
Operation Christmas Child
All Saints Anglican Church once again participated in Samaritan Purse’s Operation Christmas Child. Parishioners filled boxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items that...
Marc Martel, MRBC choir will present Christmas concert
Five-time Juno winner Marc Martel will present a Christmas concert at Fayetteville’s McDonough Road Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 4. Martel is former lead singer...
Religion Briefs 11/23/16
Legacy Ministries plans fundraiser
Legacy Ministries for Christ will host a silent auction to raise funds for the center on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7...
Extra special people on the move
Fayette Presbyterian Church’s senior group, the ESPs (Extra Special Presbyterians), along with a few younger folks, headed out to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens recently....
Providence UMC will offer Ramsey’s Financial Peace classes
Providence United Methodist Church in southern Fayette County will offer Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace course with free childcare for attendees on Sunday mornings from...
Word of God Lutheran begins weekly Advent services
Word of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will begin Wednesday evening Advent services on Nov. 30. Additional weekly services will be on Dec....
Holy Trinity’s Christmas concert set 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,...
Registration deadline is Dec. 1 for Woolsey’s 5K
The sixth annual 5K for Missions at Woolsey Baptist Church will be Saturday, Dec. 10, with registration at 7:30 a.m. The 1K (kid’s run)...
Mary Lynn Beadles Baker, age 91
Mrs. Mary Lynn Beadles Baker, of Havelock, N.C. passed away on November 20, 2016 at Craven County Medical Center in New Bern, North Carolina,...
Ryan James Ewing, 23, of Fayetteville
Ryan James Ewing, 23, of Fayetteville, passed away on November 15, 2016.
He was born on March 29, 1993 in Stockbridge, Georgia and was a...
Nancy Ellen Tucker Hammarlund, 85, of Peachtree City
Mrs. Nancy Ellen Tucker Hammarlund, 85, of Peachtree City, Ga. died November 12, 2016. She was born June 24,1931 in Wheaton, Ill. to Clarence...
Wilda Sutton Jarrett, age 71
Wilda Sutton Jarrett passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 20, 2016 surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Wilda Jo Sutton 71 years ago...
Sara Louise McManus of Fayetteville
Sara Louise McManus of Fayetteville, Ga., moved into her Father's House for eternity on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at the age of 93.
She was...
Edwin Chastain Turner, 94, of Fayetteville
Edwin Chastain Turner, 94, of Fayetteville, passed away on November 14, 2016.
He was born on August 28, 1922 in Rome, Ga. to Monroe and...
Mary K. Worth of Fayetteville
Mary K. Worth of Fayetteville passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 14, 2016.
Mary was born and raised in Glasgow, Va. and...
Fresh Christmas trees at Fire Station 81
The Peachtree City Volunteer Firefighters are raising funds for equipment and training by selling Christmas trees at Leach Fire Station 81 on Paschall Road....
Couple receives foster parent award
Bloom foster parents and Fayette County residents Lanell and Andrew Wilkins were awarded with Together Georgia’s 2016 Foster Parent of the Year Award Nov....
Coweta Pets of the Week
Paula is a precious terrier mix known as adorable, friendly, and sweet. A Better Dog Home Dog Training is offering 20 percent off if...
Flat Rock teacher is award finalist
The largest music retailer in the country, Music and Arts, has selected Dana Lamb-Schaubroeck, a music teacher at Flat Rock Middle, as one of...
Lane closures restricted this weekend
To ease Thanksgiving traffic congestion statewide, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures on interstate highways, heavily traveled state routes and...
Tree on display again this year
An impressive Christmas tree that received an overwhelming response last year will again be on display throughout the holiday season.
The family displaying the tree...
