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Christ Our Shepherd plans Service of Hope next Monday
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City invites everyone to a Service of Hope on Monday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m.
Hope Services occur...
FFUMC’s Titus II will ‘meet John Wesley’ next Tuesday
All seniors (55-plus) are invited to Titus II at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church for good food and good fellowship at monthly luncheons. Invite...
Signs of Christ
The youth at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City took the pulpit to perform the “Signs of Christ,” a skit written and narrated by...
PTC United Methodist will host Superbowl party Feb. 7
Peachtree City United Methodist Church will host an alcohol-free party for the Superbowl on Feb. 7 starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Worship Center...
Irritating things … is it just me?
First, let me say, although I am religion editor, this is not really about religion. I may mention a religious situation that ticks me...
Clifford Edison Amos, 80, of Fayetteville
Clifford Edison Amos, 80, of Fayetteville passed away at home on January 22, 2016. He was born in Harrisville, W. Va. on May 1,...
John Gerhard Wall, 88
John Gerhard Wall, 88, passed away on January 20, 2016 surrounded by his family.
Jerry is survived by his beloved wife, Victory Marie (nee Madigan);...
Norman Wayne Naler, age 68, of Brooks
Norman Wayne Naler, age 68, of Brooks, Ga. passed away on January 22, 2016.
Norman was born in Florence, Ala. to Robert Naler and Agatha...
John L. Erskine, 76, of Locust Grove
John (Jack) L. Erskine, 76, of Locust Grove, Ga. passed away on January 17, 2016 after a long struggle with cancer.
Jack was born in...
James Michael Moody, age 64, of Newnan
James Michael "Mike" Moody, age 64, of Newnan, Ga., born July 15, 1951, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 after a courageous battle...
Waffle House regular
I have been a member of the Waffle House Regular Club for about 40 years, which just happens to about be the age of...
PALS Pageant set for Feb. 6
The PALS (Peers are Linking Students) clubs from Fayette County’s high schools will hold their annual pageant Saturday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. at...
Starr’s Mill group performs in Athens
Just over a month ago the Starr’s Mill High Cajon Trio performed at a conference for Georgia school board members and superintendents, and now...
CCF sponsors training for nonprofits
Stephen Sherman of the Foundation Center-Atlanta recently conducted a training session with 33 representatives of Coweta nonprofits to help them learn about grant opportunities...
New playground now open
Burch Elementary School students are excited to finally be able to use their new playground equipment.
While anxiously waiting for all of the pieces to...
Copeland wins geography bee
East Coweta Middle School eighth-grader Ethan Copeland defeated more than 740 fellow students to become the school’s entrant in the National Geography Bee.
He will...
ECMS honors essay winners
East Coweta Middle School recognized its winners in the VFW Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest. The topic was “What Freedom Means To Me.”
From left are...
Notable grads and students
Jacob Alexander Skiotis of Sharpsburg was named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Norwich University.
McKenna Ceci of Peachtree City, a theatre major, has...
Writers Conference March 5
Dr. Tim Riordan - senior pastor or Son Rise Baptist Church, author of several books and founder of Green Tree Publishing Co. - has...
Event raises $164,351 for Children’s Village
The volunteer committee for the ninth annual Chair-ity event celebrated a record-setting $137,829 raised to benefit The Children’s Village at Christian City. The Rotary...
Lunch & Learn set for Feb. 19
Heart health is the focus of “Red-inar,” a Lunch & Learn session scheduled for Friday, Feb. 19, noon-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville...
New local soccer program unveiled
Organizers have announced the unveiling this spring of Team Peachtree City MOBA, part of what they have billed “the highest level of amateur soccer...
Unbeaten soccer season
The SSA 00Boys Elite team won their Georgia Soccer division with an 11-0-1 record.
The players live in Fayette, Coweta, Clayton and Meriwether counties, and...
Panthers on mat at state duals
The Starr’s Mill Panthers varsity wrestling team, pictured above, competed at the AAAAA state duals Jan. 15-16 after winning the region dual championship.
The team...
Tennis sessions at Kenwood
Upcoming tennis sessions offered by the Fayette County Parks and Recreation Department to improve all facets of your game.
Drills are designed to help you...
Questions linger over sewer to Tyrone
A Jan. 21 presentation to the Peachtree City Council on the idea of the Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) sell((ing)) sewer capacity...
Musical set for Feb. 18-19
Tired of the cold? Go back to a summer long ago in River City, Iowa, 1912.
Konos Academy presents “Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man” Feb....
Burns Weekend coming up
Robert Burns, the Bard of Ayshire – Newnan’s “sister city” – will commemorate his birthday this week, and the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, the Newnan...
Coweta Pets of the Week
Homer is a handsome retriever-pointer mix who loves people, is quiet and patient but happy to get out and exercise. A great companion pet....
Local author debuts book
Vonna Ivory Joseph of Fayetteville, a local mother of three and U.S. Air Force veteran, will debut her contemporary romance novel, GOOD ENOUGH, at...
Science winners advance to regionals
A total of 68 students from Fayette’s middle and high schools are advancing to the Griffin RESA Regional Science and Engineering Fair Feb. 3.
More...
FMGA donates to BLOOM
The Silent Auction proceeds at the annual Fayette Master Gardener Association Christmas/Holiday Luncheon were donated to the not-for-profit BLOOM in Fayetteville.
Chairpersons Lynda Fields and...
Coleman crowned New Neighbor of the Year
At its January meeting, the Peachtree City chapter of New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) crowned Margarette Coleman their 2015 New Neighbor of the Year....
Peter assigned to local recruiting station
SSgt. Michael F. Peter, originally from Sacramento, Calif., was recently assigned to the U.S. Air Force recruiting office at 3620 Camp Creek Pkwy. Suite...
