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David Michael Fowler, age 75 of Peachtree City
David Michael Fowler, age 75 of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away December 22 after an extended hospital battle with complications from Cushing syndrome.
David...
Marc Daniel DeRose, 61, New York City
Marc Daniel DeRose, 61, New York City, N.Y.
Marc DeRose, 61, passed away on the evening of December 24, 2015, at Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee,...
Kathleen C. Rolka, 76, of Peachtree City
Kathleen (Kate) C. Rolka (nee Lyons), 76, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on December 9, 2015 at Southwest Christian Care Hospice.
She earned...
Margaret Helen Odom 89, formally of Tyrone
Mrs. Margaret "Margie" Helen Odom 89, formally of Tyrone, passed away on January 1, 2016 in Columbus, Ga.
Margie spent many years fitting children...
Hugh Ronald Turner, age 70, of Newnan
Mr. Hugh Ronald "Ronnie" Turner, age 70, of Newnan, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016.
Born in East Point on April 2, 1945, he...
Daryl Young, 75, of Peachtree City
Daryl Young, 75, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on December 21, 2015.
She is survived by her daughters, Joni Lynn Krieg (John), granddaughters, Kennedy...
Aubra Revell Dryden, 92, of Peachtree City
Aubra Revell Dryden, 92, of Peachtree City passed away January 2, 2016.
She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Peachtree City and...
Camille Maryanski, 88, of Peachtree City
Camille Maryanski, 88, of Peachtree City, passed away on January 2, 2016 in Newnan, Ga.
Camille was a happy person who always had a...
Gerald Molloy of Fayetteville
Gerald "Papa" Molloy of Fayetteville Ga. passed on December 21, 2015 of acute transverse myelitis.
He joins his wife, Rita DeRoos, and lives on in...
Things to Do-Jan.6-Jan.28
January
January 6
Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail) is the site of “Don’t Blow a Gasket,” scheduled for today...
Fayette Samaritans list needs for January
Laundry detergent
Pancake mix
Pancake syrup
Toilet paper
Saltines
Jelly
Canned fruit
Tuna
Canned spaghetti sauce
Tomato sauce
Clothing needs are boys clothes sizes 4-8, girls clothes and jeans in all sizes, mens pants...
Random thoughts
Don’t you just hate it when you take a stand on something and then facts prove you’re wrong?
A couple weeks ago I got out...
Fundraiser set for Jan. 16
Healing 4 Heroes will host its fifth annual “Mardi Gras Rendezvous” fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 16, 6-10 p.m. at the Wyndham Peachtree Hotel & Conference...
Pet adoption fair Jan. 9
Coweta County Animal Control’s “New Home for the New Year” pet adoption fair is Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. until noon. It is...
Change of command
Major David J Serafin was tapped by the Civil Air Patrol Georgia Wing commander, Col. Richard Greenwood, as the new Peachtree City Falcon Field...
Burns discussion is Jan. 7
The poetic work of Robert Burns is celebrated worldwide in January.
A retrospective of select works is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 7, at 2:30 p.m....
Choir forming for MLK event
The planning committee for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative community program is seeking local vocalists to be part of the MLK Community...
Book signing Jan. 8
The Peachtree City Library will host author Larissa Reinhart Friday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. for an “after hours” book signing in the Readers...
Free breakfast Jan. 23
A free community pancake breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23, 9-11 a.m. at Brooks United Methodist Church, 119 Morgan Mill Road in Brooks.
SMHS pageant this weekend
The 15th annual Miss Starr’s Mill High School Scholarship Pageant is Jan. 8-9 in the Willie Duke Auditorium. Sixteen young ladies will compete for...
One open slot on Library Board
Fayette County's Library Board charged with recommending local policies and practices to the Fayette County Board of Commissioners where there is no County or...
Help for college-bound students
Author Wendy Felton will discuss her work “The College Access Workbook” at an event scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m.-noon at the Fayette...
Fayette’s first baby of 2016 welcomed
The first baby born at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in 2016 arrived at 2:22 a.m Friday, Jan. 1.
Izzabella Emani Murphy is the first child for...
Fayetteville digs into realignment of Hwy. 92 and Hood Avenue
New roadway with roundabouts to be ready in 18 months
Groundbreaking for the long-awaited Ga. Highway 92/Hood Avenue realignment project to improve the traffic flow...
3 of every 4 persons arrested for crimes in Fayette live somewhere else
There were approximately 100 people arrested in Fayette County each week during 2015. Of those, only 25 percent live in Fayette County, or one...
