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Free options counseling during Medicare open enrollment
The Georgia Department of Human Services stands ready to assist older Georgians making decisions about Medicare health and prescription drug plans during this year's...
State opens Alapaha River WMA
Mark Williams, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), was joined by representatives from the Department of Defense, the U.S. Fish and...
DJJ sets hiring events for October
Recruiters from the Department of Juvenile Justice are conducting a month-long candidate search in 11 Georgia communities during October to fill professional positions for...
Promise is kept
Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia Principal Gene Dunn, along with a number of first grade teachers, made good on their promise to “Kiss the...
Stover and Bennett square-off in state rep debate
Incumbent District 71 state Rep. David Stover (Rep.) squared off against Democratic challenger Cynthia Bennett in a brief forum held Sept. 27 at the...
‘The Walking Dead’ gives back to Senoia with a park
Representatives from AMC’s wildly popular show “The Walking Dead” joined Senoia city officials Sept. 26 to survey the changes at the newly renovated Seavy...
Coweta County OKs $71 million 2017 budget
The FY 2017 general fund budget totaling $71 million was adopted Sept. 20 by the Coweta County Commission. Increases over last year’s budget came...
Police chief’s nonprofit gives back to other officers
The nonprofit founded by Tyrone Police Chief Brandon Perkins to provide body armor to police departments in need recently found a recipient in the...
ESPLOST meetings are set
The Coweta County School System will hold a series of community meetings in the coming weeks to update the public on the progress of...
A crowd for the cars
The annual Cruisin’ to the Oldies car show in Senoia is always a big event. But on Sept. 24, the 2016 edition of the...
HS football scores – Sept. 30
Alexander 21, Northgate 14
Riverdale 38, Fayette County 20
Starr’s Mill 52, Griffin 49
Whitewater 39, Morrow 0
Troup 28, Sandy Creek 20
Landmark vs. Our Lady of Mercy
This bizarre election
I watched all of 15 minutes of the first presidential debate. Then, I turned it off and went to bed early. I told my...
The perfect birthday gift
So what gift do you give someone that’s been on this spinning blue orb for nine decades? (That’s 373 in dog years.) Last week...
James Mitchell Goodart, 73, of Peachtree City
James Mitchell Goodart, 73, of Peachtree City, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Atlanta.
Jim was born in Cheyenne, Wyo. to James and...
Jenny Lynn Hill, age 46
On September 15, 2016, God sent His Angels to accompany Jenny Lynn Hill, 46, into the arms of her loving Savior, Jesus Christ, surrounded...
Pace to head SCT
The Board of Directors of the Southern Conservation Trust announced the appointment of Katie Pace as the new executive director.
Pace assumes the role after...
SCHS kicks off Chick-fil-A Leader Academy
A group of 30 students from Sandy Creek High assembled 70 meals to help feed in-need families in the community as a kick-off to...
Math teams in top 3 at competition
The varsity and junior varsity math teams at Starr’s Mill High proved to be tough competitors at the 12th annual Rockdale Mathematics Competition, both...
Chorale presents annual gala
Southern Crescent Chorale will present its annual gala "Starry Night" Friday, Oct. 21, at Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW in Peachtree City.
Cocktail hour begins at...
This weekend’s lane closures
Georgia Department of Transportation projects to improve highway infrastructure throughout metro Atlanta continue this weekend, weather permitting. Construction on the I-75/I-85 (Downtown Connector), South...
Early voting schedule
Fayette County officials this week released a revised advanced voting schedule for the Nov. 8 general election.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 17, voters can cast their...
Gathering at the pole
Starr's Mill High School students Chance Smith and Ethan Greenvillewood gathered around the flagpole with several other students recently to pray for their school,...
FCHS to host debate tourney
Fayette County High School will host its 21st annual Fayette Classic speech and debate tournament Saturday, Oct. 8.
The organizers welcome members of the community...
Quilt expo is Oct. 6-8
The Second Annual Quilt Expo comes to the Newnan Train Depot Oct. 6-8, presented by Newnan-Coweta Historical Society.
For the second year the historic Depot...
Dragon Boat Race in Peachtree City
Dragons from high above Drake Field
A high-flying drone with camera made this shot during the Sept. 24 dragon boat races on Lake Peachtree. Drake...
Fayette Commission squabbling over getting on their own agenda
As has happened numerous times in recent months, discussion of a specific agenda item by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners turned into a...
A happy customer
Piedmont Fayette Hospital marked 10 years of Women’s Services with a public celebration at the hospital on Saturday. To date, approximately 19,500 babies have...
NW Fayette, south PTC identified as ‘pockets of need’
Habitat for Humanity homes in Fayette County discussed at Commission
Many Fayette County residents are familiar with the work of Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity...
Athletes from 5 high schools prep ‘Fields of Faith’
Groups of student-athletes from across Fayette County are gearing up for a joint worship event that is officially under the auspices of the Fellowship...
Fayette zeroes in on SPLOST road list
The proposed list of transportation projects for the March SPLOST referendum was approved by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners at its Sept. 22...
Crime week: Smoothie King burglary, 5 auto break-ins
The period of Sept. 20-26 came with four entering auto incidents in unincorporated Fayette County, and a burglary and an entering auto incident in...
Man charged with wrench upside nephew’s head
A Fayette County man was arrested Sept. 24 on aggravated assault charges after he struck a juvenile relative in the head with a wrench...
Leaf-burning goes legal again this weekend
Peachtree City Fire Marshal John Dunlap is reminding residents that the season for outdoor debris burning with a permit is about to begin.
On Oct....
Luxury apartments rising near Fayetteville downtown
The clubhouse (foreground) and an apartment building are just two of the many buildings now under construction at the Lafayette Square residential development on...
