Mason Scott Sells, 20, of Fayetteville, Georgia, brought light and life to his family and friends. He was born on September 29, 2003, at Henry Medical Center to Scott and Rachael Sells. His big, beautiful heart stopped when he was hit in the chest with a soccer ball while playing with friends on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Mercer...
Tyler Coleman Camp, 29, of Fayetteville, Georgia passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024.
He was born to Bert and Carla Thomas Camp in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, March 3, 1995.
Tyler is survived by his parents; his loving fiance, Megan Gilbert; sister, Abigail Camp; grandparents, Carl and (Rosalyn) Camp and Tommy (Linda) Thomas; uncles and aunts, Jason (Charlotte) Thomas and Kevin (Lori)...
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is monitoring Hurricane Helene as it is expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flooding statewide.
All Georgia DOT district teams have equipment loaded and crews are on alert, including immediate-response strike teams ready to respond to the hurricane as it approaches and makes landfall overnight on Thursday, September 26 into the...
FOSTER CARE INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS are held every Thursday at 10 a.m. at Bloom Our Youth, 150 Marquis Dr., Fayetteville. Get your foster parenting questions answered at this free, no-commitment, casual, meeting. Speak directly with Bloom associates about the requirements and journey to becoming a Bloom foster family.
For more information, contact Shannon Hoy at s.hoy@bloomouryouth.org or call 770-461-7020.
The last sixteen months had been eventful; I had resigned as a pastor, become a social worker in the high stress world of child protective services, left another church after nine months that was cultic, and, for the past six months, had settled into the back row of a storefront church in my hometown, content to not have anything...
Well, there’s no denying, I’ve finally lost it.
Okay, stop laughing. The thing I’ve lost is my hairbrush. (Some of you are still laughing.) Yes, there’s still a little hair on top of my head, and yes, on occasion, it needs to be brushed.
But not now. My search over the last two weeks has turned up one fact; the only...
A support group for men with prostate cancer and their families meets the fourth Tuesday of each month. The group, which is intended to share information and enhance prostate cancer understanding, meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Thomas F. Chapman Family Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Fayette Hospital.
Call 770.632.2898 for more information.
One of the biggest problems facing every level of government is the need for knowledge of corruption of elected officials. Many have no real idea what they are doing. Unfortunately, we have a long list of examples.
For example, over 20 years, we spent trillions of dollars on Afghanistan, lost military personnel, and maimed others. Afghanistan is now exactly like...
On September 17, 1994, Mary Catherine Mercer and I stood at the altar of the First United Methodist Church in Atlanta, vowing to spend our lives together. With her older brother Rev. Frank Mercer officiating, we promised to spend our lives together to care for each other through sickness and health, to support each other through poverty and wealth,...
John Edward Trube, born August 25, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away on September 19, 2024, in Peachtree City, Georgia, at the age of 92. John served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 5/13/52 to _5/14/56 and lived a life as rich and varied as the skies he navigated as a Flight Engineer for Pan Am and United...
Fayette County NAACP Youth Council Meetings are held every fourth Sunday at the Olivet Church of Christ, 877 Highway 314 North in Fayetteville at 4 p.m.
The purpose of the Youth Council is to inform youth between the ages of 13 and 25, of their rights as citizens; how to advance their economic, educational, social, and political status, enhance harmonious...
Pastor Joe McKeever shared about an experience his friend Ralph Bethea had while distributing Bibles in Russia after the fall of communism. Bethea visited an older gentleman who talked of abandoning communism and returning to his mother’s faith.
However, the man had no Bible. So Bethea gave him one and the man clutched it to his chest like a long-lost...
For those who love old iron and for those who enjoy seeing the sights and sounds of a simpler era, Inman Farm Heritage Days is the place to be on the third weekend of September each year.
This year’s 27th annual Inman Days kicks off on Sept. 20 and runs through Sept. 22 at Minter’s Farm in the south Fayette County...
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One of the highlights of the year at Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Company, as far as community involvement goes, is that they have received added exposure thanks to an award-winning short film created to showcase their annual Yamaha Downhill Dreams Academy.
The Yamaha Downhill Dreams Academy and Coweta Grand Prix took place the last two years in April in Newnan,...
In the spring of 1977, I resigned from the pastoral ministry with no intention of ever returning to that profession again. But one must provide for the family so, having earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree, I took a position with the Tennessee Department of Human Services.
For the first few months, I worked in Greene County, an hour’s...
If asked, I believe most folks would say they would choose to be good rather than bad. But while there are advantages to that choice, there is also an inherent cost.
I will explain soon, but first, the Girly Girls and I have to get to soccer practice, and the coach makes them run laps if they’re late, which I...
Following a week-long trial, Griffin Leach was convicted Thursday, September 12, 2024, of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, arson in the first degree, and concealing the death of another.
Leach was sentenced by Superior Court Judge W. Fletcher Sams to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus...
FOSTER CARE INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS are held every Thursday at 10 a.m. at Bloom Our Youth, 150 Marquis Dr., Fayetteville. Get your foster parenting questions answered at this free, no-commitment, casual, meeting. Speak directly with Bloom associates about the requirements and journey to becoming a Bloom foster family.
For more information, contact Shannon Hoy at s.hoy@bloomouryouth.org or call 770-461-7020.
By Jack Bernard
“My husband began to have symptoms of Early Onset Dementia at age 52. It was 4 years before we could get an accurate diagnosis. My husband passed away from Alzheimer’s 9 years ago. The emotional toll that this disease took on our family was devastating.” — Mrs. Jackie Miller, Peachtree City resident.
Alzheimer’s is a serious disease which affects a...
Jeanette Von Phillips, age 79, went to be with the Lord suddenly on September 12, 2024.
Jeanette was born in Williamsburg, KY on June 3, 1945, to the late Earl Robert Phillips and Mary Ellen (Manning) Phillips. She was the youngest of eight children alongside Opal, Carrie, Johnnie, Charlie, Pauline, Jennie, and Jerry.
Born on a family farm, Jeanette spent her...
An Atlanta developer wants to build a large apartment complex on wooded Aberdeen Parkway next to the Crown Plaza conference center, according to a rezoning proposal filed with Peachtree City planners in July.
The 175 apartments in 3-story buildings would replace the wooded 14 acres on the site’s western side, and would include commercial components as well, papers filed by...
Last week, I wrote a column on Mayor Kim Learnard and her accomplices attempting to recreate some of the long-lasting mistakes made in past years (see https://thecitizen.com/2024/09/09/opinion-look-out-multi-story-apartments-are-back-facing-peachtree-city).
Learnard keeps pushing stacked multi-family complexes and denying she is doing it. She and her friends keep pushing for affordable housing, mainly apartment complexes.
One of Learnard’s former accomplices, former Councilman Mike King, supports...
SECOND UPDATE MONDAY Sept. 16 — Quorums and required legal advertising dates combined to delay the regular Thursday morning Peachtree City Council meeting at which short-term rental rules were to be considered for adoption.
The council was short of a quorum for the morning meeting and the required legal advertising had specified the morning session. The move to an evening...
It’s okay to ignore the rules and policies if the Fayette County Commissioners choose.
Watching what played out at the Board of Commissioners meeting on August 8, 2024, when new business item #8 came before them, may foreshadow a wealth of non-transparent actions still waiting for discovery by citizens.
Mr. Maxwell quickly motioned to approve the awarding of the $255,846.99 new...
By NEIL SULLIVAN
During the primaries, a reader asked what I look for in a school board member. As I reflected on the question, I realized that the optimal board member is a blend of attributes we have seen over time.
First, I look for someone who will interact with the public and seek opinions, even if those opinions differ from...
It was another disappointing Fayette County Commissioners meeting September 12, 2024. It was very evident the commissioners no longer really listen to the animal advocates.
The entire time we were speaking, Mr. Gibbons never looked up once. He was keeping himself busy writing and working on his computer. Well, that’s not completely correct. Several times he and Mr. Hearn were...
Recently, I was discussing marketing campaign results with my team at work. We were trying to determine exactly what contributed to the success of a specific marketing campaign we ran over the summer. Was it the timing, the messaging, or perhaps external factors we hadn’t considered? This conversation got me thinking about attribution—the process of determining who or what...
Three new Georgia charter schools are set to open in fall 2025 and 2026 after gaining approval from the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC), including one in Fayette County.
The SCSC late last month approved Dominion Purpose Academy, a start-up charter school planning to locate in Columbus, Georgia. The SCSC also authorized petitions for Fayette Classical Academy and...
Fayette State Court observes National Recovery Month during September, a nationwide celebration dedicated to promoting the benefits of addiction recovery and acknowledging the incredible strides made by individuals in their journey towards a healthier life.
National Recovery Month, observed annually in September, aims to increase awareness and understanding of mental health and substance use disorders while celebrating the successes of...
More than 16,000 students were selected as semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, and 5 Fayette County students are among the honorees.
McIntosh had 4 semifinalists: Thomas Hawkins, Connor Johnson, Vedita Sawhney, and Sage Shah.
Whitewater High is represented by Carpenter Ray.
These students have the opportunity to continue in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program competition for some...
“Faith without works is dead.” That’s what St. James wrote. It’s right in the Bible in James 2:26.
But wait. What? Let’s go back over this. Can that be right? Listen to these Bible verses.
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal...
By LORI KIRKLAND, Special to The Citizen
Styrofoam cups and containers, a couple of box springs, an old king-size mattress, and two gallons of old paint are all quietly nestled in a corner of my garage patiently waiting for me to find time and energy to locate a recycling drop-off location and take them there.
Although recycling is considered the final...
Fayette County Elections and Voter Registration office hosted a poll worker open house on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The event offered potential poll workers hands-on experience with the voting machines and detailed information about the qualifications and responsibilities involved.
The goal of the event was to educate the community and recruit Fayette County citizens to serve in the upcoming elections....
The Fayette County 4-H program is making an impact on the lives of local youth thanks to the significant support of the community. The Fayette County 4-H program is dedicated to providing youth (grades one through 12) opportunities to learn leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
Youth are given a chance to “learn by doing” through project work, classes, workshops, judging...
