Georgia Power — bury your high voltage lines!
Georgia Power covets and is trying to induce over 200 Fayette County landowners to sign easement rights so Ga. Power can construct their 180-foot “Godzilla towers” and droop high voltage industrial power lines across our beautiful landscape.
The all-powerful Ga. Power is willing to spend millions of dollars in this land grab to...
This past weekend, my wife, Mary Catherine, and I enjoyed a staycation up in Atlanta, high atop the 65th floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel. For some, Labor Day weekend means football. For others, it means time at the lake in front of a grill. For us, it means Dragon Con! I think every Atlantan needs to attend...
David Joe (DJ) Hurlbut of Newnan, GA went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 5, 2024 at the age of 90. DJ was born on March 14, 1934 in Battle Creek, Michigan to the late Henry George and Constance Clark Hurlbut.
He was a graduate of Addison Central High School. After graduating in 1952, DJ...
My name is Roy Rabold. I currently represent Post 2 on the Fayette County School Board. Prior to my five and a half years serving on the school board I was an educator of 42 years. I served Fayette County for 31 of those 42 years as both an assistant principal and a principal.
I have always been of the...
Despite claims to the opposite, in my previous column, I demonstrated that our schools have enough money, if they were not tied up in bureaucratic restrictions. While we are reducing seventy school-based positions in our schools, due to lack of funds, Fayette County Board of Education (BOE) is sitting on more than one hundred million in “capital funds.”
These funds...
My son-in-law is a high school principal. This past week his school has had teachers and staff back from summer break, but the students don’t come until this Tuesday, yes, the day after Labor Day. Imagine that. Many of you will say, “That’s the way it should be.”
He shared with me a talk his assistant principal gave to the...
Americo (Rick) Minicucci passed on August 23, 2024 of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Rick was born on September 19, 1963 in Newburgh, New York. His family moved to Peachtree City in 1973.
Rick was a gifted carpenter. He worked for both commercial and residential companies and also made beautiful custom furniture.
He was married to the late Christine (Carty) Minicucci for 18...
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.
If you’re a regular reader of this column, then you know most of the stories are from a life lived long ago. It was a simpler time when my three brothers, The Sister and I spent seven magical years growing up on that old familiar street not so far away called Flamingo. Other stories come from my general observations...
My wife and I were married on Labor Day, September 6, 1970. I was 20 and she was 19. I think it’s safe to say that nobody thought this was a good idea.
Neither of us had completed college, neither of us had any real marketable skills, and neither of us had any money. My family was blue collar. My...
Audrey Dempsey, a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo and a student at Rising Starr Middle School in Peachtree City, has recently achieved remarkable success in her martial arts journey.
She is the 2024 AAU National Champion in both Point Sparring and Continuous Point Sparring and has been recruited to join the prestigious Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Point Sparring...
Hugh Bennett Harrison, 87, of Fayetteville, passed away on August 24, 2024. He was born on January 13, 1937, in Coal Mountain, Georgia, to the late Monroe and Wynelle Harrison.
Hugh was a proud Delta Air Lines employee, who committed over 39+ years of his life as a Pre-Flight Inspector.
Hugh is preceded in death by his loving wife, Peggy Harison;...
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.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Joshua Davon Gresham, who left us far too soon at the age of 25 on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Joshua was a beloved son, brother, friend, and colleague whose vibrant spirit and kind heart touched everyone who knew him.
Born on October 26, 1998, in Atlanta, Georgia, Joshua was...
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We have proof that positive change is not just a distant dream but can be a tangible reality in local government. Transforming a bad situation into something better is feasible and achievable if you are willing to speak up and act.
It was very disappointing that the City Council of Peachtree City decided to hold official meetings in Gwinnett County...
Thank you readers. Believe it or not, this is my 100th column for this newspaper! Over the past two years, I’ve really enjoyed sharing personal insights, stories, business tips, and even the occasional ramble with you. A lot of work goes into each article—more than I suspected when I first started. But as I look back over the experience, I...
While we on Lee’s Mill Road have our power supplied through Coweta-Fayette EMC, we are being subjected to the intrusion of Georgia Power. They are planning to force 230 kilovolt power lines down our road. Thanks so much! It is all an effort, they now say, to provide for future growth. We have all the power we need now.
In...
Fayette County officials celebrated the construction of a 1.5-mile new multi-use path along Redwine Road and a new roundabout and associated multi-use paths and crosswalks at the intersection of Redwine Road, Bernhard Road, and Peachtree Parkway.
A ribbon cutting took place on August 22 at 4:15 pm. The projects were jointly funded by the federal aid program through the Atlanta...
A Spalding County jury took less than fifteen minutes last week to convict Jerico Bernard Williams of one count of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Williams drew a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole plus...
I have been attending the Fayette County Board of Commissioners meetings since April as one of the Animal Advocates Task Force members. Needless to say I am very disheartened with what I am seeing and hearing.
I will admit that my reason for attending was solely to share my displeasure with the new animal shelter and the conditions the dogs...
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...
It’s time for Friday Night Lights! Cheerleaders cheering, the crowd roaring, the thud of helmets and pads colliding, the ref’s shrill whistle piercing the air, the laughter and silliness in the student section, the electric atmosphere ...
While in high school, Friday nights for me were about the band, with a little football thrown in. I firmly believed spectators tolerated...
Kenneth Hardin, Jr., is being held pending extradition in the St. Tammany, Louisiana jail, in connection with the death of his wife, Carrie Hardin, early Tuesday, Aug. 20, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman's body showed evidence of gunshot wounds, Sheriff Barry Babb is quoted as saying.
Fayette deputies tracked Hardin to Covington, Louisiana, where a SWAT team...
Jo Ellen Bauer, 79, of Peachtree City, Georgia, passed away on August 20, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on June 13, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Joseph and Ruth Terrill.
Jo was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, but her most cherished role in life was mother and grandmother.
She loved 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.
Archbishop Charles "Chuck" Jones will speak and minister at the 28th anniversary service of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg, GA on SUnday, September 8 at 10:00 a.m.
Jones is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of the Southeast, the Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast and the Carolinas, and the Pastor of the Cathedral of Christ the King in...
Maybe it’s just a Southern thing, or maybe not. but it was the way I was raised back up in northeast Tennessee in the Holston Valley nestled in the womb of the Appalachian Mountains.
What it is, is the tendency to smile, nod, and greet people — even strangers — on the sidewalks or in the stores. It’s not uncommon...
Yes, I can remember my first day of kindergarten, and yes, I can remember my first school lunch — both were yucky.
On my first day of “Big” school, I had an accident and had to change my clothes. Now stop laughing. Thankfully, it wasn’t that kinda accident, but rather it was an accident with my school lunch.
I’ll explain.
Vegetable soup...
Sherry Carlisle Reavis McHugh, 71, died unexpectedly on June 5, 2024. She was born in Atlanta, on August 18, 1952, to Jewel Carlisle Reavis and Robert Logan Reavis.
Sherry was active in her youth group at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, and she was President of the Y-Teen Club at Dykes High School ’70. She attended Winthrop College and earned...
In my first column, I took issue with Dr. Steven Owens’ guest editorial in the AJC. In his editorial, Dr. Owens suggested that the funding Clayton students received was not “equitable” when compared to Fayette and by extension Coweta County.
He cites an example where “Clayton County schools received $1,245 less per student in state and local funding than...
Are you a dog lover? Most people are, and even if you’re not, most dogs love humans regardless of how you feel about them. The bond between humans and dogs is a special one, unlike anything else in the natural world. Dogs have an innate ability to understand and respond to our emotions, offering comfort in times of distress...
Every year is filled with excitement for the Tigers, but this one is extra special. Fayette County High will celebrate its centennial throughout the 2024-2025 school year.
To commemorate the milestone, the school will host a year-long celebration. It began with a goal to get 100 parents, guardians, and community members to welcome students back on the first day, and...
The school nutrition staff at Flat Rock Middle always cooks up nutritious and delicious meals. They were recently honored for an extra awesome lunch by winning the Georgia School Nutrition Program’s Tray of the Week competition.
Featuring oven fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, cornbread, banana pudding, and watermelon, the tray was served up by school nutrition manager Deva...
