Harry F. Swann, Fayetteville, died Dec. 27, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Emily Joiner Swann. Services were at First Baptist Church of Fairburn with the Rev. Dr. Oscar Cope and the Rev. Justin Terrell officiating. Interment was at Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn.
Survivors include a son, Ray and Deborah Swann, Fayetteville;...
Hubert Edwin "Ed" Fuller, 66,Fayetteville, died Dec. 27, 2009. He was retired with 35 years of service from Delta Airlines, and was a member of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church. Services were at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Watson officiating. Interment was at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Fuller, Fayetteville; daughters, Bettina...
June Marlene Jeffords Bowen, 70, Fayetteville, formerly of Gainesville, Fla., died Dec. 28, 2009, following a long period of disability. She enjoyed successful and rewarding careers with the Florida Farm Bureau Ins. Co., and later as a department head with Griffin Federal Bank Mortgage Inc., in Fayetteville.
A memorial served will be held at Antioch Church, Alachua, Fla....
Thomas "Tom" J. Lynch Jr., 76, Fayetteville, died Dec. 30, 2009. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the Rev. Derrick Lovelady officiating. Survivors include a son, Jim Peebles, Lake Sinclair; a daughter, Pat Fulkerson, Milner; grandchildren, Donny Fulkerson, Laurie Ricks, and Jeffrey Peebles; and great-grandchildren, Justin Peebles, Taylor Ricks, Brittany Lynn Fulkerson, Ashley Fulkerson, and...
Beryl Raymond Pelt, 75, Fayetteville, died Dec. 31, 2009. He served for 10 years in the United States Air Force and then worked as an aircraft mechanic for 23 years with Eastern Air Lines. He then worked for 8 years at Lockheed. He loved to garden, sharing the fruits of his labors with friends and family. He was also...
“No one has ever seen God,” we read in John 1:18 (RSV). Artists, poets, and authors, of course, have attempted to portray Him. Michelangelo portrayed him as both ancient and strong. Jonathan Edwards portrayed him as full of wrath in his sermon, “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God.” Bette Midler sang about an indifferent God who is...
A request to up-size one building in a shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West from 50,000 to 65,000 square feet will be considered Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council.
The request will come before a newly constituted City Council that includes three brand-new members.
Council’s only experience comes from holdover Doug Sturbaum, who is in the third year of...
A central Fayette County man and woman were charged and more than two dozen underage drinkers were cited by Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies New Year’s Eve at the couple’s residence on Green Meadow Lane near Quarters Road. That’s a semi-rural area between Redwine and Ebenezer roads in the south-central part of the county.
Terry Schrepfer, 52, and Holly Schrepfer, 50,...
Fayette residents hoping for snow may get their wish starting Thursday afternoon.
The area could get upwards of one inch of the white stuff and perhaps more, according to the latest forecast available early Tuesday afternoon.
The storm is expected to begin Thursday afternoon, ending around 1 or 2 a.m. Friday morning, according to Sean Ryan, a forecaster with the National...
Fayetteville wants a TAD more — tax money, that is, for three redevelopment projects.
Members of the Fayetteville City Council at the Jan. 7 meeting will consider a resolution asking for the passage of local legislation that will lead to a referendum which, if approved by voters, would give the city redevelopment powers needed to move ahead with Tax Allocation...
With state revenues continuing to fall short, the upcoming legislative session will be dominated by budget cuts, according to Rep. Matt Ramsey, (R-Peachtree City).
The first order of business will be trimming the current 2009-2010 budget in the amount of several hundred million dollars, Ramsey said. Then legislators will get to slice funds from the 2010-2011 budget, with the potential...
A 17-year-old Moreland man was arrested on multiple charges Jan. 2 after taking a dare to harass someone in the Towne Center parking lot on South Glynn Street in Fayetteville. The arrest came after he approached a family in an aggressive manner with a knife, police said.
Ricky Johayden Okelley was charged with three counts of simple assault, cruelty to...
Peachtree City residents can avoid the cold Thursday night and watch the first City Council meeting of the new year from the comfort of their easy chair if they want.
When new Mayor Don Haddix bangs the gavel to convene the 7 p.m. meeting, the city will be streaming the action live on its website at www.peachtree-city.org/video. Anyone with a...
High school students are being invited to apply for a free 11-week Saturday symposium on American Constitutional law and legal history taught by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Chris Edwards.
Each class will focus on a particular topic of Constitutional history. Students will be responsible for purchasing a $10 book for the class entitled “The Supremes’ Greatest Hits: The 34...
A new Peachtree City mayor and three City Council members will join holdover Councilman Doug Sturbaum tomorrow night in the first of a series of meetings that will set new directions for the city. I voted against two of the new officials but recognize that the election is over and it is time to move forward.
Mayor Don Haddix threw...
To be, or not to be, that is the question. Well, Mr. Shakespeare, this tragedy will certainly be.
The journey began back in the year of 2006, and a massive rumbling stirred throughout our area when a C-7 Commercial Major Shopping District rezoning application came before the Coweta County Board of Commissioners. It was Scott Seymour of Seymour Construction and...
Our bloated federal government has been running amok for a long time, under Democrat and Republican administrations alike, creating mountains of debt and intruding into nooks and crannies of our personal lives where they should not tread. The fingers of state, county and city government reach too far into our pocket and our lives as well.
Government’s imperative is to...
Funny how situations in life can slip up on you and turn your feelings completely around.
Sometimes it’s downright tragic.
It began one morning as the sun had barely begun to rise. I was tired and prone to wanting to sleep a bit longer because a friend, a legendary Hollywood stuntman and actor, had called and kept me up until almost...
I take exception with some of Munford’s words in the headline article of today’s Citizen. Mr. Munford wrote that citizens “shot down” a special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) “that would have helped ease budget concerns.”
First, the phrase “shot down” is loaded with emotion; the use of such a phrase suggests that Mr. Munford was writing commentary,...
Of all the odd things Barack Obama has said and done in his short tenure as President, there is one bold statement that so clearly demonstrates his fundamental lack of understanding of America, its people and its history that it begs scrutiny.
When Barack Hussein Obama said, “America is not a Christian nation,” he couldn’t have been talking about the...
I want to thank Cleveland Elementary School for posting “Merry Christmas” outside of their school. Finally, someone is not afraid to say it! All you hear these days is “happy holidays and holiday party” and everything else except “Merry Christmas.” Thank you, Cleveland, for your example.
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Today, January 6, is Epiphany Day. So, let’s “Google it!”
What is the Epiphany of Our Lord?
It is the wonderful liturgical festival observed every year on Jan. 6. It is the oldest of the Christmas festivals and originally the most important. Since Jan. 6 is most often a weekday, Lutherans and liturgical Protestants sometimes shift the celebration of Epiphany...
The Church of the Holy Cross in Fayetteville will host a 13-week class, “Losing Weight God’s Way,” at the church on Tuesday evenings, beginning Jan. 12.
The class will involve learning to practice Biblical eating habits and exercise and will be taught by Dr. Judy Massey.
Cost is $25 for materials including workbook and a DVD. Registration is required...
Flat Creek Baptist Church will offer new classes beginning this weekend. Preceding the classes on Sundays, the Adult Discipleship Hour will be held in the Worship Center at 4:45 p.m. led by the pastor.
On Wednesdays. Prayer Meeting and Devotion sessions will be led by the pastor at 6:30 p.m.
On Sunday, Jan. 10, Flat Creek will offer Dave Ramsey’s...
About 40 home-bound patients and the residents of the Angel House women’s shelter received a hot meal on Christmas day, courtesy of parishioners from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newnan.
More than 70 parishioners left behind their freshly unwrapped presents to meet at the church on Roscoe Road to prepare and deliver the lunch of ham, mashed potatoes, carrots, green-bean...
Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville will offer a two-part class on “Judaism - Are you Curious?” Saturday, Jan. 9 (part one) and Saturday, Jan. 16 (part two), both sessions taught from 9 a.m. until noon.
Classes are free but donations will be accepted.
Both sessions will be held at Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville. The classes will explain the differences in...
A new GriefShare session will start Sunday, Jan. 10, at Fayette Presbyterian Church. Sessions will be held from 2 - 4 p.m.
“GriefShare is a grief recovery support group sponsered by people who understand what you are experiencing and can offer comfort, encouragement, and hope on your journey from ‘mourning to joy,’” a spokesperson said.
GriefShare is non-denominational but Christ-centered....
On Jan. 12, Fayetteville First Baptist Church will begin a new session of GriefShare, a 13-week Bible based program for those who have lost a loved one. The class meets each Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. Each class begins with a video followed by group discussion.
The program is open to people of all ages in the community and surrounding areas,...
Potluck meal planned at Inman
The Joy and Sharing group at Inman United Methodist Church will have its meeting and potluck meal Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 11:30 a.m. at the church. For additonal information, call 770-461-2123.
GriefShare starts Jan. 7 in PTC
GriefShare, a Christ-centered support group for people grieving the death of someone close, will start Jan. 7 at Peachtree City...
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace M. Reid Jr. of Suwanee and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Kay of Greenville, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Charity Nicole Kay, to Kyle Steven Mayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. David W. Mayes of Fayetteville.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Shirley Kay of Greenville, S.C. She is a graduate of the University...
Paul Hu of Alpharetta and Valerie Randolph of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Renee Hu, to William Glenn Henderson Jr., son of Glenn and Yvonne Henderson of Lindale.
The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of McIntosh High School and a 2009 graduate of Kennesaw State University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood...
If you’re in the mood to be part of a big party for New Year’s Eve, Underground Atlanta is certainly the place to be for its 21st annual Peach Drop New Year’s Eve Celebration.
The largest New Year’s Eve party in the Southeast will be headlined by celebrated recording artist and high-energy performer Morris Day and the Time. Day’s...
By now the wrapping paper, boxes and most of the Christmas detritus have left the home.
Except for the Christmas tree, of course. To solve that dilemma, local volunteers and Peachtree City will accept Christmas trees for recycling Saturday, Jan. 9 at several locations between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The locations include the Rockaway Road Recycling Center, the...
Something contagious is going around at Inman Elementary, the love of reading.
Funded by a grant from Target and the Coweta-Fayette Bright Ideas Program, 20 teen mentors, who also happen to be chronic readers, from Whitewater and Our Lady of Mercy high schools are sharing their passion with Inman’s After School Program students through a new initiative called “Reading...
