PTC accumulated debt requires SPLOST fix
The City Council is moving forward on a number of fronts to resolve a variety of needs and concerns facing Peachtree City. A lot of issues have been ignored and […]
The City Council is moving forward on a number of fronts to resolve a variety of needs and concerns facing Peachtree City. A lot of issues have been ignored and […]
This time last year a small handful of people in Fayette and Coweta counties decided to mirror similar efforts planned across America by protesting their dissatisfaction with the federal government
By Sen. Ronnie Chance and Rep. Matt Ramsey Thank you for the opportunity to provide additional information on HB 307, critical legislation aimed at shoring up our state’s healthcare system.
Back in 2004, we began a city program in Peachtree City called “Community Action Day.” The notion of using the city as a conduit, connecting churches, civic groups and private
At a cafe in Biloxi, Miss., friends and I were chatting over coffee when we were joined by a man who is a business associate of one of my friends
A five-day period for qualifying begins the week of April 26 for two positions on the Fayette County Board of Education and two positions on the Fayette County Commission. Candidates
If any nation wants to attack the United States with chemical, biological or electromagnetic pulse weapons, it need not fear nuclear retaliation as long as it has no nuclear weapons
How many of us spent this past weekend building memories with our children? I had the pleasure of practicing baseball with my 12-year-old son on Saturday morning. I was in
This is our one-time response to the Rising Starr Middle School parent who wrote in on March 31. Hopefully, it will clarify any misconceptions about the Holocaust butterfly assignment. Georgia
Fayette County is currently tied with two other counties in Georgia for the highest response rate for the ongoing Census 2010. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fayette County as
My name is Michelle Fallon and I am 13 years old. I attend Trinity Christian School and am in seventh grade. My mom, Cindy Fallon, is the president of the
A controversial proposal to enact a 1.45 percent patient revenue tax on Georgia hospitals for three years was necessary to prevent rural hospitals from closing, according to Republicans Rep. Matt
Cutbacks are an obvious reality and a necessary answer to many of the problems brought about by an economic recession. However, there is one thing that overwhelmingly trumps any amount
I moved to Peachtree City back in June of 2008. I chose Peachtree City for the great living in the overall peacefulness of the area. I purchased my home in
I was disappointed to read Pepper Adams’s open letter apologizing to the children of this nation. He clearly sees America’s glass as half-empty. I see it as not only half-full
A welcome home procession for a fallen Tyrone soldier is expected to begin around 12:30 Thursday. The procession for 1st Lt. Robert W. Collins, 24, will leave from Peachtree City’s
The decision may not be to leash or not to leash. A high-tech device might provide a way to keep dogs off leash and under control while also improving safety
Call it a trial balloon to help businesses struggling in the grips of the recession. The Fayetteville City Council Thursday night will hear a proposal designed to allow businesses in
Students are putting their sewing skills to good use as they help people in the community, one stitch at a time. Family and Consumer Science students at Whitewater Middle have
Two Fayette County High and two Whitewater High School students are among 700 nationwide receiving National Achievement Scholarships through the 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Program, a competition for African American
Should your mom (or wife or friend) be named Mother of the Year? Let us know! The deadline for Fayette County’s annual Mother of the Year Contest, coordinated by The
The Southern Crescent Chorale is happy to announce that the annual Benefit Concert held on Saturday, March 27 raised over $4,200.00 for the Children’s Village at Christian City. In addition
Budget overruns, furloughs, lay-offs, the terrible strain of the past few years’ financial crisis – those of us who are not directly affected still find ourselves paying higher gas prices
The Georgia Renaissance Festival returns for its 25th season starting this Saturday and all of the fan favorites return, including the Birds of Prey show, the joust, turkey legs, all
Dogwood Gallery and Framer in Tyrone will open Nature Undisturbed, the second annual juried photography show, this Friday with a reception from 6-9 p.m. First, second and third prizes will
A top four finish at the Georgia National Geographic Bee is a great achievement and proves that one Fayette sixth grader really knows his geography. Aditya Ronanki of J.C. Booth
Nino Young of Peachtree City was fortunate to be an extra in the just released movie “Letters To God” and is pictured at a pre-release screening event where he gave opening
The McIntosh String Orchestra Program will present a free Spring Concert, under the direction of James C. Hagberg, on Thursday, Apr. 15, at 7 p.m. in the McIntosh High School
“Miss Stella,” Stella Cooper Mitchell, is a retired Fayette County school teacher. She has just published her third book and autographs one for a former student in Fayette County Junior
The Peachtree City Women’s Civic Club was very honored recently to have Kent Vickers, Membership Chairman, Friendship Force of Greater Atlanta, as their Guest Speaker. The Friendship Force is a
Join fellow nature lovers on a fun and informative morning Bird Walk on Saturday, April 17th at Sams Lake Sanctuary in Fayette County. Brock Hutchins will lead the guided walk
County Historian, Carolyn Cary, and Fayette Countian, Janice Taylor Gates, are compiling information to write a book on the black schools in the county. “We have a good bit of
• Megan Beyer of Peachtree City has been initiated into Agnes Scott College’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the second oldest chapter in the state of Georgia. Megan is the daughter
A 5K run to benefit Wellspring Living will be hosted at The Bridge Community Center in Peachtree City Saturday, April 24 at 9 a.m. Wellspring Living helps rescue young girls