Clanton-Hasel
Chuck and Debbie Clanton of Fayetteville announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Sue Clanton, to Jonathan Robert Hasel, son of Steve and Cheryl Hasel of Inverness, Fla. The bride-to-be […]
Engagements, Fayetteville
Engagements, Peachtree City
Johnson-Dixon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Beth Johnson, to James Stephen Dixon, son or Mr. and Mrs. James Dixon of Suwanee.
Engagements, Peachtree City
Kleimeyer-Halbrooks
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kleimeyer of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Loren Haynes Kleimeyer, to Andrew Jason Halbrooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halbrooks of Birmingham
Government, Peachtree City
Tree fee talk tabled to retreat
A proposal to institute a new $25 fee for tree removal permits in Peachtree City has been postponed yet again. Thursday night the City Council punted the proposal to its
Entertainment, Newnan
NCTC presents an evening of comedy
What do you get when you put a veteranarian, a banker, and a teacher on stage? We really don’t know, but we’ll be finding out when the NITWITS return on
Entertainment, Regional
“Percy Jackson” – The pen is mightier than the wand
**** If you’re wondering about the strange headline for this review, the reason for it is Chris Columbus directed the first two Harry Potter films. Since I was only 6
Entertainment, Newnan
NCTC announces auditions for ‘Brer Rabbit Stories’
Boys and girls, ages 5 to 12, are invited to audition for Newnan Community Theatre Company’s original production, “Brer Rabbit Stories.” Brer Rabbit is a trickster who uses wit and
Entertainment, Regional
STG presents musical about teachers
Southside Theatre Guild in Fairburn is giving you a behind the scenes look with “Teachers, The Musical.” The cast features Sharpsburg residents Tommy McDaniel and Truman Griffin, Fayetteville’s Alexia Barrett
Community, Fayette County
Volunteer Work Day at Line Creek Nature Area
Join your friends and neighbors on Saturday, Feb. 27 to help improve the trails at Line Creek Nature Area, a popular nature preserve in Fayette County. Southern Conservation Trust is
Peachtree City, Police/Fire
Two arrested for entering autos
Peachtree City police arrested two suspects Tuesday afternoon in connection with three entering auto cases. The suspects were caught thanks to a witness description of the getaway vehicle as it
News, Peachtree City
Senior apartments on backburner
The Peachtree City Council Thursday postponed a request to lift the city’s multi-family housing moratorium to consider rezoning a 4.8 acre site off Ga. Highway 54 East for a senior
News, Tyrone
Right-of-way issue stalls Tyrone drainage project
The Tyrone Town Council Thursday approved a design and engineering proposal for a Valleywood Road drainage project. Planners will have to wait for the go-ahead from Town Manager Richard Newbern
News, Peachtree City
PTC sinks cell tower variance, tower can be built at 122’
A request for a variance to allow a 165-foot cellphone tower in the industrial park off Dividend Drive and Kelly Drive was denied by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.
News, Peachtree City
Imker bid to halt bridge project fails
A bid to halt the design of the widening of the Lake Peachtree cart path bridge fell flat Thursday night. Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker said the projected $45,000 in
Peachtree City
Peachtree City’s finest …and free-est
Peachtree City’s police force has two new cops on the street at a deep discount. Residents Phil Jones and Eric Semon were sworn in Thursday as the city’s first reserve
Columnists
When belief is not enough
When I was a 25-year-old pastor I had better answers to the questions of life than I do now. When I took my first church at 23, I knew I
Columnists
The battle of the textbooks
Few things in life are as clear as the futility of a real debate on the clarity of America’s religious origins. “Debate,” I said? Lay a finger, unsuspectingly, on The
Columnists
Snowball etiquette
The snowball was the size of a grapefruit, or at least it felt that big when it slammed into the back of my head. With the force of a sledgehammer,
Columnists
Playing freedom cheap
If eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, incessant distractions are the way that politicians take away our freedoms, in order to enhance their own power and longevity in office.
Columnists
The Census and the Constitution
The Census Bureau estimates that the life cycle cost of the 2010 Census will be from $13.7 billion to $14.5 billion, making it the costliest census in the nation’s history.
Obituaries, Sharpsburg
Marjorie D. Moseley
Marjorie D. Moseley, 89, Sharpsburg, formerly of Fayetteville, died Feb. 9, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. Moseley Sr., and a brother, 1st Lt. Clifford
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Patricia A. Lang
Patricia A. “Pat” Lang, Peachtree City, died Feb. 10, 2010. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Luretha Kee Lang. She was born Nov. 16, 1929 in Asher, Okla.
Obituaries, Palmetto
Michael David McGuffey
Michael David McGuffey, Palmetto, died Feb. 12, 2010. He was a 2009 graduate of Arlington Christian School and was employed at Publix in Tyrone. Services were at the Parrott Funeral
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Roy Lynn Edmondson
Roy Lynn Edmondson, 53, Fayetteville, formerly of Hapeville, died Feb. 13, 2010. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Sam Edmondson. He was 32 year long employee of
News, Regional
Alleged cop killer arrested
There is a Thin Blue Line running through the city of Chattahoochee Hills today. That thin blue line stretches along Vernon Grove Road and is emblematic of the service of
Coweta County, Obituaries
Obituaries for Feb. 19, 2010 edition
Marjorie D. Moseley Marjorie D. Moseley, 89, Sharpsburg, formerly of Fayetteville, died Feb. 9, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. Moseley Sr., and a brother,
Coweta County, Police/Fire
Body of East Coweta man found in lake
A search of the area near a residence on Kensington Drive off Reese Road in east Coweta over the weekend revealed the body of 36 year-old David Brightwell in a
Newsmakers
Locals seek food, water for Haiti
Eagle Scout projects can take many forms. For Starr’s Mill High School senior JohnMark Conklin, the idea of collecting staple foods and water for earthquake victims in Haiti was just
Coweta County, Government
Coweta jail expansion to be studied
The idea of potentially expanding the Coweta County Jail and a methodology to accomplish that need moved one step closer to reality Feb. 16 when commissioners approved the award of
Coweta County, Government
Starship files in federal court
Starship Enterprises Adult Novelties & Gifts has upped the ante on its bid to conduct business at its proposed location on Ga. Highway 34 at Thomas Crossroads. The company has
Coweta County, Government
Fischer Crossings plan approved
Developer Scott Seymour got the go-ahead on minor changes to the Fischer Crossings commercial development on the northeast side of Fischer Road and Ga. Highway 34/54. Coweta County commissioners Tuesday
News, Regional
Arson ruled out in Fairburn fire
The fire last week that destroyed several of Fairburn’s historic two- and three-story downtown businesses at Campbellton Street and U.S. Highway 29 is still under investigation, but fire Chief Jody
Fayetteville, News
F’ville commercial vacancies: 1 in 4
Fayetteville, the commercial capital of the county, is suffering through a tenant drought, with one in every four commercial properties empty, and nearly one in every three office spaces vacant,
Board of Education, Fayette County
What’s next for Fayette schools?
With Fayette County School Superintendent John DeCotis retiring by July 1, the Board of Education must find his replacement. So how will that decision be made? The board will obviously