Anna Reid (C) of Chef Anna’s Market Café in Fairburn recently prepared a free holiday meal for military veterans. She served hot dogs, hamburgers, bratwurst, barbecue chicken, beans, coleslaw, cookies […]
When the New Year rings in, Peachtree City will have three new rookies on the City Council and a familiar face as mayor. Incoming Mayor Don Haddix, giving a preview
Nearly everyone has heard the “stupid criminal” anecdote about the bank robber who wrote the stick-up note on one of his checking account deposit slips. While they may not measure
Fayetteville resident David Schumate, 34, has been charged with multiple felonies in the Dec. 26 armed robbery of the Walgreens pharmacy on North Glynn Street in Fayetteville. Schumate is in
It seems that the large Fischer Crossings retail development is back after all. First came the announcement last month of Sam’s Club and NCG Cinemas. Now developer Scott Seymour says
Peachtree City resident and Navy Reservist Corey Malmer returned home this month from a year’s tour of duty along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Malmer, an intelligence specialist, served on an embedded
An unnamed 15-year-old Marietta male has been charged with aggravated child molestation in an incident in which he is alleged to have made an 8-year-old Fayetteville girl perform oral sex.
An Atlanta man accused of robbing the Creekside Chevron in Peachtree City at gunpoint Dec. 19 has been arrested, police said. Orlando Marquez Peavy, 21, of Atlanta was identified as
My friend Rod Albaugh asked a few days ago why I write columns now and then. Rod said he thought he knew but wanted me to tell him. So I
Here is what is scheduled for the political calendar in 2010. President Obama’s poll numbers will continue to drop. Sure, his teleprompted speeches carry the same vim and vigor as
Unlike many people, I’m not a maker of New Year’s resolutions. Mainly because when I see the need for change or improvement, I resolve to fix it then, even if
Had it not been for a malfunctioning detonator, nearly 300 people traveling on a Christmas Day flight might have perished. Only the faulty device, along with some fast-acting passengers, prevented
Obama’s healthcare bill, the poisoned Kool-Aid now approved by the Senate, will not confer any of its supposed benefits on Americans until 2013. But they will find themselves chafing at
By Ronald E. Bachman It turns out that “Joe the Plumber” gave us the real insight to the ultimate goals of the Obama presidency and the current Congress: redistribution of
Hugh W. Weaver, Fayetteville, died Dec. 19, 2009. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alice Qualia Weaver. He was born March 8, 1932 in Dublin, Ga. He
Dr. John Gordon Alford Jr., 79, Peachtree City, died Dec. 20, 2009 from respiratory failure. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He received his master’s
Elizabeth Nelms, 89, Fayetteville, died Dec. 20, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Harrison Nelms, a son, William Horace “Billy” Nelms, and a grandson, William Allen
Arthur William Stephens, 77, Jonesboro, died Dec. 23, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Jeanette Stephens. Services were at the Carl J. Mowell chapel with the
Sammie Lynn Allen Norman, Peachtree City, died Dec. 24, 2009. She had been employed by the Fayette County Board of Education for 21 years, primarily serving as a teacher at
Virginia Gore, 85, Fayetteville, died Dec. 26, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe A. Gore. She was a longtime member of McDonough Road Baptist Church, and
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible Pastors get some of the most interesting questions from people they meet and people in their congregations. Here are some
Several churches in the Fayette area will hold services on New Year’s Eve to usher in the new decade. Called “Watch Night” services by some, the Watch Night tradition began
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
Cole Minter (top photo) and Olivia Lohr and Alicia Baston (bottom photo) cooked up “turkeys” in cooking class at St. Andrew’s Dayschool during the celebration of Thanksgiving last month. The
Davis Smallwood and Lauren Lawson participated in a Thanksgiving feast last month as part of learning activities at St. Andrew’s in the Pines Dayschool in Peachtree City. Photo/Special.
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
The children who attended the Christmas Eve services at The Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg, received a special story and visit. Bishop David Epps gathered the children near the
A 13-week class on Scripture passages related to healings performed by Christ was taught at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Sharpsburg. Teachers were Bonnie Bar, MSN, RN, an
All Saints children’s program set All Saints Anglican Church, now located at 225 S. Peachtree Parkway, will present its Children’s Christmas Pageant, Sunday, Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m. FFUMC seniors
Americans sick over Congress’ “healthcare” outrage should be glad to sniff the generally unpolluted air of Christmas Eve in order, at last, to hear the angels sing. Because if anyone
Science is one of the great achievements of the human mind and the biggest reason why we live not only longer but more vigorously in our old age, in addition
Detroit’s (predominantly black) public schools are the worst in the nation and it takes some doing to be worse than Washington, D.C. Only 3 percent of Detroit’s fourth-graders scored proficient
I had unpacked the manger display that a family in the church lends to us each year and was setting it up on a table in the church foyer. Piece
On Monday December 21st The Peachtree City Youth Council Alumni were “Home for Christmas” and home from College to attend the Inaugural “Peachtree City Youth Council Alumni Reunion.” The Peachtree
