Last week I mentioned that we have come upon testing season in our schools. However, it’s also election season, which is always an interesting time in Fayette County. This month, the Republican and Democrat parties will hold primary elections to select their candidates to compete in the November general election.
While there are three school board positions up for consideration...
Fayette Samaritans distributes without charge food, clothing and money to local people in needy circumstances.
The following are the most needed pantry items for the month of May; however, all donations of food, clothing or money are appreciated.
• Canned Chicken
• Canned Beef Stew
• Pasta Sauce
• Hamburger Helper
• Mixed Vegetables
• Canned Fruit
• Jelly
• Laundry Detergent
• Toilet Paper
• Feminine Products
Our Clothes Closet...
By Sen. MARTY HARBIN (R–Tyrone)
The 2024 Legislative Session officially wrapped up at the end of March, and I’m thrilled to say that the final week of legislative business was incredibly productive. From the start, Senate Republicans set ambitious goals for the session all aimed at ensuring the well-being of Georgians.
We wasted no time in tackling a range of legislative...
Motorists sometimes go to great lengths to keep from being identified and pulled over by police.
It almost never works.
According to reports, a motorcyclist escaped from law enforcement during a chase but turned himself in a few days later to face a number of charges after he was positively identified and faces warrants for his arrest.
The short pursuit took place...
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.
NEW NEIGHBORS LEAGUE CLUB meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church (Fellowship Hall), 101 N Peachtree Pkwy, Peachtree City. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Carol Jensen-Linton at 770-486-9116 or email CarolJL@bellsouth.net.
NEW NEIGHBORS LEAGUE CLUB meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church (Fellowship Hall), 101 N Peachtree Pkwy, Peachtree City. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Carol Jensen-Linton at 770-486-9116 or email CarolJL@bellsouth.net.
I have never successfully grown plants in my life. My grandfather had a garden. My father and mother had a garden. My son, John, and his wife Kelly, have a garden. All I have successfully grown has been weeds.
One small exception is that, last year, I had two tomato plants that produced about eighteen tomatoes. They were beautiful cherry...
There’re two impossible jobs in this world: both are the same, yet both are very different. One I have experienced first-hand, the other I was only a naive bystander.
No matter where you go or what country you visit, there are dedicated people working endless hours trying to do what can’t possibly be done. Still somehow, they wake up each...
A former Panther was the pick on the NFL’s biggest stage. Starr’s Mill High alum Cole Bishop was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Bishop played defensive back for three seasons for the University of Utah before declaring early for this year’s draft. He joins fellow SMHS alum Sam Martin, a recent...
Sandy Creek High scored several wins at the Georgia National History Day Contest at LaGrange College.
Neilah Bell and Kayla Walker won 1st place for Senior Group Performance; Alan Nguyen and Gerardo Aguilera won 1st place for Senior Group Website; and Zariyah Johnson, Taylor Gabriel, Jacobi Robinson, and Dillion Waters won 1st place for Senior Group Documentary.
Deanna Walker placed 2nd...
The Inman Elementary Eagle Ensemble recently performed their spring musical “American Pop Forever.” The musical traced the history of American popular music from the 1950s to the 21st century.
Under the direction of Patricia Banks and Wendy Harber, the young Eagles performed selections from Elvis, The Supremes, Karen Carpenter, Gloria Gaynor, Marvin Gaye, Survivor, Freedom Williams, Paula Abdul, Taylor Swift,...
You are invited to attend a meeting of 24-7 Prayer Fayette County on Monday, May 13, in Tyrone. 24-7 Prayer is an international, interdenominational prayer movement with a vision to revive the church and rewire the culture through non-stop night and day prayer.
Mary Frances Bowley, founder of Wellspring Living, is leading the local initiative, which began organically through regular...
Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Air Force, Retired) Fred H. Burdeshaw, Jr. died 4/28/2024 at age 80. He was a resident of Sharpsburg, GA where he had lived since 1998.
Burdeshaw was born in Ocilla, GA January 10, 1944, the son of Dora Lee McMillan Burdeshaw and Fred H. Burdeshaw. As a military dependent, he graduated from Yamato High School near Tachikawa...
Edward Powell Lee, 88, of Fayetteville, Georgia passed away peacefully Saturday, April 27, 2024.
He was born to John Bunyon and Margaret Bornstein Lee in Forest Park, Georgia on Saturday, March 27, 1936. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and Navel Reserves. Powell was co-owner of Bunyon-Hyponex potting soil business.
Powell is preceded in death by his...
Intervene Challenge, a suicide intervention workshop, will be held June 15, at Evergreen Church in Peachtree City. The training will be presented by Lou Koon, Army Chaplain, and founder of Armed Forces Mission.
Lou is the author of Listen Learn Lead, the primary curriculum in the Intervene Challenge. He has conducted more than 2,000 successful suicide interventions and armed more...
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St. Andrew's in the Pines invites you to support local artisans at the May the Fourth Be With You fundraiser at the church on Saturday, May 4. The event includes a day of celebrations, a vendor market, music, and an art fair from 10 am to 4 pm. Live entertainment and a silent auction will be held from 4...
Ihave been feeling nostalgic lately. Several things going on in my life have me reflecting upon the past and thinking about the future - especially as it relates to my life experiences with STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering (or Entrepreneurship), and Mathematics. This is going to be one of my longer articles, but hopefully, it will be fun as...
As part of Exceptional Children's Week festivities, 7 special education teachers were honored for going above and beyond every day for students with special needs.
The honored educators are: Charmaine Courtney, Robert J. Burch Elementary; Andy Miller, Mainstay Academy; Jane Miller, Rising Starr Middle and Whitewater High; Torie Saxon, Peeples Elementary; Tracy Waits, Oak Grove Elementary; Kim Walden, Bennett’s Mill...
U.S. News and World Report has ranked all five of Fayette County’s high schools in the top 17 percent in the nation on its annual 2024 Best High Schools list.
The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. McIntosh High came in at 629 nationally; Starr’s Mill at 707; Whitewater at 1,459; Fayette...
A pair of Patriots put their art up for display on a special stage. Sandy Creek High seniors Calla Hanna and Gwendolyn Maddox were selected to represent Fayette County in the annual Capitol Art Exhibition at the Georgia State Capitol.
Hanna’s piece was graphite on paper. Maddox’s piece was acrylic on canvas paper.
Among those on hand to celebrate Hanna and...
The generosity of the Peachtree City Rotary Club is putting new books in the hands of some lucky students.
Through the Rotary Ideals Literacy Project, local club members donated a set of two books, “Andy & Elmer’s Apple Dumpling Adventure” and “Becky & Lin’s Apple Orchard Park,” to each 2nd grade classroom at Braelinn, Crabapple Lane, Huddleston, Kedron, Oak Grove,...
Richard was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1932. This incredible and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on March 22, 2024 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital with family at his bedside.
Richard was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, hiking and deep-sea fishing in his own boat around New England. He served in both the US Marine Reserves and Navy....
I’m reaching out to highlight a pressing issue in our community that warrants media attention. Georgia Power Company is actively purchasing easements on residents’ properties, including mine, to support the construction of a 180-foot-tall 230kV electric power line for the QTS Data Center.
This proposal puts all residents and their families, including those with unilaterally programmed pacemakers, at close, unavoidable...
Marilyn Wright Floyd passed away at home surrounded by her family on April 27, 2024, at the age of 84. She was born in Atlanta on November 30, 1939, to William Horace Wright and Myrtis Belle Wright.
Marilyn, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother was a devoted member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church for over 11 years. Her greatest...
The April 18 Peachtree City Council meeting was uncomfortably predictable. The near-empty agenda consisted of two presentations, approval of past meeting minutes, and six easy consent agenda items requiring no discussion and approval with a single vote. That’s it (see: https://peachtreecityga.portal.civicclerk.com/event/2062/files/agenda/2937).
Look at all the Learnard Administration’s meeting agendas. So, how is all the business of the people of Peachtree...
Here’s where you can advance vote for your candidates in the May 21 primaries:
April 29, 2024 - May 17, 2024
Monday-Friday: (9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.)
Saturday: May 4 And May 11 (9:00 a.m. Until 5:00 P.m.)
Locations
FAYETTE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE
175 Johnson Ave. Ste B
Fayetteville, GA 30214
(The Election Office also is the Drop Box location.)
Other in-person advance voting sites:
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
1821...
It was another weekend of seemingly routine traffic stops leading to drug and alcohol arrests throughout Peachtree City, despite some motorists’ best efforts to hide their actions from police.
An officer on general patrol April 25 saw two men in a vehicle traveling east on Hwy. 54 near Hwy. 74. They were not wearing seat belts and trying to conceal...
Did you see the recent B.C. Sunday comic in which the character is working strenuously to climb the steep mountain? Each panel shows his progress. Then he finally reaches the summit, and asks, “Ever arrive at a place and forget why you’re there?”
Sounds like my daily dilemma.
“What did I come in here for? What did I do with my...
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...
— Department of Education ignores thousands of comments in opposition, publishes rule conflating gender identity with sex; effectively reverses Congressional intent behind its passage —
OPINION: On April 19, 2024, the Biden Administration’s Department of Education published a 1,577 page Final Rule.
The Green Alliance for Sex-Based Rights believes that this new final rule, much like the draft originally proposed, eliminates...
Hi, my name is Darby Alvarez, and I’m a 4th grader in Mrs. Robinson’s class at Huddleston Elementary School, and I’m here to talk about my concerns for the cats at the Fayette County Animal Shelter.
I have been fostering kittens for the Fayette Humane Society with my mom for my entire life.
When I visited our new shelter, I...
Two men found themselves in the Fayette County Jail on felony charges because of a failure to obey Georgia’s hands-free law while driving through Peachtree City.
According to reports, a traffic stop took place April 25 in the area of Hwy. 54 and Market Place Blvd., near Home Depot, due to a hands-free violation. The driver “did knowingly and willfully...
Larry Huggins of Fayetteville, Ga., passed Monday, April 22, 2024. He was 78 years old.
A 22-year employee of Clayton Appliance, owned by his cousin Jerry Flury, Larry also owned Ga. Service Co. in Marietta for many years. Larry was considered by many in the business as the best major appliance technician in the business. He was loved by his...
