The Fayette Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (FPYO) in Peachtree City invites you to the Spring Concert scheduled for Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m., at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 100 Peachtree Pkwy, Peachtree City. Admission is free and open to the public.
The community youth orchestra formed in 2010 to provide additional musical training to middle and high school students...
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.
On Monday, the nation experienced an eclipse. Well, some of the nation did. I knew that a total eclipse would not be seen in my area but I had expectations that there would be at least a partial eclipse. Our “eclipse” was so minor as to go unnoticed by most people who were outside. Had I not known there...
Our two granddaughters, Little One and Sweet Caroline, have the same one-word answer each time I plead with them to stop growing up. In unison, they always reply, “No.”
Like most other children, our Girly Girls are in a rush to “grow up.” Unfortunately (or fortunately), they’re oblivious to what that really means. Growing up means they must leave some...
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DETACHMENT #1325, which serves Coweta and Fayette Counties meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Christ the King Church, 4881 Hwy. 34 E., Sharpsburg. All honorably-discharged Marines, FMF Navy Corpsmen and FMF Navy Chaplains are welcome to attend and join. For more information, email Commandant@MCL1325.net or call 678-827-1325.
The big changes coming in the next couple of years to Peachtree City’s busiest intersection will be previewed April 16 by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
The town hall question and answer session hosted by GDOT and Peachtree City government will be held in the auditorium of Evergreen Church, 400 Windgate Rd., at 6:30 p.m.
Preliminary work has begun on the...
Several people wanted by other law enforcement agencies tried to drive undetected through Peachtree City in recent days, but without success.
According to reports, a lack of insurance and an expired registration led to an April 8 midday traffic stop on Hwy. 74 near Aberdeen Parkway. It was discovered that the driver had an outstanding warrant from the Bartow County...
Where were you during the great solar eclipse of April 8, 2024? I spent the afternoon in Fayetteville at our remote office located in the Town of Trilith. We were blessed with a nearly cloudless sky, creating the perfect conditions to see the solar eclipse in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth. Although not full totality...
Our city council in Peachtree City just took another step backward. It was painful watching the city council meeting on April 4.
Mayor Kim Learnard, always claiming to be a victim and always skewering what we love about the city, made her spirited move to prevent any issue she disagrees with from ever receiving a vote from the city council....
On Saturday, April 6th, the newly revised Hops & Props Beer Fest was held in a hanger at Airbase Georgia, at Falcon Field. Over 300 people were in attendance, making this event a resounding success.
I spoke with dozens of people who had attended this event before it was put on hold due to COVID, and they couldn’t be happier...
The Peachtree City Council last week voted 3-to-2 to make adding an item to the council agenda a majority action during an open meeting — except for the city manager and city employees.
Voting for the change were Mayor Kim Learnard, Frank Destadio and Laura Johnson. Opposing it were Clint Holland and Suzanne Brown. Holland questioned why the change was...
The young woodpecker left the nest and flew out to his first tree. He picked the tallest, straightest tree in the forest and started pecking away. Just as he began, a lightning bolt struck and split the tree in half, hurling the woodpecker to the ground.
He picked himself up, wobbled around for a moment slightly disoriented, tailfeathers smoking, and...
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (NARFE) Flint River Chapter #1435 meets the 2nd Monday of each month, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Heritage Bank, 440 N. Jeff Davis Dr. Fayetteville.
All active and retired federal employees welcome. For information, contact Bill Croker at wgcroker@yahoo.com.
Town Square Playhouse is thrilled to announce its lineup of engaging and creative summer programs for children and teens!
For children ages 4-12, Town Square Playhouse presents three one-week programs in June, where young aspiring performers will have the opportunity to unleash their creativity. Each week-long program runs from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, offering an immersive experience in...
Peggy Jo White, 82, of Fayetteville, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. She was born to the late Olen D. Seay and Cynthia Conner Seay in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, July 5, 1941.
Peggy worked at J.C. Penney Distribution for 34 years, lived in the Fayetteville community for 41 years, and attended Harps Crossing Baptist Church faithfully.
Peggy is...
The Rotary Club of Peachtree City was recently awarded Club of the Year for Category IV (clubs with greater than 100 members) at the recent District Conference. This award is given to the club that represents the highest levels of performance as it relates to the strategic plan of Rotary International by Increasing our Impact, Expanding our Reach, Enhancing...
Rodney, my brother-in-law, is one of the South’s best storytellers.
He doesn’t tell stories in the typical Southern manner of embellishment, lyrical phrasing, or extreme expression. He tells them in such a casual way that the story becomes the king. Not the storyteller.
His tone is even while he meanders through the story, like a small mountain stream ebbing gently to...
October 16, 1938 — April 4, 2024
Melvin “Mal” Charles Weagle, Jr., 85 years old, was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts to Melvin Charles Weagle, Sr. and Lorraine (Bonin) Weagle.
Mal passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024 in Peachtree City, Georgia. Mal was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Lenora “Jackie” (Shadrix) Weagle, his son Michael Weagle, Grandson Matthew Weagle,...
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17
Our mentors matter. They help us see more of ourselves than we can ever see; our faults, our promise, and our potential. I just lost a friend and mentor, Randy Hayes. He mattered.
Twenty-five years ago he started calling me to come work for the Development Authority in Fayette County....
Mayor Control-Control-Control Learnard is at it again tonight, except she has an added target: her own council members.
She wants to require that a majority of council must vote — not in an open meeting and not in any officially recorded vote — before adding any item to the official City Council agenda that then will be voted on in...
SPONSORED
Five spectacular local gardens will be open to the public for the Fayette Master Gardener Association Garden Tour on Saturday, April 27.
Tickets are $5 per garden or $15 for all gardens, purchased in advance. Tickets are $20 on the day of the tour.
Tickets are available at:
Art of Landscaping, Fayetteville
Mill Pond Gardens, Brooks
Wild Birds Unlimited, Peachtree City
Tickets...
SPONSORED
More than 1500 plants tended by Fayette Master Gardener Association members and
friends will be sold at the Fayette County Stonewall Government Complex, 140 Stonewall
Ave E, Fayetteville, Georgia, on Saturday.
Come early! The sale starts at 8 AM and is over at 2 PM. The sale will include
perennials, annuals, vegetables, and shrubs. Payment may be made using cash, checks, or
cards.
For more...
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.
Around 2:19 a.m. on April 3, Fayetteville Police concluded their search for 19-year-old Adrian Jelks, who was wanted for murder and other related charges stemming from Friday’s shooting at 125 Pavilion Parkway, Walmart.
Jelks was taken into custody by a Fayetteville officer without incident after turning himself in to the College Park Police Department.
“We appreciate the community’s patience as our...
U.S. Soccer will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new National Training Center (NTC) and Headquarters in Fayette County, Georgia.
Attendees will include U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson, U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, Governor Brian Kemp, and Arthur M. Blank.
Last year U.S. Soccer announced it had selected Trilith in Fayette County, Georgia, as the new home...
In November 2020, the voters of Oregon, by a 58% majority, passed the most liberal drug law in the nation, decriminalizing small amounts of hard drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl.
It was supposed to work something like this: If the police catch someone with hard drugs, they get a citation and a fine. They are also told that...
Ready or not, it’s coming to your neighborhood, your street, your front door and will quickly take over your entire house! Upon its arrival, it will dictate every moment of your day and night, and it will have an unquenchable appetite for your time.
It’ll be here sooner than you are ready for it. The Grand Countdown started in earnest...
A sense of community and generosity is fuel for the Rockets. The Peeples Elementary K-Kid Rocket Leaders volunteered their Saturday at The Bloom Closet to help foster families around Georgia.
The K-Kid Rocket Leaders is a Kiwanis club open to students in 4th and 5th grade who are interested in service and leadership within their school and community. Volunteering at...
The Mountain Lions sharpen their science skills with the help of some special friends. The Sara Harp Minter Elementary Science Olympiad team geared up for competition with their mentors from Whitewater High.
For the third year in a row, students in the Whitewater High Science National Honor Society volunteered to mentor Minter students as they prepared for competition. On Friday...
ENVISION SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Arbor Terrace, 201 Crosstown Dr., Peachtree City in the multi-purpose room on the second floor.
The purpose of this group is to educate, encourage and empower those who are experiencing vision loss. Family and friends are welcome. Transportation can be arranged.
For more...
At the March 11 school board working session, I was pleased to see a more detailed presentation by Ms. Erin Robinson, Executive Director of Human Resources and Title IX Coordinator, regarding the current resizing of our Fayette County public school system.
She informed the board, that “affected employees” were notified, and she felt that most if not all certified teachers...
Hosted by ABWA Iris Chapter
The ABWA Iris Chapter is thrilled to announce, "The Art Party," an evening of art, wine, and community on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The venue for this cultural extravaganza is the historic Bailey-Tebault House, located at 633 Meriwether St., Griffin. Dress is cocktail attire.
The event gathers art enthusiasts and...
