A Fairburn man is in custody at the Fayette County Jail after fighting with family, medical professionals and law enforcement.
According to reports, it all began at a residence on Hillcrest Avenue where the man got into an altercation with his father. Officials believed the suspect was having some type of mental episode.
After doing some damage to the home, he...
Winter Wonderland at Trilith is set to enchant and excite guests of all ages this holiday season. With a private preview night on December 18, 2023 from 5-8p, invited visitors can get an exclusive sneak peek of the magical wonderland before it opens to the public from December 19-23 located at 25A Shepperton Way Fayetteville Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214.
The...
An Atlanta man tried to flee from police after an early-morning traffic stop and wound up in jail on multiple charges.
According to reports, Fayetteville officers pulled over a 2007 Lincoln Town Car just after 5 a.m. Dec. 2 near the Maaco on Hwy. 85, after the driver initially tried to flee when told to stop. He had a clear...
The administration at Fayetteville Elementary goes to great lengths to help their Tiger Cubs succeed. To inspire the students during their recent Boosterthon, Principal Dr. Monica Reckley and Assistant Principal Ashley Judy offered up some unique incentives.
Every student who raised at least $70 got to help tape AP Judy to the wall. The top donating class could also earn...
The Panthers and Rockets are getting better together. A collaboration between Rising Starr Middle and Peeples Elementary brings students together to sharpen their English Language Arts skills.
Once a month, two gifted classes from Rising Starr visit with 2nd and 3rd graders at Peeples. The 8th graders bring games of their own making to teach key curriculum concepts.
Sarah Shannon, 8th...
As the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on this past year while contemplating the new year. Needless to say, a lot has happened this past year, personally and professionally. I’m willing to bet you’ve had a year of ups and downs as well. Life is never a flat road or a straight path. None of...
A warm congratulations go to Council Member-elect Laura Johnson as she won the December 5 runoff election by a substantial margin (see: https://thecitizen.com/2023/12/05/peachtree-city-dec-5-runoff-election-results-johnson-buries-moore-in-early-vote-82-to-17/).
There is an obvious theme connected to the new 2024 city council: Don’t urbanize!
The new four-member majority of the 2024 council was elected on a distinct directive from the voters.
Mayor Kim Learnard now has some decisions to...
Jane Alice Trice, aged 77, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away peacefully in the early evening of December 8, 2023, after a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Jane was born on October 19, 1946, to Alice Owen and John Hubert Clark in Quincy, Florida. She attended Greensboro High School and went on to graduate from Tift College in 1968....
Dorothy “Lynn” Estes Springer, 72, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, left this earthly home Thursday, December 7, 2023.
She was born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, to Wylie Estes and Jacquelyn Mayo on Sunday, September 23, 1951.
She studied Art and graduated from the University of Georgia, where she met her first husband, John Wesley Berry Jr. The two were married in 1973 and had...
A plan for 43 townhomes on 11 newly annexed acres on Peachtree City northwestern tip was unanimously rejected last week by the City Council, 5-to-0.
Nearby residents in Cresswind subdivision listed safety, traffic and proximity to the CSX railroad tracks as reasons to say no. The council agreed, and the 11 acres remains undeveloped with its A-R zoning.
Meanwhile, the city...
UPDATED — GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Fayette County
Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA (December 10, 2023) — The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia. The Fayetteville Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on December 9, 2023. One man, identified as Tavares Sanchez Richardson, age 20, was shot and injured. No...
Bob Jones was born on February 10th, 1951, in Boardman, Florida, the youngest son of Marie Jones and one of 7 siblings. He played football, basketball, track, and volleyball at Fessenden High School.
He was an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) All-American defensive back while playing for Virginia Union University. Bob was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the...
Anna Lois Wilson Kemble, 103, passed away on November 30, 2023 in Peachtree City, GA. She was born on February 20, 1920 in Waco, Texas to Lucian and Myrtle Wilson. She was the youngest of three children, Layton, Herman and Anna Lois.
Anna Lois married in 1939 to Joe Kemble, they had 3 girls, Joann, and Betty “Kem”.
Anna Lois would...
In our family, no food is held in higher esteem than the biscuit. Cornbread runs a close second but there’s an art to making a biscuit that the easy-going, non-frills cornbread does not require.
As you can imagine, when we eat out, we have high expectations of the biscuit — though, I will tell you, that McDonald’s has figured out...
The Prowler, the news website for Starr’s Mill High, picked up two Best of SNO honors for journalism excellence.
Best of SNO showcases the best student journalism from around the country, and Prowler writers were honored for individual stories.
Ella Bissonnette was awarded for “Step in the right direction,” a review of Olivia Rodrigo’s second album.
Adaleigh Weber was honored for “Purr-fect pair”...
McIntosh High senior Erin Jacobs has been admitted to Emory University and has been awarded a full four-year QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship.
“I am still in shock that I won this scholarship,” said Jacobs. “It is surreal!”
Erin is an honor student at McIntosh where she takes several Advanced Placement courses, and she earned her certified nursing assistant certificate through...
Governor announces U.S. Soccer selects Fayette County for new HQ and National Training Center —
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the U.S. Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) will move its headquarters and construct a first-of-its-kind national training center (NTC) in Fayette County, creating 440 new jobs through a $228 million investment.
State and local officials, U.S. Soccer Board members, and...
I woke up at 0330 on Tuesday morning a week ago, and, at 0415, my son Jason drove me to Atlanta Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, where we arrived at 0530. I had gotten 2 hours of sleep on Sunday and only an hour on Monday, partially because I had a lot to do and partly due to anxiety. I...
The Wife says, “Change is a part of life. You have to be willing to change if you want to grow.” Without change there is no growth, especially when it comes to children. But there are some changes in life I wish would never happen — ones that, once out of the Bottle of Childhood Secrets, can never be...
The Georgia Department of Education is welcoming 20 teachers to participate in its 2023-2024 Teacher Policy Fellowship, and Rising Starr Middle 8th grade Georgia Studies teacher Michelle Spears will join the prestigious group.
The Teacher Policy Fellowship is a unique nine-month professional learning opportunity designed to introduce classroom teachers to the field of public education policy and policymaking. The fellowship...
North Fayette Elementary technology specialist and computer science teacher Tinasha Lewis helps students stay safe and be successful in the digital age.
“You cannot succeed without technology, so it’s more about teaching them how to use it responsibly,” said Lewis. “They have so much at their fingertips, and when they use it for good it’s so amazing.”
As a technology specialist,...
The Cardinals took first place, but all the readers were big winners when Crabapple Lane Elementary won the 2023 Thanksgiving Beanstack Challenge.
From November 1 through November 30, children were invited to embark on a literary journey that celebrated reading and cultivated a spirit of gratitude. As students read books throughout the month, they logged their pages on Beanstack to...
The Peachtree City voters who turned out for the Dec. 5 runoff election gave a large thumbs up vote to Laura Plauché Johnson and said no thanks to Tamara Moore.
With all votes counted after Tuesday polling, here are the final totals:
Laura Plauché Johnson — 2,919 votes (78%)
Tamara Allen Moore — 824 votes (22%)
Johnson will be sworn in to take...
The self-checkout aisles at Walmart have their proponents as well as their detractors. It appears that some of those who seem to like this option are people who want to sneak extra items into their bags without anyone being the wiser.
However, as police reports in Fayette County alone in recent months have shown, store security personnel and local law...
Mr. Dwaine McCoy (85) of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at home with his family by his side.
Dwaine was born to John Frank McCoy and Violet Justus Evans on April 10, 1938 in McKinney, Texas. He worked for Delta Airlines for 37 years and retired as a Flight Simulator Technician. Dwaine could fix or build anything...
Chabad of Peachtree City, the center for Judaism in the Southside, launches a Chanukah festival “Light for Israel Event & Campaign”' this weekend.
The Jewish Community in Atlanta's Southside will Show its solidarity with Israel by gathering together in an event honoring the modern-day Maccabees defending the lives of those living in the Land of Israel.
This will take place on...
The Fayette County Board of Education was again honored for the school system’s innovation with the 2023 Georgia School Boards Association Leading Edge Award.
The Leading Edge Award honors innovative design and implementation of projects and programs, and Fayette County won the award for the Food Forest at Flat Rock Middle. The Food Forest program includes a fully-organic, quarter-acre working...
When I was younger, I got most of my information from traditional media sources - TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, and word of mouth. Once the gatekeepers of knowledge and news, traditional media have had to adapt and compete in a realm where digital media dominates. This shift has dramatically broadened access to information, democratizing access to knowledge in...
Fayette County has a monumental opportunity to attract new corporate headquarters and usher in 2024 with more high-paying jobs. There has never been a better chance to find corporate headquarters willing to relocate to our area.
Do we have the right people in elected office to lead the charge? Is the county’s development authority up to the task?
Be the “non-ESG”...
An incident last week at a local school should serve as a reminder that minors who share indecent photos of each other can find themselves in big trouble.
An item on the Fayetteville Police Department’s daily log indicated that a Nov. 29 incident at Bennett’s Mill Middle School resulted in charges of computer child exploitation. A spokesman for the department...
A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a Jonesboro man on multiple felony charges and the seizure of a significant amount of drugs.
Officials with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office released information on its social media platforms related to the Dec. 2 incident, in which a vehicle was stopped in the area of Hwy. 279 and Hwy. 314.
Deputies...
The Peachtree City Council recently assured residents that no more apartments were planned or on the horizon.
The council didn’t say anything about cluster homes, and that what’s on the council’s rezoning agenda this Thursday night — 43 cluster homes on 11 acres in the far northwest section of the city.
Two council members will be casting their final votes before...
The Christmas rush is in full throttle and the pressure is on to get it all done before December 25. I admire those wise folks who make Christmas purchases all year long.
Of course, if I was smart enough to purchase gifts ahead of time, I’d probably forget where I hid them.
It’s easy to get caught up in the wrong...
Fayette County, Georgia — The intersection of Tyrone Road and Flat Creek Trail will be converted to a traffic signal-controlled intersection on Friday, December 8, 2023. The goal is to alleviate congestion and delay times during morning and afternoon peak hours.
The change from the existing all-way stop to a traffic signal is based on a Traffic Engineering analysis conducted by...
