In Southside Theatre Guild’s production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” Grace Bradley, played by Missy Gossett, learns how difficult it is to produce her church’s annual Christmas pageant. Her task is even harder when the Herdmans, a group of loud, messy and rude brothers and sisters, join the cast. Of course, as anyone who has ever been in...
In a unique way, community leaders, artists, sponsors and volunteers are coming together to support Christian City’s ministry to abandoned and abused children by hosting the sixth annual Chair-ity Event at The Atlanta Dolce in Peachtree City. All proceeds help the children who live in the cottages on their campus in Union City to have a wonderful holiday season...
The annual Christmas parade was the kickoff to holiday festivities in downtown Fayetteville Saturday evening. Here, the Jolly Old Elf takes a carriage ride past the historic former courthouse on the square. Photo/Michael Boylan.
Three teenagers were arrested early Saturday night after a citizen told police she saw them attempt to steal a golf cart parked in the Wisdom Woods apartment complex, police said.
The three were found on another stolen golf cart and also previously attempted to steal a third cart, police said.
When a police officer first spotted the three teens in the...
Members of Peachtree City Girl Scout Troop 342 and CERT team members joined Peachtree City Police Nov. 26 in the Walmart parking lot for the department’s annual “Light up the Night“ toy drive for local families in need. Citizens may also make donations of unwrapped new toys or cash in person at the police department at 350 Ga. Highway...
Way of Life Real Kids sing “Jingle Bells” Saturday during the annual tree lighting ceremony to officially open the Christmas holiday season in Tyrone. Photo/Michael Boylan.
“The Walking Dead” star Scott Wilson (who plays Hershel Green) lost a leg in Episode 1 of the show’s third season after being bitten by a “walker.” But he got it back just in time (purposefully grabbing his right leg) to serve, along with his wife Heavenly, as grand marshal in Saturday’s Light Up Senoia Christmas parade. The down-to-earth...
Our photos from the 2012 Fayetteville Christmas parade are up on our Facebook page on the following link:
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Unemployment figures for October show jobless numbers for Coweta and Fayette counties inching down again. Fayette’s jobless rate dropped to 7.1 percent for the month while the rate in Coweta fell to 7.5 percent.
Information supplied by the Ga. Dept. of Labor showed Fayette with a jobless rate of 7.1 percent, down from the 7.3 percent rate in September and...
A long-time Tyrone resident recently completed one of the most challenging hikes offered in the state of Georgia: the famous “three miles up and three miles down” at Currahee Mountain in Toccoa.
Barbara Wolfe, 82, insists it wasn’t that big of an accomplishment, because she walks about two miles a day when she doesn’t have other yard work to do...
It may be just a small rezoning request, one that would rezone 1.38 acres on the northeast corner of the Fischer Crossings commercial development at Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road to make way for a short loop road. But if approved by the Coweta County Commission after a public hearing in mid-December it will signal the first improvement...
Three local football teams hosted state quarterfinal football matches tonight and all three advanced to the state semifinals in their respective classifications.
Sandy Creek, the 2009 and 2010 state champions and currently ranked first in Class AAAA, hosted last year's AAA state champs, the third ranked Burke County Bears. The Battlefield was packed on both sides for what many...
Mr. Richard S. Clifford, age 83, born in Galveston, Texas and a resident of Peachtree City, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lorene Crutcher Clifford and is survived by his son, Stephen W. Clifford and wife, Pam Shook of Charlotte, N.C.; daughter, Martha Jean Farrell and husband, Richard of Peachtree...
Mr. John Gonsalves De Jesus Jr., age 84, resident of Peachtree City, GA, died at his home on Nov. 28, 2012.
John was born Jan. 23, 1928, in New Bedford, Mass., the son of John de Jesus and Guilhermina Vieira de Jesus.
John was raised and educated in New Bedford. He was a resident of Mass. until he relocated his family...
Mr. Harry Franklin Martin, Sr. age 83 of Peachtree City, GA died Wednesday, November 28, 2012. His body was cremated and services are planned for Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Higgins Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home, 1 Bullsboro Drive, Newnan, GA 30263. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. with visitation from 2:00 p.m. until service time.
Originally a South...
Gary was born on Oct.21, 1946 in Beebe, Ark. He passed away suddenly Nov. 27, 2012.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Curtis Ramsey and step-grandson Jessie Coots, Jr.
Gary is survived by his wife Beverly Ramsey of Peachtree City, GA; daughter Michele Ramsey Walton (Big Time) & her husband Peter, of Newnan; mother Gladys L....
The Peachtree City Fire Department and Fayette Senior Services are joining forces on a program to help local seniors all over the county, especially those who are shut-in, with fall and fire prevention assistance.
This week a team is attending an education course that will lead to the training of Meals On Wheels volunteers so they can identify potential hazards...
It is not the kind of copper theft you hear about every day. But that did not stop thieves earlier this week from stealing the wiring to the intersection lights at Interstate 85 and Collinsworth Road.
Coweta County Public Affairs Director Patricia Palmer said the copper cabling used in the lighting system at the I-85 interchange at Collinsworth Road was...
Out of town and staying in a hotel room, I awakened early one morning and made my way to the Starbucks that was open for business in the lobby. On the way, I passed a staff sergeant, a U.S. Marine, seated in the lobby, in his winter green uniform, working at a laptop and engrossed in whatever he was...
That’s exactly what happened. In the middle of the living room, I thought I was dying.
There was no help from my brothers or sister as I coughed, gasped for breath, and ran around the room. There was only laughter; lots and lots of laughter.
At 8 years old, it surely was nice to know I could depend on them when...
The newly formed Mountain Wine Country Cooperative is delighted to present the inaugural Holiday Weekend in Mountain Wine Country Dec. 1-2.
Purchase a limited edition Mountain Wine Country glass at any of the 10 participating wineries for $10 and take it to participating wineries during the special two-day event. Tasting charges will be waived and each winery will be offering...
Christmas with the Southern Crescent Chorale has become the official beginning of the holiday season for many in our community.
Sponsored by Bruce Dickerson of Edward Jones Investments, this year’s concert will feature special guests, the Atlanta Concert Ringers (www.theatlantaconcertringers.org). Founded in 2002, The Atlanta Concert Ringers, Inc. is made up of experienced hand bell ringers from throughout the Atlanta...
On a 2-1 vote, an ethics board has dismissed a detailed ethics complaint lodged against Scott Bennett, the in-house attorney who represents the Fayette County Commission.
Among other allegations, the complaint charged that Bennett colluded to have a Peachtree City-based attorney file a lawsuit against the county in federal court. Bennett told the ethics board that he did not conspire...
A county public works crew put the last few pieces of the giant Christmas tree together late Tuesday morning at Heritage Park in downtown Fayetteville. The tree is more than a sure sign of the impending Christmas holiday; it is also the location of the city of Fayetteville’s Christmas celebration Saturday night. Photo/Ben Nelms.
The second time around for Fayette County School Superintendent Jeff Bearden was a charm. Bearden has been hired to be the new superintendent at Rome City Schools in Floyd County.
The Rome City Schools Board of Education on Wednesday named Bearden to the school system’s top job, according to the Rome News-Tribune. The school board vote was unanimous.
Bearden had been...
Updated at 3:06 p.m.: One of the surveillance photos depicting the gunman has been uploaded to our Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/mycitizen
Officers are searching for the man who robbed the Quick Trip convenience store in north Fayette County at gunpoint just after midnight Wednesday.
Fayette County Sheriff’s spokesman Josh Shelton said deputies at approximately 12:30 a.m. responded to an armed robbery...
There were plenty of Christmas gift ideas for shoppers on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. And among those were the selections at Smith and Davis Clothing on Ga. Highway 54 West. Looking over the possibilities were, from left, Macie Rose Mowell, Abibeth Axelberg, Beth Axelberg, Faye Mowell and April Mowell. Photo/Ben Nelms.
Mr. Erik Lindstrom, 18, of Senoia (Fayette County), died Nov. 23, 2012.
Erik was a 2012 graduate of Whitewater High School and was scheduled to attend Clayton State in the spring. He was currently employed at Best Buy. He also loved Braves baseball and Tennessee football.
He is survived by his parents Zane & Vickie Lindstrom, brother Doug Lindstrom and...
Mrs. Linda Honrath (Coffee Lady) of Tyrone passed away Nov. 23, 2012.
She is survived by her husband, Herbert Honrath of Tyrone; daughters, Diana Honrath of Fayetteville and Dianeme Frye of Myron, Ga.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Parrott Funeral Home with Minister Billy Rowe officiating.
Those wishing...
Mr. Joe Walter Cartwright, Jr., 72, of Fayetteville, passed away Nov. 26, 2012.
He served his country in the US Army Reserves and retired after 34 years of service. He was also a letter carrier with the US Postal Service and retired after 36 years of dedicated service.
Mr. Cartwright is survived by his wife, of 47 years, Robbie Bell...
Mr. Angelo Robert Leonardi, 83, of Peachtree City passed away Nov. 26, 2012.
He was born in Passaic, New Jersey on March 18, 1929. Mr. Leonardi proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a meat cutter for over 50 years in New York & New Jersey. He was a loving husband to...
Paula Lemming Sellers, 65, passed away on Nov. 24, 2012 at Southwest Christian Care.
Paula was married to "Coach" Weyman Sellers for 25 years, until his death in January 2011.
She graduated from Georgia State University. She worked for Namano, Inc. for 10 years and also taught school, retiring from Fayette County High School.
She is survived by her parents...
Braunda Holt Snow, age 90, of Fayetteville, passed away on Nov. 25, 2012.
She was a member of the Fayetteville Church of Christ and The Fayetteville Chapter of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her daughters, Becky (Bobby) Turner of Jonesboro, Ga., Susan (Robert) Voyles of Lovejoy, Ga., Virginia (Jackie) Couch of Fayetteville, Ga., Bonnie (Jim) Hodgkinson of...
Lois Thurman Wyrick of Sharpsburg passed away Nov. 24, 2012 at the age of 88.
Lois was born in Pahuska, Okla. on April 10, 1924 to Charles and Frances Thurman.While growing up during the Great Depression, her family moved often in the Oklahoma/Missouri area as her father worked hard to support the family.
In 1944, when she was nineteen,...
