A death in a family, the death of a child, leaves a mark forever on the hearts of those who grieve their loss.
The unexpected death of our 7-year-old grandson Bryce on Sept. 21 has changed us in ways we could never have imagined.
The condolences of friends, neighbors, and relatives far and near, the strength of our faith community at...
Years before retiring from a career of teaching students with special needs I became a member of AARP. My husband is 10 years older than me, so I’ve received AARP benefits for 25 years. When I did retire I joined the local chapter of AARP. My knowledge about the organization did not begin until then.
Many members of the nation...
Mr. John Milton Stovall, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away on Nov. 3, 2012 at the age of 62.
John was an honorable man, whose love for his family, great moral values, and sense of humor made him a pleasure to be around. He was a driven individual who was very competitive, but always put the needs of others first....
Gloria Louise Crawford passed away Oct. 26, 2012. She was born June 10, 1927 in Butler, Penn. Gloria was a faithful servant of Christ and a life-long member of the Christian Church. At the time of her death, she was a member of First Christian Church, Tyrone, Ga.
She was employed as a bookeeper at Nationwide...
Bonnie Beatty Biles, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away Oct. 30, 2012.
She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. She was a long time member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church where she was active in WMU and Sunday School. She retired from the Fayette County School System as a para-professional. Her greatest loves were the Lord and her...
Gone but not forgotten November 11, 2011You are missed greatly by all who knew you. We know you are in Heaven rejoicing with our loved ones who have gone on before us.We miss your smile, laughter, wit and wonderful hugs. Our memories of you will be with us forever. We will never finish loving you, until we meet again.Love,...
Christmas Bazaar at Sharpsburg BaptistSharpsburg Baptist Church will host their old-fashioned Christmas Bazaar Saturday, Dec. 1 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will include a bake sale, homemade jams and jellies, woodworking, hand-crafted gifts of all kinds, gently used items, books, toys and much more. A great place to Christmas Shop. Call 770-251-6963 or e-mail [email protected]. Grief support at...
What began as a chance meeting of several local Jews at a “Who Shot J.R.” party in 1981 has evolved into a congregation of nearly 100 families who will celebrate 31 years of existence on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Congregation B'nai Israel with a 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 7 p.m. Havdalah service and CBI anniversary program.
A borrowed Torah...
The new Volkswagen commercial is great. In an attempt to lighten the mood during this intense presidential campaign, Volkswagen launched its “Why VW?” ad campaign with a spot featuring robust laughter. The spot is appropriately entitled “Smiles.”
The 30-second commercial shows people laughing uncontrollably, starting with babies and concluding with senior adults. They don’t show what prompted the laughter,...
In early July, the Rev. Rita Henault got a totally unexpected call at her office at Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Fayetteville. It was one that combined both a request and an offer, and after hearing the details, she decided it was something she couldn’t refuse. And when the parish’s administrative board, the vestry, learned of...
An old-fashioned block party drew nearly 1,000 students and their families to Fayette Middle last Monday. Dressed in costumes, participants enjoyed trick-or-treating, live music performed by the school’s chorus and orchestra, face painting, crafts, jumping on inflatable bouncers, and taking train rides. The Fayetteville fire and Fayetteville police departments were also in attendance to help with the festivities. This...
One of my favorite events of the year returns this weekend. The Line Creek Civitan Great Chili Challenge will take place Saturday, Nov. 10 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Shakerag Knoll (you know, right by “The Fred”) and will feature raffles, entertainment and a silent auction as well as a whole lot of chili.
Why do I like...
When my computer guy was getting ready to leave, I asked him if he could use anything in the big plastic bin in the corner of my office (mostly obsolete cables and the occasional keyboard or headset). This Mt. Vesuvius of once-relevant hardware has absorbed into itself at least 10 years of the detritus of down-loadable software. Stuff...
The Grand Chapiteau is back in Atlanta. Cirque du Soleil has launched “TOTEM,” an awesome combination of acrobatics, comedy, dancing and derring-do, at Atlantic Station and the show will run until Dec. 30 of this year.
Recently 64 trucks brought the show in and set the arena up in eight days. “TOTEM” is like its own little village, only...
Fayette County School System Superintendent Jeff Bearden was one of two finalists for the superintendent’s job with the Floyd County School System. But the Floyd County Board of Education on Nov. 5 selected one of its own to fill the position.
The Floyd County school board voted Monday to hire Jeff McDaniel, the school system’s chief of academics.
The Floyd...
The last day of early voting Friday brought a long line at the Fayette County Commission meeting room in downtown Fayetteville, but the wait wasn't terribly long. There will be no early voting Monday and those who haven't voted must visit their precinct Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to cast their ballots. Weather forecasts call...
An Army Black Hawk helicopter surprised the students at Peachtree City Elementary School Thursday morning for a special visit to coincide with the school’s early celebration of Veterans Day. The helicopter crew was able to stay through the afternoon and give classes guided tours of the bird, which kicked up a good bit of dust as it landed in...
The Fayette County High School Tigers Band strikes up a marching tune as they step smartly during the Veterans Day Parade Saturday in Fayetteville. Photo/Michael Boylan.
So what was the Fayette County school property that led to halting the work of the redistricting committee in mid-October? Turns out it was Rivers Elementary School.
Superintendent Jeff Bearden confirmed Friday that he gave the school system’s Community Advisory Committee that information at a recent meeting.
“I told the Community Advisory Committee that Rivers is the property under consideration....
It’s pretty good news for a recession that just keeps hanging on. September’s unemployment figures for Coweta County showed a decrease of nearly a percentage point to 7.8 percent while the rate in Fayette County fell half a percentage point to 7.3 percent.
Coweta’s jobless rate in August came in at 8.7 percent but that rate fell nearly a full...
An ordinance laying out rules for mobile food trucks was approved by the Peachtree City Planning Commission at its Oct. 22 meeting.
But the commission is recommending that food trucks be limited to those operated by restaurants that already exist in the city, which might defeat the purpose of the food truck initiative. Food trucks are a nationwide trend as...
It took a while but the effort was worth the wait. What began with a resolution by the Palmetto City Council in 2005 came to fruition Oct. 20 with the grand opening of the historic train depot in downtown Palmetto. Built nearly a century ago, the renovated depot has been turned into a downtown showplace that features a local...
Sandy Creek, the top ranked team in Class AAAA, hosted Carrollton, the fourth ranked team, tonight in a game to decide the region championship. It was pretty much decided in the third quarter when the Patriots got a 75 yard touchdown run from Delvin Weems, his second touchdown of the quarter, to take a 30-0 lead.
The first quarter gave...
Those attending the Nov. 5 meeting of the Senoia City Council will see contemporary history in the making. The meeting will feature a public hearing on changing the city charter to a form of government designed to limit the power of the mayor. A part of the charter change will include the imposition of term limits for the mayor...
Work is underway on the RaceTrac convenience store on Ga. Highway 54 west between Planterra Way and Line Creek Drive.
The landscape plan for the site was approved by the planning commission Oct. 22, with no less than eight canopy trees required for a 30-foot wide buffer along the highway.
The plan meets or exceeds the city’s requirements and the majority...
There was little discussion Nov. 1 as the Tyrone Town Council voted unanimously to deny a proposed rezoning of nearly 36 acres on Laurelwood Drive to a classification that would lead to the establishment of one-acre lots for 11 homes. The current zoning requires three-acre lots on the site.
Shaw Custom Homes president Graham Shaw told the council he bought...
Sir Isaac Newton once said, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Well, for a really smart guy, and the inventor of the tastiest cookie ever, Sir Newton sure didn’t know what he was talking about when it came to my dad.
For every action I took doing something I thought was a good idea, it created...
While passing through northeastern Tennessee, I noticed that, in Gray, Tenn., a fairly new fossil museum had been constructed. Curious, since it wasn’t there when I lived in the area, I stopped in.
It was there that I discovered that, several years ago when Interstate 26 was being constructed, workers hit an usually dark area of dirt that, upon closer...
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging Georgians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks back to standard time this Sunday.
In conjunction with the “Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery” fire safety program sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the American Burn Association, Commissioner...
A Hampton man will serve 25 years in prison for raping a 24-year-old woman who suffers from Down Syndrome at a Fayetteville home one year ago.
William Jeffrey Dumas, of New Hope Road in Hampton, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to the minimum penalty allowed by law, according to District Attorney Scott Ballard. He will have to serve all 25 years...
It looks like a group of people in the Halloween spirit Wednesday morning brought their fun and antics to the council chambers at Tyrone Town Hall. But who are these folks? If you look closely you will see that this animated group is none other than the Town Hall staff trying to sing "YMCA." Photo/Ben Nelms.
With Fayette County’s southernmost reservoir at an historic low due to the drought, county water system customers are being required to switch to the odd-even outdoor watering system to help conserve drinking water.
That includes Peachtree City, Tyrone, Brooks and all water customers living in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Under the new scheme, odd-numbered addresses will be allowed to...
It has been established that Fayette County School System Superintendent Jeff Bearden is one of two finalists for the superintendent’s job with the Floyd County School System.
But when it came to the Sept. 19 executive session meeting of the Fayette County Board of Education that resulted in the board’s mutual termination agreement with Bearden, were all the board members...
In a campy Halloween moment at the Fayette County Courthouse Wednesday, Frankenstein married his bride in a ceremony presided over by Fayette County Probate Judge Ann Jackson.
Taking place shortly afternoon, the bride (also known as Clerk of Court Sheila Studdard) and the groom (clerk Sherry Molloy) tied the knot in a brief off-kilter ceremony witnessed by various members of...
