The City of Fayetteville has a referendum on the Nov.6 ballot that reads “Shall the Act be approved which authorizes the City of Fayetteville to exercise Redevelopment Powers....” and is commonly referred to the “TAD Referendum.”
When you boil it down to “plain English,” what it means is that if you, the citizens of Fayetteville, vote YES and pass the...
In this election we have the opportunity to maintain the Fayette County E-SPLOST and continue to support our quality Fayette County Schools by providing the technology and other infrastructure necessary to carry on the excellent work of our students, teachers, parents, and administrators.
Some argue that we should wait until another time and see what happens with the new board....
Does the recent request for a T.A.D. to be passed by the voting district show a lack of true leadership?
As I have watched the political canvas of this town and county come alive with color, I can only assume that kindergarten is in session. It would appear that a lot of games are being played out, no leadership is...
On behalf of the Fayetteville Downtown Development Authority, I want to encourage all Fayetteville residents to vote in favor of the redevelopment powers referendum on Nov. 6.
The use of “tax allocation districts” will give Fayetteville an important tool to help revitalize its aging commercial shopping centers.
There are several points for voters to keep in mind. First, approval of the...
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the BiblePastors get some of the most interesting questions. Here are a couple that I have gotten recently via email for this column.Dear Father Paul: I often read about and hear TV ministers talk about something they call a “Biblical World View.” What is a Biblical World View? — J. B.Dear...
Pastor John Fraser and service committee chairman Jon Durden of Word of God Lutheran Church recently accepted a certificate from Ralph Quamme who represented Word of God congregation at the National NALC Convocation in Minneapolis in August.
The certificate recognizes Word of God Lutheran Church as a charter member of the NALC (North American Lutheran Church). The NALC is...
Bethany United Methodist Church will have its annual Perlieu Stew sale Saturday, Nov. 3, from noon until 5 p.m. (or until the stew is sold out). Adult plates are $8 and children’s plates are $5. Pints of stew are $6 and quarts are $10.
Making the stew dates back to the early 1900s when the men of the church...
The Peachtree City Ward of the Church of jesus Christ sustained a new bishopric on Sunday, Oct. 21.
Bishop Tanner Corbridge, now a Peachtree City resident, was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served full time two year mission for the LDS Church in the West Indies mission, where he lived in five different countries and...
Orders for the annual holiday Greek Pastry Sale for Philoptochos (Friends of the Poor) of St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church are due by this Friday, Nov. 2..
Pastries include Spanakopita (buttery filo triangles of spinach, feta, cream cheese, eggs and onions), Tiropita (buttery filo triangles of feta, cream cheese, eggs, and onions) and desserts: baklava, kourambiedes, koulouria and melamakarona....
“Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break,” by Kelly Minter is a seven-session Bible study for women which will begin on Jan. 9, 2013 at Peachtree City United Methodist Church, 225 Robinson Road in Peachtree City. The group will meet every Wednesday morning from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
The group facilitator is Andrea Sisler and the cost...
Fayetteville First Baptist Church will host a special program honoring veterans and those currently serving in the U.S. military Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at the church, 205 E. Stonewall Ave., Fayetteville.
The featured speaker will be Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Douglas L. Carver, U.S. Army. retired. The program also will feature the Whitewater Middle School Treble Chorus and Southernaires...
The Second Chance Thrift Shop in Brooks is now open on Thursdays, as well as Fridays and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
Located in a 100-year-old house (151 McIntosh Road, Brooks,) the shop is just 10 minutes east of Starr’s Mill High School.
The shop’s huge, annual Clearance Sale is coming up on Nov. 16 and 17 from...
Members of the Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths will join together Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, to present a Thanksgiving service sponsored by the Fayette Interfaith Network.
Its theme is “Unity and Community: Coming together as people of faith.”
The program will begin at 7 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Israel, a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 1633 Ga. Hwy. 54, east...
Woolsey’s Fall Festival is Oct. 31Woolsey Baptist Church will host its annual Fall Festival on Wednesday night, Oct. 31 from 6-8:30 p.m. Admission is free for an evening of family fun. Costumes are welcome (no scary ones.) Enjoy hot dogs, a cake walk ($1 donation for missions), trunk or treat, popcorn, candy, hay ride and fun. Woolsey Baptist is...
Although some complain about how quickly Christmas decorations go up in stores so soon after Halloween (before in some cases), many others would argue why not turn one’s attention to such a happy holiday? People can get into the Christmas spirit this Saturday with the return of Noel November,a free open house at the Flat Creek Country Club in...
Ronda, in Andalusia, Spain 1990:
As we wandered the streets of Ronda, an ancient little city set on two sides of a craggy gorge in the southern Spanish highlands, we were struck again by the odd jumble of an old city’s architecture and ambiance.
Perhaps because I live in an essentially homogenous town, built in only about 30 years, I crave...
Peachtree City’s airport and a local World War II flying museum will partner to host the Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field and Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Veterans Day Open House on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m-4 p.m. The day’s activities will include Peachtree City’s 2012 Veteran’s Day Observance, vintage aircraft displays and a special announcement by the...
The awards were numerous at the 15th annual Freedom Fund Banquet hosted by the Fayette Branch of the NAACP. The Oct. 27 event was held at the Wyndham Conference Center in Peachtree City. Pictured were: seated, Stephanie and Ian Taylor, parents of Olympic gold medalist and Community Service Award winner Christian Taylor; and standing, from left, Community Service recipient...
New Tyrone Town Manager Kyle Hood has been on the job for nearly a month. And the former Upson County Manger envisions Tyrone’s future as one that balances progress with preservation. But who is Kyle Hood, how did he get here and what does he bring to the job?
“At any moment a dozen or more cities and counties...
Dog owners from as far away as Maryland and Missouri met at East Coweta Middle School over the weekend for the LV/DVG National Championship. The competition tested the dogs’ skills in obedience, protection and tracking. Photo/Ben Nelms.
With school closings and near-certain personnel cuts facing the Fayette County School System next year due to a steep decline in local and state revenue, the Fayette County Issues Tea Party will examine potential financial solutions at a meeting Tuesday night at the amenities center in the Whitewater Creek subdivision.
Local Tea Party leader Bob Ross said he is hopeful...
With much of its analytical work done, Peachtree City’s Needs Assessment Committee is starting to probe how it will conduct a citizen survey inexpensively ... and also what questions will be on that survey.
The committee was appointed by Mayor Don Haddix to look into city services compared to their cost, and to provide recommendations to council as to which...
Momentum can be one of the more important factors in a football game. The Fayette County Tigers had a wealth of momentum in the second half, scoring 30 straight points, but it wasn't enough for them to hang on when the momentum switched back to Troup.
Troup scored first but Fayette tied the game early in the second quarter on...
Ms. Linda Perry of Brooks passed away Oct. 22, 2012. She was a flight attendant for Northwest/Delta for over 30 years and was an avid animal lover.
She is survived by her life companion of over 20 years, Don Shepard of Brooks; daughters, Tamara Pierpont and her husband Brandon of Peachtree City; Dawn Dickson and her husband Richard of Brooks;...
Coweta County voters Monday night got a look at the two candidates running for the District 5 seat on the Coweta County Commission. Incumbent Al Smith (D) and challenger Hayden Marlowe (R) fielded questions from the Newnan-Coweta Chamber. The District 5 commission seat encompasses the Newnan area.
Marlowe in his opening statement said that, while only 22 years of age,...
The economic timing was just not right. The Coweta County Board of Education has decided to delay the construction on the county’s seventh middle to be located on Corinth Road. State and local financial uncertainties due to the long-running recession were among the primary reasons for holding off on the project.
School system spokesman Dean Jackson said school board had...
Peachtree City police will be on high alert this weekend for Halloween partiers who have had too much to drink or are otherwise too impaired to drive.
Police are also encouraging all motorists to drive slow on Halloween night Wednesday in particular and to otherwise be on the lookout for goblins and ghouls: and all of the other appropriately costumed...
Thousands of Fayette County residents have already taken advantage of early voting, and they’re making it even easier today by offering Saturday voting tomorrow at all three early voting locations.
According to elections officials, those looking for the quickest wait time might do well to make the short trip to Tyrone, where Town Hall has so far recorded the smallest...
For all the parents out there who think teenagers don’t listen to a word you say, you’re right – they don’t. For all the teenagers out there who think parents don’t understand anything you say, you’re right also. So if parents and teenagers don’t listen to each other, who should they listen to? Why, the old guy who writes...
In a few days, the citizens of the United States will elect a President. Either the incumbent will be re-elected or the challenger will take office in January.
It is not my place to tell people how to vote. It is my role, however, to articulate biblical morality and to stand firm on those issues that the Church throughout the...
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City is inviting elementary and middle school students to its free “Student Day” program Saturday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The program will give students a chance to see first-hand how math and science are used every day to compile weather information provided to millions of people across the country each...
It was on Sept. 19 that the Fayette County Board of Education and Superintendent Jeff Bearden entered into a mutual termination agreement that cited Dec. 31 as his last day of employment. But according to documents on the Floyd County School System website, Bearden completed an application and resume for superintendent’s job on Sept. 4, a full two weeks...
Hundreds of people stopped by the first Monster Golf Cart Rally at the Aberdeen Village Shopping Center on Sunday afternoon. The event was a fundraiser for a Team in Training endurance event to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. There were 17 golf carts decorated in various spooky styles. This family is checking out the entry known...
An ethics complaint against County Attorney Scott Bennett has been lodged by Fayette County residents Richard and Judith Moore.
The complaints center on a beef between Bennett and the Moores’ attorney, Wayne Kendall, who at one point represented several other county residents and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in a still-pending lawsuit filed against the county...
