A decision on a proposed 77-acre annexation for south Peachtree City may come from the City Council Thursday night.
Southern Pines Plantation wants to create a 90-home subdivision with two office buildings fronting on Ga. Highway 74 just south of the Meade Field sports complex.
The matter was up for discussion at the Oct. 4 council meeting but a decision was...
Wants $7.5M for new projects and $358K for new employees
Peachtree City’s newest bureaucracy is growing, and city property owners are going to pay for it, maybe up to double what they are paying now each year.
The City Council Thursday night will consider a resolution announcing the intent to finance up to $7.5 million in capital stormwater projects. While the...
A federal court judge has rebuffed an attempt to re-open consideration of the new district voting map that was approved by court action in May for the five seats on the Fayette County Commission.
Instead, U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. ruled that intervenors Ali and Aisha Abdur-Rahman waited too long to file their motion to intervene, and also...
An Oct. 20 event sponsored by the South Atlanta Tea Party is one that organizers say will be filled with an afternoon of speakers that will help clarify and expound on conservative values. The “Restore America Rally” will be held from noon until 3 p.m. at Drake Field in Peachtree City.
The event will feature former Navy SEAL Benjamin...
He is a man who will be remembered. Longtime Fayetteville City Engineer Don Easterbrook, 57, died Oct. 13 after a two-year struggle with cancer.
Easterbrook was described as very devoted to his family and an avid golfer.
Fayetteville City Manager Joe Morton said Easterbrook worked with the city for more than 20 years.
“He gave years of service to the city. This...
Redrawing Fayette County schools’ attendance zones has been put on hold, pending an unspecified property deal now being negotiated, according to Superintendent Jeff Bearden.
The delay left about 300 parents and students in attendance at the Oct. 15 meeting of the Board of Education without immediate answers.
Bearden’s recommendation for a delay of a “couple of months” followed an executive session...
Three weeks ahead of the E-SPLOST referendum, the Fayette County School System has unveiled a spending list of how between $95 million and $107 million in sales tax collections will be allocated beginning in 2014.
If voters on Nov. 6 approve the continuation of the 1-percent E-SPLOST sales tax, the funds would be used like this (based on collections of...
Members of the Fayette County Commission on Oct. 11 recognized the Cancer Wellness Committee for its work in raising funds for the Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. All the money raised through various efforts stays in the county and is used for complementary programs such as support groups, stress reduction classes, expressive arts classes, nutritional and educational...
Who says zombies can’t enjoy a regular meal? And that’s exactly what Fayetteville zombie wedding couple Kris Gilmore and Emily Holland did Oct. 13 at the Zombie Wedding Bash in Haralson, sponsored by The Funky Shack Art Studio and owners Dawn Hunt and Jennifer Yarbrough. The first-time event was held in celebration of the third season of “The Walking...
2011 race participants wave from last year, anticipating the 32nd Annual Peachtree City Classic to be run this weekend. The Classic actually consists of three different races: a women’s 5K, a men’s 5K, and the 15K open. All races are run on separate TAC-certified courses, and start and finish at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater Saturday, Oct. 20, along...
It’s pumpkin-hunting season once again in Peachtree City as the annual pumpkin sale is underway, thanks to the city’s fire department. Sisters Katie and Haley Williams (R) worked together to pick the perfect pumpkin from the patch last week. All proceeds from the sale are used to provide training and purchase equipment for firefighters. The sale continues at the...
Perhaps you heard the Big Bird silliness in the aftermath of the first presidential debate a few weeks ago.
In that debate, Romney said to moderator Jim Lehrer, who for many years hosted the PBS News Hour, “’I’m sorry, Jim, I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS. I like PBS. I love Big Bird! I actually like you too,...
Had Vice President Joe Biden behaved toward Sarah Palin in their 2008 debate the way he behaved toward Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in their debate last Thursday, he might have been denounced as a patronizing misogynist.
In his debate with Ryan, the vice president was merely a jerk.
Interrupting while someone is trying to make a point is an...
One day I asked a friend how her son was doing in college. She smiled, then began a discourse on how he was enjoying his field of study and what he could do with his degree when he graduated.
Then she sighed deeply. “I’ve got to find him an internship for this summer.”
It was the next morning, in truth, before...
Now that the bond and veto right issues with WASA have been resolved, I have called for advertising and interviews to fill two vacant board seats (resigned), one alternate (resigned) and one expiring term.
This is a time to consider who you want on the WASA board. As the recent issues have shown, it does matter, a great deal.
Now, regarding...
I read with interest Mr. Scott Bradshaw’s scathing column in The Citizen expressing his opinion of the outsourcing of city services to private contractors.
It appears that this effort to save taxpayers’ money has gone awry and is an unmitigated failure.
I am not surprised. Outsourcing is nothing new and it has become clear that when it is done, quality goes...
Here are some myths and facts about charter schools:
Myth: Charter schools do not accept children with special needs.
It doesn’t seem to matter whether you’re in Atlanta or farther south — people with titles have perpetuated the myth that charter schools do not accept children with special needs.
Fact: My special needs child is enrolled in a charter school.
Myth busted.
Not only...
The title in and of itself could not be more misleading, “Former nun to be ordained as first female Catholic priest in Georgia” (https://www.thecitizen.com/articles/10-14-2012/former-nun-be-ordained-fir...). Simply put, there are no female Catholic priests and there never will be.
Diane Dougherty’s quest to become a “priest” in the Catholic Church is a fantasy and nothing more than a show of complete disobedience...
Karl Marx said, “Religion is the opiate of the people.” Perhaps a twenty-first century version of that statement could be, “Entitlements are the opiate of the people”!
We are creating generations of adults (age-wise) who, in behavior and responsibility, can best be described as children or adolescents.
If we are guaranteed free education through college and free housing and food without...
Sarah Martha Blanton and Justin Philip Detwiler were married August 25th at Fountainview Mansion in Auburn, Ala. Officiating minister was the Rev. Brandon A. Isbell of Auburn.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clayton Blanton of Peachtree City, Ga. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jefferson M. Golden, Jr. and the late Mr. Jefferson M....
Mrs. Geneva Green Cook of College Park passed away October 15, 2012.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cook and her first husband, Edward R. Ponatoski, Sr.
Mrs. Cook is survived by her daughters, Linda Smith and her husband Richard of Tyrone; Karen Vogtner and her husband John of Peachtree City; son, Edward R. Ponatoski and...
Calling all bargain hunters! Visit over 50 yard sales in one location at the 12th annual Fall Yard Sale on Saturday, October 20 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Fayette County Parks and Recreation Department, this community-wide sale will be held at the Activities House parking lot at 980 Redwine Road in Fayetteville (next to baseball...
Donald James "Don" Easterbrook, 57, of Fayetteville, passed away October 13, 2012.
Mr. Easterbrook was the City Engineer for more than twenty years for the City of Fayetteville. He was very devoted to his family and was an avid golfer.
He passed away at his home surrounded by family after a two year battle with cancer.
He is survived by his...
He’s such a gentle boy, a kindred spirit of butterflies and anoles. Noisy at times, sure, but not one to back down from a challenge like scaling a fence and dropping on the other side. He’s 6 1/2 .
When he and his Mom and older brother were here around the 4th of last July, he noticed the Beatrix Potter...
Mrs. Marjorie Elaine Pitner of Fayetteville, formerly of Forest Park, passed away on October 13, 2012 at the age of 80.
She was one of six daughters of W.R. and Lois Gordon of Forest Park, Ga. Elaine was a loving and devoted wife, mother of five, grandmother of nine and great grandmother of eight who loved generously and embraced...
Fayette Shrine Club and Fayetteville Main Street will host the second annual Old Courthouse Chili Fest and Competition on the lawn of the Historic Courthouse in Downtown Fayetteville on Saturday, October 20 beginning at noon. Over 25 different cooks will be competing and showcasing their best chili and salsa recipes.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd...
For the fifth consecutive year, storytelling and history will intermingle at the Historic Cemetery when spirit guides lead visitors through the cemetery as they hear personal stories from the “ghosts” of historic Fayette residents. The tours will take place on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the...
I’ve said this before. I’ve written it before. But it bears repeating. Please listen again and give this consideration in your life.
I love Jesus. I hate the devil. I am guided by the Bible. I want to stay away from evil. I want what’s best for our children. I will protect them whenever, wherever, and however possible and necessary.
Can...
Peachtree City United Methodist Church is sponsoring a community wide call to pray for the nation on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Worship Center at 225 Robinson Road in Peachtree City.
Come when you are able, pick up a prayer guide and enjoy the peace while lifting up the nation’s needs. The entire...
Christian music artist John Waller of Coweta County will lead worship at Legacy Christian Church on Rockaway Road in Senoia on Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Part of the worship service will include Waller’s recounting of his family’s story of the recent adoption of two children from Ukraine.
Waller’s story also will detail the activities of Project One Forty Three,...
The Hopewell UMC Pumpkin Patch is open for business now through Oct. 31, seven days a week, 12:30 to 7 p.m. Proceeds will go toward church mission projects. Pastor Billy Beard, left, and Mike Nix help unload pumpkins for the Pumpkin Patch. Hopewell is at 351 Jenkins Rd. in Tyrone, directly across from Sandy Creek High School. For more...
Redemption Fellowship, 418 Highway 279 in Fayetteville, will host its annual Youth Explosion on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m.
Raymonde Neely, youth and young adult director, states, “This is the fifth Youth Explosion we’ve hosted and every year, it gets better.”
Among the guest artists performing will be the Georgia State University Vineyard of Praise Gospel Choir, acoustic...
Senoia United Methodist Church will welcome Payton Silvers as the guest soloist on Oct. 28 at the 10:55 a.m. morning worship service.
Silvers is a Southern Gospel tenor singer from the north Georgia town of Kingston who has been singing since the age of eight. He is a sergeant with the Bartow County Fire Dept.
He has attended the...
Brooks UMC has been offering Zumba and group personal training. Those have been so popular that Tai Chi has been added on Monday and Thursday evenings and now Yoga-lates on Tuesday and Thursdays at 11 a.m.
Yoga-lates is a class fusion that implements the practices of Yoga and Pilates. This class is designed with everyone in mind...
