This year’s annual Greekfest sponsored by St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church in Peachtree City, will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m., at Dixie Wing Hangar, Falcon Field, in […]
Ticket sales for Christian City’s annual Chair-ity event, a major fund raiser, have now begun and tickets may be purchased online for $25 at www.christiancity.org. The event will be held
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City has welcomed Alonzo R. Henry as director of contemporary worship. Since 2001, Henry has served five area churches. He sings and plays
A new church will be starting in Newnan in the near future. Planted to meet the needs of the area’s diverse and growing population, Threshold Church is expected to open
FCCF plans Fifth Sunday meetingThe Fellowship of Christian Churches and Friends (FCCF) will hold its regular Fifth Sunday Gathering on Aug. 31, at 2:30 p.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church.
I was born during the first decade of the Cold War. In those days, and in many that followed, I was like most people probably were – I was taught
On Monday, Aug. 11, a 20-year-old unarmed white man named Dillon Taylor was shot and killed in Salt Lake City, Utah, by a black police officer in questionable circumstances. Taylor,
The Obama administration is reportedly considering airstrikes in Syria against the terrorist group ISIS. The New York Times quotes “a top national security adviser” to the president as saying the
That apple tree. Oh my goodness. Something told me it wouldn’t turn out well. It happened last spring. Or rather, it started then. Like many Southern women, I celebrate spring
What is going on with the [Peachtree City] budget process requires some comments. There needs to be a review of what has happened to put us in the position we
I attended the Fayette County Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Aug. 14. At the meeting there were two interns speaking about the fluoridation of Fayette County water. This letter, in
To anyone consuming water in Fayette County, anywhere USA, I question everything these days. I refuse to be a victim, I refuse to be tricked any longer when my health,
Cynthia S. Albitus, “Cindy,” 57, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Cindy was born on June 24, 1957 in Frankfort, Ind., and grew up in Forest Park, Ga.
Patricia Rowell Daniel, 70, of Fayetteville, passed away August 21, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lamar; daughters Dana Thornton and husband Kent and Elizabeth Barnett
Christopher Ryan Hayes, 24, passed away Sunday August 17, 2014. Ryan was born July 29, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga. He graduated from Whitewater High school in 2008 and is survived
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Hugo, a long time resident of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away August 19, 2014 in Fayetteville, Ga. Jackie was a petite beauty, known for her sense of style and
Juanita G. “Tootsie” Blanton, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband Troy A. Blanton and son John Clay Blanton. She
Reverend Lowell Edgar Hale returned to the Lord on August 23, 2014. He was born Dec 4, 1936 in Sylacauga, Ala. Rev. Hale graduated from East Highland High School. After
Mrs. Ruth Annette Burke Ford, age 92, of Redwine Road, Fayetteville, Ga., died Wednesday, August 20. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 23, at Covenant Presbyterian
August August 30 Before you settle in to watch football next Saturday, why not help change the world first? Join ‘A Self-help Assistance Program (ASAP) for coffee, donuts and snacks
Noah Plaza of Fayetteville recently attended Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home of Space Camp and NASA’s official Visitor Information Center for Marshall Space Flight Center. The
One of the first things these scouts do as member of The Order of the Arrow is go on a weekend called the “Ordeal”. This picture was taken after they
Before you settle in to watch football next Saturday, why not help change the world first? Join ‘A Self-help Assistance Program (ASAP) for coffee, donuts and snacks plus a tour
To help feed the hungry in the community, while offering library customers a way to ease their own financial burdens, the Fayette County Public Library is partnering with Fayette Samaritans
Savannah Mathis, a previous resident of Fayetteville, won Majorette Queen of America 2015 in July at Drum Majorettes of America’s National finals. She is the daughter of Mike and Shirley
Jordan Worley was recently awarded Girl Scouting’s highest honor, the Gold Award. She chose her project, entitled “Dance Techniques through Rhythm and Movement”, to show children a fun way to
A garden by the Heritage Christian Church for the Fayette Samaritans was the vision of a church member, Rhonda Pennypacker. She did all of the organizing, made it happen and
Deadline is looming and I’ve lost this week’s almost finished column. Can’t tell you how often this happens: I fool around all week, suddenly scare up something that has caught
The Tyrone Town Council on Aug. 21 held with tradition and did not raise the millage rate on property taxes. That said, the 2.889-mill tax rate amounts to an increase
Some roads, cart paths closed in SE PTC through Wed. Zombie alert for southeastern Peachtree City: Camera crews will be filming scenes for the mega-hit cable TV series “The Walking
The Senoia City Council on Aug. 18 amended an agreement with Stalwart Films that will leave a 15-foot wall in place around portions of the Gin Property until 2019. Now
The Coweta County Commission has given a thumbs-up to a petition by Serenbe Development LLC and the City of Chattahoochee Hills that will result in a 179-acre area of the
Drinking and driving never mix. That bit of wisdom will be evident in Peachtree City and across Georgia through the Labor Day holiday as police launch the end-of-summer Zero Tolerance
The blazing 90-degree heat of August gave way Friday night to the start of another high school football season, and as the 2014 schedule would have it, the two oldest
