I’d like to add my thanks to Mr. Charles Phillis for his very informative letters and constructive criticism of the way the Lake Peachtree dam issue is being handled. It […]
My great-great-great-grandfather and his two brothers joined a group of right wing radicals that became a group of clandestine rebels who believed it was wrong for the governing authority (Britain)
The county’s team of high school interns gave their presentations at our Aug. 14 Board of Commissioners meeting. There was a large audience in attendance and everyone was very impressed
August 23 Fayetteville Main Street is hosting its second free “Moovie Night” of 2014 at Southern Ground Amphitheater tonight with “Back to the Future”. Beginning at 7 p.m., families are
Braelinn Elementary School teachers jump into the new school year at their first school pep rally to show their school spirit. Six teachers brave the “Gauntlet” challenge this week to
Troop 175 is excited to announce Andrew Shlapak was judged to meet the standards and high ideals of an Eagle Scout. He is from Troop 175 Peachtree City United Methodist Church. Shlapak graduated from Starr’s
A total of 30 students studying German from Fayette County High, McIntosh High and Starr’s Mill High schools spent three weeks in the German state of Hessen this summer, completing
First grade students in Kim Thompson’s classroom made their first visit to the Peachtree City Elementary School Media Center to check out a book this week. Students enjoyed listening to
The Wilshire Estates neighborhood in south Peachtree City has made active choices to support one of the four major focus areas of the Fayette Vision Plan. Wilshire Estates is located
Two graduating seniors from Whitewater High School received the 2014 “American Legion School Awards” presented by the Fayette County Post 105. Channing Thomas and Wyatt Burke were selected by the faculty for their
This Saturday, August 23, Fayetteville Main Street is hosting its second free “Moovie Night” of 2014 at Southern Ground Amphitheater with “Back to the Future”. Beginning at 7pm, families are
If you love rock n’ roll and 80’s music, then you will love Slippery When Wet! The Bon Jovi tribute band is playing The Fred Aug. 23. Slippery When Wet
The honeymoon is probably over by now for this summer’s crop of June brides. Figuratively as well as literally. The honeymoon is definitely over by the time you start having
A man in north Fayette County was robbed of his cell phone and wallet at gunpoint and then pistol-whipped in the early morning hours of Aug. 18. Fayette County Sheriff
By this time next year, Peachtree City residents could be hollering “Strike!” as bowling balls glide down wooden alleys. The bowling alley is part of a proposed family entertainment center
A Fayette County man and woman were arrested Aug. 7 on charges of drug trafficking after four ounces of methamphetamine were found at their residence on Ga. Highway 54 West.
Some Fayette County residents have called into question the $3 monthly charge on water bills that serves as a leak protection program to give customers a break when water leaks
It is not an increase in the millage rate but it is an increase in property taxes. The Fayette County Board of Education voted Aug. 18 to maintain the state
Plans to establish a subdivision on what is arguably Fayetteville’s largest remaining undeveloped tract will be presented Aug. 26 before the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission. The 60-acre tract along
The proposed development of Georgia Military College will be back on the agenda for the Aug. 21 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council. The measure is expected to pass so
The growth in construction of single-family homes in Fayetteville continues. With all residential categories combined, the city currently has 783 lots available. That number might be deceiving since 210 of
Peachtree City residents get two more chances to have their say before a proposed millage rate increase is voted on by the City Council tomorrow night. The second public hearing
The Founders Day Parade is always a highlight during the town’s annual festival. Photo/Ben Nelms. The Tyrone Founders Day Festival will be a weeklong event this year. The fun begins
The Senoia City Council has agreed to accept an application for the annexation of approximately 36 acres on the city’s west side to be developed as the Morgan Farms subdivision.
A single-vehicle accident on Aug. 17 in south Fayette County claimed the life of a Fayetteville man. Christopher Hayes, 24, died as a result of injuries he sustained in the
The Peachtree City Council honored the city’s newest Sergeant Jamie McDowell at its Aug 7. City Council meeting. McDowell was given his new rank before family and friends at the
Albert “Tippy, Eddie Munster, Babu, Squirrel Boy, Dingus” Edward Ensell IV, who was born August 25, 1956 in Wildwood, N.J., died Saturday, August 9 2014, in a plane crash near
Peachtree City is following noted author Horace Greeley’s mantra of “Go West, young man” as the city’s Planning Commission moved forward by approving two concept plats for two major developments
The transportation landscape on Newnan’s southeast side is about to undergo a transformation. Crews are set to begin work on a project that will extend the four-lane Newnan Crossing Bypass
The economic climate in Coweta County continues to improve. Evidence of that reality will come Aug. 19 when county commissioners conduct a public hearing on a proposal that would create
East Coweta Middle School nurse Rhonda Smits has been named Georgia’s 2015 School Nurse of the Year. Smits received the honor at the July 16 meeting of the Georgia Association
Appreciation time Coweta County Administrator Michael Fouts, left, received an unexpected gift from commission Chairman Bob Blackburn at the Aug. 5 meeting. Noting Fouts’ one-year anniversary as administrator, Blackburn presented
Winners of the Peachtree City Library’s “Ride the Wind” Art Competition were announced Aug. 9, during local author Larissa Reinhart’s signing of her latest Cherry Tucker mystery novel, “Death in
Abigail Feltner, a senior at Starr’s Mill High School, will be crowned Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen at a special crowning ceremony on Sunday, at Glendalough Manor in Tyrone. Feltner, who
