An interview with Fayetteville Fire Chief Alan Jones by a local television station on the impact of the termination of the automatic aid agreement for fire services by Fayette County […]
Friday is the last day to early vote before the July 22 election, and if you need further incentive, low turnout might make your vote more valuable. At the end
Piedmont Fayette Hospital has joined Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in becoming Georgia’s only hospitals affiliated with the MD Anderson Cancer Network. A physician on the front lines of cancer care is
OPINION — I’m disappointed in David Studdard. He’s running a truth-challenged runoff race against Marty Harbin for the Republican nomination to the Georgia Senate, District 16 (Fayette, Spalding, Pike and
The community orchestra had been preparing for their annual fall concert for nearly five months. At the final dress rehearsal, the conductor took time during a break to thank everyone
Woolsey Baptist to host sports campA Sports Camp is being held at Woolsey Baptist Church, 115 Hampton Road in Fayetteville, July 21- 24, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Sports include:
Peachtree City United Methodist Church, 225 Robinson Rd., recently welcomed not one, but two new pastors to its church pastoral staff. The Rev. Tamlyn Collins, associate pastor, Serve Ministries and
Hopewell United Methodist Women will sponsor another fun paint party on Friday, July 25, at 6 p.m. The instructor will be Julie Compton of “Sassy Chick Painting Party” who will
Beginning Sunday, Aug. 3, The Episcopal Church of the Nativity will begin offering a Sunday evening service at 5:30 p.m. each week. The service is designed to appeal to those
Volunteers and staff gathered recently on the campus of The Children’s Village at Christian City for this year’s “Chair-ity Event” kick-off meeting. Plans are already underway for this annual holiday
The rollout of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new draft regulation to limit greenhouse gases was accompanied by a brilliant political cartoon that showed a pair of hapless fellows with automobile
Speaking to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque in 2001, George W. Bush declared that, as Mexico was a friend and neighbor, “It’s so important for us to tear
During last year’s budget negotiation meetings, President Barack Obama told House Speaker John Boehner, “We don’t have a spending problem.” When Boehner responded, “But, Mr. President, we have a very
This afternoon I took a long walk because I felt I needed it, first around the cathedral, then past the New Church, and then along the dike, where the mills
You know how attics are. They’re filled with junk, Christmas stuff and memories that you can’t toss away. The other day as I was digging through boxes, bound and determined,
I am very concerned about the the mismanagement of the Lake Peachtree problems. I have 50 years experience in the public works sector and I cannot remember when the public
This has reference to the article by Bonnie Willis about “Hobby Lobby: Where the real war is,” which appeared in The Citizen Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The explanation Ms. Willis
The furtherance of contraception has always been accompanied by lies, manipulation, and misinformation, and the recent case with Hobby Lobby and the contraception mandate is no exception. The first church
When I worked in Peachtree City back in the ’90s, I drove my golf cart to work for about a year. I remember that I felt that I was much
Nels Christian Nielsen, 50, of Fayetteville, passed away July 10, 2014. He served our country in the US Marine Corp. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard and
July July 16 The” Music Man” plays at the Legacy Theatre in Tyrone today at 7:30 p.m. The musical is family entertainment at its best. The show follows fast-talking traveling
The Vision 2014 Whitewater High School yearbook has earned a Certificate of Merit from the Printing Industries of America (PIA) Premier Print Awards. The Premier Print Awards is the world’s
A successful car show benefiting Fayette Toys for Tots was held in the Fayetteville Summit Point shopping center July 5. The event was hosted by Restorod and Collision Auto Body
The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter at Sandy Creek High wrapped up its inaugural year by bringing home high honors from the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Nashville.
The 13th celebration of Let Freedom Ring took place July 4 on the Old Courthouse lawn and was well attended. Can you name the three signors for the State of
A tomato tasting party is Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Peachtree City Farmers Market in the Aberdeen Village Shopping Center parking lot in Peachtree City. If you’d
This Saturday is the second Market Day event of 2014, at the Lane Brown Gazebo in Downtown Fayetteville. Fayetteville Main Street welcomes everyone to attend this open air market featuring
By Kevin Thomas **.5 Sequels can be a mixed bag. Occasionally, a sequel can rise above its predecessor (“The Godfather Part Two” and “The Dark Knight” are examples of this),
I’m finally of an age that I should be allowed to watch whatever television program(s) I wish without apology or explanation. Yet here I am trying to figure out why
The Peachtree City Council is holding a special called meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in City Hall to consider an agreement with county officials to appeal a state ruling on
Loretta Hughes Nickelson Allison, 80, of Sharpsburg, Ga. passed away July 7, 2014 from a long illness. She was born April 7, 1934 in Sinking Creek, Va. and graduated from
John Melvin Currie, 65, of Peachtree City passed away July 9, 2014. Mr. Currie graduated from Murrah High School of Jackson, Miss. class of 1966; he then went on to
The Fayette County Commission voted Thursday to approve a pact with the Peachtree City Council to appeal what could be a very costly decision by state regulators regarding Lake Peachtree.
It might look like the Great Wall of Senoia, but the 15-foot temporary wall to be constructed on the Gin Property in the fall will actually serve as a contained
