Listening to Dale’s advice
A while back, a messy problem loomed ahead. I don’t like confrontation. If that makes me less than a person then consider me to be itty bitty. Life, I figure, […]
Columnists
2014
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Apartments get less scrutiny than car wash
Fayetteville Council: We will be missing your approval of the PCD rezoning because of a prior commitment. I attended two of the three Planning and Zoning meetings about the apartments
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
What about Marine held in Mexican jail?
Some reports state that there are 25 to 30 million illegal aliens in the United States today. Regardless of what any reader believes, feels, is outraged about, disgusted, or even
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Fayette’s fiscal proficiency earns triple-A credit rating
Our county staff revealed some exceptional news last Thursday. Standard and Poor’s has upgraded its rating on Fayette County’s general obligation bonds to the highest possible AAA rating. Fayette County
Peachtree City
PTC blowout: Raise taxes, hike budget 17%
Staff seeks $3.4 million in new taxes; $34.5 million budget includes 3% pay raises for city employees The skinny budget chickens are coming home to roost with a vengeance —
Fayette County, Lifestyle
Four Starr’s Mill contestants are in Miss Georgia Pageant
Starr’s Mill High School will be well represented at the 75th annual Miss Georgia Pageant this June 18 – 21 in Columbus. Four young ladies from Starr’s Mill will be
Fayette County, Lifestyle
New theater company staging first show
Georgia Singers, Inc., a non-profit community arts organization, is proud to announce a new musical theater ensemble, The Georgia Singers Company. Rachel Green, Jo Beth Braddy, Annie Hale and D
Fayette County, Lifestyle
Free movie night is Friday
This Friday, June 20, Fayetteville Main Street is hosting its first free “Moovie Night” of 2014 at Southern Ground Amphitheater with the mega-hit, “Frozen.” Beginning at 7 p.m., families are
Fayette County, Lifestyle
Farm to Table celebration is Thursday
Join fellow foodies for the annual Farm to Table event on Minter’s Farm in Inman with awesome food, music and the backdrop of Minter’s Christmas trees and fields of veggies.
Lifestyle, Peachtree City
Hornsby brings his passion to Peachtree City
Almost three decades after winning a Grammy for Best New Artist and launching one of contemporary music’s most diverse careers, Bruce Hornsby still makes joyful noise as he discovers clever
Fayette County, Lifestyle
Things to do-June 18-June 28
June 18 A one-day iPhone photography class is today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about apps for your iPhone to make wonderful images. This workshop takes you through
Columnists
This ‘Dragon” flies into darker territory
***.5 By Kevin Thomas In 2010, DreamWorks Animation needed a hit. Other than the “Shrek” franchise, the company was getting good box office returns, but mixed critical reviews most of
Columnists
Last fishing outing
HELEN – Last week was the last week for fishing the Chattahoochee in these parts. If you just have to try your luck, you can fish year round in this
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Box of pamphlets sets off Newnan bomb scare
By BONNIE HESTER Intern for The Citizen Downtown Newnan saw a flurry of activity around the old courthouse on the square Wednesday as law enforcement investigated a possible bomb threat
Coweta County
Coweta schools pick ‘charter’ plan
School systems across Georgia are faced with a decision about how they will conduct business in the future. And like most others to date, the Coweta County Board of Education
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New delay for lake: dredging permit needed to continue
Peachtree City residents who are displeased with the unsightly nature of the lowered Lake Peachtree are going to be disheartened. While the county was hoping to swiftly order up a
Lights and Sirens
6 lives saved as fire destroys Coweta home
Jennifer Ososky and her three young children moved to southeast Coweta from Texas two years ago to make a new start. The young mother who grew up in Fayetteville will
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College baseball signee from McIntosh
McIntosh senior Charles “Tre’’ Hudak III has recently signed to play baseball at Reinhardt University and study physical therapy. Seated are parents Chuck and Raelynn Hudak. Standing, from left, are
Coweta County
Big theater season planned in Newnan
Although summer does not officially start until next weekend, the Newnan Community Theatre Company is already planning an ambitious 2014-15 theatre season. Here are some highlights of the recently-released schedule:
Coweta County
400 paddlers to visit Newnan June 25
A group of 400 people who will paddle the Chattahoochee River in late June will be making a stop at Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Coweta County and, later that
Peachtree City
Book ’im, Neivah
Neivah Molina, 14, puts the handcuffs on Peachtree City Police Sgt. Jason McKinnon during an exercise last week as part of the police department’s Junior Police Academy. Local teens got
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Jefferson Harold Flora, Jr., 81, of Peachtree City
Jefferson Harold Flora, Jr., 81, of Peachtree City, Ga. (formally of Atlanta) passed away on June 7, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jefferson Harold Flora, Sr.
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Alleene Walker, 90, of Peachtree City
Alleene Walker, 90, of Peachtree City, passed away June 11, 2014. She proudly served in the United States Air Force and later retired from Eastern Airlines. She was preceded in
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Look, Mom, I fit!
Five-year-old Fayetteville resident Lola Knowles got an up-close look at one of the large tires on an earth-mover that was part of the Touch-a-Truck fundraiser for the Odyssey Charter School
Columnists
‘Let us now praise famous men’
Roy Harrison Luster had all the hopes and dreams of any young American man in his early 20s. He was married and was the father of three beautiful daughters. Times,
Columnists
A father’s toolbox
On the day The Boy was born and the nurse placed him in my arms for the very first time, I took a deep breath and held him ever so
Columnists
How Gratefulness Saved Levi’s Life
In times of frustration and difficulty it is good to revisit our own salvation history and remember God’s faithfulness in each and every crisis we ever faced. Over my 48
Crime, Peachtree City
Train hits car stuck on PTC tracks
A motorist narrowly averted disaster early this morning in a failed attempt to cross railroad tracks that were under repair, police said. The driver was running late for work and
Peachtree City
PTC tax hikes ahead?
Council to talk budget Monday; city staff to price various service levels; $3M for streets, cart paths The Peachtree City Council will have its first budget workshop meeting next Monday
Fayette County
Courthouse affair ruins 5 felony verdicts
Carjacking, kidnapping, bank robbery, child molestation, burglary verdicts thrown out; several criminal trials get do-overs, thanks to judge-public defender affair A once-respected judge’s long-term sexual tryst with a public defender
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PTC to Fayette: ‘Hurry up’ with lake repairs
County expects to wrap up evaluation of options the last week in July, but permits may provide further hurdles to overcome The Peachtree City Council has formally requested to be
Peachtree City
PTC’s Victoria Wilcox is Ga. ‘Author of Year’
A Peachtree City author was named Georgia Author of the Year for Best First Novel by the Georgia Writers Association June 7. Victoria Wilcox authored “Inheritance,” which is the first
Fayette County
Caught in midnight highway gunfight, woman driver and her son uninjured
A motorist driving on Ga. Highway 138 in Fayette County near midnight on June 9 had her vehicle damaged when gunshots were exchanged between two vehicles speeding past her. Sheriff
Peachtree City
Rail crossing work in PTC closes Dividend Drive, Paschall Road
The intersection of Dividend Drive and Aviation Way at the railroad tracks and the intersection of Paschall Road at the railroad tracks will be closed for the next three to