On Sunday, April 27, Hopewell United Methodist Church bid farewell to Cassie Light, a Candler School of Theology student who has spent the past nine months in an internship at […]
The Georgia Singers, a community-based choral organization for young women, will present the Requiem Mass by Francesco Brusa on Sunday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Fayetteville First United Methodist
Members of Evergreen Church in Peachtree City celebrated their first anniversary recently with a “green out.” In honor of the occasion “gifts” of personal care items and Comfort Quilts were
Registration is now open for the summer 2014 Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City. VBS will take place June 16-20. The theme this year is “A
A crowd of about 100 witnessed the dedication Sunday of the Founders’ Corner in Peachtree City’s City Hall Plaza as the busts of city founders Joel Cowan and Floy Farr
The McIntosh Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) welcomes renowned Atlanta television personality Monica Pearson as guest speaker at the group’s monthly meeting Tuesday, May 13. Pearson
The county’s two oldest high schools will square off on the gridiron the first weekend of the 2014 season, and seven other games during the fall will feature two local
Eight of the 16 players on the Region 4-AAAAA girls soccer All-Region team for this season are from two Fayette schools. Five players from Starr’s Mill made the team: Paige
BASEBALL: Whitewater and Starr’s Mill will be back in action on the diamond this afternoon in separate brackets of the AAAAA state baseball tournament after taking care of business over
Three local athletes won state championships over the weekend in the Georgia High School Association girls track and field meet in Albany. Chinyere Njoku took first place in the 100-meter
Amid the ice and snow storms of earlier this year, the Whitewater Middle School Drama Club embarked on an exciting film project. After months of hard work the full length
The South Metro Rose Society will be holding its 29th annual Rose Show on May 17-18 at Fayetteville Church of Christ fellowship hall at 870 Redwine Rd. Local rose growers
The Sandy Creek High School choruses will present the 2014 spring show, “Lights, Camera, Action: A Celebration of the Music of Hollywood,” on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10,
For 12 years, The Citizen has saluted the special moms in our community; one mom had been on dialysis for 14 years, while another has raised eight children. One has
It’s not too late to immerse yourself in an amazing but convenient leadership training experience. Community business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast®
St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church will offer the community a taste of Louisiana with its first annual Crawfish Boil on Saturday, May 17, from 5-8 p.m. Meals are
Living near the busiest airport in the world has its benefits. It is easy to explore the world whether for work or pleasure. I have visited nearly every state in
My family has lived in Fayette County for eight years and we enjoy the unique quality of life, excellent schools, and many friendships. I also rely on the economic growth
Consider for a moment a nightmare scenario: A person walks into your worship service and brandishes or, worse still, actually fires, a weapon. Now, because your church has opted into
Of all the cynical frauds of the Obama administration, few are so despicable as sacrificing the education of poor and minority children to the interests of the teachers’ unions. Attorney
Last fall I described the apparently miraculous way in which I located the one person in the world I was searching for — my seventh- and eighth-grade English teacher, Mr.
Faith is making a comeback among liberal Democrats, but they still have a way to go. First, some history. Hoping to attract some Evangelical Christian votes more than 20 years
Recently, some commentators have been promoting the idea of a government guaranteed income, where the government would pay a monthly cash payment to every American, regardless of need or merit.
Across Georgia, tension is in the air as 1.6 million students endure the annual ritual of end-of-year testing. Nervous students, parents and teachers feel the pressure: The efforts of an
Dear Readers, Everyone loved Mama. And they loved stories about her. This is a column written before her death but never published. I decided to share it to celebrate Mama.
I appreciate The Citizen reporting on the Republican candidate forum for the open Board of Education seat in District 4 on April 14. However, I would like to clarify my
I am disappointed with Peachtree City Council member Kim Learnard’s behavior in the newspaper as of lately. As a council member, she could do much to change the negative perception
It amazes me why Councilwoman Kim Learnard of Peachtree City continues to pick fights with other politicians. She seems to have her claws out for Steve Brown now. It was
Fayette County’s “Summer of Stinky Water” pales beside what the chemical industry and others are doing to poison our water and our food. The USA is the world’s largest producer
Terry Lee Christiansen, 75, of Fayetteville, passed away May 2, 2014. Mr. Christiansen worked for 45 years at Georgia Pacific Corporation. He was preceded in death by his parents Terence
Claude Fryer, Jr., 93, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away in the arms of his daughter, Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Southwest Christian Care, Union City, Ga. He was born
Mr. John Malcolm Mikels, Jr. age 78 of Jonesboro, Ga. passed away May 4, 2014. He was born in Bloomington, Ind. to the late John Malcolm Mikels, Sr. and Oneta
An amazing springtime this year, what? The perfect blue sky, the emerald curtain of fresh green drawn around our little bit of earth, clouds like vanilla ice cream comes. And
Alert Peachtree City residents helped police capture a suspect who bolted from a traffic stop late Monday morning, officials said. The suspect, later identified as Dontevious Ferrell, 24, of Gay,
