Civitan yard sale starts Friday
The Fayette County Civitan Club’s yard sale opens Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3 on the now vacant Melear’s Barbecue Restaurant site in Fayetteville, club president, Alan Jones announced […]
Community
2014
Community
Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday at Fayette Library
The Fayette County Public Library invites the public to attend a free Holocaust Remembrance Day program Thursday at 7 p.m. Mariella Crea will tell her mother’s powerful story of courage
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Gospel on the Green is Saturday
The Fayette County High School Band Boosters are proud to present the second annual Gospel on the Green concert at the Southern Ground Amphitheatre May 3 at 6 p.m. Performers
Church
Examine the evidence
We people of faith talk a lot about faith. You know, believing things we cannot see with our human eyes and cannot prove by scientific data. One of our favorite
Church, Tyrone
Hopewell United Methodist plans Chick-N-Que
Hopewell United Methodist Men will have their annual Chick-N-Que on Saturday, May 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the church in Tyrone. Proceeds from the event will help
Church, Regional
Religion Briefs 04/30/14
Woolsey will observe NDOP April 30A National Day of Prayer Service will be observed on Wednesday night, April 30, at Woolsey Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. The children will participate
Engagements, Peachtree City
Burnett-Hargraves engagement
Randy and Sue Burnett of Peachtree City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Leigh Burnett, to John Lyle Hargraves, son of John and Ann Hargraves of
Engagements, Peachtree City
Goodfellow-Knowles Engagement
Ray and Lynda Goodfellow of Peachtree City, Ga. are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their son, Forrest Goodfellow, to Stephanie Knowles, the daughter of Jeff and
Church, Peachtree City
All Saints’ new church going up
A workman inspects the anchor bolts in what will be the bell tower of the new All Saints Anglican Church at 149 Ebenezer Road, just east of Peachtree City. All
Church, Peachtree City
Holy Trinity will offer GriefShare
GriefShare at Holy Trinity Church at 101 Walt Banks Road in Peachtree City will begin on Wednesday, May 7. GriefShare is a Christian grief recovery program for those grieving the
Church, Fayetteville
Fayette Presbyterian’s Spring Fling set for May 10
Fayette Presbyterian Church will host its 8th Annual Spring Fling on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a free community event. It will be held
Church, Fayette County
Radar scans for unmarked graves at Hopeful Church
Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc. (GPRS) a nation wide leader in ground radar from Toledo, Ohio, recently provided its services to Fayette’s historic Hopeful community in a search for unmarked graves.
Church, Fayetteville
Gospel Community Church restores F’ville playground
Fayetteville’s Gospel Community Church Community Group raised over $500 towards restoring the playground at Weatherly Walk in Fayetteville. Group members also provided the labor to clean the playground, install new
Church, Peachtree City
PTC Presbyterian members donate over 10,000 meals
Members of the First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City worked with Stop Hunger Now, an organization committed to end hunger across the globe. Members of First Presbyterian of PTC were
Community
Fun is the best fashion
Enjoying a lighter moment following the Fayette Senior Services Fashion Show April 24 are (L-R) Fayetteville Belk manager Kim Jones, attorney Mary Lynn Kirby, Fayette Woman publisher Joyce Beverly, Turner
Entertainment, Peachtree City
Late . . . but the hunt goes on
It may have been delayed a week by rain, but that didn’t keep the Peachtree City Optimist Club from hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Shakerag Knoll Saturday. The
Fayette County
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life week gets a spirited kickoff
Helping to kick off the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life week with a dinner in honor of cancer survivors April 25 were (L-R) Debbie Britt, executive director of community
Fayette County
Fayette deputies search for armed robber
Fayette County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who robbed the Ga. Highway 92 North Chevron convenience store at gunpoint on April 28. Sheriff Barry Babb said deputies responded
Columnists
Thoughts on National Day of Prayer
We live in an era in American history where the powers that be seem to be divorcing public life from our religious heritage. So, I am relieved that our nation,
Columnists
What is your role in the Fayette Visioning Initiative?
While the Fayette Visioning Initiative’s steering committee is hard at work incorporating citizen ideas into a final draft vision statement, it’s the perfect time to look at the respective roles
Columnists
The high cost of liberalism — Part III
Income inequality has long been one of the liberals’ favorite issues. So there is nothing surprising about its being pushed hard this election year. If nothing else, it is a
Columnists
Obama’s foreign policy: Poof!
You know things are bad when you can’t wait for the return of a TV character to demonstrate what resolve and leadership really look like. Yes, after a four-year hiatus,
Columnists
Crazy in the genes
My grandmother — Daddy’s mother — was sometimes called “crazy” by others who didn’t quite understand her eccentric ways. Of course, in the South, we are proud of such a
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
More histrionics from Learnard
Tax revenue funds everything from the Sheriff’s Department and our judiciary system to schools and water treatment. Since the commissioners and Board of Education are responsible for approving budgets that
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Haddix gone but Ms. Learnard quarrels on
For the life of me, I can’t understand why the City Council of Peachtree City has turned into the epicenter of fighting and negativity. [Council members] Kim Learnard and Vanessa
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
McIntosh HS needs more than a facelift
I recently read the article in your paper (“PTC’s McIntosh High School to receive a facelift”) about the $900,000 the Fayette County Board of Education is planning to spend on
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
‘A passionate, vocal minority ruled on fire consolidation’
Now that I have your attention, allow me to explain. We did indeed have a packed house, perhaps 250 or more people, to attend the special CALLED meeting (not an
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Lawsuit appeal funds could be better used for education
Recently our school board announced that they will appeal the recent U.S. District Court decision requiring district voting for Fayette County. While I agree that it is better to have
Letters to the Editor, Tyrone
‘SCHS’s dogma of the day’
To some within the Fayette County Board of Education, Sandy Creek High School’s seven-period day schedule may seem excessive and even unfair relative to scheduling at the other high schools.
Obituaries, Regional
Wilbur Dale Hardman, 88, of LaGrange
Mr. Wilbur Dale Hardman, 88, of LaGrange, Ga. died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Piedmont-Henry Hospice in Stockbridge, Ga. Funeral services are planned for Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 1
Obituaries, Regional
DeLane Marketa Groover, 90
DeLane Marketa Groover, 90, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Martin and her son, Charles Everett. She is survived by
Obituaries, Regional
Gail Meyer of Fairburn
Mr. Gail Meyer (MSGT USMC RET) of Fairburn passed away April 25, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Mildred (Millie) Meyer of Fairburn; step-children, Debbie and Chris Spriggs; Patti
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Michael Martin Guerrero of Fayetteville
Michael Martin Guerrero passed away April 24, 2014 as a result of a short battle with cancer. Born August 19, 1963 to Shirley and Gilbert Guerrero in Augusta, Ga. Michael
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Harold H. Brown, 87, of Fayetteville
Harold H. Brown, 87, of Fayetteville, passed away April 26, 2014. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War, and later was