The Southern Crescent Storytellers, in conjunction with Fayetteville VFW Post 3650, National Public Radio, and the Library of Congress, is sponsoring the Story Corps Military Initiative. Local active duty, retirees, […]
Two Rising Starr Middle educators are getting ready to walk the red carpet, having been nominated by members of the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences to potentially receive a
The Newnan Citizen Academy will begin registration Aug. 1. The deadline for registration is Sept. 1. The academy is conducted annually in the fall. This year it will begin Sept.
The Fayette Master Gardener Association invites the public to attend the presentation by Dr. Ayanava Majumdar from Auburn University. Dr. Majumdar will speak on vegetable pest management and sustainable integrated
The McIntosh High School counseling department hosted its third annual Jump Start college planning program July 28. Juniors and seniors, along with their parents, were given an opportunity to meet
Dogwood Church, 975 Hwy. 74 N. in Tyrone, will offer a GriefShare support group Wednesday evenings beginning Aug. 19 from 7-9 p.m., meeting in the atrium area of the church
Just because it’s fall and the leaves are beginning to turn doesn’t mean you can’t continue to enjoy the bounty from your vegetable gardens. Robert “Bob” Westerfield, University of Georgia
The new school year is about to begin, and with it will come a new tax year. With the tax rate likely to be unchanged at 20 mills again this
Coweta spends less even with more students, more employees When it comes to comparing school systems such an exercise can be difficult due to a host of variables. That said,
UPDATED — Fayette Countians should know within a few days who can run and who can vote in the Sept. 15 special election to fill the District 5 seat on
Peachtree City Police Department employees were introduced to new Peachtree City Police Chief Janet Moon at an informal ceremony held at the department on July 24. Moon starts working in
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners’ support for the state’s widening project involving McDonough Road and Hwy. 54 on the east side of Fayetteville has not wavered – at least,
The annual back-to-school shopping season takes place this weekend, July 31-Aug. 1. This annual tax free weekend allows Georgia families to save on vital supplies, clothes and technology to prepare
Georgia is a three-year-old spayed female terrier mix. She is heartworm but it is treatable. Her ID #is A029969. Kennel #A2. This pet is eligible for one 20-percent discount training
The America-Korea Friendship Society hosted a commemorative observance July 27 at the Rotunda in the Georgia State Capitol. It was the 62nd anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War.
July July 30 “The Fat Boy Chronicles” is coming back to the NCG Theatre on Fischer Rd. Sharpsburg/Peachtree City today at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free. Hosted by Family Patterns
Dennis the Menace, that perpetual preschooler who specializes in new ways to get into mischief, in one comic strip was kneeling down by the bed preparing to say his prayers.
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will commission two new Stephen Ministers on Aug. 2. Shelly Jones will be commissioned at the 8:30 a.m. service, and Mary Jeffrey
Flat Creek Baptist Church is hosting several upcoming events at the church. On Saturday, Aug. 8, a “Beat the Heat” event will be held from 10 a.m. until noon. Activities
Several members of the youth group from Rolling Hills Baptist Church recently descended upon five local neighborhoods to collect food in support of needy families in Fayette and Coweta Counties.
Whitewater Church is offering free childcare on Friday, July 31, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. so parents can ‘Catch-a-Break’ and have a ‘date night’ to get their back to school
Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville invites the community to attend the Global Leadership Summit, produced by the Willow Creek Association, on the church campus Aug. 6 and 7. The summit
The S.A.G.E. group (Senior Adults Going Everywhere) at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church keeps busy with monthly activities and day trips scheduled throughout the year. Members also have an indoor
Word of God Lutheran Church in Peachtree City hosted “Journey with Daniel” July 14 -16. The VBS-style program for adult members of the Young Life Capernaum Group included Bible time,
St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church will host Greekfest 2015, an annual event, on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6:30 until … at the Dixie Wing Commemorative Air Force Hangar at Falcon
Back-to-school fun day Fellowship of Love Church in Fayetteville will host a “Back-To-School Empowerment and Fun Day” on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at North Fayette
Mary and Steve Tochterman of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren M. Tochterman, to Edmond M. Colegrove, son of Deborah Misenhimer of Altamont, N.Y., and David Colegrove
“… if we come to see ourselves as meat, then meat we shall become.” — Leon Kass, M.D., “Toward a More Natural Science” What is most shocking about an undercover
What is the difference between Donald Trump and Bozo the Clown? Well, not much besides makeup or long floppy shoes. But, just because Trump is an entertaining world-class gasbag doesn’t
As our family has grown, shopping — even for school supplies — has become an expensive and more complex proposition. Certainly, setting a specific budget for each child, buying generics
It was in Oxford, Mississippi, that it came to me so clearly. I knew it, of course. I had known it since I was a child skirted in gingham innocence
When I was in the fifth grade a special pocket knife caught my eye. It was under the glass counter in a little country store. It was gray with two
I was disappointed by the 2-2 vote on the resolution before the Board of Commissioners to halt the widening of McDonough Road and State Route 54 East on the eastern
As a citizen and after sitting through BOC meetings and a Board of Elections meeting, I am most confused and am seeking answers that I think investigative reporters might also
