COS plans two events in Tyrone
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will host two events on Wednesday, July 22, at the church’s new campus at 411 Palmetto Road in Tyrone. The first group will gather at […]
Church, Tyrone
2015
Things to do-July 15-August 3
July July 15 “Flies at the Well,” the new musical play based on the 1948 John Wallace murder trial, is slated to premiere in Newnan next spring, but local residents
VBS high jinks for Haitian kids
Vacation Bible School children at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church raised over $1,400 for the Haitian Timoun Foundation. This gift will enable four impoverished children to attend school and enjoy
Church, Fayetteville
Fayetteville’s Heritage Christian will host Global Leadership Summit August 6 & 7
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
Rolling Hills holds 5th annual VBS at Marnelle
Rolling Hills Baptist Church conducted Vacation Bible School last month for the families residing in Marnelle Mobile Home Park on Ga. Highway 54. Approximately 38 children in kindergarten through fifth
Church, Sharpsburg
Cokes Chapel’s team collects shoes for River of Life
A mission team from Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church in Sharpsburg recently participated in its annual River of Life mission (ROL), which began last Wednesday, July 8 and concluded Sunday,
Help with cleanup
Members of Fayetteville First United Methodist Church, St. Matthew Catholic Church, Living Faith Fellowship Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints joined together with chain saws, wheelbarrows
Church, Regional
Religion Briefs 07/15/15
SDA church will host blood drive The American Red Cross will host a summer blood drive at the Peachtree City SDA Church on Sunday, July 19 from 11 a.m. –
Columnists, Opinion
If the foundations be destroyed … Never lose heart
There are moments when you think something is going to happen, but when it does, you’re still not quite ready for it. It hits you like a kick-in the gut
Columnists, Opinion
Summer reading for old-school patriots
For the rare and dwindling lot of you who know a bit about and still revere the origins of our country, there is a new book you should read: “The
Columnists, Opinion
Is the Civil War over?
In the wake of the recent murders in a South Carolina church, the killer’s hope of igniting a race war produced the opposite effect. Blacks and whites in South Carolina
Columnists, Opinion
Childhood friend and a lesson
When I was 6, the boy with hair the color of cotton and eyes tinted sapphire came to live with us. He was the same age and size as I
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
At-large vote would dishonor Coston
I am not very often moved to write a letter to this newspaper. Having been a resident of the county for the last 25 years I have had ample opportunity
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Older folks and history lesson about Rebel flag
A response to Mya and Max’s letter on the heritage of the Confederate Flag: What your mother and dad told you about the Confederate Flag is true. What they did
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Thanks for ‘Embracing Military Families’
Dear citizens of Fayette County, once again, I am coming to you to say thank you. Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $3,300 for Embracing Military Families.
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Dogs in hot cars: A deadly situation you can change
Every year countless dogs die after being locked in cars (on warm, not necessarily hot, days) while their owners work, visit, shop, or run errands. What’s so tragic is that
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
PTC soldier: We’re supporting NATO
My name is John Long and I am currently deployed overseas as the spearhead of Operation Atlantic Resolve. I just wanted to email someone on the staff to see if
Letters to the Editor, Tyrone
A child’s question on not fading away
It was mid-October. It seemed like the summer’s heat was here to stay so it was unexpected that a cool evening chased the heat away. Everyone was off, doing what
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Kathleen Jackson Thomas, age of 69
Kathleen Jackson Thomas passed away on July 9, 2015 at the age of 69. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Atlanta Ga. Kathleen attended Sandy Springs
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Elizabeth Mae Turbyfield, age 90, of Fayetteville
Elizabeth Mae (Livingston) Turbyfield, age 90, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Social Circle. She was born in Belzoni, Miss., on September 16, 1924,
Fayetteville, Obituaries
George Edward Hearne, Sr., 84, of Fayetteville
George Edward Hearne, Sr. (“Ed”), 84, of Fayetteville, passed away on July 8, 2015. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the
Honor the ‘process’ in ‘due process’
The question before us is this: Can Fayette County legally hold a special election confined to District 5? Widower Bernie Coston and the Fayette County NAACP want the successor to
All can vote in special election
UPDATED 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 — Here comes the special election, and a lot of people don’t like it. The Fayette County Board of Elections voted the evening of July
Columnists, Opinion
A Braves game, 50 years ago
As the Atlanta Braves baseball team have been advertising this year, it’s been 50 years since they moved here. I took my son, David, to the second game because I
Brooks Indians bring home USSSA World Series title
The Brooks Indians 14U All-Stars won the USSSA World Series championship July 3 in Gulfport, Miss. They defeated another Georgia team, Central Walton, to bring home the first USSSA World
World Series bound
The 8u Tyrone All-Stars head to Gulf Shores, Ala., the week of July 13-18 to play in the Fast Pitch Softball World Series. The local team from Tyrone has complied
Show car
Keith Shockey of Fayetteville has had some success on and off the track this summer at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Here he is with his 2015 Dodge Challenger, which most recently
Seeking one last chance on the gridiron
Jackson Ayers will never be a star on the football field or even play on a collegiate team. He just wants to play a little during his senior year of
Dredging spillway projects moving forward
The Fayette County Water System’s dredging project is about 50 percent complete and is expected to be finished by the end of August, according to county officials. Weather has accounted
One month left in summer reading program
At libraries across the state, parents, grandparents and legal guardians can enter children born in 1999 or after into the Every Hero Has a Story Sweepstakes. This sweepstakes will award
Sandy Creek High in national spotlight at competition
A delegation of eight students from the graphic communications and automotive career pathways at Sandy Creek High represented Georgia at the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville,
Local students graduate from Samford
The following area students received a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from Samford University during recent commencement exercises: Joshua David Baker of Brooks – Bachelor of Science from School of
Learn about breakfast Aug. 4
“Ready, Set, Breakfast” is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 10-11 a.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location, The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive. Your mother was right, breakfast really
Ray returns to Peachtree City Library
Writer, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray, author of five books of literary nonfiction and a collection of nature poetry, makes her return to Peachtree City Saturday, July 25, for a