Tennis benefit set for Sept. 24
People You Need to Know Magazine will host a round-robin doubles “Tennis for a Cause” event Saturday, Sept. 24, 6-9 p.m. at the Peachtree City Tennis Center, 10 Planterra Way […]
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Flat Rock students swim with the sharks
Entrepreneurial students at Flat Rock Middle proved that they could swim with the sharks when they participated in their own version of “Shark Tank” inspired by the hit ABC television
4-H students recognized at competition
Fayette County 4-H members recently participated in district 4-H Forestry Field Day Competition with exceptional results. The junior team (grades 4-8) of Owen Leonard, David Niedermeyer, and Allison Spinney placed
Hands of Hope receives grant
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a $2,000 grant Sept. 13 to Hands of Hope Clinic executive director Mollie Cole. The funds will be used to purchase a new copier for
County seeks scarecrows for contest
The Fayette County Public Art Committee has announced its third annual Scarecrow Competition. Participants will construct their scarecrows Oct. 15-16 at the county administrative complex, 140 Stonewall Ave. in Fayetteville.
Infant loss support group to meet
Rachel’s Gift partners with hospitals to assist parents through the initial stages of infant loss. They hold a meeting the fourth Thursday of the month (except for November and December
Support group helps dementia caregivers
Sixty Plus Dementia Caregiver Support Group will meet Thursday, Sept. 22, 1:30-3 p.m. at The Gathering Place in Peachtree City. Designed to be both informational and supportive, this groups provides
Learn to preserve family recipes
“Preserving Family Recipes” is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive). From your uncle’s famous barbeque sauce
School system job fair Sept. 24
While teachers and students are back in the classroom with the new school year in full swing, work is being done to fill open positions outside of the classroom. The
CCF to provide $4,500 in school grants
The Coweta Community Foundation has announced that it has begun accepting applications for its Coweta County Schools Classroom Educational Grants and will do so through Nov. 1. This is the
Booth business is opportunity for students
A school-based business at J.C. Booth Middle is helping eighth-grade students with disabilities learn important social skills for their transition to high school and eventually the workforce. Triad program teachers
Foundation presents grant to clinic
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a $5,000 grant Aug. 31 to the Good Shepherd Clinic and its executive director, Chelsea Folds. The funds will be used to purchase new medical
Traffic advisory for homecoming parade
The annual McIntosh High School homecoming parade is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 5, and will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the school. The parade route turns right onto Walt Banks
City vehicles up for online auction
Peachtree City will be accepting bids on Govdeals.com for a Toyota Camry, two ambulances, and various pieces of office equipment this week. The auctions will begin on approximately Sept. 21
Church BBQ set for Sept. 24
The Methodist Men Chicken-Que is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, with pickup between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. For $8 per ticket, pick up your BBQ half chicken, baked beans,
Liberty Tech students getting involved
Liberty Tech students showed their community involvement recently in a big way. About 200 students and their families walked in the Pink Posse to support breast cancer research.
Club raising funds for service dog
Peachtree City Rotary Community Corps will work again this year to provide a second service dog to a deserving veteran through Healing4Heroes. The dog will help a vet suffering from
Rome photo exhibit coming next month
In early October, Gianfranco Folchitto will provide a photographic tour of one of the world’s greatest cities at the Peachtree City Library on the lower level in the Floy Farr
Learn about new Peachtree City app
“Gateway to the Bubble” is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1:30-2:15 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City (The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail). A one-stop app for everything you
Church
Your cry out to God this Friday can make an impact
I was visiting with a prospect recently and invited him to church. I told him I was beginning a sermon series entitled “Fourth and Long: Hard Core Faith for Perilous
Church, Fayette County
Religion Briefs 09/21/16
Bethany plans yard sale Sept. 23, 24 Bethany United Methodist Church will have a yard sale Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. each
Congregation B’nai Israel will welcome Jewish New Year Oct. 2
Rosh Hashanah 2016, the Jewish New Year, will officially begin Sunday night, Oct. 2. The Jewish New Year is different from the customary New Year celebrated on Jan. 1.
Church, Fayetteville
MRBC to host simulcast
McDonough Road Baptist Church in Fayetteville will be a host site for the “Cry Out 16” nationwide simulcast, Friday, Sept. 23, from 7-10 p.m. Nancy DeMoss Woigemuth and Revive Our
Hellsten joins staff at COS
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church announces Madison Hellsten as its interim High School Youth and Family Ministries Coordinator. “Madi” is a student leader and co-worship leader at Lutheran Campus Ministries
Church, Tyrone
Volunteers needed for Hopewell’s hunger event this Saturday
Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone invites the community to participate in its “Stop Hunger Now” event to be held on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m., at the Robert
Church, Fayette County
Manchester to speak on ‘aha’ moments that heal
International speaker, Christian Science practitioner and lecturer Chet Manchester, from King Ferry, N.Y., will give a one-hour talk on “Aha moments that heal,”showing how moments of sudden illumination and clarity
Change in a bottle for the babies
Members of All Saints Anglican Church participated in the Fayette Pregnancy Resource Center’s Baby Bottle Campaign. Between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year, members filled baby bottles with loose
Aid for the refugees
The New Day Circle at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City recently adopted a refugee family. The family came to America through World Relief and is getting settled with help
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Owen Matthew Bohdan, 15, of Fayetteville
Mr. Owen Matthew Bohdan, 15, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away on September 17, 2016. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Eric and Mary Bohdan. Owen was a sophomore at
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Luther Ruben Knowles, 89, of Fayetteville
Luther Ruben Knowles, 89, of Fayetteville passed away on September 13, 2016. He was born and raised in Fayette County. He proudly served his country during World War II in
Columnists, Opinion
Trump’s 6 transformative ideas
The best analysis I’ve seen anywhere about Donald Trump, Hillary and her Democrats and the hapless Republican Party comes — wait for it — from a Georgetown University professor writing
Columnists, Opinion
Questions for debate
Next week’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could determine the outcome of the election. As polls show Trump leading in some swing states and closing the gap
Columnists, Opinion
Earrings and hair
It happened many years ago when my toddler niece, Nicole, grabbed a gold hoop earring dangling from my ear and gave it a good yank which ripped my pierced ear.
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Oddo in cabal on commission?
We have reached a point at the county governmental level to where the patience has been eaten away. There is a leadership breakdown where the treatment of commissioners and “rules”