Learn about bird watching Sept. 19
“Spread Your Wings” is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail). Bird watching can be a fun […]
2016
Columnists, Opinion
Many ways of saying ‘Good job!’
Friday night lights is not just about the football game. It’s about the community coming together, the competition, and school spirit. Most of all, it’s about the marching bands. While
Church, Fayette County
Religion Briefs 09/07/16
Community Bible study at Providence Registration is now open for Community Bible Study’s 2016-2017 study of Matthew. The Bible Study begins Friday, Sept. 9 ,at Providence United Methodist Church. Contact
Church, Fayetteville
Fayetteville to remember 9-11 with special service
The community is invited to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001, at an interfaith service of remembrance on the 15th anniversary of the tragedy. Planned by the City of
Christ the King to celebrate 20th anniversary Sept. 11
The Cathedral of Christ the King will celebrate its 20th anniversary as a church on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. Christ the King began in a living room with
Church, Fayetteville
Olivet’s anniversary celebration continues
The Olivet Church in Fayetteville kicked off its 25th Church Anniversary celebration last week with the Olivet Family Feud. The celebration continues through the month of September with different guest
Holly Grove AME honors Hammond
Holly Grove AME Church expanded and dedicated its church historical wing in honor of member Annie Ruth Domineck Hammond on Aug. 28. Hammond is 94 years old, lives in her
Church, Tyrone
Hopewell UMC will offer seminar
Have you ever tried to do something good for a group or an individual, only to have it backfire? Tyrone’s Hopewell United Methodist Church will host a short-term Sunday afternoon
Church, Fayetteville
Harkavy to lead Judaism class Sept. 29 through Jan. 26
Rabbi Rick Harkavy at Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville will teach a class in “Judaism 101” starting Thursday evening, Sept. 29 and continuing through Jan. 26, from 7 – 8:30
FFUMC continues work to Stop Hunger Now
Fayetteville First United Methodist Church partnered with Stop Hunger Now and topped 100,000 total meals in its fourth year of participation in a food packing event. More than 160 volunteers
Church, Peachtree City
Greekfest celebration set for Sept. 17
Saturday, Sept. 17 marks the 12th annual celebration of Greekfest, in which parishioners of St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church come together to prepare and present handmade Greek delicacies to the
Church, Fayetteville
NHBC’s ‘Safety Summit’ set for Sept. 17
National Heights Baptist Church will host the Fayette Safety Summit on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants may register at www.fayettesafetysummit.com. Preregistration is recommended. Classes will
Church, Peachtree City
Chicken-Que set for Sept. 24
Peachtree City United Methodist Church is gearing up for its annual Chicken-Que set for Sept. 24. Half a chicken, cole slaw, baked beans and a slice of bread complete the
Columnists, Opinion
Our favorite time of year
I love the fall. I love the turning leaves and cooler temperatures. I also love my job the most in the fall because it is the time the Chamber gets
Columnists, Opinion
American values for immigrants
Loyalty oaths have been tried in the past, but eventually were struck down by the courts as either too vague, or an unconstitutional violation of free speech. These applied, as
Columnists, Opinion
Misleading statistics
Mark Twain famously said that there were three kinds of lies — “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Since this is an election year, we can expect to hear plenty of
Columnists, Opinion
Phyllis Schlafly, Hillary and the Hillarycons
In 1964, Phyllis Schlafly of Alton, Illinois, mother of six, wrote and published a slim volume entitled “A Choice Not an Echo.” Backing the candidacy of Sen. Barry Goldwater, the
Columnists, Opinion
Great-great-grandsons
We were eating lunch as the American Queen riverboat pulled out of port, having just returned from a morning-long excursion to the Battlefield of Vicksburg. It is even possible that
Fayette County, Letters to the Editor
Stop collecting taxes for schools
If the governor wants to take over local schools with an appointee, they should stop collecting property taxes. Approximately 50 percent of local school funding comes from property taxes that
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Facebook politics in presidential vote
I am sure I speak for others when I say this presidential election is unnerving. Many are in the “us versus them” mode, making it very hard to reason. And,
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Democrats set black equality back for generations
American blacks had their equality setback for over 70 years at the hands of unethical Democrats. “The Corrupt Bargain of 1877” describes how Democratic segregationists stifled black voters by either
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Donate to Fayette box turtle fund
Many of you know that I have been very involved with research on the Eastern box turtle. For the past four years, I have been working with Dr. Diane Day,
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Para Belle Walker Moon, 84, of Fayetteville
Para Belle Walker Moon, 84, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away peacefully on August 31, 2016. Mrs. Moon was originally from Jamestown, Ga. She was a founding member of Harps
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Betty Molyneaux Carothers, 69, of Peachtree City
Betty Molyneaux Carothers, 69, of Peachtree City, Ga. and formally of Bardstown, passed away Saturday September 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born January 10, 1947 in Louisville, a
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Lois M Speaker, Ph.D., age 81, of Peachtree City
Lois M Speaker, Ph.D., age 81, of Peachtree City died in the early hours of Saturday, Aug. 20, at Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, where she had been a patient for
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Dolores Lucille Holub, 99
Dolores “Dee” Lucille Holub, 99, of Forest Park, Ill. passed away on September 3, 2016 in Peachtree City, Ga. She was born on April 1, 1917 in Oak Park,
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Elsie Marie Benton, age 93, of Fayetteville
Mrs. Elsie Marie Benton, age 93, of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 29 at her residence. She was born on April 9,1923 in Bonesteel, South Dakota to
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Audrey Johnson Shaw, 85, of Fayetteville
Audrey Johnson Shaw, 85, of Fayetteville passed away on August 30, 2016. She was a member of East Point Church of Christ for over 65 years. She was born
Columnists, Opinion
Paying it forward
I wrote last week about my caregivers, one gentlemen who has looked after me, really, for the past 15 years, and a new gentlemen who graciously said he would help
Things to Do-Sept.8-Oct.9
September September 8 A Company of Friends presents the family musical “Madagascar, A Musical Adventure”at the Fayette Train Depot at 250 Lanier Ave. East in Fayetteville, Shows are 9/8, 9/9
Notable students and grads
Erik Duncan Greene of Peachtree City and Abigail Hope Young of Senoia were named to the President’s Honor Roll for the summer semester at the University of North Georgia. Allison
Local grad makes Ranger status
Kyle S. Norton, a 2009 graduate of Whitewater High School, has completed training and received his Army Ranger tab. He is the son of Sara Harp Minter Elementary support parapro
Parks offer free admission for volunteers
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites are inviting citizens to volunteer for a variety of projects Saturday, Sept. 26. All across Georgia, outdoor
Optimists serving up pancakes Sept. 24
The Senoia Optimist Club will be hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 24, 7-10 a.m. at the Senoia Masonic Lodge on Main Street during the Senoia Cruisin’ To The