Serenbe tour coming Oct. 9
The third annual Serenbe Home Tour is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 9, 1-5 p.m. at The Art Farm at Serenbe, 10455 Atlanta Newnan Road in Chattahoochee Hills. Cost is $35 […]
2016
Learn about FSS Sept. 6
“Get to Know Fayette Senior Services” is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 6, 10-10:30 a.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (McIntosh Place, 191 McIntosh Trail). Join in these monthly
Things to Do-Sept.1-Oct. 8
September September 1 The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club will be holding a lunch meeting today at 11:30 a.m. at Crosstown Grille in Peachtree City.Michelle Forthofer, author of “For the
Newnan cops searching for bank robber
Newnan police are searching for a man who robbed a bank inside the Walmart during the mid-afternoon hours of Aug. 30. Newnan Public Information Officer Gina Snider said the robbery
Columnists, Opinion
The forgotten Constitution
When Jim Pace ran in the Republican primary for Lynn Westmoreland’s seat in Congress, I did not know him but was drawn by his claim to be a “10th Amendment
Columnists, Opinion
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
The prize quote of this incendiary political year may go to Hillary Clinton. In response to Donald Trump’s charge that the Clintons set up a pay-for-play arrangement that granted big
Columnists, Opinion
Abstract immigrants in an abstract world
Why would a country with the world’s largest Jewish population, outside of Israel, admit large numbers of immigrants from countries where hatred of Jews has been taught to their people
Columnists, Opinion
Fed seeks to postpone coming default by federal government
[Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Forbes.com.] I have been writing for years that our government is essentially broke and the federal debt will never be repaid. Within this
Columnists, Opinion
Yankee at Vicksburg
It did not turn out as I intended. Somehow, Tink managed to turn it into what he, with gleeful satisfaction – that is the only way to say it with
Fayette County, Letters to the Editor
BoE to follow up on staff concerns
This is a follow-up to Mr. Nelms’s article about the school board’s climate survey. Education has changed in many ways in the past 30 years, but one thing that has
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Impose impact fee in Fayette Co.
It’s time for Fayette County to seriously look at impact fees on any new development in the county. With all the concerns raised recently about the development onslaught heading our
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
We are electing the Supreme Court this November
Bill Clinton’s catch phrase that helped get him elected was, “It’s the economy, stupid.” That certainly could be dusted off and used again today. However a most pressing priority is
Church
Ask Father Paul – Worry
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible Worry Dear Father Paul: I am a 56-year-old grandmother who has had a life long struggle with worry and anxiety.
Church, Fayetteville
Olivet’s anniversary celebration starts Wednesday
The Olivet Church in Fayetteville will kick off its 25th Church Anniversary celebration with the Olivet Family Feud, Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. Wonderful WINsday night worship service begins
Church, Fayette County
Religion Briefs 08/31/16
Shekinah plans event for girls only God’s Little Jewels fun-filled empowerment session will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 10 a.m. – noon at 140 Ga. Highway 314, Fayetteville
Peachtree City readies for Greek celebration 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
PTCUMC gears up for 12th annual Chicken-Que Sept. 24
On Sept. 24 the fire-pits will light up at 3 a.m. for the 12th annual Chicken-Que at Peachtree City United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Men (UMM) will once again
Church, Fayetteville
NHBC’s Safety Summit set for September 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
Last performance
Kaci Wadsworth and Nevaeh Williams took their last bow this past spring in their last performance with The Kids’ Music Company, the on-stage musical production group in Fayetteville. Children age
Church, Peachtree City
DivorceCare starts at Providence
Providence United Methodist Church will offer DivorceCare for adults and DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K), for 5-12 year old children, on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. starting Sept. 6. Free childcare is
Church, Fayetteville
Service planned for Sept. 11
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
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Richard Emory Lamb, Sr., 88
Richard Emory “Dick” Lamb, Sr., 88, of Panama City Beach, Fla. passed away on August 27, 2016 in Fayetteville, Ga. Raised in Fayette County, he was born to Ola
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Julian Clayton Brannon, a resident of Peachtree City
Julian Clayton “Clay” Brannon, a resident of Peachtree City, Ga. and formerly of Headland, Ala., died early Tuesday morning, August 23, 2016, in the Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Fayetteville, Ga. A
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Jill King Borneman Bigler of Peachtree City
Jill King Borneman Bigler, beloved wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, and grandmother, passed from our lives peacefully after a stroke, on August 27, 2016. She was a resident of Peachtree
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Joyce Hannah Smith Arnold, 88, of Peachtree City
Joyce Hannah Smith Arnold, 88, of Peachtree City, passed away on August 27, 2016. She was a member of St. Andrew Episcopal Church and the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She worked many
Fayetteville, Obituaries
Gregory Alton McNeil, 42, of Fayetteville
Gregory Alton McNeil, 42, of Fayetteville, passed away August 24, 2016. Greg is survived by his parents Larry and Evelyn McNeil, brother Larry and Jen McNeil, grandmother Eunice McNeil, niece
Obituaries, Peachtree City
Barbara Hughes, 84, of Peachtree City
Barbara (Schultz) Hughes, 84, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on August 29, 2016. Barbara was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 18,1932. She graduated from North Hollywood High School
Columnists, Opinion
My caregivers
In the 1930s, I was considered to be a “sickly child” although I’m not sure just what that meant. I did have a collapsed lung from whooping cough and had
Dream Music Fest is Sept. 17
The City of Riverdale and the How Big Is Your Dream Foundation will present the Dream Music Fest which is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Riverdale Town Center
Fayette GOP sets monthly breakfast
The Fayette County Republican Party’s next breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, starting at 8:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Brad Carver, GOP chairman of the11th Congressional District on
Documentary details what to do about too much screen time
Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that
Students chosen for Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony
Six student musicians representing four of Fayette’s high schools have been selected as members of the 2016-2017 Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony (AYWS). More than 300 high school students from throughout
Free workshop for parents
The school system’s CARE (Children at Risk in Education) program is sponsoring a free STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) workshop for parents of students at all grade levels. The
Crosswalk Ministries receives grant
The Heritage Community Foundation presented a $2,000 grant to Aug. 16 executive director Tammy Wiggins and co-founder/program director Gina Moore of Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc. (Crosswalk). The grant will be