Movie night is July 15
First Presbyterian Church on Willowbend Road in Peachtree City will be the site of Family Movie Night scheduled for Friday, July 15. The featured film that evening is “Toy Story.” […]
2016
Council meeting cancelled
The July 7 meeting of the City Council of Peachtree City has been cancelled. Council will hold a workshop Tuesday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m. and the next regular meeting
Deadline for fall photo contest is July 25
The McRitchie Hollis Museum in Newnan announced June 30 that Carla Cook Smith stepped down as the Simple Pleasures director and turned over the leadership to Larissa McMichael. It was
Meet the mayor July 12
“Meeting with the Mayor” is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, 9-10 a.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive). Join Fayetteville Mayor Ed Johnson
The family that runs together
All seven members of the David Anders family ran Monday in the annual Peachtree Road Race. Despite the heat and humidity, all seven finished and collected their coveted T-shirts. On
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
By Thomas Jefferson The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political
Columnists, Opinion
Hillary and identity politics
Have you heard that Hillary Clinton is the “first woman” ever to be nominated for president by a major political party? Of course you have. The media have repeated the
Columnists, Opinion
The iron bed
When I was a child and we visited my grandparents, both sets who lived up in the mountains in small, humble houses which we accessed by a car that crawled
Fayette County, Letters to the Editor
Developers are swarming, so let the rezoning wars begin
Gird your loins and prepare for battle: The war has been ongoing for decades throughout Fayette County. Investors and developers from far and wide swoop down and buy up swaths
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Gun control: Start with Secret Service
In a predictable reaction to a tragedy in Orlando, the President last month took the opportunity not to comfort the families of the victims nor to address the issue of
Fayetteville, Letters to the Editor
Dump Trumpers seem to seek perfection
I think Mr. Felts has now emphatically confessed to all of the charges made against the Dump Trumpers mired in their own virtuosity while the nation slides further into the
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
PTC ducks obligation to disclose road facts
Knowledge is power, and no one knows that better than the elected officials who think they run the government and the bureaucrats who actually do so. Case in point: a
Letters to the Editor, Peachtree City
Obama: Leadership missing in action
Since Munich 1972 Islamic terrorists have murdered thousands of innocent civilians of all ages, races and religions in the USA, Europe and countries as diverse as Argentina, Indonesia, Australia, India,
Church
Ask Father Paul – Freedom from guilt
Answers to your questions about life, religion and the Bible Freedom from guilt Dear Father Paul: I am a man now in my 50s. In my youth, I was no
Serianni is new children’s pastor at Heritage Christian
Serianni most recently spent 10 years working at Dunkin Donuts as a director of operations.He grew up in Upstate New York and has an associates degree in community development from
Get M.A.D. at FFUMC’s camp
Children are invited to have fun, be challenged, and muster up all kinds of creativity in music, art, and drama at M.A.D. Camp at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church July
Providence UMC kids enjoy successful Mission Week
June 27-29 was Mission Week for middle school students at Providence United Methodist Church. Middle school ministry director Sarah Beatty explains, “Each summer our rising sixth-eighth grade students spend several
Cornerstone UMC selects Totten as new director of student ministries
Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Coweta County has announced that Bobby Totten is the new director of student ministries. Totten, a devoted husband of 13 years to Fonda, and father
Church, Fayetteville
Providence UMC offering free garden plots to residents
Providence UMC is offering free garden plots for this late summer/fall growing season. The “Jubilee Garden” has 25 ten foot square plots which are surrounded by a newly installed chain
Fayetteville, Weddings
Burns-Whittmyer wedding
Leigh Allison Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stephens Burns of Fayetteville was married to Mr. Mark Allen Whittmyer on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The ceremony and reception were
Things to Do-July 5-july 28
July July 6 “There’s a Hack for That: Garden Edition” is today from 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive). There is
Columnists, Opinion
Working the Road Race
Sometime back in the early 1980s, I decided to volunteer as an EMT at the Peachtree Road Race. We were sent a special T-shirt, told when and where to be,
Coweta Pets of the Week
Titus is a totally tip-top neutered Russian blue who is handsome, sweet and affectionate. Because he is already neutered the adoption fee is reduced. He will need to be an
Book publishing tips at July 9 event
All writers and aspiring writers interested in straight talk about independent book publishing are invited to come out Saturday, July 9, at 1 p.m. at the Fayette County Public Library.
RowAmerica Peachtree builds local operations team
RowAmerica Peachtree, the newest addition to RowAmerica’s growing list of clubs, has begun to build its local operations team with the addition of Will Forteith (director, head coach), Dawn Scott-Viyella
Local food bank sends aid to West Virginia
Midwest Food Bank – Georgia Division is assisting people whose homes have been damaged in the recent storms in West Virginia. As a Salvation Army First Responder, Midwest Food Bank
Tips to simplify gardening
“There’s a Hack for That: Garden Edition” is scheduled for Wednesday, July 6, 1-2 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Fayetteville location (The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive). There is
Roseen receives Fulbright award
Starr’s Mill High graduate Dillon Roseen, also a recent graduate of Georgia Tech, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to The Netherlands in Law and Politics of International
The smallest things matter
Every so often in the midst of the struggles of caring for a dementia patient, a fully-lit spectrum of joy illuminates a moment. None so brightly as Barbara Brewer Cooper
Learn to beat the heat
“No Sweat for Summer” is scheduled for Tuesday, July 5, 10-11 a.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Peachtree City location (McIntosh Place, 191 McIntosh Trail). Beat the summer heat as Hannah
Tales of India at Backyard Assn. meeting
Plant explorer and native Georgian Scott McMahan will speak at the July 12 meeting of the Backyard Association, telling tales of his adventures while botanizing in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh,
New Neighbors League cart takes 1st place PTC Parade award
The first place golf cart award winner in the July 4 Peachtree City Parade was the entry by the Peachtree City New Neighbors League, shown here in the procession. Photo/Joyce
Fire destroys home in north Fayette County
A second residential fire struck Fayette County on July 3, resulting in a total loss with no one at home during the time of the blaze. Fayette County Fire and
Tyrone man is charged with rape
A Tyrone man has been charged with the April rape of a woman at his residence. Kristopher L. Cawthon, 29, was charged on June 30 with rape by the Tyrone