More than 1,100 students graduated from Valdosta State University during the spring semester. Local graduates include: Alexandria Peters of Fayetteville Alison Walker of Newnan Benjamin Watson of Peachtree City Brandon […]
The Georgia State Patrol and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety are warning motorists that state troopers and local law enforcement officers will be taking impaired drivers off state highways and
Mercer University conferred bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to nearly 2,000 students representing all 12 schools and colleges at five ceremonies during May in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah. The following
Cornerstone United Methodist Church announced this week that Rev. Dr. Scott Pickering has been welcomed as its new senior pastor. Pickering has served at four previous churches: Mt. Pleasant UMC
Signs alerting residents to be aware of the possible presence of alligators have been posted in the areas of Lake McIntosh and the Line Creek Nature Area in Peachtree City.
Beginning July 1, the Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) network will make more than 425,000 accessible e-books available for free to patrons who cannot read traditional print books
The Fayette County Republican Party’s First Saturday Breakfast for July has been cancelled. Breakfast and speakers are back on duty Saturday, Aug. 6. Supporters are encouraged to come out and
The Fayette County Public Library will show “Gone With The Wind” Saturday, July 16, at 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 12:45. The event marks the novel’s continued presence on the
The Georgia Department of Transportation has installed a mini-roundabout at the intersection of Hwy. 16 and Hwy. 54 in Coweta County. Crews began Monday evening placing Qwick Kurb throughout the
Customers at Fayette County Publix stores gave hope to abused children in our area by donating a total of $11,009 to The Children’s Village at Christian City during the annual
Is it wonder or wander? For Peachtree City filmmakers Will & Jim Pattiz, this question lies at the heart of their quest to capture the natural beauty of America’s national
Fayetteville resident Stephanie Johnson, principal at Maynard H. Jackson High School in Atlanta, is one of three finalists for the National Principal of the Year award from the National Association
The other day, my 9-year-old daughter decided to go into Daddy’s “man-cave” and snuggle up on his arm and chest, where she felt safe. She would watch the news with
Maybe it was those college courses on the history of Europe that soured me on the idea of a united continent. How could a conglomeration of nation states noted for
It would be, I decided, a nice gesture of Southern thoughtfulness if I made a dish of my famous macaroni and cheese. I call it “famous” because Duke’s mayonnaise once
In response to Mr. Camp’s rebuttal to my prosecutorial letter regarding Donald Trump, let me start by thanking Mr. Camp for recognizing my attempts at humor and for keeping the
Dr. Moffatt, I read your column today in The Citizen newspaper, “How to spot a liberal.” Touché and couldn’t agree more. My own experiences have your “dead giveaways” written all
Three area Catholic churches have the common goal of delivering summer lunches to children when school is out. A small number of Holy Trinity Catholic Church parishioners make sandwich bags
Sometimes you see something so often you don’t even really notice it, until it’s gone. Such is the case with the Fayetteville donkey. When my children were young, they always
The old song goes “Summer Time and the Livin’ is Easy” but for some of us, summer time meant summer jobs and earning some money. When I was in fifth
All Saints’ free concert is tonight All Saints Anglican Church will host a free concert, open to the public, on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Soprano, Chelsea Buyalos and
From its humble beginnings in 1974, meeting in a schoolhouse, to its present day dual locations, multiple services and local and national ministry programs, Peachtree City United Methodist Church is
Members of Providence United Methodist Church in Fayetteville welcomed the Rev. Herb Flanders as their new senior pastor on June 16. Flanders lived his entire childhood and youth on the
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
Mike and Marian Wilton of Palmetto, parishioners at Sharpsburg’s Christ the King Church, decided to bring their pastor, David Epps, a liturgical stole from the Holy Land while they were
Amilee G. (Vicky) Johnson, 86, of Fayetteville, Ga. passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at Southwest Christian Hospice. She was born in Lexington, S.C. on September 7, 1929.
June June 29 The Newnan-Coweta Chamber will host a “State of Education” Lunch Wednesday, today from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Newnan Country Club, 1356 Highway 29 North in Newnan.
The first thing I do each morning is check the Mowell Funeral Home obituary page to see if I happen to be on it. Starting probably 15 years ago, I
Huddleston Elementary has been awarded a Georgia lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program for the 2016-2017 school year. Students will be selected via a lottery drawing July 14. Due to construction at Huddleston
Learn more about Peachtree City’s inline hockey program Tuesday, June 28, 6-8 p.m. at the hockey rink located at 101 Fieldhouse Drive up the hill from the Aquatic Center. No
In conjunction with the Peachtree City Rotary Club Dragon Boat Races and International Festival in September, there will be free dragon boat crew practices on the second Saturday of July
With the July 4 festivities approaching, Peachtree City officials stated again this week that city code prohibits leaving anything (vehicles, boats, blankets, or other private property) in parks or in
Some of our neighbors seem to be starting the July 4 celebrations early. Peachtree City officials this week reminded residents that Georgia law changed again this year related to the
Rising Mercer University sophomore Matthew Halbert of Fayetteville was recently presented a $5,000 Undergraduate Summer Student Research Award in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Giloma (DIPG) from Joshua’s Wish, a local nonprofit
