The Fayette County School System and members of the Board of Education have been considering the idea of changing the high school day using one of three possible models that […]
For many Vietnam veterans it will be an experience like no other. It will be a time for remembering and a time for healing. The Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall will
The Fayette County Board of Education is still accepting the names of Post 5 residents interested in filling the unexpired term of the seat held by the late Sam Tolbert.
There were no laws broken, only a group of well-dressed dudes and ladies like Fayette County Sheriff Wayne Hannah (R) and Vicki Turner at the Fayette County Republican Western Masquerade
Fayette County schools rode a wave of seemingly unstoppable growth prior to the 2007 recession. That growth stalled in 2008 and resulted in decreasing enrollment that continues today and, according
The streets along the south side of Peachtree City were jammed with nearly 2,000 runners Oct. 15 for the 2011 edition of the Peachtree City Classic. Hundreds participated in each
Fayette County School Superintendent Jeff Bearden wants to wait more than a year before even talking about closing any schools because of falling student numbers. Bearden at the Oct. 17
It has been no secret that enrollment in Fayette County schools has been declining for several years. A new enrollment study by the University of Georgia shows even fewer students
You can keep your apples; these girls go for doughnuts. It was definitely an event for everyone in the family. Legacy Christian Church on Oct. 8 held its Fall Family
Nearly 200 people packed the Tyrone Depot on Oct. 11 to hear from the six candidates running for three town council seats in the Nov. 8 election. A sampling of
Questions have arisen about Palmetto City Councilman Leon Sumlin’s place of residence in the city and whether he currently resides in Palmetto. Another question involves the homestead exemption filed with
Coweta County’s significant population growth over the past decade and the results of the 2010 Census led to the need to re-draw the population boundaries of the five Coweta County
It did not take long for a very large handful of people to qualify for the seat vacated recently by state Sen. Mitch Seabaugh. The qualifying period that ended Oct.
For many Vietnam veterans it will be an experience like no other. It will be a time for remembering and a time for healing. The Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall will
It is about time for the candidates for the Senoia City Council races to have their say. And that question period will come on Oct. 27 at the new Municipal
Plan’s depiction of the West Fayetteville Neighborhoods with Piedmont Fayette Hospital on the southern boundary of the proposed development. Ga. Highway 54 runs left to right along the bottom, while
Picture a miniature version of a planned city like Peachtree City astride the new and controversial West Fayetteville Bypass in the middle of Fayette County. Picture a thousand acres comprising
Drivers, slow down on two Fayetteville thoroughfares. A proposal last month to decrease the speed limit along South Jeff Davis Drive in Fayetteville by 10 miles per hour ended Oct.
It may take some time before the funds are released, but in the end there will be a new pedestrian-friendly look to the area around Piedmont Fayette Hospital and beyond.
It was reported a few months ago in this column that something called Fluoridegate is on the horizon. The issue was and is the consumption of fluoride in drinking water
Coweta Charter Academy kicked off its character education program (STRIVE) on Friday, September 23. The students rotated through 11 different stations featuring community vendors and services including State Farm, Coweta
It has been more than a decade since Mitch Seabaugh was elected to the state Senate seat for District 28. That time came to an end Oct. 3 when Seabaugh
One of Coweta County’s sons has fallen. Twenty-three year-old Spc. Adrian G. Mills was killed in Iraq on Sept. 29. The funeral for the Northgate High School graduate will be
The Town of Sharpsburg for some time has been talking about needing additional water lines into the municipality. To that end, Mayor Wendell Staley on Oct. 4 made a formal
The vacancy for the District 28 Senate seat that came with Sen. Mitch Seabaugh’s transition on Oct. 3 as Georgia Deputy State Treasurer led to the announcement by Gov. Nathan
The recession is continuing but that has not stopped economic development in Coweta County. To that end the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce has hired veteran chamber professional Glen Gould as
A Coweta County mother has been appointed by State School Superintendent John Barge to serve on the 2012 Parent Advisory Council (PAC). The appointment of Beth Barnett will give the
Want to serve on the Fayette County Board of Education for the next three years? Drop off a résumé by Halloween. One catch: You have to live in the Post
The Fayetteville City Council sets its sights on lowering the speed limits on two major thoroughfares at its meeting this Thursday. The Council on Sept. 15 heard a proposal that
Fayette parents generally like the current six-period high school day, while teachers generally don’t. Those are the results of a survey by the Fayette County School System on potentially changing
An oil re-refining company founded in Peachtree City in 1995 has announced a merger with a similar firm and an expansion of its facility on Dividend Drive in the city’s
It’s the time of the season for anyone wanting to take advantage of the annual seasonal flu vaccine. The vaccine is available now at the Fayette County Health Department in
If you live outside Fayette County, your kids cannot legally attend Fayette schools, right? Wrong. If you work full-time for the school system — from janitor to school superintendent —
It’s a bear market for school growth in Fayette County for at least the next decade, according to a demographic expert hired by the Board of Education. By 2021, local
