Marine Vets return to high school
Jennings White, (at left) and Rodney Riggs, both veterans of the United States Marine Corps participated in the Newnan High School “VetConnect” recently. The Marines were among a number of veterans from the […]
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Fayette Senior Services celebrates member’s 103rd birthday
Fayette Senior Service’s, Inc. (FSS), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, recently celebrated one of their members 103rd birthday this May! Many of the groups and members at FSS gathered together to spread
Seeking the Seekers
I was really introduced to popular music in the early 1960s by my cousin, Brenda Gibson (later, married name “Herron”) and her family. Brenda’s mother, Irene, worked at Joseph’s Music
Broken
Almost eighteen hours had passed since the old man left the gravesite of his beloved Eleanor, twelve hours since the last family member left his house, and over fifty years
Write about your life with Joyce Beverly’s Tell My Story Course
SPONSORED FEATURE When they ask you how you spent your summer, this year you could say, “Finally, I wrote it down.” Participants in Joyce Beverly’s summer session of her Tell
Living with Children: Should I tell my best friend to discipline her bratty, bossy daughter?
QUESTION: My best friend’s 6-year-old daughter is an only child and a spoiled brat. She screams at her parents when she doesn’t get her way, always wants to be first
Fayette Senior Services releases June community calender
The Right State of Mind: Mind Full vs. Mindful – Wednesday, June 1 – 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fayette Senior Services (FSS) – Peachtree City location at The Gathering
Lowrie licensed as Eucharistic Minister
Robert Lowrie (at right), was recently licensed by the Diocese of the Mid-South and installed as a Eucharistic Minister to serve primarily at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg.
The Joy of Writing
Sometimes I’m asked why I write. I was always stronger in language arts than math and science. I never could understand algebra. Geometry was worse. No matter how hard I
Fayette County dog headed to national championship trials
A Fayette County dog is on his way to a national competition this summer. “Danny’s Maximus Aurelius,” an AKC registered labrador retriever, is better known to his family as “Max,”
Pilates and Dr. Karyn Staples help Kelley Caldwell manage osteoporosis
SPONSORED FEATURE Kelley Caldwell was a physical education teacher for 33 years, so when she was diagnosed with osteopenia in 2013, she naturally thought she could take appropriate steps to
Who Is A Storyteller?
Almost everyone thinks they’re a storyteller and that there’s little to retelling something seen or heard. This is not true. Our unique ways of telling stories are born in us.
Piedmont Fayette’s Women’s Health Connection provides integrated resources for women and their families
‘Sneak peek’ May 18 at Venue at Daisy Hill — Piedmont Fayette Hospital will launch the Women’s Health Connection in late summer of this year. The program is designed to
Ceremony planned to honor Fayette officer who was buried in unmarked grave
In 2021 while doing research for the Sheriff’s Office Bicentennial at the Fayette County Historical Society, members of the Sheriff’s Office were told about a Fayette County “Deputy” who was
Small town boy makes good
James Charles Taylor just may be the most accomplished person to ever come out of Hogansville, GA. Hogansville, a town of just over 3,000 people, is close to the same
Life Lesson #5
Each time we have our two granddaughters, Little One and Sweet Caroline, I enjoy ending their day with a bedtime story. They’re always asking me to tell more adventures about
Joint baccalaureate services set for May 25 for Fayette‘s Class of 2022
New Hope Baptist Church, in partnership with Fayette County Public Schools, will host baccalaureate services, split into two sessions, for the Class of 2022. The baccalaureate services will be held
Starr’s Mill High School student wins American Legion annual Patriotic Art Contest
It was announced at the May 3rd American Legion Post 50 meeting that Emily Aguilero-Morton, a student at Starr’s Mill High School, is this year’s winner of Post 50’s annual
Living with Children: Discipline differences between divorced parents
QUESTION: We see my husband’s 9-year-old son every other weekend and two weeks in the summer. He has major issues in school with both behavior and doing his work. He’s
Everybody Has A Mom
Tucked into the northeast corner of the busiest intersection in Peachtree City is J. Christopher’s restaurant, where locals gather for breakfast and lunch. Hollie Sue Thompson, a self-avowed country girl,
Mothers, thank you and bless you!
This is short, simple, but profoundly sincere. To my mother. To my wife, the mother of our children. To my daughters, themselves now mothers. To my sister, both a mother
Thanks, Moms, for your sacrifices
The plaque read, “Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the
Line Creek Brewing Co. hosts author Lynn Cullen’s book talk & signing
A “Books & Brews” Fundraising Event featuring award-winning Georgia author Lynn Cullen will take place at Line Creek Brewing Co. on Thursday, May 12th, at 7:00 p.m. The event is
Mother’s Day 2022 — All it takes
Perhaps because I don’t have children, I never gave much thought to the importance of good mothers. I took the good mama I had for granted. Yet, often when I
HOA Round Table meeting set for Saturday, May 14
The City of Fayetteville will host the quarterly HOA Round Table meeting on Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. to noon at Fayetteville City Hall. The HOA Round Table meeting is
Evangelical atheists
Religious people are part of a vast majority. Statistically, 93% of the world’s population believe in some kind of religious reality. Only 7% of the people in the world are
Never, Ever, Quit
If you read last week’s column, you’ll remember the half hour job of installing a wall sconce night light took me over five hours. If it weren’t for my dad,
Fayette County flight paramedic to be honored at ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Lance Blythe, a Flight Paramedic for Air Evac Lifeteam in Fayette County, was recently named one of 33 Global Medical Response (GMR) Stars of Life. All honorees from across the
Living with Children: Don’t just ‘settle’ dispute, solve it
QUESTION: Our sons are six and four. When their same-age cousins, come over, they all go down into our basement to play. Invariably, within thirty minutes my youngest comes upstairs
Crabapple Lane 4th grade team wins metro economics award
A team of fourth graders from Crabapple Lane Elementary in Peachtree City (Fayette County Public Schools) won first place in the Spring Metro Atlanta Econ Games Competition, sponsored by the
Gov. Brian Kemp commends Southern Crescent Chorale
During their recent 20th Season Celebration Concert, the Southern Crescent Chorale was surprised to receive a special commendation from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. The commendation highlighted the many accomplishments of this community
The Olivet Church is hosting free vaccines & boosters
The Olivet Church— in collaboration with the (CORE) Community Organized Relief Effort Organization, will host a VaxUp Clinic for Free Covid-19 Vaccines on Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 12pm through
Mr. Berlin Sims: A Great American
In the South Alabama town of Bay Minette, just outside Mobile, lived a great man and an American hero. I did not know him. That saddens me. Yet I had
Partners II Pizza to be demolished — and rebuilt in proposed Aberdeen Village Center 3-story makeover
An iconic Peachtree City pizza place — Partners II — may be headed toward a makeover, and in the process may trigger the redevelopment of Aberdeen Village Center, the city’s