Fayetteville considering new ideas for old City Hall
Construction on the new Fayetteville City Hall has come a long way, and project managers say city personnel will move into the new building by the summer of 2021. So […]
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25 — the Covid death toll in Fayette’s long-term care facilities
The Dec. 18 report by Ga. Department of Community Health (DCH) on Covid-19 cases in Fayette County long-term care facilities showed a cumulative total of 25 fatalities in 9 facilities.
Fayette school administrators filling in as substitute teachers
A shortage of substitute teachers during a time when the demand has never been higher has left Fayette County Public Schools trying to find ways to fill daily absences caused
122-acre Southeast Data Center site plan approved for Hwy. 54-Tyrone Rd.
The process designed to bring the 1 million sq. ft. Southeast Data Center Campus (SEDC) project along Ga. Highway 54 West in Fayetteville moved a step closer to reality on
2 Covid deaths reported at local nursing home
The Dec. 15 report by Ga. Department of Community Health (DCH) on Covid-19 cases in Fayette County long-term care facilities showed two new resident deaths. DCH since the initial days
Appointed DA Broder announces for February special election
District Attorney Marie Greene Broder has announced her candidacy for election as District Attorney of the Griffin Judicial Circuit in a special election on Feb. 9. The Georgia Supreme Court
Starr’s Mill students get intro to aviation careers
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing is launching an expanded aviation education outreach effort designed to stimulate career interest and preserve World War II history for students of all
Tyrone officially opens new municipal complex with ribbon cutting
The turnout from around Fayette County was large on Dec. 10 for the ribbon cutting that officially opened the new Tyrone Municipal Complex on Senoia Road across from Shamrock Park.
Christmas Eve at Christ the King
The Cathedral of Christ the King will host its annual Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. Featured will be songs of the season, a candlelight service, Holy Communion, and, for
National campaign to fund WWII Stearman restoration, honor ‘Rosie the Riveters’
A World War II Stearman training plane is among 12 aircraft selected this year for the annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) fundraising campaign, “Twelve Planes of Christmas.” The CAF Dixie
Santa takes back-up sleigh through Peachtree City neighborhoods
As the Peachtree City Fire Department has done for decades, the first responders chauffeured Santa Claus through Peachtree City neighborhoods Sunday so boys and girls of all ages could get
Santa Joe visits kids at Trilith
The Real Deal Santa Joe McGee is making the rounds again this Christmas season. Raising money to help fight pediatric cancer, Santa Joe stopped at Trilith in Fayetteville on Dec.
Santa to visit virtually in Fayetteville
Santa Claus is coming to Fayetteville on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and children are invited to visit with him live during a special 6-8 p.m. online event. Children supervised by parents
Chief Judge Edwards to resign within 2 years, will go back to being a ‘jury trial lawyer’
After 22 years as a superior court judge for Fayette County and the rest of the Griffin Judicial Circuit, Edwards says, ‘I am most fully myself as a trial lawyer’ —
Remembering Walter E. Williams
The “E” Stands for “Excellence — by Dr. Caleb Fuller [EDITOR’S NOTE: For more than two decades, The Citizen Newspaper — from the early 1990s to August 2019 — printed
Fayette long-term care facilities see big Covid increases
The Dec. 1 report by Ga. Department of Community Health (DCH) on Covid-19 cases in Fayette County long-term care facilities showed 10 new residents testing positive for the virus, one
Theresa Clay’s ‘elf crew’ ships Christmas goodies to troops overseas
It was five years ago that Tyrone resident Theresa Clay had the idea of sending Christmas cookies and other homemade baked goods to troops overseas. This year, with the help
AVPRIDE launches new program to help student learning
The Covid-19 pandemic has altered some aspects of learning and socialization among a number of Fayette County students. In response, the Association of Village PRIDE (AVPRIDE) has launched a program
Tyrone explores repurposing former town hall and police building
A decision by the Tyrone Town Council will have the former police department building used by the recreation department and the former Town Hall under consideration for use as a
Help Fayetteville’s ‘Christmas with a Cop’ assist needy families
Want to help to make a better Christmas for families in need? One way would be to support the Fayetteville Police Department’s ”Christmas with a Cop” program. Fayetteville police are
Police caution thieves are checking your mailbox before you
Thefts of mail from mailboxes can happen anytime, and today is no exception. The Peachtree City Police Department says it is happening now, and wants residents to be aware. The
Rep. Bonner files college campus free speech legislation
State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville) has pre-filed House Bill 1, which will be known as the Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act. The FORUM Act is a policy
PTC issues alligator alert for Lake Peachtree
Peachtree City officials are cautioning residents to be aware that an alligator was spotted in Lake Peachtree earlier in the week. Confirmed sightings downstream on Flat Creek occurred in
The happiness of Thanksgiving
The Wall Street Journal, print edition in my hands, has some happy things in it this day before Thanksgiving. About that in a moment. First, about the photo above. It
Confine Thanksgiving dinner to those who live in your house, school system says
Celebrate Thanksgiving safely to prevent Covid spread: Keep our students in school — The Fayette County School System is asking for increased health precautions this holiday week so that schools
496 Fayette school students, staff now sidelined by Covid
Fayette County’s public schools for the week ending Nov. 20 showed an increase to 35 new cases of Covid-19 among students, 423 students remaining in isolation or quarantine and 14
Cold case success: 22-year-old rape solved by persistent Fayette deputies
The investigation of a cold case from 1998 involving the rape and brutal beating of a Fayette County woman led to the Nov. 18 arrest of a Henry County man.
Fayetteville delays updating city’s tattoo rules
An amendment to the Fayetteville ordinance pertaining to tattoos was tabled Nov. 19 to give city staff time to obtain additional information on the proposed changes. The ordinance will likely
Tree lighting and Santa in Tyrone on Nov. 29
Anyone on the look-out for Santa will find him at Shamrock Park in Tyrone on Nov. 29, along with the town’s annual Tree Lighting Celebration and plenty of live entertainment.
Fayetteville cancels Dec. 5 Christmas parade, Santa, other events
The Christmas events planned in Fayetteville on Dec. 5 have been cancelled due to concerns over Covid-19. Due to concerns over the recent increase in Covid-19 cases in Georgia, Fayetteville’s
Fayette election recount: Misplaced memory card nets Trump 449 more votes
The mandatory statewide recount of votes from the Nov. 3 General Election revealed a card from the Fayette County Library with 2,760 votes that had not been pulled and counted.
Nov. 17 pandemic report: Daily state increase exceeds 3,500; Fayette tops total of 2,400
Here’s the Covid-19 pandemic report from the Georgia Department of Public Health as of 2:50 p.m., Nov. 17: SUMMARY: Georgia seems not to have escaped the worsening pandemic numbers afflicting most
Georgia voting irregularities: The curious case of Biden’s 20,000-vote surge
A curious thing happened as Fulton County, Ga., election officials counted mail-in ballots at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena in the days after the election. By PAUL SPERRY RealClearInvestigations [EDITOR’S NOTE: This
Fayette schools report 20 new Covid cases
Fayette County’s public schools for the week ending Nov. 13 showed 15 new cases of Covid-19 among students and five cases among staff out of a bricks and mortar enrollment