Here are some myths and facts about charter schools:

Myth: Charter schools do not accept children with special needs.

It doesn’t seem to matter whether you’re in Atlanta or farther south — people with titles have perpetuated the myth that charter schools do not accept children with special needs.

Fact: My special needs child is enrolled in a charter school.

Myth busted. Read More»

Senoia United Methodist Church will welcome Payton Silvers as the guest soloist on Oct. 28 at the 10:55 a.m. morning worship service.

Silvers is a Southern Gospel tenor singer from the north Georgia town of Kingston who has been singing since the age of eight. He is a sergeant with the Bartow County Fire Dept.

He has attended the Steve Hurst School of Music at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., for the past four years, working alongside some of the best singers and musicians in Southern Gospel music. Read More»

The Senoia City Council will hold a workshop on Oct. 3 to discuss items that include a change in the city’s charter and a potential hike in sewer rates.

The charter change topic was included in the workshop because the council wanted to discuss the potential for changing the city charter from the current Strong Mayor-Council form of government to the Council-Manager form.

Most municipalities in Georgia utilize the Strong Mayor-Council, Weak Mayor-Council or Council-Manager forms of government, according to the Ga. Municipal Association (GMA). Read More»

Senoia area families invited to create 'Family Files'

Senoia Area Historical Society invites every family in the Senoia area to create their own Family File to be stored in the Research Library located in the Museum at 6 Couch Street, Senoia. These files can contain whatever family history you would like to see documented. For example, family tree information, a written family history, photos, photocopies, newspaper articles, copies of church records, etc. The choice is yours – it’s your Family File. Read More»