Coweta County

Enjoying a ‘Winter Wonderland’

The Freeman Sasser building in Senoia was packed Feb. 1 when students of the Coweta Charter Academy were joined by their parents for the school’s first Winter Wonderland Ball. The highlight of the evening came when moms danced with their sons and dads danced with their daughters. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Betty P. Campbell, age 93, of Sharpsburg

Ms. Betty P. Campbell was born in Samson, Ala. on Jan. 24, 1920 and passed away at home peacefully on Feb. 6, 2013.

As a teen, she played the guitar and sang on the radio. At the age of sixteen, she married Porter Campbell and a year later had a son. Then three years later, a daughter was born and her family was complete. Read More»

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Senoia purchases land for new ball fields

The idea of establishing new ball fields in Senoia is something that has been on the minds of city council members for more than a year. And the time to make their move came Feb. 4 when council members voted unanimously to purchase nearly 63 acres on Ga. Highway 16 as a future recreation facility.

The 62.8-acre property, located across Hwy. 16 from the Coweta Charter Academy, was part of a 268-acre site slated for development as a conservation subdivision. The purchase came with a price tag of $376,800. Read More»

Gay gives Coweta economic update

Coweta County Administrator Theron Gay last week provided an overview of 2012 economic and other accomplishments across Coweta to members of the Newnan Kiwanis Club. The report showed Coweta in better shape than many of its neighbors.

A sampling of Gay’s report spanned areas that included an overview of countywide activities, the county’s economy and local government, transportation and recreational, cultural and social issues. Read More»

Stover, Crymes to face off in runoff election

The results of the special election to fill the District 71 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives that includes a large part of east Coweta County and a portion of Peachtree City’s west side are in. Republican candidates David Stover and Thomas Crymes garnered the largest percentage of votes in the six-person race and will face off in the March 5 runoff election. Read More»

Coweta to help fund UWG satellite campus

Plans by the University of West Georgia to establish a satellite campus in Newnan at the old Newnan Hospital moved a step closer to reality Feb. 5 when the Coweta County Commission signed an intergovernmental agreement to have the county contribute $535,000 to the project. Read More»

Parenteen seminar will give insights on raising teenagers

Trinity Fellowship Church in Sharpsburg will host a free Parenteen seminar led by Chap Clark this Saturday, Feb. 9, from 1:30-5:30 p.m. on the campus of Trinity Fellowship Church just west of Peachtree City, 8814 Ga. Highway 54, Sharpsburg. The church is near the intersection of Ga. Highways 54 and 34.

Although admission is free, registration is requested. To register, go to tri-church.com.

Clark is a professor and author with over 30 years of experience of guiding teenagers and the adults who influence them. Read More»

Eye on the ball for Cupid Chase

Colorful clowns were just part of the excitement Saturday morning in Senoia as a few hundred participants turned out in frigid temperatures for the Cupid Chase, a 5K run and 1-mile walk fundraiser for the Citizens United in Research for Epilepsy (CURE). The event was organized by Mikki Lewis, whose daughter Hadley was diagnosed with epilepsy while in kindergarten in 2008. Photo/Ben Nelms.

CEC students to appear in video with Lt. Gov. Cagle

Four students from the Central Educational Center in Newnan recently participated in a video shoot with Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle at the Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Atlanta studios to highlight Georgia’s College and Career Academies. From left in front of the video green screen are Brittany Clifton, Josh Bruce, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Amber Rogers and Leah Gailliot. Photo/Special.

Four Coweta County high school students attending the Central Educational Center recently traveled to Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Atlanta studios to participate in a video shoot with Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. The short video will be used state-wide by the Lt. Governor’s office and others to encourage and promote college and career academies in Georgia. Read More»

Coweta, Fayette jobless numbers back on the rise

What had been significant improvements in the unemployment rate in recent months for Coweta and Fayette counties took a turn in the wrong direction in December with unemployment rates increasing half a percentage point. Read More»

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