Peachtree City

PTC-filmed ‘Drop Dead Diva’ comes back to life

The Lifetime television network has renewed the Peachtree City-filmed “Drop Dead Diva” for a fifth season.

The show was rescued after Lifetime first indicated last month that it would not be renewing the show.

Preproduction is slated to begin around spring break and shooting is expected to begin in early April, according to Matt Forshee of the Fayette County Development Authority. Read More»

Korean War Veterans honored in PTC

Korean War Veterans honored in PTC

American Legion Post 50 & Auxiliary Unit 50 in Peachtree City honored some of our Korean War Veterans recently with a ceremony and certificate presentation at Ashley Glen Assisted Living & Southland Health & Rehabilitation. Read More»

PTC fire chief’s sexual harassment cost: $350,000

Extra $50K settlement offered for fire chief’s sexual pressures on female firefighter subordinate

Peachtree City officials have worked out a separate $50,000 settlement to compensate a female firefighter who claimed that former Fire Chief Ed Eiswerth stormed into her hotel room at a conference in November as part of an attempt to have sex with her. Read More»

PTC Council ready to overhaul sewer board

At its meeting Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council is poised to appoint three brand-new members to the city’s Water and Sewer Authority, which would constitute a majority on the five-member WASA board. Read More»

Madrid-Butler engagement

Rachel Zawoysky Madrid engaged to Douglas James Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Madrid of Peachtree City are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Rachel Zawoysky Madrid, to Douglas James Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Morris Butler of Dewy Rose, Ga.

The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of McIntosh High School and a 2008 graduate of Southern Polytechnic State University where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture.

She is currently employed as a Project Manager working for R Design Works in Kennesaw. Read More»

Sally Noreen Householder, 84, of Peachtree City

Sally Noreen Householder, 84, of Peachtree City, Ga., formerly of Summerville, S.C., passed away March 2, 2013. Mrs. Householder was born in Warwood, W. Va. on Nov. 23, 1928 to her parents Richard Churchman & Leila Cusick Churchman. She was a supervisor at St. Luke's Children Center in their Daycare and a member of the New Beginnings Christian Church in Summerville. Read More»

Does PTC staff really see Council as boss?

The following seems trivial, but the unspoken and unaddressed question of the relationship between the Peachtree City Council and the city staff may make it of interest.

At the Feb. 21, 2013, meeting of the Peachtree City Council, Councilman Eric Imker suggested that certain reports now presented monthly by the Police, Fire, and Public Works departments be presented less often.

Council member Vanessa Fleisch asked if the information was available monthly even though it might not be presented monthly to the council. Read More»

Just examine angry Democrat’s words to determine who really is racist

It appears that Deborah Lum is surprised that she was called out on her diatribe of Feb. 6, 2013, “Why do blacks block vote? Let’s count reasons” in The Citizen.

And when she was called to task for her mean-spirited, racist and hate-filled accusations and labels, she accuses you of “living in an alternate universe” per her article in last week’s Feb. 27 Citizen. Read More»

Who is actually living in alternate universe?

Ah, Ms. Lum, you ascribe life in an alternate universe for myself and Mr. Allen. You may be correct.

In the universe where I reside, words used by you to describe those with whom you disagree, words like; intolerance, chicanery, incompetence, asinine, bigotry, hypocrisy, stupidity, racist, ignorance, etc. are in fact not civil discourse and do reflect hate.

I am sure that you recall the President’s call for civility after the Phoenix shooting, but maybe in your universe that message was only meant for Republicans. Read More»

Way to go, Gabby, girl!

I just finished reading an article about Peachtree City’s own Gabby Seiler breaking Jeff Sheppard’s scoring record at McIntosh High. Because of the absurd tallness of most college and NBA players, i.e., approaching nine feet, I am not a basketball fan. I am however a fan of American women, and Gabby Seiler is indicative of the growing power of American women in our world today. Read More»

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