Fayette County

All Saints Anglican confirms 17 members in recent ceremony

Front row (L-R): Dorothy Murphy; Emma Bryan; Kristina Longacre; Kylee Greiner; Anastasia Hall; Sydney McQuern; Charis Williams; Andrew Fry; Connor Macaluso; William Fry; Phyllis Donato; Danielle Deane; Cameron Rothley. Back row (L-R): Fr. Michael Fry; Becky Murphy; Bishop Foley Beach; Dylan Benefield; Fr. Ray Greiner; David Macaluso; Bob Looney; and Laini Benefield. Photo/Special.

Seventeen members of All Saints Anglican Church in Peachtree City were confirmed recently by the Right Rev. Dr. Foley Beach of the Anglican Diocese of the South.

All Saints’ rector, the Rev Michael Fry, and associate priest, Fr. Ray Greiner, assisted as the following parishioners were confirmed: Dylan Gabriel Benefield; Laini Sue Benefield; Emma Delean Bryan; Danielle Nicole Deane; Phyllis Donato; Andrew Fitzpatrick Fry; William Hudson Fry; Emily Anastasia Hall; Kristina Marie Longacre; Read More»

Living Proof will celebrate 10th anniversary May 19

Members of Living Proof Church, 414 Jenkins Rd., Tyrone, have planned their 10th anniversary celebration for Sunday, May 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the standard Sunday praise and worship services and children and youth programs.

The 10:45 a.m. worship service will include performances by musicians who previously attended Living Proof, speakers who were instrumental in founding and developing the church, a vision for the church’s coming years of praise and service ministry, and a few surprises.

Lunch, games and a time to enjoy friends and family will follow the service. Read More»

Things to do — May 8-June 20

May

May 8 — “Wait until Dark” is tonight at 8 p.m. at the Southside Theater Guild in Fairburn. The play tells the story about a cool-as-ice psychopath smooth talking his way into the home of an unsuspecting, recently blinded housewife. Unbeknownst to her, she is harboring a dangerous prize, and he’ll use every trick to get it. Spend an evening on the edge of your seat with the genre Hitchcock made classic. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to make reservations, visit www.STGplays.com or call 770-969-0956.
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Brown: SPLOSTs sometimes good

The city of Fayetteville recently stated they have $5 million worth of stormwater projects they cannot fund. City staff will be reviewing projects with the mayor and council.

Your Board of Commissioners is using our proposed share of the two-year Core Infrastructure SPLOST proceeds for unincorporated stormwater maintenance and replacement, decades in arrears. We are also committed to adding a clause in the referendum language halting the stormwater fee for residents in the incorporated county stormwater system for four consecutive years if the SPLOST passes. Read More»

Nanny state in Boston; where were ‘militia’?

“Liberty does not make men happy; it makes them men.” Manuel Azana, one-time Prime Minister of Spain, and staunch constitutionalist, said those words in 1935. They are still true of men and women, today. But for how long will we have our liberties?

April 19, 2013. Thousands of people cower in their homes. Some 4,000 heavily armed police officers, many in armored personnel carriers, resembling more an Army than a police force, patrol the streets. Large portions of a major American city are shut down for hours in an illegal, undeclared declaration of martial law. Read More»

Nancy Bishop, 81, of Fayetteville

Nancy Bishop, 81, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Nancy was a native Georgian born in Cook County on December 28, 1931. She was for a number of years the proprietor of a local restaurant.

She was predeceased by her husband George W. Bishop. Read More»

Helen R. Meister, age 89

Helen was born on August 25, 1923, in Atlanta, Ga. and passed peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2013.

She had been a resident of Baptist Manor in Palmetto, Ga. until she was recently moved to hospice care in Fayette County.

She retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad as a rate officer in Marketing & Research located in Washington, D.C. in 1979 after 36 years of service.

She was predeceased by her father, Grover Meister and mother, Agnes Tillman; nephews, Buddy Williams, Jimmy Bowen and Sandy Bennett. Read More»

Readers should book it to the library sale for bargains

The Friends of the Fayette County Public Library is an organization devoted to assisting our county’s library in filling their needs. There are always needs beyond what the county budget allows and a $10 individual membership will go a long way.
The 501(c) 3 organization began in 1985, a year before the library moved from its original location on Lee Street, to a temporary location near the old county jail. The Fayette County Historical Society has occupied the Lee Street location since 1888. Read More»

‘Hooray for Hollywood’ is this Saturday

The Southern Crescent Chorale wraps up their 11th season with a fun-filled concert at the Southern Ground Amphitheater May 11 at 8 p.m. “Hooray for Hollywood” will be an energetic concert featuring the Chorale, soloist, and band performing music from movies of old and today. You’ll hear tunes such as “Eye of the Tiger,” “Old Time Rock and Roll,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Stand By Me,” “James Bond Theme,” and many more. Read More»

Documentary film series to screen at library this summer

On May 15 at 6:30 p.m., the Fayette County Public Library launches a new series of free film screenings for adults, set to run through August. The public is invited to “Dig into Documentaries” all summer long, with a selection of eight films covering a wide variety of true-to-life topics. The goal of the film series is to educate, entertain and enlighten, and the lineup is a potpourri of titles designed to offer something for everyone. Free popcorn and lemonade will be available for audience members to enjoy, courtesy of the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library. Read More»