Fayette County

Lots of Memorial Day activities planned for PTC, county

Golf cart procession from the 2009 event. Photo/Special.

Peachtree City is announcing a Call to Action for past and present military men and women. If you or one of your family members is currently serving in the military, is retired, or has served but is no longer living, Peachtree City wants to recognize them. Simply go to the Peachtree City website, www.peachtree-city.org and click on PTC Honors its Troops. Read More»

New Vision’s ‘Risen Fest’ rock music festival will fund Haitian relief efforts

The second annual Christian music festival “Risen Fest,” a free admission event sponsored by Fayetteville’s New Vision Church, will take place on May 8, at 7 p.m. at The Villages Amphitheater in Fayetteville.

Bringing more than 1,000 people in 2009, Risen Fest launched its explosive first annual kick-off as a community outreach event to celebrate the church’s five year anniversary. Due to the recent devastation in Haiti, the mission-minded New Vision Church decided to focus this year’s event towards relief efforts in this anguished country. Read More»

‘Freedom’ and ‘fun’ headline coming events at COS

“Moses and the Freedom Fanatics” is the spring musical to be presented at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 2, at 6 p.m., by Shepherd’s Flock Singers. These young musicians are in Grades 2-5, and they will also play handbells and choir chimes. Cherub Choir will sing and play the church’s Brody bells.

The actor-singers in lead roles are Claire Avery, Drew Perez, Sam Reissing, Alex Dohany, Callie Merrill, and Lou Pfundt. Read More»

OM plans ‘Creative Arts Evening of Worship’ April 30

Dancelink and OM Arts International, ministries of Operation Mobilization (OM), will host a Creative Arts Evening of Worship Friday, April 30. The concert will be at Peachtree City Christian Church and begins at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free; however, an offering will be received to benefit Dancelink’s ongoing mission work.

The concert will feature local dancers as well as music, art and poetry. Read More»

FFBC, PTCUMC both will offer Griefshare in May

Fayetteville First Baptist Church and Peachtree City United Methodist will both begin a new session of GriefShare, a 13-week Bible based program for those who have lost a loved one.

The class at FFBC starts May 4 and meets each Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. Each class begins with a video followed by group discussion. There is no charge for the class.

The program is open to people of all ages in the community and surrounding areas, whether the loss is recent or in the past. Read More»

Darcy-Faulkner Engaged

Jennifer (Jenn) Marie Darcy engaged to Stephen Bradford Faulkner

Mr. and Mrs. Dean E. Darcy. of Tyrone announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer (Jenn) Marie Darcy, to Stephen Bradford Faulkner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Faulkner, also of Tyrone

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Elizabeth Darcy and the late Peter Darcy of Beacon, N.Y. and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Mendoza, also of Beacon, N.Y. She is a graduate of The University of West Georgia where she earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She currently is employed by Coweta County Schools as a teacher. Read More»

Bartels-Buller Engagement

Erin Diane Bartels engaged to Thomas Stanley Buller

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Mark Bartels of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Diane Bartels, to Thomas Stanley Buller, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Buller, of Billings, Mont. Read More»

PTC Army colonel charged with producing own child pornography

Edgar Pagan-Torres, 41, of Peachtree City, Ga., a lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography production and possession offenses. Read More»

Fayette BOE asked to donate 100 acres for equine facility

Scott Gilbert of Horse Owners of Fayette speaks April 20 to the Board of Education. Photo/Ben Nelms.

It was a different kind of proposal that came before the Fayette County Board of Education last week. Representing the planned organization Horse Owners of Fayette, resident Scott Gilbert asked the school board to consider donating 100 acres adjacent to Inman Elementary in the southeast part of the county for an enclosed equine arena Read More»

Teachers’ group: Fayette salaries not so special

For all the talk about “what makes Fayette County schools special” that special category does not apply to the pay teachers receive.

That assertion was the central theme last week pressed by Fayette teacher and PAGE (Professional Association of Georgia Educators) member Diane Basham at the regular meeting of the Fayette County Board of Education. Read More»

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