The Fayette Art Center will hold a reception for their Youth Drawing Exhibit for March from 2-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 7 at ArtWorks on the Square, 107 Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville.

Entries include work by young artists from Spalding High, Griffin, Westlake High, Atlanta, Mundy's Mill, Jonesboro, Coan Middle School, Atlanta, Armor of God School, Riverdale, Hampton Middle School, Hampton and Fayette County High School.  First place prize is $75, second place is $50 and third place is $25, plus gift certificates from Michael’s. There will be live music and food and admission is free.

Candice Smith, 19, of Brooks passed away February 27, 2010. Candice was a sophomore at Oxford College at Emory University and a member of Brooks United Methodist Church .

Survivors include her parents Chandra & Marion Smith of Brooks; brother Jason Smith; grandmother Lenore Weaver; and also aunts, uncles, cousins, and a glorious church family. Read More»

A company wanting to build an age-restricted apartment complex in Peachtree City will make a pitch to the City Council Tuesday night in a workshop meeting.

NorSouth Companies initially targeted an undeveloped 8-acre tract in the Lexington Circle mixed-use development off Ga. Highway 54 West, behind the Zaxby’s restaurant. But the company last week withdrew its formal application to lift the city’s multifamily rezoning moratorium for that site. Read More»

Welcome to the new online home of The Citizen. The paint is still wet in places, and not all the light switches work yet, but we have moved into our new house — and you are our welcome guests. Read More»