Fayette County

Playoff fever grips the county this week

By HORACE HOLLOMAN
Special to The Citizen

Christmas is coming early for fans of Fayette County’s spring sports teams as the second round of the plaoffs gear up for soccer and baseball teams this week.
In baseball action, the primary concern for Starr’s Mill head baseball coach Brent Moseley was his team’s inconsistent hitting, but those worries were soon put to rest in the opening round of the Georgia State High School Association state playoffs. Read More»

Fayette County arrest reports — April 23–29

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the time period indicated. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be indicated below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Tuesday, April 23 - Monday, April 29

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office


Donnie R. Fate, born in 1980, of Rountree Road, Riverdale, for revoked or suspended license.

Quadedra S. Favors, born in 1993, of Division Street, Atlanta, for false report of crime.
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Fayette non-profits get together

Fayette non-profits get together

Celebrating a ribbon-cutting are (L-R) Cindy Manning of CASA, Becky Smith of FACTOR, and Pamela Reid of AV PRIDE. Photo/Special.

The Fayette Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for a number of local non-profit organizations.

Advo-Kids CASA, Association of Village Pride, and Fayette FACTOR all strive to assist the citizens of Fayette County through focused outreach and service. These organizations have relocated to a shared office space to reflect the shared vision of their mission statements. Read More»

Hands-on Earth Day

Hands-on Earth Day

The 2013 installment of Fayette County Earth Day held April 27 at Shakerag Knoll in Peachtree City offered the usual large variety of exhibits and information geared to nature, health and the environment. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Fleisch ‘wait and see’ on new 54W traffic light

Dienhart contends 6th light in the tiny stretch of highway will make traffic worse Read More»

PTC to talk SPLOST spending projects Tues. night

Tuesday night, the Peachtree City Council will discuss what projects the city might fund with a proposed countywide two-year sales tax, which will be up for a vote this November.

If approved, the sales tax would provide the city with an additional $13.4 million in revenue. Several on council have already said they would like to see the funds cover the city’s road and cart path resurfacing budget for several years. Other ideas bandied about included earmarking SPLOST funds to expand part of the cart path system or perhaps reducing the city’s millage rate. Read More»

‘Local-only’ farmers market expands in PTC, Newnan locations

The Our Community Farmers Market is back for its second year and has expanded to two locations. The organic and naturally-grown “producer only” market is located Saturday mornings at MacDuff Plaza in Peachtree City and on Wednesday mornings at the old train depot on East Broad Street in Newnan. Photo/Ben Nelms.

A new type of farmers market opened last year in east Coweta County. This year, Our Community Farmers Market has expanded to locations in Peachtree City and Newnan.

Our Community Farmers Market (OCFM) is a market with a difference because its vendors are all local, offering organic or naturally-grown products and carry a “producer-only” qualification, explained OCFM co-owner-operator Marianne Pizzitola. Read More»

Fayetteville police closing in on Kohl's attacker

Fayetteville police now have video footage of a man who attacked a Fayetteville woman Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Kohl's Department Store at the Fayette Pavilion just after 10 a.m. The video depicts the assailant using the victim's credit cards to purchase gas at several service stations in Clayton County, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Mike Whitlow at 770-461-4441.

Fayetteville police now have video footage of a man who attacked a Fayetteville woman Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Kohl's Department Store at the Fayette Pavilion just after 10 a.m.

The video depicts the assailant using the victim's credit cards to purchase gas at several service stations in Clayton County, police said.

Police also are saying they believe the attacker may have had a getaway vehicle waiting in the parking lot of Dick's Sporting Goods, and that he may have tried to rob someone there a few minutes before he walked to Kohl's and committed the attack. Read More»

McIntosh teams open with big wins

The Chiefs Amanda Bartholomew scored two goals in the girls victory.

The McIntosh girls and boys soccer teams opened the first round of the 2013 state playoffs with a dominating doubleheader performance at home Tuesday night. 
The girls defeated the Patriots of Northside High School 6-0, and the boys dominated the Thomas County Yellow Jackets in a 10-0 victory.
The girls started strong, scoring four of their six goals in the first half. Gabby Seiler set the tone for the Chiefs knocking in the first goal with 34 minutes to play in the first half.  Read More»

A 36-year tradition continues this weekend with a special choral performance

“Everything Music 2013: New York, New York,” marks the 36th year of a Fayette County tradition.  The Fayette County Select Chorus show will incorporate singing, dancing, costumes, and sets to tell the story of a young person fulfilling a lifelong dream to hit it big on Broadway.  An energetic show with an eclectic array of music, there will be something for everyone.  You will hear new popular songs such as “Home” by Georgia native Phillip Phillips, “Already Gone” by Sugarland, and “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye.  Many show tunes from various Broadway musicals will also be featured. Read More»

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