The suspensful “Wait until Dark” opens this weekend 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. The show opens Thursday at 8 p.m. and runs weekends through May 19. Ticket prices for the first weekend are advanced online $14, $15 at the door. Read More»

Mr. Alvin Turner of Batesville, Ga. passed away on April 27, 2013.

Mr. Turner is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sandra Latham Turner; sons, Joel Turner and his wife, Rocki of Orlando, Fla.; Jerry Turner and his wife, Tracy of Hendersonville, Tenn.; sister, Frances Dobbs of Canton, Ga.; brothers, Robert Turner of Fairburn; James Turner and his wife, Lea of Hamilton, Ga.; Dean Turner of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Alex, Anna, and Audrey Turner. Read More»

From May 4-June 1, two ballroom dances will be taught at Brooks United Methodist Church in Brooks. The classes last four weeks and each class is an hour and a half, from 7-8:30 p.m. The cost is $35 per person for the entire session, or $10 per person as a drop-in. No partner is required. 

Two certified dance instructors will guide students with proper foot and styling movements.

For further information, call Brooks United Methodist Church, 770-719-7593, e-mail brooksumc.com, or call James, 770-487-6771, or Charlyn, 404-401-9895.

Ricky Lee Gauthier, age 65 of Alpharetta, Ga. died April 12, 2013.

Rick was born in 1947 to Rudolph and Edith Kendall Gauthier in Louisville, Ky., and attended Clarksville, Indiana public schools after the family relocated. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., where he met and married the love of his life, Clara Fabian Gauthier. Read More»