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Ballroom dance offered at Brooks UMC

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.

Shearer featured in simulcast

Harps Crossing Baptist Church in Fayetteville will offer a live simulcast from Richmond, Va.,  featuring Bible teacher and best-selling author Priscilla Shirer, Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and include lunch. For information or to purchase tickets, call 770-461-5318.

“Priscilla Shirer Live,” will feature Shirer’s storytelling and Bible teaching. The simulcast will highlight lessons from Shirer’s newest bible study, “Gideon” coming May 2013. Read More»

Blood drive planned at Holy Trinity April 29

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus at 101 Walt Banks Road in Peachtree City will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive Monday, April 29, from noon to 6 p.m. in Loreta Hall.

The drive is open to people of all faith. During the period of April 1 to June 30, 2013, all donors of blood and platelets will be automatically entered to win one of three $1,000 gift cards. Read More»

SDA church hosts youth rally

The Peachtree City Seventh Day Adventist Church will host a Power Pac Youth Rally with Seth Pierce Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. Pierce has written for numerous denominational periodicals and has published several books including “Pride and Seek” and “What We Believe for Teens.” For more information about Pierce, visit his website at www.sethjpierce.com/about

Events start Friday at 7:30 p.m. with the Let Your Light Shine Praise Team followed by Pierce as guest speaker. Read More»

David Neil Saylor, 36, of Peachtree City,

David Neil Saylor, 36, of Peachtree City, lost his battle with cancer on April 16, 2013.

He graduated from McIntosh High School in 1994. He attended Wingate University, where he played on the men's varsity soccer team and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity, graduating in 1999. He worked as a crisis counselor in the residential behavioral health program at KidsPeace. He was also a valued player on the Majestic Soccer Team in Atlanta. Read More»

Ricky Lee Gauthier, age 65 of Alpharetta

Ricky Lee Gauthier

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»

Mildred Estelle Sells, of Peachtree City

Mildred Estelle "Millie" Sells, a resident of Ashley Glenn in Peachtree City, and a former resident of Grantville, passed away on April 18, 2013 at the age of 90. Read More»

Greta Ann Wade, 81, of Peachtree City

Greta Ann Wade, 81, of Peachtree City, passed away April 16, 2013.

She was preceded in death by her father Walter Nielsen and sister Betty N. Teets. Read More»

Things to do

April

April 18 — A Taste of Clayton is from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tasting Only, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Silent Auction is at North Clayton HIgh School. Tickets $10. All money raised will remain at North Clayton HIgh School and will benefit Athletic Department. For more information. visit www.tasteofsoutherncrescent-nchs.com or contact Henry Laws at 678-640-2600.

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Mother of the Year contest deadline nears

Mother of the Year contest deadline nears

Should someone you know be Mother of the Year? Let us know! The deadline for Fayette County’s 11th annual Mother of the Year Contest, coordinated by The Citizen newspapers and Fayette Woman magazine, is midnight April 23. Read More»