Newsmakers

‘Miles for Miles 5K’ fundraiser Oct. 6

A fundraiser for 9 year-old Newnan resident Miles Davis will be held Oct. 6 at the Ashley Park pavilion in Newnan. The proceeds will help with the family’s medical expenses associated with his diagnosis of Mixed Lineage Leukemia.

Pre-registration for the “Miles for Miles 5K” is $25 and can be accessed online at www.active.com

Registration in person at Stonebridge Early Learning Center is $25, while registration on the day of the event at Ashley Park shopping pavilion located at 450 Newnan Crossing Bypass is $30.

Race sponsorships are also available at $100, $350 and $500. Read More»

Special Coweta student athletes recognized

The Coweta County Board of Education on Sept. 11. honored two Coweta students recognized as Georgia Special Olympics male and female Athletes of the Year.

Board members honored East Coweta High School student Montana Bush and Newnan High School student Jimpson Rosser as their female and male athletes of the year during 2012. Coweta County Special Olympics coordinator Kelly Abercrombie noted that it is rare that the separate honors would be bestowed on two student athletes from the same county in the same year. Read More»

Attorney clash turns ugly in vote lawsuit

Collusion, bribery charges lobbed at attorneys in settlement over commission district seats

Attorneys on both sides of a federal lawsuit over Fayette County’s new court-ordered five-district map for seats on the county commission are taking shots at each other.

Plaintiff’s attorney Wayne Kendall contends that County Attorney Scott Bennett and private practice attorney Richard Lindsey of Peachtree City colluded to file litigation against the county to have a federal judge enforce the redrawn map. Read More»

Soccer Olympian returns home

Soccer Olympian returns home

Olympic gold medal winner and Starr’s Mill High School graduate Kelley O’Hara (left center, holding medal) recently stopped by the Baseball/Soccer Complex in Peachtree City to inspire players at her former soccer club, AFC Lightning. O’Hara answered questions, signed autographs, and gave players the rare opportunity to see an Olympic gold medal up close. O’Hara is pictured here with her gold medal and members of the AFC Lightning U14 Premier team: Lindsey Licitra, Caroline Chang, Shannon Cleary, Haley Mason, Abby Burke, Ellie Marcum, Sully Wilkins, Madi Boyles, and Abby Cox. Photo/Lisa Chang.

Coweta near top in health insurance coverage

A review released by the U.S. Census Bureau showed that Coweta County has the eighth highest percentage residents with health insurance when compared to Georgia’s 159 counties.

The most recent data supplied by the bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) showed Coweta County in 2010 with 82.4 percent of its residents with health insurance. Read More»

EMCs send additional crews to Mississippi

The number of Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) employees headed to hard hit areas following Hurricane Isaac continues to grow, as cooperatives in the region, including Coweta-Fayette EMC, survey damage and begin repairs to the electric distribution system.

As of 2 p.m. Thursday, approximately 160 employees from 15 EMCs in Georgia had traveled to Mississippi to help restore power to thousands of consumers without electricity. Read More»

Fundraiser spotlights arthritis awareness

Arthritis is arguably the most common disability in the United States. To help bring needed attention to the disease and its growing presence, the Massage Envy spas in Peachtree City and Newnan on Sept. 19 will hold the “Healing Hands for Arthritis” fundraiser to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Read More»

Local woman honored with White House invite

As she toured the White House recently, Soumaya Khalifa of Peachtree City was able to view the Quran once owned by former President Thomas Jefferson. Photo/Special.

PTC resident dines at President’s table during Iftar at nation’s capitol

Peachtree City resident Soumaya Khalifa got the thrill of a lifetime recently when she was invited to the White House in Washington, D.C. to be a guest of President Barack Obama at a special Iftar, a dinner where Muslims break their day-long fast during the holy month of Ramadan.

In fact, Khalifa sat at the President’s table during the dinner, which is an annual tradition that dates back to the days of President Abraham Lincoln and though it fell by the wayside was revived in recent years by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Read More»

Pathway House for women approved in east Coweta

A faith-based transitional home for women in need was approved by unanimous vote at the Aug. 21 meeting of the Coweta County Commission. Operated by R.E.A.L. Change, Inc., the Pathway Home on Ga. Highway 34 in east Coweta will provide a 12-month, live-in restoration program for 12 women ages 18-38. Read More»

Senoia area families invited to create 'Family Files'

Senoia area families invited to create 'Family Files'

Senoia Area Historical Society invites every family in the Senoia area to create their own Family File to be stored in the Research Library located in the Museum at 6 Couch Street, Senoia. These files can contain whatever family history you would like to see documented. For example, family tree information, a written family history, photos, photocopies, newspaper articles, copies of church records, etc. The choice is yours – it’s your Family File. Read More»