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.

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»

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»

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»