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Four ladies and The World's Longest Yard Sale

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:21 -0500

Four women, all friends at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church, decided to take advantage of the World’s Longest Yard Sale extending through several southern states.

Give Free Stuff for the Holidays and Help Teachers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:49 -0500

Who couldn’t use a free Papa John’s pizza or Firestone Complete Auto Care oil change, no purchase necessary?

Miquela Rivers region best actress

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:17:48 -0500

Miquela Rivers won high awards at the November7, 2009 Region 5AAAA One Act Play Competition . Ten schools participated in the competition. Out of the ten schools that competed, Fayette County High School (FCHS) received 2nd Place (runner up) for their performance of A Woman Called Truth . Furthermore, out of all the performances, Miquela Rivers received the Best Actress Award for her role as Sojourner Truth in A Woman Called Truth!

“2010 Relay For Life Kicked Off !”

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:17 -0500

Cancer Survivors who attended the kick off for the 2010 Relay For Life of Fayette County got to celebrate their next birthday early. Each cancer survivor wrote their name on a candle that was used to decorate a giant faux birthday cake. A rousing round of “Happy Birthday” was sung by those in attendance and everyone celebrated the accomplishment of surviving cancer and the joy have being around to celebrate another birthday.

Wreaths for veterans

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:02 -0500

The well-known Wreaths Across America program is coming to Fayette County this year. Many Americans have seen the photographs of the Christmas wreaths adorning the headstones of thousands of veterans buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, honoring their service and sacrifice during the holidays. Every wreath is paid for from donations of private citizens and corporations. Every wreath is placed on a grave by willing volunteers.

ROTC Drill Team Wins Awards

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:56 -0500

The Sandy Creek High Air Force Junior ROTC drill team placed in the top three at the Mundy’s Mill Invitational Classic Drill Meet.

YP Fayette continues clothing drive for Gracie’s Closet

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:25 -0500

This year, one closet in Fayette County has been filled up before the holiday season even starts. Thanks to the recent clothing drive organized by the Young Professionals of Fayette County (YP Fayette), Fayette Youth Protection Home’s free clothing store, called Gracie’s Closet, has been stocked up with new and gently used clothing items for them to distribute free of cost to foster children in Fayette County and surrounding areas. Beginning back in August as one of YP Fayette’s ongoing charitable projects, their members have collected over 2,500 clothing items to give back to the community through Gracie’s Closet.

Invention carries Lenz family along for the ride

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:37:00 -0500

Darryl Lenz, a Peachtree City resident, has been a flight attendant with American Airlines for 25 years. She and her family fly a lot and anyone who travels frequently looks for things to make getting through the airport and on to a plane easier. When Lenz’s son, Dawson, was two, she had him straddle the luggage from time to time while she pulled it. That one action gave her the idea attaching a chair to the rollaboard luggage. Her husband, Randy, asked if she was sure no one had thought of that before. She looked into it, realized that it had yet to be invented and, after eight months of talking about it, bought some children’s lawn chairs and built their first prototype.

Costa Crabapple and Coweta Fayette EMC

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:27:21 -0500

Pictured above are Charles Gilreath (EMC), James Haymans (EMC), Pat Costa (Teacher at Crabapple Lane Elementary School) and Wanda Hicks (EMC)

On Thursday afternoon Coweta-Fayette EMC employees went to Crabapple Lane Elementary School to surprise 5th Grade teacher Pat Costa. Mrs. Costa was caught by surprise as the EMC employees walked into her room to tell her she was the winner of the $1500 Bright Idea Grant. The money from the grant will be used to purchase microscopes to be used in the classroom. Last year Mrs. Costa was voted on by her peer teachers for Teacher of the Year. One of the reasons Mrs. Costa received that honor was because of her hands-on and enthusiastic approach to teaching Science. Mrs. Costa is a teacher that engages every student in learning and the microscopes will be a welcome addition to the Science Lab. Many students will benefit from the generosity of Coweta-Fayette EMC.

Encore Fayette

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:25:59 -0500

Encore! Fayette Senior Leadership Program is currently recruiting older adults, retired or semi-retired for its second class scheduled to begin in January 2010.

State Names Distinguished Schools

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:19:46 -0500

A total of eight of Fayette’s elementary and middle schools have been named Title 1 Distinguished Schools by the Georgia Department of Education.

YP Fayette clothing drive

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:16:20 -0500

Dogwood Gallery to Preview Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event Chairs

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:19:01 -0500

November 10th through November 15th, The Dogwood Gallery, in Tyrone, GA, is hosting a preview of the intricate and unique chairs that will be sold at the upcoming November 30th Hollingsworth House Chair-ity Event in Fayetteville. The Chair-ity event will benefit the abandoned and abused children who live at the Children’s Village at Christian City. Participating artists include: Vicki Turner, Patsy Gullet, Debbie Beaureguard, Phyllis Bennett, Greg Blair, Nora Blair, Cressida Chance, Carla Cook, Kim Daniel, Fiona Dennis, Yvonne Ford, Peggi Groff, Kim Guthrie, Kristin Hauch, Owen Jones, Helena Marette, Janet McGregor Dunn, Gloria Perkins, Donna Rosser, Pat Sams, and Jim Whitlock. The 3rd annual Hollingsworth House Chair-ity event is hosted by community leaders including Congressman Lynn Westmoreland and his wife Joan, Senator Ronnie Chance and Cressida, State Representatives John Yates, Matt Ramsey, Virgil Fludd and their wives, Mayors, Ken Steele, Harold Logsdon, and Gary Laggis and their wives and many others.

PTC Veterans Day Speaker Authored Book on Experiences Behind Enemy Lines

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:16:38 -0500

Retired Army Colonel Ben Malcom, author of “White Tigers – My Secret War in North Korea,” will be guest speaker at the Peachtree City Veterans Day event on Saturday, Nov. 7th, 10 a.m. at the new Falcon Field Veterans Memorial.

Ben Goss and WHS lacrosse

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:33:43 -0400

On Sunday October 11th, Ben Hester, Brandon Lee and Blake Jaurigue, members of the Whitewater H.S. varsity lacrosse team and the Georgia Copperheads club team visited with Ben Goss at the Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta. Ben Goss was a passenger in a car in Massachusetts that was involved in a wreck, three other passengers walked away with minor injuries, unfortunately for Ben he took the brunt of the accident with a C-7 spinal cord injury. These players collected a bag of items from their lacrosse that included a hoodie, sweat pants, t-shirts, equipment bag and other items as Ben was made an honorary member of the Whitewater lacrosse team. The players all agreed that this humbling experience makes wins and losses in a different perspective.