Before they buckle back down on the drive for a state championship, the Whitewater Wildcats took a working vacation to show that they rank with the nation’s best baseball teams. From Wednesday through Saturday, the Wildcats took part in the USA Baseball National High School Invitational in Cary, NC, and they did not…
The Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats are young, but that isn’t keeping them from winning on the diamond. With a 9-2 win over the Galloway Scots on Saturday, the Bobcats kept their early season momentum going. The Bobcats feature just one senior on their roster, outfielder Kevin Walker, and six freshmen, but that hasn’t stopped…
When the youth of Tyrone grow up, go to college and start looking for a place to settle, what are the town’s chances of luring them back home to the community? That question was tackled Thursday morning at Sandy Creek High School as Town of Tyrone officials met face-to-face with upper-grade students to get their…
Steve Brown has continued his campaign of very publicly criticizing the direction the commission has taken since he was replaced as chairman at the beginning of the year. In addition to his criticism of Chairman Charles Oddo, Brown now wants to limit some of the “undue control” he believes County Administrator Steve Rapson has. Brown…
After 36 years of working devotedly as the Communications Director for Fayette County E911, Cheryl Rogers, is set to retire on March 27, 2015. Cheryl began her career in public safety in 1979 as a dispatcher for the Peachtree City Police Department. In 1981, she accepted a position as a police officer and served in…
What a great time it is to be a Georgia State alum. The world knows our name now, and it’s bought me an extension on my vacation. I’m actually writing this column from my temporary remote office down in Florida, and I’ll be here a bit longer thanks to the new Cinderella. Man it is…
Fayetteville and state fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a Saturday afternoon house fire that claimed the lives of an elderly married couple, who have since been identified as 95-year-old Lamar Beckwith and 89-year-old Catherine Beckwith, who would have been 90 years old later this month. Fire fighters received the call to Biltmore…
Local business owners Mason and Jeanne Brown last week shipped nearly 1,000 pounds of medicine to Republic of Guinea First Lady Madame Djene Conde, who they say is expected to receive the packages today in order to distribute them to needy citizens. The shipment includes everything from blood pressure medicine Lisinopril and Tylenol-brand acetaminophen to…
The Peachtree City Police Department is inviting the community to come out and connect with their officers during a “Coffee With a Cop” event planned for Monday, March 23 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Starbucks in the Peachtree East Shopping Center off Highway 54. Police officials say the event will allow them…
Starr’s Mill High School was the big winner on Saturday, winning both the girls and boys teams titles on their home track in the Fayette County Championships. The Panthers McIntosh, Fayette County, Whitewater, and Our Lady of Mercy for their dual crowns. On the girls side, Fayette County finished second, followed by McIntosh, Mercy, and…
