Town of Tyrone officials and other locals and community leaders turned out again Friday morning for the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park to honor veterans living and gone who have served in the United States Military. Here are a few photos from the event. (Staff photos by Danny Harrison)
Fayetteville Police Department’s 13th annual Junior Police Academy graduated another crop of trainees Friday after a week of training in self-defense, police procedures and citizenship. The program for rising seventh- through ninth-graders included competition amongst four teams, and by mid-morning Friday, the Blue and Green teams were tied at 1,875 points apiece. The tie-breaker…
The Georgia Renaissance Festival wraps up on June 7, meaning there’s only two weeks left to enjoy it. Here are some photos from this year’s Ren Fest.
These are a few shots of of a colorful, 96 foot long mural that has added color to the Crosstown Water Treatment plant on TDK Boulevard in Peachtree City. The Fayette County Public Art Committee chose artist Pash Lima’s design, and he’s spent months completing the mural. The commission honored Lima Thursday and credited the management…
Middle school basketball season went out with a bang on Thursday night as the Bennett’s Mill Lady Broncos and Flat Rock Eagles won the county championships. Bennett’s Mill claimed the girls title with a win over J.C. Booth. Flat Rock toppled the Bennett’s Mill boys for the championship. (Staff Photos by Christopher Dunn) To order…
Well over a thousand people marched, walked, rode and drove in Monday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade in Downtown Fayetteville, which may have been the largest-ever parade the city has ever hosted. The parade was organized by the Fayette County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). According to event organizers, around…
Butch Jones of Pavestone played Santa last week as he delivered over $1,000 in pave stones to the Hopeful Community Club. The group is steadily working toward rehabilitating the Hopeful Primitive Church building and cemetery. The church has extensive history going back 200 years, with a cemetery containing grave sites with the remains of…
