Get Your Kids Volunteering This Summer

Just because it’s summer vacation doesn’t mean your kids should sit idle. Instead of allowing them to fritter away in front of the television while school is out, encourage them to use the downtime to give back to the community. How can you get your kids to lend a helping hand? Children will really get [...]

Bass Wins Distance Learning Award

Ginny Bass Named Distance Learning Administration Wagner Award Winner for 2012 Ginny Bass, director of Degree Completion at Clayton State University, has been named the recipient of the Distance Learning Administration’s (DLA) Outstanding Instructional Support Award for 2012. This award is one of three DLA Wagner Awards to be presented to outstanding individuals, to recognize [...]

Morgan Grove Nature Area Opens

Southern Conservation Trust officially opened its fourth public nature preserve, Morgan Grove Nature Area, to the public last week. Numerous community leaders and the Fayette Chamber of Commerce were on hand to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the nature area’s grand opening. Boy Scouts presented the American Flag and led the Pledge of Allegiance.  The [...]

Local Animals Go “Back in Black 2″

Who are they? They are the dogs and cats in black. What is their mission? To find their forever home. Black cats and dogs everywhere are donning their dark glasses and engaging their “flashy things” to wipe out the myths and stereotypes about black animals during Back in Black 2, a national adoption promotion. Supported [...]

House of Thomas to Rock at Relay for Life

House Of Thomas will be performing at the American Cancer Society’s 2012 Relay For Life of Fayette County.  The annual fundraiser will be held Friday, May 18th at Falcon Field in Peachtree City.  “We are thrilled to have House Of Thomas performing and are excited to have this high quality group headline our entertainment schedule [...]

Starr’s Mill Chorus to Rock with Foreigner

A group of 25 Starr’s Mill Chorus Students will have a once in a lifetime opportunity this weekend as they perform the song I Want To Know What Love Is with the rock group Foreigner.  Foreigner, one of the most popular rock groups in the world, has sold over 70 million albums since the band’s [...]

MOMs Club Renovates Church Street Park

Last summer, the MOMS Club® of Fayetteville, a 501 (c)3 non-profit support group for moms, decided that they would begin a large-scale community improvement project. In particular, the moms had noticed the lack of a local playground with a play structure especially for toddlers—someplace where it’s safe for a curious crawler or a new walker [...]

Southern Crescent Chorale Presents Georgia Jukebox

Southern Crescent Chorale presents Georgia Jukebox Sponsored by The Citizen Newspapers Concessions provided by the Fayetteville Dwarf House JANICE FOLSOM, Director Accompanied by Steve Shivers and The Jazz League Saturday, May 12, 2012                                    8:00 p.m. Southern Ground Amphitheater (formerly known as Villages Amphitheater) Fayetteville, GA Tickets:  $15 Adults • $12 Students & Seniors (60 and [...]

Twilight Theatre Holds Cinderella Auditions

The Twilight Theatre, a local theater company, is holding auditions for their summer production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The family-friendly show will be performed at the Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City on July 27, 28 and August 3, 4 . The Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella features some of the most beloved songs [...]

Zornosa, Davis Win Alice Smith Award

Dr. Ximena Zornosa and Darius Davis are the winners of the Clayton State University 2012 Alice Smith Awards. Clayton State’s Alice J. Smith Awards, for both faculty and staff, were presented at Clayton State’s Faculty/Staff Awards Ceremony on Apr. 24. An annual event since 1995, the Smith Awards are presented to the faculty member and [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness “Doing it Right” Seminar

Breast Cancer Awareness “Doing it Right” Seminar – Tuesday, May 1 – 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Fayette Senior Services (FSS) – Peachtree City location at the Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail. Janet Beebe, President of Breast Cancer Survivors Network, Inc. and a 29-year breast cancer survivor presents a very informative meeting for women. Learn [...]

Mucklow’s Jewelry Mother’s Day Workshop

6th Annual Mother’s Day Workshops Just in time for Mother’s Day, children are invited to Mucklow’s Fine Jewelry to make a piece of jewelry for Mom (staff are on hand to assist in the crafting). There will also be games, music and a craft table for making handmade Mother’s Day cards. Children must be accompanied [...]

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