Peggy Thomas, She’s Positively Successful

We’ve all heard the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” In other words, sometimes life presents us with obstacles, and we have to turn them into opportunities. But when given lemons, entrepreneur Peggy Thomas doesn’t settle for lemonade; instead, she’ll recruit your apples and my oranges, and make fruit salad. Peggy is fabulous [...]

Social Media for your Business-Part 2

Social Media for Your Business- Part 2 Facebook and LinkedIn- Purpose, how to add Welcome!  This is Part 2 of my 4 part series about how to use Social Media for your business. This series focuses on these  areas: One: Make a List, Set Goals, website-preparation Two: FaceBook, LinkedIn-purpose, how to add Three: Twitter – [...]

Portrait of a Dangerous Woman – Mary Frances Bowley

Mary Frances Bowley peers through the partly drawn blinds of a room that overlooks a wide, open field. Outside, two young women, who are adults by law but look like teenagers, meet each other’s gaze and break out into childish, hysterical giggles. They embrace each other tightly and head to a swing set a few [...]

Social Media for your Business-Part 1

  Social Media For Your Business- Part 1: Make a List, Set Goals, Visit Pages “WHY”, you ask? Because… it is FREE!  and… your customers are probably already on there.  As they are out and about with their smart phones and tablets, you can connect with them!! All this is with MEASURABLE results that you [...]

The Twilight Theatre’s Mother-Daughter Act

Heart. Dedication. A fascinating story. Unique, interesting, and lovable characters. A show-stopper song. A good laugh. A good cry. A show-must-go-on attitude. Those words might describe a successful Broadway stage show, but they could also describe Jeanne Hewell-Chambers and Alison Chambers—a dynamic mother-daughter team whose creative juices and dedication to the arts has produced The [...]

Lauren Clark – Citizen of the World

Lauren Clark is the epitome of grace under pressure. The warm, yet extremely poised and focused 25 year-old exemplifies a worldliness and savvy far beyond her years. The daughter of Fayetteville residents Wanda and Michael Clark, Lauren made national news this past February when she was one of dozens of Americans who were evacuated from [...]

Fit, Fab and (Almost!) 40

It’s been a while, but I’m still here.  Still in the game.  But  I’m struggling again. I started wagon chasing (that’s when you fall of the wagon and then run like hell trying to hop back on) after spending the MLK weekend with family in North Carolina. Aunt Harriet’s spaghetti sauce with Italian sausage is too [...]

Amanda Gunter: It’s All About Finding Your Balance

The rust-orange waiting room walls of the Brain Balance Center in Peachtree City are covered with taped-on gold paper stars and trophies. Each one bears a hand-written acknowledgement of a student’s accomplishments. “Worked hard today.” “Wrote an amazing story.” “Great sit-ups!” “Had an I-can attitude.” The center’s students, with neuro-behavioral disorders such as ADHD, Asperger’s [...]

Linda North, for the Love of the Game

Linda North steps onto a sunny ball field swarming with exuberant Little Leaguers. It is Little League Baseball and Softball tournament time, and she is there from first pitch ‘til the last. It’s part of her job — a volunteer job to which Linda devotes 40-plus hours a week year-round. But it’s also a job [...]

Fayette Woman production team meets deadlines with style

Like any true Southern lady, Fayette Woman’s got substance and style. And for style, she’s got the Production Department—graphic artists Fran Glass, Carol Cato and Todd Hanson, along with Production Editor Heather Ward (see page 16) to thank. Collectively, they are responsible for the design, layout, graphics and artistry of the magazine. Or, as publisher [...]

For 100th issue, Fayette Woman team takes a bow

It all started last fall during a routine staff meeting. Joyce, Heather, Gwen and I were sitting around a conference table, planning upcoming issues of Fayette Woman. As the conversation went along, the subject of how many issues we’ve produced came up, and Joyce mentioned that we were at ninety-something. The realization came abruptly: Fayette [...]

Fayette Woman honors magazine sales department

Fayette Woman’s advertising sales department is a team of eight very different women. Among them you’ll find a licensed pilot (Leigh Ann), a 4-year cancer-free survivor (Judy), a dancer/golfer/bowler (Diann), and a young mother (Sandy). One of them runs her church’s homeless shelter (Karen), one wants to visit all of the National Parks in the [...]

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