Cruise for a Cure! Relay for Life – Fri May 17th

Want to go on a cruise that you don’t have to worry about getting seasick or being stuck at sea? Then join us on Friday, May 17th as we go “Cruisin’ For A Cure” with the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Fayette County. This year’s Relay For Life event is being held at [...]

Guitars Not Guns: Changing the World, One Kid at a Time

By Sharon Ricks Music is powerful. It can fill up a restaurant on a slow night, bring joy to a child’s face, or send an urgent message to a violent world. On a Tuesday evening in early April, it did all three at once at the Pizza Hut Restaurant on Crosstown Court in Peachtree City. [...]

Ronda Rich Speaks at Cancer Survivor Dinner May 10th

Ronda Rich to deliver keynote speech at American Cancer Society and Piedmont Fayette Hospital Cancer Survivor Dinner   The American Cancer Society and Piedmont Fayette Hospital will host its annual Cancer Survivor Dinner on Friday, May 10, 2013 beginning a 5:30 p.m. at a new location for the 2013 event; New Hope Baptist Church South [...]

Living Water Resource Center Grand Opening

LIVING WATER LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION Living Water Learning Resource Center is proud to announce its Grand Opening, Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30am at the John C. Birdine Neighborhood Center, 215 Lakewood Way, Suite 108, Atlanta, Georgia 30315. Living Water Learning Resource Center is a gender-specific, non-residential training program [...]

Sisters in Need, Friends Indeed

By Allison Meyer The Great Depression was a devastating time in our nation’s history. Businesses and factories could no longer operate, banks were failing, and countless people were unemployed. It was during this time that Walter W. Ross founded Beta Sigma Phi, an international women’s organization and reading society. Through this association, women were brought [...]

Backyard Chickens in PTC?

Campaign Underway to Bring Backyard Chickens to Peachtree City It was really just a fluke that got Peachtree City resident Julee Smilley keeping chickens: a friend was moving and could not find a place for her four pullets (young hens). Julee offered to find them a new home, but she soon became charmed by the [...]

Yard Sale April 13th to Benefit Fayette Humane Society

Saturday, April 13 Fayette County Humane Society will hold a yard sale 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Tack Trolley Horse & Pet Supply – Hwy 85 – Fayetteville. All proceeds to benefit the Fayette County Humane Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer animal rescue organization. For more information, call 770-487-1073.

Paws for a Purpose Charity 1-Mile Dog Walk & 5K-9 Run

Paws for a Purpose Charity 1-Mile Dog Walk and NEW for 2013 – 5K-9 Run Saturday, April 6, 2013 Shamrock Park – Tyrone, GA 5K-9 Run begins 8:30 am        1-Mile Walk begins 10:45 am Click here to REGISTER ONLINE! Vendors, demonstrations, adoptions, and more! Proceeds to benefit Fayette County Humane Society, CAREing [...]

Huge Yard Sale Tomorrow!

To benefit the Church Street Park Improvement Project Saturday , March 2, 2013 8:00am to 4:00pm Fayetteville Gazebo Parking Lot area (corner of 85 & 54) Come Sell or Come Shop We will have an entire parking lot full of yard sale spaces. If you’ve thought of having a yard sale, this is the perfect [...]

Tips on Storm Relief Donations

In the wake of severe storms that came through our area, your Better Business Bureau (BBB) offers the following tips to help people decide where to direct donations to assist storm victims and their families: Be cautious when giving online. Be cautious about online giving, especially in response to spam messages and emails that claim [...]

Strong Like a Rock: Phenomenal Women’s Health

By Sharon Ricks   Eighty-five women dressed in cool blue left an Atlanta airport hotel, each holding a rock in her hand. On each rock was a note that read, “I am phenomenal!” They had just attended the Cool Blue Tea hosted by Phenomenal Women’s Health, Inc., (PWH), a nonprofit organization founded in May 2007 [...]

Better Business Bureau Names “Top Ten Scams” of 2012

The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year, and this past year launched two websites to help consumers figure out which offers are real and which ones are possibly frauds: BBB Smart Investing (www.bbb.org/smartinvesting), developed in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, informs consumers about investment fraud, Ponzi schemes and risky investments, [...]

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