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Foundation backs charity clinics like one being proposed in Newnan
Published in Local
With health care reform passing the House and now hitting the home stretch in the U.S. Senate, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation is saying the charity clinic model such as one being pitched locally by Coweta Samaritan Clinic, Inc. should be a part of the national conversation.
Some housing authority residents getting meals from local ministry
Published in Local
Thanksgiving dinner came a little early for some residents of the Newnan Housing Authority apartments, thanks to a new ministry.
Electronics recycling Wednesday afternoon at Newnan High School
Published in Local
Newnan High School and Keep Newnan Beautiful are having an electronics recycling event in conjunction with America Recycles Day.
Georgia DOT cutting state roadway litter pickup program
Published in Opinion
(Editor's note: Today's guest editorial is from the Brunswick News.)
Sharpsburg/ Turin rezoning decisions expected Tuesday
Published in Local
Rezoning decisions for two Turin/ Sharpsburg proposed developments are on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Coweta County Board of Commissioners.
More lane closures on Hwy. 54
Published in Local
More lane closures are planned next week on Hwy. 54 in southeast Coweta County, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced Friday.
Newnan has 4 voices on water panel
Published in Local
Walter "Sonny" Deriso, H. Bruce Jackson and and S. Taylor Glover are all graduates of Newnan High School.
Students' signatures headed into space
Published in Local
Signatures of students from Canongate Elementary School are scheduled to blast off for outer space today.
East Coweta wins in overtime
Published in Sports
PEACHTREE CITY-East Coweta head basketball coach Ronnie Vandiver acquired a few more gray hairs Saturday night. His Indians needed overtime in order to defeat the McIntosh Chiefs 86-79 in their regular season opener.
Arlington Christian duo sign
Published in Sports
A pair of girls sports standouts at Arlington Christian School signed national letters-of-intent last week.
Drilling for Scotch whiskey on frozen continent
Published in HotStory
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago.
We need less government
Published in Opinion
I cannot understand -- considering television, computers, books and the many ways of gaining information -- how one can be intellectually and politically lazy. Especially now when common sense and a little knowledge of history could get us out of this mess we have allowed to develop in the U.S.
Man carrying $600 pinched for alleged pencil theft
Published in HotStory
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash. The man, 44, was booked into the Whatcom County Jail after police learned he had an outstanding warrant from Everett.
'Gold' rings stolen from Ohio shop just brass
Published in HotStory
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they try to sell them.
'An education is priceless'
Published in Opinion/Op-ed
Perhaps Sandra Atkins, Jamaican at birth, sees things differently as a result of settling in this country. Or maybe it is because she was married to a National Football League player who finished pro ball with 10 years on his resume that gives her a divergent perspective.
Sound Off
Published in Opinion
WANTING TO HELP: We need health care reform badly and we need it now. Yes, I am willing to pay a few more dollars in taxes if it will help others who do not have or can't afford health care. I am not political, nor am I rich. I just want to help as much as I can.