Saturday, November 22, 2008
Quick Poll
Who will win tonight's GHSA State AAAAA Football Playoff game?
- Newnan: 251
- Tift County: 217
Total Votes:
Three runoff races on ballot
Published in Local
Early voting for the Dec. 2 runoff election began Monday in Coweta County, and some 215 people came to personally cast ballots at the Coweta County Voter Registrar's Office.
Infant Frances Grace Ivey
Published in Obits
Infant Frances Grace Ivey
Gas prices $1.85, still falling
Published in Local
Gas prices continue to fall, and there's no indication that they will be turning around any time soon.
Cougars host Tift County in round 2
Published in Sports
As one of only 15 undefeated teams still playing in Georgia, the Newnan Cougars put their perfect 11-0 record on the line at home Friday when they play the Tift County Blue Devils in the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs.
Mrs. Linda Diane Flournoy
Published in Obits
Mrs. Linda Diane Flournoy
Alleged sexual assault is under investigation
Published in Local
Newnan Police Department officials said Monday they are investigating allegations of sexual assault after a 37-year-old woman was reportedly victimized in the parking lot of a local restaurant during the weekend.
Remembrance service for lost loved ones Nov. 20
Published in Local
VistaCare of Newnan holds its annual Celebration of Remembrance on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Newnan.
Closing of railroad crossing on Rising Star continues today
Published in Local
The closing of the CSX railroad crossing on Rising Star Road will be extended until lunchtime today, say Coweta County officials.
Operation Christmas Child: 'It's shoebox time again'
Published in Local
"It's shoebox time again."
Deaths published on 11/17/2008
Published in None
Dr. Rev. Robert "Bob" Solomon Atkins Jr., 71, of Columbus, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at Vista Care Hospice. Services will be held at 10 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home Chapel, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA . Burial Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, GA. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 6-8 p.m. at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home. Courtesy of McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Brandon Larrabee : Gena Evans' latest controversy exposes rifts in Georgia DOT
Published in Opinion
The revelations of Transportation Commissioner Gena Evans' previous relationships with co-workers, former subordinates and state contractors, as well as the tawdry e-mails that flowed from those romances, are the latest in a series of conflicts that have shaken and apparently split the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Newnan Presbyterian Preschool holiday food sale Thursday
Published in Local
Newnan Presbyterian Preschool will hold its 12th annual Holiday Food Sale Thursday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. until about 11 a.m.
Shoppers, volunteers turn out for Belk Charity Day
Published in Local
Despite the tight economy, Charity Day at Belk was a success.
Deaths published on 11/17/2008
Published in Obits
Dr. Rev. Robert "Bob" Solomon Atkins Jr., 71, of Columbus, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at Vista Care Hospice. Services will be held at 10 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home Chapel, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA . Burial Greenwood Cemetery in Cairo, GA. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 6-8 p.m. at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home. Courtesy of McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga.
Lack of depth caught up to East Coweta
Published in Sports
For the Bradwell Tigers it was a chance to prove Region 3-AAAAA was more than Camden County and the rest while the East Coweta Indians were looking to overcome more adversity that has been part of their season.
Please postmaster, talk to Newnan citizens about downtown post office
Published in Opinion
Every time there's a change at the downtown Newnan Post Office, merchants and other patrons of the postal facility on Greenville Street fear the worst. They fear the downtown post office might quietly close.
CLICK honors adult education backers
Published in Local
Doris Rockhill wasn't too concerned about finding another job after SaveRite grocery closed its doors.
Lions Club sponsors circus
Published in Local
Newnan Lions Club is sponsoring a circus performance for Coweta youngsters.
Westmoreland wants Paulson testimony
Published in Local
U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Grantville) says Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pulled a "bait-and-switch" on Congress by completely changing the focus of the $700 billion package.
Citigroup shedding jobs
Published in Business
Citigroup Inc. is shedding approximately 53,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt.
Eagles, Bengals not first to settle for a tie
Published in Sports/Op-ed
In Sunday’s slate of National Football League contests, something occurred in a game that doesn’t happen often and would be something the late George Carlin would have loved in his rationale for sports.
Sound Off
Published in Opinion
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