On Sunday, February 4, Boy Scout Troop 175 celebrated the pinning of its 94th Eagle Scout in a Court of Honor Ceremony for Steven Sanders.

Sanders joined Scouting in first grade as a Tiger Cub and progressed through the organization to its highest rank, that of Eagle Scout.

Promise Place, formerly the Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence, will sponsor an ARTcetra Live and Silent Auction on Saturday April 14, at the Tyrone Depot on 847 Senoia Road in Tyrone, Ga. The preview begins at 6:30 p.m. and the auction starts at 7:30 p.m.

At their weekly meeting at the Wyndham Conference Center in Peachtree City, the Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently presented Christian City a gift of $1,000. The donation is in support of the new Children's Village project which is under construction on Christian City's campus in Union City. The Children's Village will be comprised of eight to ten new cottages for the abandoned or neglected children that are in Christian City's care. Administrative offices and recreational facilities are also planned. 

Tayler A. Murray, a student at Fayette Middle School, was selected to attend the 2007 National Junior Leaders Conference, sponsored by LeadAmerica, at John Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. The NJLC is a leadership program for promising young leaders from across the United States and internationally. Middle and junior high school students with a record of academic achievement and extracurricular or community involvement, are invited to participate.

Two members of the Peachtree City Toastmasters Club won the Division A competition recently. Thomas Jenkins placed first in the International Speech Contest and Harry Vander Krabben placed first in the Table Topics (Impromptu) Speech Contest.

Just off Ga. Highway 54, on the border of Fayette and Coweta counties, nature lovers will find a public preserve that’s a perfect spot for both recreation and quiet contemplation. Line Creek Nature Area offers easy and challenging hiking trails, granite outcroppings, a rushing stream, a fishing pond with a pier, picnic tables and a gazebo sometimes used for weddings.

The pens were poised in mid-air last fall as over 5,000 Georgia students in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades were contemplating what to write for the Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Competition.

Jasmine Robinson, a student at Flat Rock Middle School, was accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Robinson joins a select group of students in Washington, D.C. this week to earn high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the United States’ most prominent monuments and institutions.

Two Spring Hill Elementary first grade classes recently celebrated the unveiling of their published class books. 

Renee McIver and Valerie Young’s students have been busy writing stories about penguins. Each student wrote a story and drew an illustration to accompany their narrative. Students participated in contests to create a cover design and a title for their class book and voted to select the winners.

The Fayette County Marching Tigers would like to invite all band alumni to join them in wishing Kenneth F. Beard a happy retirement during a night of remembering his past 26 years as an outstanding Band Director in Fayette County.

Long time member of the Georgia Federation of Republican Women, Ora Jean Gunnin is pictured with Angela Bean, the group’s most recent member, at a recent fund raising event for the Fayette chapter.

Gunnin has been a member of GFRW for 43 years, eight in Fayette County and 37 in Fulton. She currently serves as the treasurer of the South Fulton chapter as well as chaplin of the Fayette Women's Group. She is on the Executive Committee of the Fayette County Party and on the State Committee of the Georgia Republican Party.

Michael Gentile, a sixth grade student at J.C. Booth Middle School, advanced to the state championship round of the Reader’s Digest National Word Power Challenge held March 19 at Middle Georgia Technical College in Warner Robbins. As one of the top 100 scoring sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the state, Gentile competed in the state championship, answering 21 out of 25 questions correctly.

K-Kids at Sara Harp Minter Elementary School conducted an art contest which was sponsored by the Fayette Kiwanis Club and Wal-Mart at the Fayette Pavilion. Shown winning first place is Remington Grenier, a fifth grader, who was awarded $50 from Fayette Kiwanis which was presented to her by Reid Spearman. Sara Harp Minter's Art Department received a $250 gift from Wal-Mart and was presented by Teresa Thaxton.

• Air Force Airman Ryan C. Williams has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Doug Williams of Fayetteville, Ga. and a 2006 graduate of Sandy Creek High School, Tyrone, Ga.

This Saturday, Marine Staff Sgt. Mike Harris, a former resident of Fayetteville, Ga., will participate in a 10K run fund-raiser.

Harris, who graduated from Sandy Creek High School in 1997, will participate in the 30th annual Cooper River Bridge Run 10K in Charleston, South Carolina on March 31. The event will raise funds for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund (IMSFF), a non-profit organization closely associated with the Marine Corp, which provides assistance for injured Marines and Sailors.

McIntosh High School student Michael Hervey, 15, from Peachtree City is curently working to raise $10,000 for an organization called Operation Smile as part of his Eagle Scout project. 

Operation Smile is a private, not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization that provides reconstructive surgery and related health care to indigent children and young adults in developing countries and the United States.

On March 8, Governor Sonny Perdue proclaimed 9-1-1 Day in Georgia, honoring 9-1-1 professionals and 15 young 9-1-1 heroes from around the state at a ceremony at the State Capitol. The annual ceremony recognizes the dedication and commitment of approximately 2,500 professionals who operate local and regional 9-1-1 centers throughout Georgia.

Elliot Compton of Peachtree City will represent Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Washington D.C. at the Conference for the Junior Congressional Youth Leadership Council from March 31 to April 5, 2007. Compton earned his nomination by demonstrating exceptional scholastic merit and leadership potential. 

On Friday, Feb. 23, Tiger Cub Scout Den #2, of Pack 212 took two "Go See It" local tours. Locally based radio station, J93.3, showed the Scouts around the radio station. Afterward, the Scouts were welcomed at Peachtree City's Fire Station #81 and given a tour by Lt. Waters and Captain Jeff Koldoff. The boys all had a great time.

Offshoot Productions’ artistic director Susan M. Steadman, Ph.D. is delighted to be teaching once again at the Tyrone Recreation Department. There are two lively acting classes on tap this spring: “Acting Off the Cuff” for children in first through fifth grade, and “Welcome to the Stage,” designed especially for home-schoolers aged 8 to 16.

Nearly 1,300 students from member schools of the Georgia Association of Christian Schools (GACS) participated in the annual state academic, Bible, and fine arts competition which culminated on March 12 and 13 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga. Competition was conducted in numerous categories including vocal and instrumental music, speech, science projects, art, spelling, Bible memory and quizzing, and many areas of academic testing.

The Peachtree City Rotary hosted an After Hours reception at the Hollingsworth House on Tuesday, Feb.

• Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew C. Conwell and Air Force Reserve 2nd Lt. Matthew J. Houck have graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The students earned silver wings with an aeronautical rating of pilot in the Air Force.

Peachtree City resident taking on the Appalachian Trail

Once you have biked over 4,000 miles, what challenge is left for you to overcome?

Tyrone resident Christy Holmes recently entered The Citizen Newspapers’ Harlem Globetrotters contest in hopes of winning a family four-pack of tickets for her father and three younger brothers who have been a little down on their luck lately.

Bryce Towle was recently announced as the AKC 2006 number one Junior Handler in the country for Curly-Coated Retreivers. Towle and his dog DownDaTrail It’s My Fantasy, better known as “Fancy,” competed in AKC dog shows throughout the year. They showed against other kids ages 9-18 years old. The kids are judged on the way they handle, present and show their dogs. Many long hours of practice and preparation go into this sport, as well as traveling to out of state competitions.

State finalists for the 2007 Governor’s Honors Program from McIntosh High School pictured here with principal Tracie Fleming (L) and assistant principal Kerry Wright (R) are from back row, left to right: Sarah Newby Halicks, theatre; Laura Knapton, French; Michael Qin, math; Gina Berchin, visual arts; Charles He, math; Hanjun Zhu, math; Shenaz Lilywala, Spanish; front row, Hannah Wilder, voice; Nicole De Lisle, biology; Ai Taniguchi, French; Cherise Quamme, music; and Jordan Dale, music. Not pictured: Jessica Tinker, communicative arts. Those selected for the summer program will be announced in April. Photo/Special.

Rising Starr Middle Symphonic Band director Steve Tyndall, along with 72 of the RSM Symphonic Band’s musicians, recently learned just how it feels to go down in the history books when they became one of the first two middle school bands selected to perform at the Bands of America (BOA) National Concert Band Festival March 15-17 in Indianapolis.

Members of The American Legion Fayette County Post 105 are shown with the winner of their 2007 Oratorical Contest, Diana Lynde of Fayetteville.  The American Legion oratorical contest is a patriotic public speaking competition that helps high school students develop a deeper understanding of the Constitution of the United States and their duties as a citizen. Lynde received a $100 cash scholarship and went to win at the district level as well. Pictured are judge Ken Babcock, Lynde, contest director Dale Barnett, and judge Doug Hanlin.

The Pregnancy Resource Center has launched a program to provide new cribs to women who do not have cribs for their babies. Six cribs were awarded to clients who qualified by completing a video series on parenting or marriage. In addition, this program is so successful that it has become necessary to form an ongoing class. The class meets on Wednesday mornings and  is taught by Janet Harrelson, one of our volunteers.