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Plunkett will run for mayor

• Need something to do for the Fourth?
  A rundown of the holiday activities planned in and around Fayette County
• Local heroes save three fishermen from a sinking boat
  What started as a casual day of fishing turned into a struggle for survival on Fayette County's Lake Horton.
• Mayors look back on 50 years of PTC history
  The city’s current Mayor, Harold Logsdon, will be joined by the city’s former Mayors as grand marshals for this year’s July 4 parade.
• Plunkett announces run for PTC Mayor
  Peachtree City Councilwoman Cyndi Plunkett throws her hat into the ring.
• July 4th celebration a 50 year tradition
  Independence Day has become Peachtree city’s trademark holiday. This year’s special 50th anniversary parade and famous fireworks extravaganza will be as big as ever.

Erin Emerson's 48 goals earned her the player of the year title (photo by Trey Alverson)

• The Best of Soccer's Best...
  Whitewater's Erin Emerson and McIntosh's Josh Ball earn top honors as 2009 players of the year.
• District Champs...
  The 2009 District 4 Big League All Star Team Champions
• A fan and family favorite...
  With some of his earliest memories founded in drag racing, it’s no surprise Bill Patrick has quickly become one of the stars at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Friday Night Drags.
• In the NASCAR news...
  Danica Patrick's management team, IMG World, is making its rounds in the Sprint Cup Series garage area. Her representatives are exploring her options in stock cars as she works in her final contract season with Andretti Green Racing in the Indy Racing Ser
• Friday Night Drags...
  Atlanta Motor Speedway’s fourth week of Friday Night Drags was Lucky Ladies Night and Michelle Ewing proved luckiest of all as the only female drag competitor to claim a win.

• Rep. Westmoreland to speak at Saturday Tea Party at ‘The Fred’
  The PTC Tea Party Patriots formed several months ago as little more than a few local activists trying to get their message out. In the time since, the group has attracted quite a following, including some big time political names.

• Mr. Cecil Ray Couch
  Mr. Cecil Ray Couch of Tyrone died Friday June 26th, 2009.
• William David Yaden
  William David Yaden, Jr., 74, of Sharpsburg, GA passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home.
• Maxine Marilyn Henry
  Maxine Marilyn Henry of Peachtree City, Georgia died June 29, 2009.
• Mrs. Lori Ann Wood Conger
  Mrs. Lori Ann Wood Conger, age 45, of Tyrone passed away Monday, June 29, 2009.
• Mrs. Virginia C. Weber
  Mrs. Virginia C. Weber of Fayetteville passed away June 28, 2009.

• Cap and trade bill contains a costly provision
  Local columnist Tom Kerlin is worried about what the Cap and Trade bill might do to the nation's economy and he's skeptical about the science behind man-made climate change.
• July 4th: a day to remember Thomas Jefferson's powerful words
  Fayette Newspapers, Inc. reporter Trey Alverson reflects on the most famous sentence in the Declaration of Independence.
• So much for wise Latinas...
  Syndicated columnist Ann Coulter praises the Supreme Court's decision in the Connecticut firefighters' case and lashes out at Sotomayor and Bader Ginsburg's opposition.
• And the final buzzer has sounded...
  Longtime Fayette County News/Today in Peachtree City managing editor Cindy Morley says goodbye with a lump in her throat.
• Who says you can never go home again
  New Fayette County News/Today in Peachtree City publisher Matt Guthrie writes about his happy return to his Fayetteville roots.

Roger and Sue Bailey

• Roger and Sue Bailey celebrate Golden Anniversary
  Roger and Sue Bailey celebrated 50 years of marriage the first of June.

The Thompsons celebrate the special occasion with family and friends.

• What does it take to please God?
  Let’s face it: Many who profess to be Christians don’t really understand much about their faith.
• There are many ways single people can build relationsips
  QUESTION: In your book "Love Must Be Tough," you suggested some ways unmarried people can build healthy relationships and not smother each other. Would you share those again and apply the "tough love" principle to those of us who are not married?
• An adoption celebration for Coweta’s Thompson family
  Over two years ago, Richard Thompson and Christi Wright were married. Christi's children, Joseph, Abigail, and Noah Pearman, as Bishop David Epps said, "came with the package.