Fayetteville

Ronda Rich to keynote Cancer Survivor Dinner

Ronda Rich.

The American Cancer Society and Piedmont Fayette Hospital will host its annual Cancer Survivor Dinner on Friday, May 10, 2013 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will be at a new location: New Hope Baptist Church South Campus, 1563 Joel Cowan Parkway, located at the corner of Ga. highways 74 and 85. Read More»

F’ville names interim chief, public safety director

The Fayetteville City Council has put an interim police command team in place until the positions being vacated by Chief Steve Heaton and Maj. Kevin Gooding can be filled.

Captain Scott Pitts on April 19 was appointed as interim police chief while Capt. Jeff McMullan will serve as major, Lt. Chad Myers as patrol division captain and Fire Chief Alan Jones as temporary public service director providing oversight and support to the police and fire departments. Read More»

F’ville pushes pedestrian bridge over Hwy. 54 at hospital

Traffic stops for a red light recently at the at-grade pedestrian crossing in front of the Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Photo/Ben Nelms.

A pedestrian bridge across the busy intersection in front of the Piedmont Fayette Hospital is back on the front burner.

The idea of installing a pedestrian bridge over Ga. Highway 54 into Togwatee Village Shopping Center ran into difficulty a few years ago and gave way to a lesser proposal of upgrading the intersection at street level.

And though a $400,000 grant through the Ga. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) was approved for that project, Fayetteville has renewed its interest in trying again for the larger pedestrian bridge project. Read More»

F'ville cop keeps his job, loses his rank

The recent termination of Fayetteville Police Lt. James Miller by Chief Steve Heaton for insubordination has been overturned after an appeal, City Manager Joe Morton said.

That was because Heaton had not been given adequate information upon which to base the termination, Morton said.

Independent hearing officer Jennifer Keaton upheld Heaton’s findings that Miller’s performance was poor and that he failed to follow policy. Though he retains his job, Miller is being demoted. Read More»

Fork-Byne engagement

Kathryn Victoria Fork engaged to Adam Byne

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fork of Fayetteville are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kathryn Victoria, to Adam Byne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chad Byne of Brooks, Ga.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Miller of Brunswick, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. William Fork of St. Charles, Ky. Read More»

Marjorie Elizabeth Grimmett, 92, of Fayetteville

Marjorie Elizabeth Grimmett

Marjorie Elizabeth Grimmett, 92, of Fayetteville, passed away April 16, 2013. Read More»

Glenn A. Riley of Fayetteville

Glenn A. Riley of Fayetteville, passed away on April 18, 2013 at the age of 60.

He was born in Nuremberg, Germany on December 21, 1952, the oldest child in an army family. Glenn and his family lived in many places including Fort Benning, Ga., Fairbanks, Alaska, Colorado Springs, Colo., Fort Bragg, N.C. and College Park, Ga. He was a graduate of Lakeshore High School and Shorter College. Read More»

Wilbur William Simao, of Fayetteville

Wilbur William Simao, of Fayetteville, passed away April 22, 2013.

He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 6, 1941. He served in the United States Navy and later graduated from St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. and became an investment advisor.

He is survived by his wife Anne Simao of Fayetteville; sons Dominic Simao of Atlanta, Christopher Simao of Buckhead, Phil Simao of Jackson; daughters Andrea Simao of Maryland and Lisanne and husband David Palacios of Raleigh, NC; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Read More»

Shearer featured in simulcast

Harps Crossing Baptist Church in Fayetteville will offer a live simulcast from Richmond, Va.,  featuring Bible teacher and best-selling author Priscilla Shirer, Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and include lunch. For information or to purchase tickets, call 770-461-5318.

“Priscilla Shirer Live,” will feature Shirer’s storytelling and Bible teaching. The simulcast will highlight lessons from Shirer’s newest bible study, “Gideon” coming May 2013. Read More»

4 commissioners disavow East F’ville Bypass

File photos of (L) Commissioner Allen McCarty and Chairman Steve Brown.

Last week, several Fayette County commissioners made it clear they are not moving forward with the proposed East Fayetteville Bypass.

Those voices against the project were missing the week before, when county staff made a presentation on the project during the county’s retreat April 5. The presentation noted that the project would exhaust the remaining $28 million in funds left from the county’s transportation sales tax and require another $5.8 million to complete. Read More»

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