National Heights Baptist Church will host a “Shred Day” on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 103 Old Norton Road, Fayetteville.

There will be no charge to the public for shredding but donations will be accepted. The church has hired Shred-It, one of Georgia’s largest professional shredding companies, to manage the shredding.

Documents and papers acceptable for shredding include outdated or sensitive information such as medical and financial records, credit card statements, cancelled checks, insurance forms, old tax returns, and any other personal documents. Read More»

The Episcopal Church of the Nativity will conduct a “Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale” April 19 and 20 to benefit the ministries of the parish.

Merchandise will be set up in shop format in and around the parish hall on the church property, located at 130 Antioch Road just off Ga. Highway 92 south of downtown Fayetteville. Sale hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Read More»

A man headed to work at the Walgreens pharmacy on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville late Monday night was robbed at gunpoint by two men who took his belongings and fled on foot toward the North Jeff Davis Drive area.

Fayetteville Det. Mike Whitlow said the victim was across the street from Walgreens at approximately 11:15 p.m. when two men approached him. One of the men grabbed him and removed his belongings from his pockets while the other man held a gun on him, Whitlow said.

The men then fled on foot in the direction of North Jeff Davis Drive, said Whitlow. Read More»

Jerry Wolfer, 65, of Fayetteville, passed away April 3, 2013. He served his country in the US Navy, he worked in retail management, was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Read More»