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The first library in the City of Fayetteville was back in the year 1929. There were six concerned moms who felt a library was a necessary addition to their town.

They started with 100 books in a schoolroom, which later burned, then operated out of their living rooms until another school room could be obtained.

By selling various items such as jams and jellies, homemade aprons etc., on the courthouse lawn, they finally raised enough funds in 1946 to build the edifice now home to the Fayette County Historical Society.

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Representatives of Fayette County Post 105 attended a dinner welcoming the American Legion National Commander Dan Dellinger during his visit to Georgia. Dellinger met with Legionnaires to discuss the changes to veterans benefits and the important role the American Legion plays across the nation. Pictured with Commander Dellinger, left, are Dave Niebes, Post 105 Commander, and Renee Robb-Truitt, President of Legion Auxiliary Unit 105, presenting a donation for the National Emergency Fund which provides funds for Legionnaires affected by disasters.

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Tyrone Police and the Fayette County Fire Dept. were recognized last week by the Tyrone Town Council for the successful response to a 50-acre brush fire near Dogwood Trail in late January. Pictured, from left, are Councilwoman Gloria Furr, Battalion Chief Jeff Hill, Fire Chief David Scarbrough, Police Chief Brandon Perkins, Officer Jonathan Woodruff, Officer Robert Nelson and Mayor Eric Dial. Photo/Ben Nelms.

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Coweta County parents wanting to secure a spot for their child in Pre-K classes for the 2014-15 school year will be able to do so at their child’s district school between March 10 and March 21.

During that time, parents can apply for a spot in the limited-space Pre-K classes for the upcoming school year. The Pre-K application period ends at noon on Friday, March 21, and drawing for spots will be held at schools at 1 p.m. on March 21. Parents do not have to be present for the drawing in order for students to be selected into the program.

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The University of West Georgia has received $284,326 in teacher quality grants to enhance the teaching of science, mathematics, language arts, reading and social studies at public and private elementary, middle and high schools.

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Nearly all power outages in Coweta and Fayette counties had been restored by Sunday morning.

A Sunday morning check of the storm maps for Coweta-Fayette EMC and Georgia Power showed there were 7 remaining power outages in Coweta and 23 in Fayette for EMC customers and none for Georgia Power customers.

That constituted a dramatic shift in outages, particularly for EMC, since 4,000 of its customers were still without power Friday morning. It was during that period when EMC had 2,200 customers in Coweta and 1,800 in Fayette without electricity.

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Ernest L. Sumner passed away at home in Peachtree City, Ga. on February 12, 2014 after battling liver and colon cancer for several months.

He was born on April 27, 1931 in Harlan County, Kentucky, the last of nine children, to Mack and Cora Sumner. The Sumners moved to LaFollette, Tenn. when Ernest was a young boy. Ernest attended LaFollette High School where he and his brother, Hugh, played football together as running backs.

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To live everyday full of romance, endless love, and laughter are ingredients of days only found in fairytales.
Experiencing the same unconditional love of a sleeping infant in a mother’s arms or the joy received from the whole-body hugs from a child just doesn’t exist for us adults.
But what if it did? What if everyday could be a fairytale romance like Valentine’s Day?

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East Coweta High School student Glen Lauzon has qualified for this year’s Junior Olympics air rifle competition. A junior at ECHS, 17-year-old Lauzon is a member of East Coweta’s air rifle team and a Marine Corps JROTC cadet with the rank of sergeant.

Lauzon will participate in the Junior Olympics men’s rifle competitions held at the Olympics Training Center in Colorado Springs in April after coming in first at the state Junior Olympics tryouts held Jan. 11 in Griffin.

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As I write these words, the logs on the outside woodpile are covered with ice. As is my rear deck, my car, the trees in the yard, and the driveway which, effectively, isolates us and confines us to the house.

The American flag that I fly every day is as stiff as cardboard and even the squirrels have stayed in their nests.

Newscasters are calling the impending ice storm “catastrophic” and “historic.” The governor of Georgia and even the President of the United States have declared “states of emergency” not for what has happened but for what people say is about to happen.

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