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Holy Trinity Catholic Church will host a Trinity Trail Run on March 1.

All 5K and 2K participants will receive a t-shirt and complimentary breakfast of pancakes and tamales.

The top three male/female winners of each age group in the 5K will receive awards.

Proceeds of the race will benefit teens who will work this summer for Catholic Heart Work Camp and Amigos for Christ, two organizations dedicated to the revitalization of communities throughout the United States and Nicaragua.

Registration is $25 until Feb. 16 and $30 from Feb. 16 – March 1.

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Hopewell Methodist Women invite the community to participate in their upcoming “Craft and Coffee” event to be held Sunday, March 23, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at the church.

The craft project will be a beautiful wooden bangle bracelet decoupaged with special paper to make it unique.

Each participant will create a one-of-a-kind bangle for personal use or as a gift for someone else.

The cost for supplies and instruction is $10 per person. The group will get to know each other as they work, sip coffee, and enjoy homemade coffee cake.

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Free ESL (English as a Second Language) classes for adults will meet weekly through May 16 at Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church, PCA, in Peachtree City.

Students can join at any time. Classes are held on Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Childcare is provided. Carriage Lane is at 101 Carriage Lane just off Ga. Hwy. 54. For more information call 770-631-4618 or look under Outreach at http://ift.tt/1m58eSz.

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Paul and Jan Hudson of Peachtree City, Ga. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Rebecca Elaine, to Captain George William Clark V, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Clark of Chancellor, Ala.

Rebecca is a graduate of McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Ga. and Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. She is employed at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga.

George is a graduate of McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia and Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. He is a pilot in the United States Air Force.

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Dr. & Mrs. John DiBenedetto are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Dr. Christina DiBenedetto to Marshall Bryant, son of Terry Wilson and Leland Bryant.

The future bride is a 2003 graduate of McIntosh High School, a 2007 graduate of The University of Georgia with her Bachelor of Agriculture degree and a 2013  graduate of The University of Georgia with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.   She is practicing small animal medicine in Newnan, Ga.

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All Coweta County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Wednesday, February 12, due to winter weather conditions forecast for the Coweta County area.

All after-school extracurricular activities scheduled for Tuesday, February 11 and Wednesday, February 12 have been cancelled as well.

School will dismiss at normal times today, Tuesday, February 11. The elementary After-School (child care) Program will also be held through normal hours today, Tuesday February 11.

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Due to the expected winter storm overnight, Peachtree City has cancelled its municipal court sessions tomorrow (Wednesday), and the city’s recycling center on Rockaway Road will also be closed, city officials said.

Furthermore it is likely all city facilities will be closed tomorrow as well, officials noted.

Defendants will receive letters in the mail notifying them of their new court date by Friday, Feb. 21. Those who don’t get such a notice should contact the municipal court office at 770-631-2096.

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Fayette County School System spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach on Monday afternoon said plans call for Fayette schools to be open Tuesday.

“Based on the weather information we have we’re planning to have school on Tuesday,” Berry-Dreisbach. “The winter weather is expected to come into the area on Tuesday evening after schools ends.”

Berry-Dreisbach said the school system is in constant contact with Fayette EMA, adding that the school system will err on the side of caution if weather conditions change prior to Tuesday morning.

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Fayette and Coweta residents should prepare for icy roads by mid-week as a second blast of wintry weather will bring rain, freezing rain and some snow to the area, according to the National Weather Service Forecast Office at Falcon Field in Peachtree City.

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The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than indicating the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be noted below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Tuesday, Jan. 28 – Monday, Feb. 3

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Jamecia L. Blount, born in 1995, of Bernardo Drive, Riverdale, for less than an ounce of pot.

Deanthony Brown, born in 1992, of Ward Bluff Court, Ellenwood, for probation/parole violation.

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