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Coweta roadway projects, railroad work set to begin
Sun, 13 May 2012 10:09:21 -0700

Get ready for intersection improvement work and road construction activity across portions of Coweta County beginning May 14. And already underway is railroad maintenance work along the CSX line. The Coweta County Commission on May 3 voted unanimously to approve a $504,752 contract with R.J. Haynie and Associates for intersection improvements to Macedonia Road and Ga. Highway 16 north of Newnan ...

Coweta chief judge to leave bench amid probe
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:11:44 -0700

Chief Judge William F. Lee Jr. of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, one of Georgia's longest serving Superior Court judges, announced Thursday he will step down from the bench in the face of investigation by the state's judicial watchdog agency.

Two new principals named for Coweta schools
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:46:08 -0700

The Coweta County Board of Education on April 17 named new principals who will assume their posts on July 1. Dr. Schwanda Jackson was appointed to serve as principal of East Coweta Middle School and Vicki Vaughan was appointed to be the new principal of Arnco-Sargent Elementary School. Coweta County School System spokesman Dean Jackson said the school board made the appointments at a called ...

Long-serving Coweta chief judge to leave bench
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:41:43 -0700

Chief Judge William F. Lee Jr. of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, one of Georgia's longest serving Superior Court judges, announced Thursday he will step down from the bench.

What Others Say: Is Gingrich out of electoral politics?
Tue, 01 May 2012 16:32:11 -0700

Newt Gingrich once represented Georgia's Coweta County in the U.S. Congress. The darling of the Republican Party in the early 1990s, Gingrich orchestrated the takeover of the U.S.

Georgia Power reports popularity of education initiative
Wed, 09 May 2012 17:16:37 -0700

More than 56,000 Georgia schoolchildren are learning about energy efficiency and the electric utility industry, through a statewide Georgia Power education initiative aimed at third-, fifth-and eighth-graders.

GHSA State Title Scores
Mon, 07 May 2012 21:52:55 -0700

Class AAAAA GirlsWest Lake Country ClubTeam ScoresMilton 142; Cherokee 153; Tift County 154; Colquitt County 163; Mill Creek 165; Walton 167; East Coweta 168; Brookwood 169; Harrison 175; Peachtree Ridge 177; Parkview 181; Camden 193; Centennial 194; Luella 210; Kennesaw 218Individuals, top 10 and tiesRachel Dai, Milton 36-33--69Brittany Jarrett, Tift Co. 36-34--70Isabella Skinner, W.F. 36-37 ...

2 Hall commissioners among 100 recognized by ACCG
Mon, 14 May 2012 08:31:47 -0700

SAVANNAH - Two Hall County commissioners were among 100 county commissioners from around the state recognized recently by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.

Colquitt soccer teams open state play this week
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:33:46 -0700

 The Colquitt County soccer teams will open state tournament play this week and will have to begin on the road.

900-student Trinity Christian School looks to expand
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:33:14 -0700

The Coweta County Development Authority earlier this month signed a resolution expected to lead to bond funding that would help with an expansion project at the Trinity Christian School on Ga. Highway 54 that would add 15 classrooms at the east Coweta County campus. CCDA President Greg Wright said the authority at the April meeting approved an inducement resolution for Trinity. read more