Moreland News

Cash prizes. A dog walk will follow after the bike parade in Moreland. * 9 a.m. -- Puckett Station Arts and Crafts Festival opens, Moreland.

A bond hearing for Richard Jason Veitch, facing charges in the slaying of a worker at a construction site in south Coweta, will likely be held sometime next week.

Winston Dowdell boils down all issues facing the Coweta County Board of Education with one simple question -- How is this going to benefit the student? "If it doesn't help the student, we don't need to do it," ...

A Coweta County builder is in jail charged with murder after authorities say he shot one of his own subcontractors he mistook for a copper thief early Saturday morning.

A gathering of more than 100 descendants of Major Douglas Terry Sr. occurred Saturday for a family reunion and to honor the man who pioneered thousands of acres in Murray County.

Two people were killed Thursday night when their small plane crashed in heavy fog into a wooded area near Moreland, Georgia, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, officials said.

I was preparing to do some yard work and went to my closet for "the" overalls. They are the Liberty brand, blue denim, straps-over-the-shoulder variety.

The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society holds its Spring Tour of Homes Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Newnan and Moreland. via The Times-Herald

“You can always file for an extension, but that does not extend the due date of the taxes you owe”

Don't expect extended hours at the Newnan post office if you've waited until today to mail your tax return. via Times-Herald

“It's one of the best industrial sites in the state of Georgia at the moment. We are fully confident that we'll get one or more very good industries in there. It just takes a little time, that's all.”

The town of Moreland is planning a special meeting for June 10 to get a community update on the so-called "mega-site," a prime industrial site between Moreland and Newnan. via Times-Herald

“We appreciate everything we get.”

Three local governments were awarded state assistance grants in the supplemental 2008 state budget passed last week by the Georgia General Assembly. via Times-Herald

“Jimmy brought up that there was a collection of stuff. He said it was just a collection, and we needed to do something about it”

Moreland is a busy place these days. The south Coweta town is bursting with projects. via Times-Herald

“We're a small town. One of us in here is usually picking up something”

The Lewis Grizzard memorial bicycle ride is being revived in the south Coweta town of Moreland. via Times-Herald

“Everything on [Exit] 41 has been secondary”

Published 3/7/08 in The Times-Herald By BRENDA PEDRAZA-VIDAMOUR brenda@newnan.com About 100 people showed up early Thursday evening to attend Georgia Department of Transportation's open house on the Newnan ... via Times-Herald

Most past legislation concerning the Coweta County Board of Commissioners - a group that dates back to 1872 - has to do with salaries or reapportionment. via Times-Herald

The 2008 Coweta County Spelling Bee title came down to a "feud" - literally - between Evans Middle's Miranda Hayes and Smokey Road Middle's Olivia Colomb. via Times-Herald

“I am totally against I-3. I would like to de-fund the study”

Meeting to explore tunnel under I-285 Sandy Springs has talked for more than a year about burrowing under I-285, creating a north-south tunnel that could provide an alternative to Roswell Road. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“This investigation is still ongoing, and other charges - possibly of child pornography - are pending”

Published 1/4/08 in The Times-Herald A convicted sex offender has been arrested at a Coweta County library for accessing "child erotica" on a public computer while in reach of children, authorities said. via Times-Herald

“We are very close to purchasing plane tickets and making final arrangements”

For some people - Amina Ala Thabit, for example - war has a silver lining. Amina is a 3-year-old Iraqi girl who was born with heart problems. via Times-Herald

Published 12/17/07 at The Times-Herald Online A two-vehicle accident has closed Hwy 29 South just south of I-85. Both lanes are blocked in the curve just south of Gas, Inc. via Times-Herald