Newnan News

Television and movie actress Brooke Shields visited Newnan recently while filming a new movie.

Comedian and rapper Katt Williams remained jailed in suburban Atlanta on Monday after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking into a home.

Tanner Health System could soon be facing some competition as a new WellStar Hospital is being constructed in Paulding County and if Cancer Treatment Centers of America of the Southeast Inc.

A Newnan woman was airlifted to an Atlanta hospital Friday with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to Major James Yarbrough of the Coweta County Sheriff's Office.

The decorations have gone up in downtown Newnan and Main Street is kicking off the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday season with its annual Holiday Open House on Sunday.

Newnan is one of two finalists for a hot South Korean manufacturing prospect, officials with the Coweta County Development Authority revealed Thursday.

A partial license plate number led authorities to a 56-year-old man suspected of robbing banks in the Columbus area before retreating to his home in Newnan, Ga.

Columbus police have released the names of men arrested in the Tuesday robbery of the BB&T Bank and in a Tuesday night killing.Arrested in the bank robbery is John Ernest Johnston, 56, of Newnan, Ga.

Tickets are going fast to Chubby Checker's only performance in Georgia! He will perform at The Alamo on Sunday, Nov.

The trial for Jimmy Lee Rosser Jr. is scheduled to begin Monday in Coweta Superior Court.

Authorities have confirmed a case of rabies in Newnan. The incident involved a rabid fox found off Highwoods Parkway in the western portion of the SummerGrove subdivision off Lower Fayetteville Road.

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Performance Learning Center at Central Educational Center hosted a "really awesome" event at the Greenville Street Park in downtown Newnan Wednesday afternoon, according to some of the participants.

Downtown Newnan will play host to tiny witches and princesses and pint-sized soldiers, ghosts and firefighters this morning.

The Newnan City Council discussed a Temple Avenue rezoning request at length Tuesday evening before voting to send the issue back to the city Planning Commission for a resolution that would prevent the issue from arising again.

The Newnan City Council unanimously agreed at its meeting Tuesday evening to fund "Historic Newnan Next 2 Exits" signs along Interstate 85.

The Newnan Tree Commission has honored a local development for tree preservation and landscape excellence in its 2009 awards program.

Main Street Newnan is revving up for its first Oktoberfest beer tasting this Friday.

This week, you may have notice a few extra barks coming from one of the buildings in downtown Tallapoosa on Highway 78.

Area runners are invited to come enjoy the Second Annual Autumn Chase presented by Piedmont Newnan Hospital Wellness Center on Nov.