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Saturday Jun 15 | The Times-Herald

Schools' Sue Brown named to state board

Coweta County Board of Education member Sue Brown has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Georgia School Boards Association.

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Saturday Jun 15 | The Times-Herald

Keith Road home damaged in blaze

The storm system that swept through Georgia late Thursday left behind a fair amount of damage in Coweta County and most likely caused a house fire.

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Related Topix: Weather, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Atlanta, GA

Saturday Jun 15 | The Times-Herald

Wellness fair held at VA Clinic

Gamaliel Walker, third from left, poses with members of the Terry Allen Jr. American Veterans Post 910, 'The Buffalo Soldiers.'

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Times-Herald

County supports green commuting

Members of The Clean Air Campaign were stationed at the Coweta County Administration Building on East Broad Street in downtown Newnan and at the Justice Center on Greenville Street from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. to honor "green commuters."

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Related Topix: The Clean, Alternative, Newnan, GA, Education Etc.

The Times-Herald

Teen home after May 18 crash

He was critically injured in a wreck on May 18, but is now home. A fundraiser will be held June 22. Coweta's Dylan Young has made great strides since he was critically injured in a motor vehicle crash on May 18. Young, 17, is no longer in the hospital - he went home Wednesday after spending three-and-a-half weeks at Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Newnan, GA

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Times-Herald

Common Core challenged at meeting

A group of six citizens, consisting of parents, grandparents and former students, presented their concerns about the Common Core Standards being implemented in Coweta County schools.

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA, Nathan Deal, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Governors

The Times-Herald

County expanding sewer service

The Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority will be running a sewer line to serve Poplar Road Elementary School and East Coweta High School, thereby opening large swaths of commercial and industrial property to sewer service.

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA, East Newnan, GA

Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Times-Herald

Recreation center restrooms tabled

Grantville City Council tabled a discussion on awarding a bid for restroom additions at the Clements/Malcolm Recreation Center at its meeting on Monday.

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Related Topix: Grantville, GA

The Times-Herald

Rants & Raves

RAVE: After nearly two decades, Tom Little retired as Coweta County's public buildings chief.

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA, University of Georgia West Georgia State, Opinion

SavannahNow

Yamaha to expand vehicle production in Georgia

Officials at Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. say they've opened a second assembly plant in Newnan and will hire 100 employees to work on a new utility vehicle.

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Related Topix: Yamaha Grizzly, All-Terrain Vehicles, Yamaha ATV, Newnan, GA

Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Citizen

CEC video students win national award

Two video broadcast students at the Central Educational Center have been awarded a 2013 High School Student Production Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences , Southeast.

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Related Topix: The National, Entertainment, Television, Turin, GA

Sun Jun 09, 2013

The Times-Herald

Warden re-elected to GPWA

Coweta County Warden Bill McKenzie was re-elected to the post of secretary-treasurer for the Georgia Prison Wardens' Association at its recent convention in Young Harris, GA.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Georgia, Young Harris, GA

The Times-Herald

Shortt joins Times-Herald staff

Originally from Virginia, Shortt has lived in the Coweta County area just over a year and a half.

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Related Topix: Cedarville University, Journalism, Ohio University

The Times-Herald

Old auto auction site to hold heavy equipment

The new owners of the former Adesa auto auction property, Euro Auctions USA, have been working on the property between Raymond Hill Road and I-85, and bringing in heavy equipment the company will auction.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

The Times-Herald

UWG holds Newnan Hospital celebration

Visiting at Thursday's celebration of the redevelopment project to turn the old Newnan hospital into a UWG-Newnan campus are, from left, assistant Coweta County administrator Michael Fouts, Newnan Mayor Keith brady and Newnan City Councilman Bob Coggin.

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA, Georgia, Georgia Government, University of Georgia West Georgia State

Fri Jun 07, 2013

The Times-Herald

Storm strikes bowling alley

Heavy rains accompanied by lightning occurred across much of the county Wednesday evening.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Newnan, GA, Palmetto, GA, Weather

The Times-Herald

Fouts, Mickle trustees for county retirement

Gay, who is retiring in July, served as a trustee for two different retirement systems for county employees.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Moreland, GA

The Times-Herald

Parkway North improvements ongoing

The road - which leads from Bullsboro Drive next to SouthTowne to Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southeastern hospital - will be getting stormwater drainage, new lanes, a narrower median, and a sidewalk on one side.

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA

Thu Jun 06, 2013

The Times-Herald

Recycling center clears first hurdle

The Coweta County Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend approval of a recycling transfer business near the intersection of Ga.

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The Times-Herald

Heritage Christian ushers in new era

Roy Davis recently announced his retirement as principal of the school and as head of the math department in the upper school.

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Related Topix: East Point, GA