Fayetteville News

The owner of Phoenix Amusements for 54 years, Mr. Donald Dean Hankinson, 76, of Fayetteville passed away June 14, 2013.

Seven area students crossed the stage to receive their degrees during Jacksonville State University's spring 2013 commencement exercises on April 26 at JSU Stadium.

Philip Cofer, son of former Vol football player Michael Cofer, announced via Twitter his verbal commitment to play basketball for the Vols on Tuesday.

A national community service organization is meeting this week in Albany to discuss ways of improving communities statewide.

A national community service organization is meeting this week in Albany to discuss ways of improving communities statewide.

Crishell Thompson, 21, 2800 block of Herrington Woods, Lawrence, GA was arrested on 6/2/3013 and booked with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, ID fraud, and conspiracy to commit theft.

June 5 Energize your Wallet on June 5 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fayette Senior Services - Peachtree City location at The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail.

Alpha Source, Inc., a global distributor of medical equipment repair parts and battery pack manufacturer, announced it donated over $320,000 in retail value of defibrillator equipment parts to SE Medical Systems.

Mrs. Isabelle B. Thoman, 94, of Fayetteville passed away Saturday June 1, 2013. Mrs. Thoman was preceded in death by her husband Stanley B. Thoman.

June 1 Author Victoria Wilcox's international release of Inheritance will be celebrated with a private book premiere party at the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House Museum in Fayetteville, followed by a public Book Launch at the Margaret Mitchell House Museum in Atlanta on June 1 at 2 p.m. . Visit the author's website at www.victoriawilcoxbooks.com. Summer ... (more)

Barbara Diane Bennett, 75, of Jonesboro, passed away May 23, 2013. She was a loving person who worked as a sales associate.

Fayette County Sheriff's Det. Josh Shelton said Davis is accused of stabbing 29-year-old Jessica Tolbert on May 24.

A 45 year-old Oxford man is in a Fayette County Jail facing murder charges in the stabbing death of a Fayetteville woman.

For 50 years, AFP has been the standard-bearer for professionalism in fundraising.

The first annual "Fayette: Face-to-Face, a forum for discussion and networking to promote resource sharing throughout the community, will be presented by Steve Rapson, County Administrator, the Fayette County Public Library and Friends of the Fayette County Public Library on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the community meeting ... (more)

Publics work crews were working into the early morning hours on Wednesday after a chunk of road on Highway 85 south near downtown Fayetteville collapsed into a sink hole around 10 p.m on Tuesday night.

A 22 year old Fayetteville woman died early Friday morning after losing control of her vehicle on Lees Mill Road, according to Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb.

In less than 20 minutes, the man accused of killing his ex-wife at her home in east Cobb entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to life in prison.