Newnan News

Heard County Sheriff, Ross Henry, has issued the following list of individuals arrested in Heard County including their various charges: Jason Lee Skipper , 31, 2106 Pearidge Road, Franklin, GA 30217, arrested on 05/25/2012, charged with Contempt of Court.

Shown is some of the marijuana and methamphetamine recently seized by Coweta authorities after an undercover drug investigation that led to the arrest of a Newnan man.

The opening of the Newnan Centre, beset by construction delays that included firing the general contractor, now is expected to open sometime in December, according to officials.

Members of Nicholas Whitlock's family pledge the flag at the ceremonies where his name was added to the Roll of Honor for the War on Terrorism.

Jeff Carroll, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2667, congratulates winners of the local Voice of Democracy contest.

The evening of wine sampling will be June 15 from 5-9 p.m. Twenty-one merchants have signed up to participate, each featuring a different wine.

Friends of a woman battling a flesh-eating disease in an Augusta hospital are holding a blood drive for her.

In the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 203 Georgia Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Navy personnel have been killed in action, while more than 1,300 have been injured.

Opening week at the new Piedmont Newnan Hospital on Poplar Road went as smoothly as possible, according to hospital officials, and there were several "firsts" in the new hospital.

Main Street Newnan's much anticipated 'Summer Wined Up Event' event returns this year with a fresh new name and with new wines to taste.

Odyssey Charter School's PTO has organized a Touch-A-Truck event to be held at Ashley Park Saturday, June 2 from 10am-2pm, in the parking lot near Firehouse Subs.

Events are scheduled on Sunday in Moreland and on Monday in Newnan and Senoia. Continuing a long tradition, the Moreland Community Historical Society will hold a reception for all veterans at the Moreland Mill on Sunday at 2 p.m. Josh Evans, MCHS president, said there will be a special focus on veterans from the Vietnam War era this year, although ... (more)

Stan Connally, a senior vice president at Georgia Power, will be the company's 16th president, succeeding Mark Crosswhite, the company announced.

Future capital projects and the feasibility of systemwide technology upgrades were among topics of discussion at Wednesday's annual retreat of the Newnan Water, Sewerage and Light Commission.

The majority of Coweta's incumbent elected officials signed up to seek another term Wednesday, during the first day of political qualifying.

Local veterans groups are asking for volunteers to help on two special projects in conjunction with Coweta's Memorial Day observance, in addition to the annual ceremony Monday at Veterans Plaza in Newnan.

If you read the weather statistics on page 2A, you will notice our community is more than 6 inches below normal in rainfall for the year.

The intersection improvement work at Hal Jones and U.S. 29 north of Newnan is set to be completed in July or August.

"This is commonly called the largest construction project the city of Newnan has undertaken," said City Manager Cleatus Phillips, during the regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Waldina C. Borrero, age 94, of Newnan, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Born in Oriente, Cuba on May 15, 1918, she was primarily a homemaker in her native Cuba.