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Football Finals: Newnan 34, Campbell 7 / Northgate 7, Whitewater 20

Hand ballot count starts Friday morning

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Hand ballot count starts Friday morning

Coweta’s hand count of all of the 77,182 ballots cast for the Nov. 3 presidential election is set to begin Friday at 9 a.m. Nov. 12, 11:21 PM

Coweta FORCE named RCO of the Year

Coweta FORCE named RCO of the Year

Coweta FORCE is one of two recipients of the Georgia Recovery Community Organization of the Year award. Nov. 13, 9:47 PM

Most community Thanksgiving meals canceled this year

Most community Thanksgiving meals canceled this year

COVID-19 has impacted many facets of everyday life, including holiday gatherings – and community Thanksgiving meals. Nov. 13, 9:39 PM

Hand count of presidential race begins in Coweta

Hand count of presidential race begins in Coweta

Coweta Elections workers began the county’s full hand count of ballots Friday morning in the Coweta County Commission Chambers. Nov. 13, 9:38 PM

Design firms share vision for future of Caldwell Tanks site

Design firms share vision for future of Caldwell Tanks site

​The Newnan City Council heard ideas for the future of the Caldwell Tanks property from three design firms at the council’s meeting Tuesday. Nov. 13, 4:26 PM

Coweta man charged in armed robbery of vape shop

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Coweta man charged in armed robbery of vape shop

A Coweta man who frequented a local vape shop for Kratom is in custody after investigators said he decided to rob it instead of pay. Nov. 13, 12:47 PM

Council denies converting Wesley Street to a one-way, westbound

Council denies converting Wesley Street to a one-way, westbound

​The Newnan City Council denied a recommendation to make Wesley Street, from Jefferson Street to Jackson Street, a one-way going westbound at its meeting Tuesday. Nov. 13, 3:56 PM

Grantville council to decide on legal fee coverage in lawsuit between mayor and councilmembers

Grantville council to decide on legal fee coverage in lawsuit between mayor and councilmembers

The Grantville city council will soon vote on whether the city will cover the legal fees in a lawsuit between Mayor Doug Jewell and councilmembers Mark King, Jim Sells and Alan Wacaser. Nov. 13, 3:47 PM

Local veterans receive Quilts of Valor

Local veterans receive Quilts of Valor

The Coweta County Quilts of Valor recently gifted quilts to six Coweta County veterans during Veterans Day week. Nov. 13, 3:18 PM

NPD: Stonebridge windows shot out by trespasser

NPD: Stonebridge windows shot out by trespasser

A Newnan man was arrested and charged for criminal trespassing on private property after officers were called to the Stonebridge subdivision in reference to someone breaking windows. Nov. 13, 8:25 AM

East Coweta-McEachern game canceled

Friday's varsity football game between East Coweta High School and McEachern High School in Powder Springs has been canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. Nov. 12, 8:12 PM

Coweta graduation rate rises to 91.6 percent

Coweta graduation rate rises to 91.6 percent

​The four-year graduation rate for Coweta County School System high school students rose to 91.6 percent in 2020. Nov. 12, 1:54 PM

Grantville police department seeks to purchase x-ray scanner

Grantville police department seeks to purchase x-ray scanner

The $42,000 scanner would be purchased via the department's seized accounts fund. Nov. 12, 9:40 AM

COVID-19 Coverage

Coweta COVID-19 testing sites

Coweta COVID-19 testing sites

The following are locations where you can be tested in Coweta County for either the active COVID-19 virus or the antibodies.

Community

‘The Veterinarian's Wife, A Memoir’

‘The Veterinarian's Wife, A Memoir’

Susie Berta set to publish memoir in 2021

Opinion

November 03, 2020

Community needs a smarter solution to marijuana penalties

September 18, 2020

What the Coweta County School System got right

July 28, 2020

Journalism Sustainability Act benefits readers, community

Sports

Early signing day: Coweta prep athletes announce their college picks

Early signing day: Coweta prep athletes announce their college picks

Here are Coweta County high school athletes who have made or are planning to make college commitments official during the November signing period.

Education

Horton gives update on school year at Kiwanis

Horton gives update on school year at Kiwanis

​Coweta County School Superintendent Evan Horton spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Newnan Tuesday to give an update on the system’s COVID-19 challenges and successes.

Columns

Miss Pearl

Ask Miss Pearl

YOU DON’T OWN A DEVILED EGG PLATE? We may have to pull your “Southern” card!

  • Alex McRae

    The Seventy-Year-Old Baby

    A few years ago, a 70-year-old Frenchman was glad to thank an American veteran for his service. If you haven't done the same lately, I hope you will. Nov. 13, 3:55 PM

  • David L. Chancey

    Saying “good job!” goes a long way!

    Friday night lights are not only about the football game. It’s about the community coming together, the competition and school spirit. Nov. 13, 3:39 PM

  • John A. Tures

    Standing Up To Authoritarianism In America

    America’s not perfect, but we’ve never been some anti-democratic institution. Nov. 13, 1:30 PM

  • Toby Nix

    The grapes of potential wrath

    Grits and grapes aren’t a staple of any land as far as I’m aware. Nov. 12, 5:53 PM

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