The Citizen

01/10/2025

Not everyone is thrilled with the snow day.

Mallorie Gray Roberts wrote, “My cat doesn’t share my enthusiasm for the snow!!!” Her post on group Chatty Newnan Women has gone locally viral, with many others sharing their cat’s experience. […]

01/09/2025

Both Fayette and Coweta Counties have canceled school for Friday, January 10 due to expected winter weather. School activities in both districts on Saturday, January 11 are also canceled.

01/09/2025

Why are they unable to do laundry at the Fayette County Animal Shelter? And why is the county even considering building a gazebo and a horse barn before making our existing shelter functional? The volunteers who make up the task force wll tell you the details and how you can make the priorities of the citizens known.

If you are an animal lover, we desperately need your help regarding the new Fayette County Animal Shelter. The new facility has been a debacle. Hundreds of concerned citizens have […]

01/08/2025

Community support has been incredible for Emily Phillips, her dad William Rochester and little Karsyn whose home burned down on December 29. Read more about what's happened since the fire in our story.

On December 29 at about midnight, William Rochester and his daughter Emily’s home at 36 Slippery Rock Court in Sharpsburg burst into flames, taking with it their worldly possessions, but […]

01/03/2025

The Citizen congratulates Bob Brown on assuming the Presidency at Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation in Newnan. Besides what is mentioned in this article, Bob has championed and supported community journalism, like this paper and others. We salute him on how he gives back to our community and makes it a better place and wish him all the best as he leads one of our region's largest employers.

SPONSORED FEATURE Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Company (YMMC) is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Brown has been appointed President, effective December 30, 2024. Bob succeeds Takahiro (Taka) Imanishi, who has […]

01/03/2025

The Sandy Creek High School Patriots Basketball Teams are on a mission. Read The Citizen for details about this great program and these amazing athletes.

At Sandy Creek High School, the basketball program isn’t about rebuilding but reloading. The Patriots, reigning two-time GHSA state champions, are poised for a potential three-peat as they power through […]

01/03/2025

The community remembers the kind soul that was Al Novotnak. His search engaged us, and finding him gone broke our hearts. Here is the fuller picture of his life.

His kindness was his hallmark, so it is a sad loss for Peachtree City that Albert (Al) Novotnak passed on Sunday, December 22, 2024. Al was born December 3, 1944 […]

01/02/2025

A routine traffic stop ended with a manhunt and felony charges on New Year's Day. Find out how and why in this story. Special thanks to Peachtree City Police Department for sharing this full story with us and keeping the streets clean of illegal weapons and felons.

After a manhunt involving K9 units, a drone, and tips from the public, Peachtree City Police captured a suspect who had fled a traffic stop on New Year’s Day, and […]

01/02/2025

Peachtree City Police on a manhunt now for someone who evaded a traffic stop. Details in their post.

UPDATE: SUBJECT IN CUSTODY!

HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE in Area of KEDRON DR & SANTOLINA PARK. Officers had an individual flee on foot from a traffic stop into the wooded area off of Highway 74 near Santolina Park. If you’re in the area, please be on the lookout for a black male with short hair and facial hair, wearing a gray hoodie and dark color shorts. He may also be carrying a backpack with him. We have officers and Police canines tracking him currently in the area. If you see any suspicious individuals in this area, please call 911 immediately and provide information. Thank you!

01/01/2025

Welcome to the world, little Jade, our first Fayette baby of 2025.

Jade Johnson ( 8 lbs, 4 oz, 21” long) was the first baby born at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in 2025. She arrived at 2:07 a.m. to parents Mark Mitchell and […]

12/29/2024

We just read that President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. We wish his entire family peace in this time. There's never a good time to say goodbye, even when your loved one has been in hospice for two years, like President Carter.

12/29/2024

Not the kind of touchdown we cheer for. A tornado did touch down in Fayette County early Sunday morning, in the area of Brooks and Woolsey. No major injuries were reported. Please tell us if this tornado impacted you or your neighbors and share your photos here.

You may have heard the sirens go off at around 4:30 in the morning on Sunday December 29. That’s because of a tornado warning for Fayette and Coweta Counties. The […]

12/29/2024

UPDATE: Due to the community support through physical donations, storage has become an issue, although there is still great need. We recommend monetary donations through the gofundme link at the bottom of the attached story.
William Rochester may have lost his Sharpsburg, Georgia home, but his daughter and granddaughter are safe thanks to the quick wit and response from his daughter, who woke everyone and got them out. Emily Phillips is the hero of our story.

This fire happened at our Editor's neighbor's home. She spoke to her neighbors afterwards, as well as the fire battalion chief. The livestream of the fire will be on our page for the next month.

At a little after midnight, we heard an explosion at our house. When we went outside to look, our neighbor’s home, at 36 Slippery Rock Ct. in Sharpsburg, Georgia, was […]

12/29/2024

Al Novotnak's wife Donna spoke to us on Saturday morning about how grateful she was for how the community pulled together to help her find her husband, and how broken her heart is at his loss. Pictured is his extended family, including his sister, who we also interviewed for this story.

(For this story, I interviewed Al’s widow Donna and Al’s sister Dorothy this morning, as we worked together on his obituary. That obituary will follow in a day or two, […]

12/29/2024

12/28/2024

It's not the outcome we wanted, but Al Novotnak was found deceased just over a half mile from his home in the back yard of an unoccupied neighborhood home. What really happened in the search for Al Novotnak? PTC Police Lt. Chris Hyatt gave us the details this evening.

Al Novotnak was found deceased this afternoon, on Friday, December 27, 2024. Six days ago, Al had wandered from home. It appears as though he walked just over half of […]

12/26/2024

🚨 Top Story: A Peachtree City man with dementia has been missing since Sunday.

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