Quick Poll
When was the last time you've been summoned for 'Jury Duty' – within the last 0-6 or 7-12 months or 1-3, 4-5 or over 5 years or never?
- 0-6 mos.: 26
- 7-12 mos.: 23
- 1-3 years: 60
- 4-5 years: 50
- Over 5 years: 222
- Never: 169
Total Votes:
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Commending Excellence: BOE recognizes schools' outstanding achievements
February 19 | 6:20 AM
The Coweta County School Board recognized achievement among its schools, programs, students and administrators prior to the business portion of its Feb. 14 meeting.
Special collections librarians speak at CCGS meeting
Posted 2/19/2012
Muriel Jackson, head of the Genealogical Section of the Washington Memorial Library in Macon, and Laura Botts, Head of the Special Collections at the Jack Tarver Library of Mercer University in Macon, were guest speakers at the Coweta County Genealogical Society recently.
Honor Roll: Welch Elementary School
Posted 2/19/2012
Welch Elementary School has announced its honor roll for the second nine-week grading period.
Young Scientist Challenge open to students grades 5-8
Posted 2/19/2012
Discovery Education and 3M have teamed up once again for the 14th annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a premier science competition for students in grades 5-8.
Welch fifth-grader wins 2012 county spelling title
Posted 2/19/2012
Welch Elementary School fifth-grader Tevyn Fudge was named Coweta County's 2012 Spelling Bee Champion in the 35th round of the even, held at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts.
Honor Roll: Eastside Elementary School
Posted 2/19/2012
Eastside Elementary School has announced its honor roll for the second nine-week grading period.
Middle, high school students invited to enter Egg Drop
Posted 2/19/2012
The Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival is seeking entries for its "Egg Drop for Future Engineers" competition, where a cash prize of $500 is on the line for middle and high school-aged engineers.
Heritage School students win special award at Future City
Posted 2/19/2012
Middle school students from The Heritage School won a special award for the Best Fire Protection Engineering at the Georgia Regional Future City Competition.
Landmark Christian Math Team wins first place at tournament
Posted 2/19/2012
Landmark Christian School's Math Team recently competed at the GSW Mathematics Tournament, winning first place in Class A.
Family Literacy Celebration held at Jefferson Parkway
Posted 2/19/2012
Families were treated to goodie bags, lunch and storytelling at Jefferson Parkway Elementary School Feb. 11 as the United Way held a Family Literacy Celebration.
Kia supplier gives $5,000 to WGTC renovations
Posted 2/19/2012
Powertech American has contributed $5,000 to the West Georgia Technical College Foundation to be used toward renovations to the Callaway Conference Center on the LaGrange campus.
Unity Elementary needs career day volunteers
Posted 2/19/2012
Volunteers are being sought for Career Day at Unity Elementary School in Luthersville.
Education Notes: 'Grapes of Wrath' at Brenau Theatre through Feb. 25
Posted 2/19/2012
A play based on Nobel Prize laureate John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Grapes of Wrath" runs through Feb. 25 at Brenau University's Hosch Theatre in Gainesville.
Smokey Road's Barron named Georgia Middle School Principal of Year
Posted 2/19/2012 | Comments (1)
Dr. Laurie Barron was busy encouraging Smokey Road Middle School teachers and staff to continue doing their best when a group of her admirers interrupted to do the same for her.
Namesake portrait to grace walls of Winston Dowdell Academy
Posted 2/18/2012 | Comments (8)
Winston Dowdell will never be just a name on a sign to students who attend the Winston Dowdell Academy.
