The Citizen

Smith wins regional award

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here The Georgia Athletic Director’s Association (GADA) has named McIntosh High School athletic director Stacey Smith the 2018 Region 3-AAAAA Athletic Director of the Year. Smith’s selection “is in recognition of her efforts, dedication, leadership, and achievem... More

State tennis playoffs set to start

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here Tennis is the first of the spring sports to begin state playoff action in the Georgia High School Association, with first-round matches this week. In Region 2-AAAAAAA, East Coweta has the fourth-seeded boys team that will travel to Camden County and the second-se... More

State playoffs set to start

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here Tennis is the first of the spring sports to begin state playoff action in the Georgia High School Association, with first-round matches this week. In Region 2-AAAAAAA, East Coweta has the fourth-seeded boys team that will travel to Camden County and the second-se... More

Ready to run at Mercer

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here Vladimir Zander-Velloso of McIntosh High School recently signed a letter of intent to run cross-country and track at Mercer University next year. Pictured are McIntosh principal Lisa Fine, coach Don Livingston, coach Jason Newton, coach Emily Enriquez, athletic ... More

Band is as good as gold

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here The Bennett’s Mill Middle School band was selected to participate in the Heritage Music Festival recently in Anaheim, Calif. They received the Gold Award and tied for first place with a Division 1A high school while also receiving the Spirit Award for instrumen... More

Golf event supports military families

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here Golfers may register now to play in or to sponsor the Fourth Annual Peachtree City Invitational scheduled for Monday, May 7, at Flat Creek Golf Course in Peachtree City and raise funds to support Operation Homefront programs to build strong, stable, and secure ... More

Wrestling comes to Tyrone

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here A live wrestling event scheduled for April 27 at the Roger Spencer Community Center in Tyrone has been organized as a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Georgia to help create life-changing wishes for local children facing critical illnesses. ACTION Wrestling is staging ... More

Winning project has sports theme

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here A group of Whitewater Middle School seventh-graders traveled recently to the University of Georgia for the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. Out of 300 junior division (middle school) projects entered from across the state, the trio brought home a First Place ... More

Running club lends a hand

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here When the members of HNL, a Peachtree City-based running club, hear about someone in need, they act. This was proven true once again on St. Patrick’s Day when they transformed their traditional Saturday morning group run to be so much more than that — a day to ... More

Little Leaguer gives back

Article & photos courtesy of The Citizen --> Original Article Here Anthony Marriaga, a sixth-grade student at J.C. Booth Middle School, felt a real call to action when one of his teachers, Mrs. Barry, directed his class to complete a community service project. Anthony, a huge fan of baseball and a Peachtree City Little League ... More