Review OUR YE AR IN
8B — The Newnan Times-Herald | Wednesday, January 1, 2014
OCTOBER
Groundbreaking held for new Newnan safety complex • Senoia’s “Cruisin’ to the Oldies” event enjoys record-breaking year with 292 cars. • Coweta bus driver Timothy Allen Byrd, 32, charged with sexual assault, videotaped kissing 17-year-old student. • Newnan resident, former firefighter Justin D. Corley, 31, is sentenced to five years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. • Caldwell Tanks ramping down Newnan operations, water tower removed. • Navigator stationed at Coweta office of University of Ga. Extension Service to assist sign-up for insurance under federal Affordable Care Act. • Crowd packs Newnan Carnegie Library for C.S. Lewis lecture by Collin Duriez. • L en n a rd Wa lcot t Si m mon s , accused of plotting armed robbery of the BB&T in September 2012, sentenced to life in prison without parole. • Man injured in drive-by shooting while playing basketball with a group next to church on West Washington Street. • Coweta Economic Prosperity
Council supports behavioral health facility proposed for former Piedmont Newnan campus. • 2013 Muster by Commission on Veterans Affairs focuses on Korea honors “war that shouldn’t be forgotten.” • Newnan Council temporarily suspends J Paul’s liquor license; restaurant surrenders license weeks later. • Groundbreaking held for Newnan public safety complex on Jefferson Street. • Two men a nd a wom a n a re charged with child molestation and human trafficking after an incident at Home Lodge on Hwy 29. • AMC TV show “The Walking Dead” returns for a new season. • Newnan- Coweta Chamber of Commerce’s annual networking event, Big Expo, returns. • Palmetto Sunday alcohol sales back on ballot as early voting begins. • Grantville Council steps in to cover meals for seniors in face of federal government shutdown; Coweta agrees to fund transportation, meals at Tommy Thompson Senior Center. • “The Walking Dead” asks to film
Newnan Police Chief Buster Meadows shows officers how the new city public safety complex will be laid out and where
Crews working for Caldwell Tanks take apart the water tower their new offices are going to be placed, at a groundbreaking in
on the company’s property at 57 East Broad St.
in Grantville City Cemetery. • Suspected tuberculosis investigated at Smokey Road Middle School. TB case confirmed in October. • Grenzebach celebrates 25th anniversary of plant in Coweta. • Simulation offers taste of low income life, what it’s like to be poor. • Brick project announced to spruce up Grantville’s downtown. • Coweta-Fayette Rota r y Club announces plans for human trafficking symposium in February. • Michael Noles, 27, of Franklin, dies from injuries sustained in a traffic accident on Highway 34 West near the Coweta-Heard county line. • October VW car show fundraiser is held by Bugs4Christ at Smokey Road Middle for the Alvarado fam-
October 2013 at the Jefferson Street site.
ily after August accident in Grantville injured three of their children and a cousin. • AMC’s “The Walking Dead” films scenes near former warehouses and railroad tracks on Newnan’s First Avenue. • Newnan City Council candidates Scott Cosby and Dustin Koritko share views in forum. • Dallas Edward Smith found guilty of four charges in assault, cruelty case. • East Coweta High Homecoming parade, pep rally held in Senoia. • It is announced that Col. Joe M. Jackson, a Newnan native who received the Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam, will be honored at the University of Georgia Homecoming game Nov. 9.
Coweta veterans among military Hall of Fame inductees • Centre for Performing and Visual Arts acquires rare art piece from French artist Francoise Gilot. • Water damage from leaking roof shuts down Newnan Dept. of Driver Services. • Portions of “Hunger Games 3” to be filmed in Newnan. Set is constructed downtown at Caldwell Tanks. • Former Newna n Police officer Zachery Anderson sentenced to eight years probation after pleading guilty to burglary. • Dusti n Korit ko w i ns Newnan City Council post. Longtime Senoia Councilman Larr y Owens wins Senoia mayor post. David Riley and Leona rd Gomez elected to Grantville City Council. • National Guard team trains
for response in the event of a terrorist attack, using vacant PAPP Clinic in Newnan. • Arnall Middle School honors veterans, including Edward Frank, who fought in World War II and the Korean War. • East Coweta High takes 2013 football honors against Newnan High 24-7 in annual cross-county rivalry. • Synovus Bank seeks new bid s on Fi s c her C ro s si n g property. • Longtime Coweta Commissioner Leroy Johnson of Turin dies at age 97. • Newnan native and Medal of Honor recipient Col. Joe Jackson attends Coweta Veterans Day program. • Hank Berkowitz, a tireless volunteer worker, is Coweta’s Veteran of the Year for 2013.
• Wyndi Wilkes sentenced to prison for 30 years after pleading guilty to multiple counts of identity fraud. • Local Christian artist John Waller films music video for new song, “Orphan,” at Truett Cathy’s Rock Ranch. • Retired Newnan dentist Hugh Maddux is sentenced on federal drug distribution charges. • Horse statue at Coweta Organization for Riding, Rehabilitation and Learning in Roscoe is dedicated to memory of slain program rider Denice Roberts. • WGTC President Dr. Skip Sullivan will leave his post to become president of Alfred State College in New York. • Dawn Cook, a vice president at WGTC, is released from jail
in Carroll County on $10,000 bond after being arrested for theft. • P rote ster s st a ge r a l ly opposing “navigator” in Coweta placed by UGA Extension Service to assist those applying for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. • Ne w n a n Yout h C ou ncil works to clean downtown alleys. • Three Coweta heroes from the Vietnam war, Col. Joe M. Jackson, the late Johnny Calhoun, and the late Stephen Pless, are among first inductees to Ga. Military Veterans Hall of Fame. • Cowetans awake to Thanksgiving eve with dusting of snow. • Hobby Lobby in dispute over health care law before U.S. Supreme Court.
• Newnan famous son Alan Jackson performs at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Recently returned from touring in Australia after his latest release, “The Bluegrass Album.” • Coweta is fastest-growing county in west Georgia region, it is noted at 2013 Economic Forecast Breakfast at UWG. • Live Oak Music Fest at Powers Pavilion in West Coweta honors the late Capt. Nicholas Whitlock, and raises funds for namesake foundation. • Steve Swansbrough family mounts its “Swansbrough Manor” annual Halloween display in Barrington Farms neighborhood off Andrew Bailey Road in East Coweta. • Coweta County i nsta lls new weather warning sirens.
NOVEMBER
Local veteran G.D. Hendrix, right, chats with Col. Joe M. Jackson, Newnan native and Medal of Honor recipient, prior to the November 2013 Veterans Day program in Newnan.
DECEMBER
Behavioral hospital challenged • Judge W. Homer Dra ke Jr. named lifetime member of Mercer University Board of Trustees. • Newnan may soon have t h ree new rou ndabouts i n a dd it ion to t h o s e i n c it y subdivisions. • A nnual Coweta Ca n-AThon by Junior Service League holds 30th annual food drive. • Coweta Commission honors efforts of Chapter 483 in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with celebration and parade. • New n a n n at ive , m ajor league baseball pitcher Will Smith headed to the National League after being traded by Kansas City to Milwaukee. • Certif icate of Need for Newnan Behavioral Hospital planned for former Piedmont facilities challenged by Tanner Health System. • Charles Stone of Newnan and longtime friend Mary Ann Jenkins (from their GBI days) share story of her donating the kidney that has given him a new lease on life. • A sewer line that will serve areas of East Coweta High and Poplar Road Elementary schools nears completion. • Immediate action needed to increase staffing at Coweta Department of Family and Children Services, according to audit report findings. • Moonshine suspect William Reeves Chatham caught and arrested six months after liquor still discovered during search for missing elderly woman. • Coweta Transit System honored by the Ga. Transit Association as the winner of the GTA Performance Award for improvement of its dial-a-ride system. • Coweta County rezoning information is easier to access with addition of QR codes to its rezoning signs — allowing easy access with a smart phone. • Newna n High students learn about military history first-hand through the annual Vet-Connect program, bringing area veterans to share stories of their time in service. • Pet adoptions are offered half-price at the Coweta Ani-
COWETA MEDICAL CENTER WEIGHT LOSS CENTER Tom Corker, founder of the Coweta Can-A-Thon, and Lee Daniel were
at the 30th annual Can-A-Thon collection Dec. 3, 2013, as was Penny Williams, a Junior Leaguer who was at the first Can-A-Thon.
mal Shelter through Dec. 23. • Wreaths Across America ceremony honors memory of fallen soldiers. • Larry Owens takes oath as Senoia’s new mayor. Outgoing Mayor Robert Belisle is honored. • Coweta County Board of Commissioners votes to end impact fees for developers. • Portion of Fischer Road is dedicated in honor of fallen soldier Spc. Adrian Mills. • T he property at 1 25 LaGrange St. is headed to foreclosure, Newnan City Attorney Brad Sears tells Newnan City Council. The roof of the home, the former residence of the late longtime Newnan educator Sally Bowen, is split at the ridgeline. The property is facing condemnation through the city’s unsafe homes ordinance. • East Coweta High School head coach Clint Wade stepping down after 22 seasons. • Georgia job creation hits record high for 2013, including boost from 600-job expansion at Mando automotive industry plant in neighboring Meriwether County. • Longtime Grantville educator Thomas Abner Glanton dies in Newnan at 102. He was a World War II veteran and served as school principal in Grantville for many years. Glanton Elementary School was named in his honor.
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Robert Belisle attends his f inal ci t y council me et ing in December, at which he receives a standing ovation for his service to the city.
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