Coweta County News & Notes with some added Zen
By JOHN A. WINTERS, Publisher
From here, there and the internet
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911/EMA Director Michael Terrell recently received the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) credential. He joins the growing list of 4,291 Certified Emergency Managers across the world who hold this designation. A CEM® credential is the highest honor of professional achievement available from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). It is given to individuals who have work experience, formal education, extensive training, professional referrals, and a proven history of being active and involved in their profession.
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Only bilingual people truly know how terrible Google translate is.
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Former President Trump is asking supporters to buy the $59.99 “God Bless the USA” Bible. “Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again,” Trump said about the God Bless the USA Bible. The group putting all this together said on its website that the book, which includes copies of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Pledge of Allegiance, as “the only Bible endorsed by President Trump,” according to the Associated Press.
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Saying you’re older than the first iPhone sounds older than saying you’re 17/18 years old.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether to restrict mifepristone, a common abortion pill used in about two-thirds of U.S. abortions last year. However, most legal experts doubt the court will do anything. This is the same court that overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion. Confused? Join us.
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The biggest lie that the movie industry has been telling us is that you can talk in a crowded bar without raising your voice.
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Gov. Brian Kemp named Newnan resident Matthew Swope as a Judge for the State Court of Coweta County. Swope is a Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Coweta County office of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, a position he has held since 2017, according to a statement from the governor’s office. Before joining the District Attorney’s Office, he served as an Assistant Solicitor General in Coweta County and was an associate attorney at Rosenzweig, Jones, Horne, & Griffis, P.C. in Newnan. Swope and his wife, Orren, live in Newnan and are expecting their first child in June. Congrats to both of you!
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When people live on the Moon and Mars they might develop a new accent.
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West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) was recently named a Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) institution by the National Fire Academy, a division of the U.S. Fire Administration, for the curriculum adopted and implemented by the Fire Science Technology program at WGTC.
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The Coweta Sports Hall of Fame is set to grow with a class of four new inductees at its 21st Annual Banquet on Saturday, April 13, at the Coweta County Fairgrounds and Conference Center. The 2024 Coweta Sports Hall of Fame Class will include Blake Bass, Michael Cheever, Walter Drake and Lisa Skelton.
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Soon, there will be no way to prove that social media is not mostly AI bots talking to other AI bots.
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The Coweta County Board of Education has approved several new principals for the 2024-25 school year, following recent retirement announcements and administrative appointments made in February.
• Lewis Brown has been named as the new principal of Welch Elementary School, to replace current principal Janice Smith. Smith has been named as the school system’s new Student Services Coordinator. Brown is currently an assistant principal at Welch Elementary.
• Dwight McDaniel has been named as the new principal of Maggie Brown Middle School, to replace the current principal Ahmand Tinker. Tinker has been named as the school system’s new Director of Student Services. McDaniel is currently the assistant principal at Ruth Hill Elementary School.
• Randy Robbins has been named as the new principal of Willis Road Elementary School, to replace the current principal Jennifer Whetstone. Whetstone announced her retirement earlier this year. Robbins is currently an Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Newnan High School.
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There’s no reason counterfeit money can’t work if everyone believes or accepts it as real.
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Elizabeth Almon, MD, a board-certified general surgeon at Piedmont Physicians Surgical Specialists CPM, recently served as the Doctor of the Day for the Georgia State Capitol on March 4, 2024.
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To better reflect its expanded mission and embrace coming opportunities for even broader community engagement, the Newnan Coweta Historical Society (NCHS) has announced its official name change to the Newnan Coweta History Center (NCHC).
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Jogging in public is totally normal and accepted, sprinting is not.
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West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) students joined other technical colleges from across the state to compete at the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference. WGTC earned the Quality Chapter of Excellence Award and the Health Knowledge Bowl team placed second, earning a silver medal for their performance.
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Flirting with a bank teller must be the ultimate challenge if you are broke.
