Zen Monkey’s News and Musings
Newnan Utilities recently received multiple state and national honors recognizing its performance in safety and electric system reliability. Those include the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) 2025 Certificate of Excellence in Reliability, placing it among the top utilities nationwide, and the APPA 2025 Diamond Safety Award, the highest level of recognition for safety among public power providers nationwide.
If aliens came to Earth, it would be pretty awkward explaining to them why we have dozens of movies about killing them.
The Coweta County Board of Education named Stefanie Easterwood as the new principal of East Coweta High, to succeed Principal Steve Allen when he retires later this year. Easterwood has served as the principal of Arnall Middle School since 2024, and is a former East Coweta High Assistant Principal, and a former Chemistry teacher and science department chair at the high school.
Someone who says they will be there in six minutes usually arrives before someone who says they will be there in five minutes.
Rep. Lynn Smith, who served various parts of Coweta County and surrounding areas for 30 years, was honored for her work. Standing ovations greeted Smith at the annual Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Pancakes and Politics breakfast.
Gyms should have memberships where your fee goes down the more you go.
A new breakfast and lunch concept is headed to Newnan as The Toasted Yolk Café has signed a lease at the Thomas Crossroads Kroger shopping center. The Toasted Yolk Café is built around a straightforward idea. Breakfast and lunch should not feel like an afterthought compared to dinner. The menu leans into that mindset, focusing on dishes people already crave, such as eggs, bacon, and stacked sandwiches.
Nothing is on fire. Fire is on things.
Piedmont Newnan Hospital recently announced the latest advancement in minimally invasive surgery, the Single Port (SP) da Vinci robot. Piedmont Newnan is the first in the Piedmont system to utilize this innovative tool for head and neck surgical oncology, including transoral robotic surgery (TORS).
We primarilly use our driver’s licenses to buy things that will impair our ability to drive.
Jayla Thurman, R.D., L.D., Clinical Oncology Dietitian at City of Hope Atlanta, was named the Young Dietitian of the Year by the Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Jayla’s passion for nutrition and patient care extends far beyond the clinic. Through her volunteer work with the Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, she is committed to advancing evidence-based nutrition, supporting fellow dietitians, and helping create more accessible nutrition resources for the communities we serve.
