2022 Year In Review

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July The Grantville City Council declines a $170,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that the city had won to renovate the Grantville Freight Depot. The depot would have been used as a food pantry.

A Newnan man allegedly hits a bicyclist with his truck in a reported road rage incident.

Newnan Crossing Boulevard is under construction for an October opening.

Brickhouse Grille and Tavern abruptly closes. According to owner Matt Larsen, he closed his business for a planned vacation and ultimately decided not to reopen. Planned concerts by ’80s bands Quiet Riot and Dokken, set for the venue, were canceled.

A Senoia resident is killed when a teenager fleeing police struck her home with a car. The teenager lost control of his car after losing police and crashed into the house.

Sarah Jacobs is named a finalist for the position of President of both the Coweta County Development Authority and the Development Authority of Coweta County, replacing Trae Westmoreland.

Refugees from Ukraine speak of the horrors of the ongoing war there. Lora Pavlenko, her daughter Renata Chorno and granddaughter Christina, in Newnan to stay safe from the war, spoke about the Russian aggression that had unfolded in their homeland.

A possible mail mixup stops Coweta County’s objection to an annexation of around 163 acres of land on Green Top Road. The annexation would be used to construct a 360-home neighborhood.

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abruptly closes. According to owner Matt Larsen, he closed his business for a planned vacation and ultimately decided not to reopen. Planned concerts by ’80s bands Quiet Riot and Dokken, set for the venue, were canceled.

counts of sexual exploitation of children.

According to complaints from Newnan residents, GFL Environmental, the city’s solid waste vendor, encounters service interruptions for a few weeks.

Sisto “Sas” Radicchi, a World War II veteran, celebrates his 100th birthday.

The Coweta County Board of Commissioners voted to acquire right of way to expand the roundabout at Highways 16 and 54 between Turin and Sharpsburg.

A Newnan resident, stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, is killed in a car accident. Second Lt. Lauren Hovey, 26, was killed in a single-vehicle accident near St. Pauls, North Carolina.

Two former employees and a man whom Grantville City Council members sought to indict because of his many requests for information file a lawsuit against the city in federal court, alleging systematic abuses including harassment, intimidation, slander and racial discrimination.

The city of Newnan puts GFL Environmental on notice, warning them of breach of contract due to the service interruptions.

The Newnan City Council votes in favor of a rezoning that would allow for a microbrewery on Savannah Street. Line Creek Brewing expressed interest in making the facility the hub for a whiskey barrel-aged beer program.

A Coweta County man is one of three arrested for suspected online sexual exploitation of children. Chase Lee Glover, 25, is arrested and charged with two

August Newnan resident Cedric Deante Prather, 36, is charged with arson in connection with a fire that destroyed the Westgate home in which he was living as a guest of the homeowner. The house was deemed a total loss.

A 15-year-old is charged with five counts of aggravated assault in connection with a shooting at C.J. Smith Skate Park in Newnan.

There were no injuries in the shooting.

Bonnell Aluminum proposes moving its headquarters to a downtown office building.

The city of Newnan and Coweta County argue over Green Top Development after the U.S. Postal Service allegedly dropped the ball on delivering a certified letter of objection from the county to the city.

Former Coweta County Sheriff candidate, James Callaway, dies at the age of 47.

Negotiations over local option sales tax proceeds distribution break down after the city of

Newnan and Coweta County both give ultimatums about percentages they will accept.

Local man Martes Dewayne Gates is charged after allegedly stalking his former girlfriend using an Apple AirTag to keep track of her whereabouts.

Coweta County man, Lanier Bernice Baswell, 82, is charged with shooting his grandson. Alcohol and mental health issues are believed to be contributing factors in the shooting.

Local restaurant, China Chef Buffet, flunks its food service health inspection. It was reinspected 10 days later and passed with a “C.” Newnan resident and former Olympian, Mattline Render, becomes homeless after the city condemned her home as unsafe.

Seven people are arrested in Coweta County Sheriff’s Office prostitution sting.

Newnan resident and former Olympian, Mattline Render, becomes homeless after the city condemned her home as unsafe. dures including 24-hour hold for the alleged offender to protect victims of domestic violence.

Proposed reopening of Dunaway Gardens draws opposition from some locals.

Developers of Green Top, a proposed large residential neighborhood, withdraw an annexation request after the Newnan Planning Commission voted to recom-

mend rejection of the request.

Two Columbus men are found guilty of the murder of Newnan resident Jaylin Everett, 22, in an attempted robbery gone bad.

They were sentenced to life in prison.

Coweta County Sheriff’s Office investigates threats to Arnall Middle School that were posted on Snapchat.

The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office implements new proce-

Bonnell Aluminum proposes moving its headquarters to a downtown office building.

Proposed reopening of Dunaway Gardens draws opposition from some locals.

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William Marcus Wilson, 23, of Sharpsburg, is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

William Marcus Wilson, 23, of Sharpsburg, is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2020 shooting in Statesboro that killed 17-year-old Haley Hutcheson. Wilson, son of former Coweta County fire Chief Pat Wilson, had said he fired in self-defense when a truckload of teens yelled racially charged phrases at him and his girlfriend and then tried to run him off the road. He was sentenced to 10 years.

All 32 Coweta County schools are inspected and assessed for safety by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security at the invitation of the Superintendent Evan Horton.

Luis Francisco Lopez, 23, of Riverdale dies after hitting a tractor trailer that was disabled in the emergency lane of northbound Interstate 85.

West Virginia man Dalton Ramsey is arrested in Habersham County after suspected rape of Georgia teen in a Coweta County park.

The Newnan City Council approves a contract for garbage pickup with Amwaste at about twice the monthly rate of existing provider GFL after complaints with the current company.

Local residents remember victims of 9/11 terror attacks in a candlelight vigil at the Veterans Memorial Park.

Legendary political cartoonist, artist and character David Boyd Sr., 83, passes away after a lengthy illness.

According to the city’s grading system, many of the worst roads are located west of downtown including West Washington Street. The city was compiling a list of streets that needed repair beyond those that had already been approved for repair with state funding.

Locals enjoy the Kiwanis Coweta County Fair.

Fire destroys a Sharpsburg landmark that was the home of Heirloom Market and Bakery.

Coweta County developer, Richard Jason Vietch, 42, is charged with bribery of Coweta County

officials by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

After a high-speed chase in Coweta County caused minor accidents in downtown Newnan, and continued down Smokey Road, the scene of more than one high-speed chase in 2022, residents express concern about the pursuit. “If the suspect hasn’t murdered someone, end the chase before someone really gets hurt,” said Smokey Road resident Bob Schofield.

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Nikayla Canada meets Nick Barlow, the Coweta County Fire Rescue paramedic who helped save her life after she was shot five times.

Coweta firefighter Hunter Forsyth is fired over alleged ties to neoNazi and white nationalist groups.

Former Coweta County special needs monitor Karen Louise Gresham is arrested and charged with battery after allegedly pushing one of her students.

Local hotel employee Jermaine Oswald Soo-Tim is arrested for allegedly raping an intoxicated guest who approached him for help.

The Newnan City Council grants a two-year lease to the African American Alliance for the property adjacent to the Farmer Street Cemetery.

Nikayla Canada meets Nick Barlow, the Coweta County Fire Rescue paramedic who helped save her life after she was shot five times.

Tim Lassetter says goodbye to the Coweta County Board of Commissioners after 16 years representing District 2.

Abbreviated early voting causes long lines and short tempers for some of the more than 11,000 Cowetans who turned out to vote in person in the runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

The Newnan Junior Service League holds its annual Can-A-Thon to stock the food pantry at the One Roof Ecumenical Alliance Outreach.

The Coweta County Board of Commissioners approves a new senior living facility on Highway 34 between Go Church and the Spring Forest Subdivision in Sharpsburg.

East Coweta High School freshman pitcher Jada Savage, sophomore shortstop Madison Duffel, and senior outfielder Emma Elrod are named to the All-State Softball Team.

Abbreviated early voting causes long lines and short tempers for some of the more than 11,000 Cowetans who turned out to vote in person in the runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

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