🌱 How a Fayetteville swimmer’s times stack up in college already

Good morning to you Fayetteville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Fayetteville swimmer’s times stack up in college already
• Want to sleep in Stranger Things’ Byers house right here?

Also on today's calendar: Toy Drive and 6 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Fayetteville? Post it to Fayetteville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 42.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 56.4/2:02.4 Breaststroker Jack Lynch Commits To Trinity University's Class Of 2030 (swimswam.com) — A standout breaststroker from Fayetteville’s Starr’s Mill High School, Jack Lynch has committed to swim for Trinity University in San Antonio. The Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club athlete brings state-championship experience and times that would immediately score at Trinity’s conference meet, and he’ll join a strong breaststroke and IM training group when he arrives in the Tigers’ class of 2030.
   

• Stranger Things filming locations in Georgia (b985.com) — Fans in Fayetteville can actually stay at the Byers family house from Stranger Things, now a themed Airbnb on Coastline Road. A broader guide highlights other Georgia filming spots—from Jackson’s “Downtown Hawkins” to Atlanta pools and Stone Mountain woods—giving locals plenty of day-trip ideas to explore familiar scenes from the show.
   

📸 Around Fayetteville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fayetteville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Toy Drive
  106 N McDonough St, Jonesboro
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Feel Good Flow
  Fayette Senior Services, Inc. , 4 Center Drive , Fayetteville
  1:30 pm
• Fayette Young Professionals- Holiday Mixer
  Fayette Chamber of Commerce , 600 W Lanier Ave STE 205 , Fayetteville
  5:30 pm
• Wine Down Wednesday — Revival Wines
  Revival Wines , 140 W Lanier Ave , Fayetteville
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Fayetteville City Council Meeting
  Fayetteville, GA Calendar , 210 Stonewall Avenue West , Fayetteville
  6:00 pm
• Live Music: Ari & Mike — Revival Wines
  Revival Wines , 140 W Lanier Ave , Fayetteville
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Basketball at Griffin VG 6:00 VB 7:30
  Starr's Mill High School Fayetteville, GA 30214
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Wine Tasting with Michael McNeill, Master Sommelier — Revival Wines
  Revival Wines , 140 W Lanier Ave , Fayetteville
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Freedom! Fayette County Street Protest`
  Old Fayette County Courthouse , 204 Glynn St S , Fayetteville
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Ray's Old School Corner
  Clayton County Library System - Lovejoy Branch , 1721 McDonough Rd , Hampton
  11:30 am
• Knit and Chat: Christmas Edition
  Lovejoy Branch Library , 1721 McDonough Rd , Hampton
  1:00 pm
• Guitar & Piano Holiday Concert
  Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts , 2580 Mt Zion Pkwy , Jonesboro
  6:00 pm
• Writer's Circle/Prose
  Peachtree City Calendar , 201 Willowbend Road , Peachtree City
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A Husky has been in our doorbell camera for the past 24 hours.
  We have left home and returned and it’s still around. It has a pink collar, matting in coat. It’s hungry. We are in Stillbrook Estates, off of Helmer… (Nextdoor Stillbrook Estates)
• Kitten adoptions at PetSmart 12-4p
  While still being mindful and agreeing with all the posts that kittens and puppies are NOT Christmas gifts that get “returned” after the holiday, I… (Nextdoor Whitewater Acres)

• Piedmont Healthcare posted a job opening for EVS Floor Attendant, Nights in Fayetteville. Apply here.
• LKQ posted a job opening for Parts Puller in Fayetteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Peachtree City

• GBI Public Affairs Director Briefs Peachtree City Rotary On Agency's Reach (thecitizen.com)
• Launch Fayette Announces Business Short Course Series for Winter & Spring 2026 (thecitizen.com)
• Sandy Creek World Cup art on display at airport (thecitizen.com)

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