Thursday issue
Around Peachtree — Thursday, November 5, 2026
Events & weekend picks · Thu Nov 5 – Sun Nov 8
Welcome to Around Peachtree — your one-stop shop for everything happening around Senoia, Newnan, and Fayetteville. All the things you meant to go do, and the events you never knew you wanted to do, gathered from the different town websites and organized in one place so you don’t miss them: youth sports sign-ups, local events, and reviews of things worth your time. We’ll also share reader input, so send us your favorite local spots, events we missed, and anything your neighbors should know about. Got a tip? Send it our way. Broad basics, no noise.
Weekend picks
- Sat Nov 7 · 11 AM–5 PM — Olde 85 Music Festival (Senoia; Senoia Beer Company, 1 Main St, Senoia)
- Sat Nov 7 · 10 AM–2 PM — Market Day (Newnan; Downtown Newnan, 200 Court Sq, Newnan)
- Sat Nov 7 · 8:30 AM–1 PM — Senoia Farmers’ Market (Senoia; Senoia Farmers Market, 40 Travis St., Senoia)
- Sun Nov 8 · 1 PM–3:30 PM — Veterans Day Celebration (Fayetteville; 210 Stonewall Avenue West, Fayetteville, GA 30214)
- Fri Nov 6 · 2 PM — Author Talk: Joel Nelson - "Kennedy's Only Hero" (Newnan; Newnan Carnegie Library - 1 LaGrange Street Newnan GA 30263)
Reader’s Choice
Each issue we hope to feature a different reader’s favorite recent event or outing, in their own words. Want to be featured? Here’s how to send yours.
Thursday–Sunday, day by day
Thursday, Nov 5
No one-off public events listed in the official feeds for this day.
Plus 10 classes, storytimes & rec programs (9 in Fayetteville, 1 in Fayette County) — see the county and city calendars.
Friday, Nov 6
Newnan
- 2 PM — Author Talk: Joel Nelson - "Kennedy's Only Hero" (Newnan Carnegie Library - 1 LaGrange Street Newnan GA 30263)
Plus 9 classes, storytimes & rec programs (6 in Fayetteville, 1 in Newnan, 2 in Fayette County) — see the county and city calendars.
Saturday, Nov 7
Newnan
- 10 AM–2 PM — Market Day (Downtown Newnan, 200 Court Sq, Newnan)
- 11 AM–12 PM — Guided Meditation and Breathing (Newnan Carnegie Library - 1 LaGrange Street Newnan GA 30263)
Senoia
- 8:30 AM–1 PM — Senoia Farmers’ Market (Senoia Farmers Market, 40 Travis St., Senoia)
- 11 AM–5 PM — Olde 85 Music Festival (Senoia Beer Company, 1 Main St, Senoia)
Live music season — stock photo (Pexels). Photo: Jonathan Borba / Pexels - 4 PM–9 PM — Autumn Nights @ The Veranda (Veranda Historic Inn, 252 Seavy St, Senoia)
Plus 2 classes, storytimes & rec programs (1 in Fayetteville, 1 in Fayette County) — see the county and city calendars.
Sunday, Nov 8
Fayetteville
- 1 PM–3:30 PM — Veterans Day Celebration (210 Stonewall Avenue West, Fayetteville, GA 30214)
Plus 2 classes, storytimes & rec programs (1 in Fayetteville, 1 in Fayette County) — see the county and city calendars.
Public meetings & elections
- Thu Nov 5 · 6 PM — Fayetteville City Council Meeting (Fayetteville; 210 Stonewall Avenue West, Fayetteville, GA 30214)
- Thu Nov 5 · 7 PM–8 PM — Council Meeting (Tyrone)
Election results
Results coming Wednesday night, Nov 4. We’ll post the local and statewide results from the Nov 3 general election here once they’re counted.
Can’t wait? Follow the official count at the Georgia Secretary of State results page.
Meet your representatives
Who represents Senoia, Newnan and Fayetteville as of Oct 31, 2026, from the federal level down to city hall. A On the ballot Nov 3 tag marks a seat that was on Tuesday’s ballot and says whether the incumbent ran or the seat was open. Winners take office in January.
Federal
Jon Ossoff (D)U.S. SenatorStatewideOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Raphael Warnock (D)U.S. SenatorStatewide · term runs to Jan 2029
Brian Jack (R)U.S. Representative, 3rd DistrictAll of Senoia & Newnan, most of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Lucy McBath (D)U.S. Representative, 6th DistrictA small part of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
State
Statewide officers
Brian Kemp (R)GovernorTerm-limitedOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Burt Jones (R)Lieutenant GovernorOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Brad Raffensperger (R)Secretary of StateOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Chris Carr (R)Attorney GeneralOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Tyler Harper (R)Agriculture CommissionerOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
John King (R)Insurance & Safety Fire CommissionerOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Bárbara Rivera Holmes (R)Labor CommissionerOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Richard Woods (R)State School SuperintendentOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Peter Hubbard (D)Public Service Commission, District 3Elected statewideOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running- Stan Wise (R)Public Service Commission, District 5Elected statewideOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Georgia General Assembly (our districts)
Matt Brass (R)State Senate, District 6Senoia & NewnanOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Marty Harbin (R)State Senate, District 16About half of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Kenya Wicks (D)State Senate, District 34About half of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed
David Jenkins (R)State House, District 136SenoiaOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed
Lynn Smith (R)State House, District 70Most of NewnanOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Josh Bonner (R)State House, District 73Part of NewnanOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Debra Bazemore (D)State House, District 69Most of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed
Derrick Jackson (D)State House, District 68Part of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
Karen Mathiak (R)State House, District 82A small part of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Several districts split these towns, so check your own district with the Georgia My Voter Page.
County
Bill McKenzie (R)Chairman, Coweta County Board of Commissioners (District 2)Coweta County · chair rotates among commissionersOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
Lee HearnChairman, Fayette County Board of Commissioners (District 2)Fayette County · term runs to 2028
| Coweta commissioners | Jeff Fisher (District 1) · Bob Blackburn (District 3) On the ballot Nov 3 · open seat · John Reidelbach (District 4) · Al Smith (District 5, Vice Chairman) |
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| Fayette commissioners | Eric Maxwell (District 1) · Edward Gibbons Jr. (District 3, Vice Chairman) On the ballot Nov 3 · open seat · Charles Rousseau (District 4) On the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed · Charles Oddo (District 5, at-large) |
City
- Scott TigchelaarMayor of Senoia
James ShepherdMayor of Newnan
Edward J. “Ed” Johnson Jr.Mayor of Fayetteville
| Senoia council | Brent Anderson · Maurice Grover · Andrew Lowe · Dale Reeder |
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| Newnan council | Scott Berta (Mayor Pro Tem, Dist. 2 Post B) · Paul Guillaume (Dist. 1 Post A) · Dustin Koritko (Dist. 1 Post B) · Jennifer Morrison (Dist. 2 Post A) · Jim Thomasson (Dist. 3 Post A) · Cynthia Jenkins (Dist. 3 Post B) |
| Fayetteville council | Darryl Langford (Mayor Pro Tem, Post 1) · Joe Clark (Post 2) · Emmett Spurlock (Post 3) · Shannon Moultrie (Post 4) · Dr. Niyah Glover (Post 5) |
City elections happen in odd-numbered years, so no Senoia, Newnan or Fayetteville seats were on this ballot.
Photos: U.S. Senate & House, State of Georgia, Georgia General Assembly, Ga. Dept. of Labor, Ga. Dept. of Education, Coweta & Fayette counties, cities of Newnan & Fayetteville; Raffensperger photo by Mthassinger (CC BY 4.0), Carr by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0), King by Georgia National Guard (CC BY 2.0), Hubbard by TwiceBakedBean (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
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Event listings come from official city, county and tourism calendars: City of Fayetteville – All Calendars (RSS); City of Newnan – Leisure Services Events (iCal, catID 27); Explore Newnan-Coweta (tourism) – Events API; Fayette County – Calendar (Parks & Rec, Library, Events, Meetings); Town of Tyrone – Town Calendar. Times and details can change — check the linked page before you go.