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Around Peachtree — Thursday, November 5, 2026

Events & weekend picks · Thu Nov 5 – Sun Nov 8

Pumpkins on a farmers market stall (stock photo)
Market season — stock photo. Photo: Natalia S / Pexels

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

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

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

Senoia

Plus 2 classes, storytimes & rec programs (1 in Fayetteville, 1 in Fayette County) — see the county and city calendars.

Sunday, Nov 8

Fayetteville

Plus 2 classes, storytimes & rec programs (1 in Fayetteville, 1 in Fayette County) — see the county and city calendars.

Public meetings & elections

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

  • Photo of Jon Ossoff
    Jon Ossoff (D)U.S. SenatorStatewideOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Raphael Warnock
    Raphael Warnock (D)U.S. SenatorStatewide · term runs to Jan 2029
  • Photo of Brian Jack
    Brian Jack (R)U.S. Representative, 3rd DistrictAll of Senoia & Newnan, most of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Lucy McBath
    Lucy McBath (D)U.S. Representative, 6th DistrictA small part of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running

State

Statewide officers

  • Photo of Brian Kemp
    Brian Kemp (R)GovernorTerm-limitedOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
  • Photo of Burt Jones
    Burt Jones (R)Lieutenant GovernorOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
  • Photo of Brad Raffensperger
    Brad Raffensperger (R)Secretary of StateOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
  • Photo of Chris Carr
    Chris Carr (R)Attorney GeneralOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
  • Photo of Tyler Harper
    Tyler Harper (R)Agriculture CommissionerOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of John King
    John King (R)Insurance & Safety Fire CommissionerOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Bárbara Rivera Holmes
    Bárbara Rivera Holmes (R)Labor CommissionerOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Richard Woods
    Richard Woods (R)State School SuperintendentOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Peter Hubbard
    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)

  • Photo of Matt Brass
    Matt Brass (R)State Senate, District 6Senoia & NewnanOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Marty Harbin
    Marty Harbin (R)State Senate, District 16About half of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Kenya Wicks
    Kenya Wicks (D)State Senate, District 34About half of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed
  • Photo of David Jenkins
    David Jenkins (R)State House, District 136SenoiaOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed
  • Photo of Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith (R)State House, District 70Most of NewnanOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
  • Photo of Josh Bonner
    Josh Bonner (R)State House, District 73Part of NewnanOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Debra Bazemore
    Debra Bazemore (D)State House, District 69Most of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running unopposed
  • Photo of Derrick Jackson
    Derrick Jackson (D)State House, District 68Part of FayettevilleOn the ballot Nov 3 · open seat
  • Photo of Karen Mathiak
    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

  • Photo of Bill McKenzie
    Bill McKenzie (R)Chairman, Coweta County Board of Commissioners (District 2)Coweta County · chair rotates among commissionersOn the ballot Nov 3 · incumbent running
  • Photo of Lee Hearn
    Lee HearnChairman, Fayette County Board of Commissioners (District 2)Fayette County · term runs to 2028
Coweta commissionersJeff Fisher (District 1) · Bob Blackburn (District 3) On the ballot Nov 3 · open seat · John Reidelbach (District 4) · Al Smith (District 5, Vice Chairman)
Fayette commissionersEric 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
  • Photo of James Shepherd
    James ShepherdMayor of Newnan
  • Photo of Edward J. “Ed” Johnson Jr.
    Edward J. “Ed” Johnson Jr.Mayor of Fayetteville
Senoia councilBrent Anderson · Maurice Grover · Andrew Lowe · Dale Reeder
Newnan councilScott 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 councilDarryl 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.

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.